Water Solutions:
Since there is significant flexibility in how much chlorine can exist in the water, more and more people are complaining of Chlorine odor or even a slight smell of fish in some Chloramine treated water supplies.
If you live in a M.U.D. or city, you have a disinfectant in your water. This can come in the form of either free chlorine or chloramine, which is a combination of chlorine and ammonia. While free chlorine has been the standard for many years, recent changes in regulations are requiring water supply entities to convert to chloramine. Since there is significant flexibility in how much chlorine can exist in the water, more and more people are complaining of Chlorine odor or even a slight smell of fish in some Chloramine treated water supplies. While both disinfectants and their associated odors can be removed, the filtration media required differs between them.
Free Chlorine can be effectively removed by activated carbon.
Chloramine can be effectively removed by catalytic carbon.
To ensure that the correct system is selected for one’s needs, proper testing for Chlorine or Chloramine residual, verifying required flow rates including pipe sizing, and checking other water parameters is necessary. Since these vary from house to house, HSW offers different options including both non-backwashing and backwashing systems.
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