Including filter system and high-performance Strontium-90 filter.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium that can show up in water at very low concentrations. Because it mimics calcium chemically, it can dissolve in groundwater and travel into houses through the main supply line, with no taste, smell, or visible signs to warn you. The only dependable way to know whether Windsor tap water contains radionuclides like strontium-90 is a laboratory test that includes radionuclide analysis.
Beyond drinking, water in your Windsor home is used for cooking, making ice, bathing, and oral hygiene — so any contaminant that appears at the meter can affect the whole household. Point-of-use cartridges can treat a single sink, but they leave the rest of the house exposed. When testing indicates elevated strontium-90, the practical approach is treating water at the entry point so every fixture receives the same protection.
A whole-house water softener using ion exchange is frequently the most effective single-filter option for reducing strontium-90 because the resin swaps certain dissolved ions for sodium or potassium. Strontium, being chemically strontium, can be captured by that same exchange process, so an ion exchange softener at the home’s entry point delivers treatment for all faucets and appliances.
To perform well in Windsor — where groundwater from the Floridan Aquifer can be mineral-rich — an ion exchange softener needs proper sizing for your household’s water use and mineral load. Regular regeneration with salt refreshes the resin so it continues to remove strontium over time, and prefiltration helps keep sediment from fouling the media. Mr. Pure Water can review your water test results and recommend a whole-house ion exchange setup that targets strontium-90 without unnecessary complexity.