Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can occur in water at very low concentrations. Because it acts much like calcium, it can travel with groundwater and enter Vero Beach homes through the main service line. You won’t detect it by taste, smell, or sight — the only reliable way to know is a laboratory test that looks for radionuclides.
In Vero Beach households, water is used for cooking, ice, bathing, and brushing teeth, so any contaminant found in your supply is a whole-home concern. Point-of-use filters can treat a single sink, but they won’t protect fixtures, appliances or outdoor taps across Indian River County properties. If tests show elevated levels, treating water at the entry point ensures every faucet and shower in neighborhoods like Central Beach or McAnsh Park receives the same protection.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is often the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90 at the point where water enters the house. The resin inside the softener exchanges certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium and can also capture positively charged contaminants such as strontium. Because strontium-90 is chemically strontium, it can be reduced by this exchange process, making an ion exchange softener a practical entry-point treatment for Vero Beach homes.
To perform well in Vero Beach’s generally hard groundwater and humid coastal climate, an ion exchange softener must be sized for your household’s flow and mineral load. Regular regeneration with salt restores the resin so it continues removing strontium over time, and routine maintenance prevents problems from sediment and mineral scale that hard water can cause. Pairing the softener with prefiltration helps protect the media, and Mr. Pure Water can review your test results and recommend a whole-house setup tailored to your Vero Beach property.