Posted on 07/11/2003 1:19:33 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
If you value your animals, switch to bottled water.
If you value your tastebuds switch to bottled water.
They use Chloramine from time to time here in Cary, NC and even the dogs won't drink it.
So9
Interesting observation. Are you sure it's chloramine? Water systems can only disinfect by one method or the other, either chlorine (whether gas or sodium hypo) or chloramine.
When chloramine is introduced into a system that normally depends on chlorine, both forms of disinfectant will be nuetralized, with the result that there will be no disinfectant residual in the water at all.
It would be interesting to know more details about your system. Do they have a web site?
Yeah, it does, a lot worse.
So9
Yeah, it's chloramine. They use it for about 2 weeks at a time twice a year, supposedly to kill out anything chlorine has let grow in the lines.
So9
What my pal has is very similiar, only his 3rd stage is the uv light.
Not to be corny, but it really brightens up the water, makes it taste really clean & sparkly.
btw-Save the 1st two pitchers worth on beginning each filter for final rinse of hair in shower, really gets rid of buildup & makes you feel superclean. Also, Wal-mart distilled water is especially good for this & great for drinking too. The high turnover keeps it fresh & keeps it from getting funny plastic taste.
Also, what's a whole house filter? I've never heard of that either. And a UV light filter?
You've introduced things that I've never heard about.
For me,
stage 1= 20 micron whole house filter(available real cheap @ Lowes, Home Depot, etc.).
Stage 2 = Brita ( about 2.5 micron, plus charcoal for chlorine, etc.)
Stage 3 would be the uv , which I don't yet, but it's on the list
This is just an example, some folks put two of the whole house filters in the basement & have the first one 20 micron & the second one 5~10 micron.
That takes the load off the more expensive Brita filters.
It's a mix & match type of deal. dependig on you situation.
I wonder if this will affect the behavior of whitefish in the bath houses...
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