Including filter system and high-performance Chlorine Dioxide filter.
Chlorine dioxide is a powerful disinfectant sometimes used in drinking water systems. When it’s elevated, you may notice a chemical taste or an oxidizing odor at kitchen taps and in the shower, and bathing can leave skin or hair feeling drier than normal. In Glen Ridge, where the tropical climate and hard Palm Beach County water can already affect appliances and plumbing, a sudden change in water smell or feel is a sign worth investigating—and chlorine dioxide can be one of the possible causes.
Because chlorine dioxide reacts as it works, it can create related byproducts that influence taste and odor even when the water appears clear. Those smells often become more noticeable in hot water or after water has sat in pipes. If you’re drinking bottled water but still notice an odor running through your Glen Ridge home—especially in showers and laundry—treating water at the point of entry makes a bigger overall difference than point-of-use bottles or pitchers.
To reduce chlorine dioxide throughout the entire house, a whole-house catalytic carbon filter is generally the single most effective option. Catalytic carbon media is designed to improve reduction of oxidizing disinfectants and the tastes and smells they cause. Installed where water enters your Glen Ridge home, it protects every faucet and fixture so you get cleaner-smelling, better-tasting water without changing how you use it day to day.
A correctly sized catalytic carbon system emphasizes sufficient contact time and media capacity—critical for steady reduction of chlorine dioxide—and avoids the upkeep of multiple under-sink units that don’t serve showers or laundry. Mr. Pure Water can help select a whole-house catalytic carbon filter matched to your Glen Ridge household flow rate and water use. If you’d like confirmation first, we can arrange a water test to see whether chlorine dioxide or its byproducts are contributing to the issues you’re noticing.