Chloramines and chlorine are chemicals often used by cities and towns to disinfect water and safely deliver it to homes. While they help keep water clean during transportation, they can be harmful to a water filtration system if not treated properly. Let's break it down!
Chloramine
Chloramines are a higher concentrated, harsher form of Chlorine. They're often used in larger cities where water needs to travel further from the treatment center.
Treating Chloramines
- Chloramines are detrimental to the media inside a system. Chloramines need to be filtered out before reaching a unit. If the water test shows Chloramine concentrations, we recommend looking into a catalytic carbon filter.
Chlorine
Chlorine can be harmful to the media inside a filtration system if it's not treated properly. If the water test shows chlorine, you'll need review the specifications of the system. This information is found in the owner's manual. Check out the example below:
Note: Not all systems are rated to reduce Chlorine.
Treating Chlorine
- If the test results are below the Influent level listed (2.0 ppm in the example above), then this system will successfully reduce the chlorine content by the percentage listed.
- If the test results are above the influent level listed, a stronger, more specialized treatment system is needed.
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