Including filter system and high-performance Chlorine Dioxide filter.
Chlorine dioxide is a powerful disinfectant sometimes used to control microbes in drinking water. When levels are higher than you’d like, it can give tap water a distinct chemical taste or odor that’s noticeable at sinks and in the shower, and some residents report drier-feeling skin or hair after bathing. In Altamonte Springs — where hard, mineral-rich water is common across Seminole County — oxidizing smells or a suddenly harsher feel to water are signs worth investigating.
Because chlorine dioxide reacts in the distribution system, it can create related byproducts that affect taste and smell even when water appears clear, and those effects often become stronger in hot water or after water has sat in pipes. If you find bottled water fixes drinking taste but your showers, laundry or kitchen still carry an odor, treating the water at the point of entry is more effective. A whole-house solution addresses water used throughout Altamonte Springs homes — from cooking near Uptown Altamonte to bathing after a walk at Cranes Roost Park.
To reduce chlorine dioxide across your entire home, a whole-house catalytic carbon filter is generally the best single-filter choice. Carbon media is widely used to cut disinfectants and the tastes and odors they cause, and catalytic carbon is specifically designed to handle certain oxidizing compounds more effectively. Installed where water enters your Altamonte Springs residence, it treats every faucet and fixture without changing how you use water day to day, leaving water that tastes and smells cleaner throughout the house.
A correctly sized catalytic carbon system depends on adequate contact time and media capacity to consistently reduce chlorine dioxide, and it avoids the inconvenience of multiple under-sink units or pitchers that don’t help showers and laundry. Mr. Pure Water can recommend the right whole-house catalytic carbon filter for your home’s flow rate and water use — whether you live near Lake Lotus Park or the Wekiva Springs area. If you’d like confirmation first, we can arrange a water test to see whether chlorine dioxide is likely behind the issues you’re experiencing.