Municipal water treatment uses chlorine for a very good reason. It kills harmful bacteria and keeps your water safe as it travels through miles of pipes to reach your tap. By the time the chlorine in your home water arrives, it has already done its job. The question is what happens after that.
What Chlorine Does to Your Body and Your Food
Chlorine is an effective disinfectant, which means it is also pretty good at stripping things it should not. Regular exposure to chlorinated water in the shower can dry out your skin and hair over time, because chlorine does not distinguish between harmful bacteria and the natural oils your body produces. People with sensitive skin or certain skin conditions sometimes notice this more than others.
In the kitchen, chlorine affects taste and smell. If your tap water has a faint chemical odor, that is usually chlorine. It carries through into cooking water, coffee, and anything else you make with tap water.
Where Whole-Home Carbon Filtration Comes In
Activated carbon filtration removes chlorine from your water at the point where it enters your home. From there, every tap, showerhead, and appliance in your house is running on filtered water. You still get the benefit of treated municipal water coming in. You are just removing the chlorine once it has arrived and is no longer needed.
Our whole-home chlorine removal system uses a large activated carbon tank that handles the filtration passively. There is no ongoing effort on your end beyond periodic maintenance, which we handle.
Layering Your Water Treatment
For most households, we build water treatment in tiers. A water softener addresses hardness and protects your appliances. Reverse osmosis handles drinking and cooking water at the tap. Whole-home carbon filtration rounds it out by covering showers and everything else.
You do not have to do everything at once. A lot of customers start with one piece and add from there as it makes sense. If you are curious where your water stands right now, our water treatment services team can start with a test and give you an honest picture of what is worth addressing.
Not sure where to start? We will test your water and walk you through what we are actually seeing, with no pressure and no upsell.
