Including filter system and high-performance Total Organic Carbon filter.
Total organic carbon measures the mix of carbon-based material dissolved in your water. Sources can include decaying plant matter, algae, soil runoff, or small amounts of everyday organic compounds that enter source supplies. By itself it may not produce an obvious smell, but higher organic loads can make water harder to treat and sometimes contribute to color, odors, or a faint off-flavor. For Century homeowners, TOC is a helpful indicator of overall organic content in the household supply.
You’ll also see this called dissolved organic carbon, since most of what tests detect is dissolved rather than visible particles. Water that looks clear can still carry these organics, which may react with disinfectants like chlorine and create stronger pool-like tastes or smells. Organic matter can also encourage slime or biofilm in plumbing and fixtures where water sits. That’s why many residents in Century choose whole-house treatment to address organics before they reach every faucet and fixture.
For whole-house reduction of total organic carbon, a catalytic carbon filter is often the best single-filter choice. Carbon media adsorbs a wide range of organic compounds that contribute to dissolved organic carbon and many molecules that cause taste and odor. Catalytic carbon is formulated to be more reactive than standard activated carbon, helping with some of the tougher organics and giving your home consistently cleaner-feeling water from tap to shower. Because it treats all incoming water, the benefits apply throughout your Century home.
Reducing dissolved organic carbon with one filter depends on having enough carbon media and sufficient contact time, not a small cartridge that water just rushes through. A correctly sized whole-house catalytic carbon tank can also cut chlorine taste and odor, which can become more noticeable when organics are present. To maintain steady results, the system should match your home’s flow rate and be installed before the points you want protected. Mr. Pure Water can work with Century homeowners to select and size a whole-house catalytic carbon system targeted at total organic carbon removal.