Including filter system and high-performance Chlorine Dioxide filter.
Chlorine dioxide is a powerful disinfectant sometimes used in drinking water systems. When its levels are higher than desired, you may notice a chemical taste or an oxidizing odor at the tap and in the shower — things Hardaway homeowners sometimes point out when water feels harsher than usual. Some people also report drier-feeling skin or hair after bathing when that smell is present. If your water has recently taken on a sharper smell or dryer feel, chlorine dioxide could be one of the causes to investigate.
Because chlorine dioxide is reactive, it can produce related byproducts that affect taste and smell even when water looks clear. Those odors can become more noticeable in hot water or after water has sat in pipes. If you find that bottled water solves drinking tastes but the whole house still smells, treating water where it enters your Hardaway home addresses issues in showers, laundry, cooking and cleaning — not just at a single faucet.
A whole-house catalytic carbon filter is generally the most effective single-filter choice for reducing chlorine dioxide throughout a residence. Catalytic carbon media is designed to perform better with oxidizing disinfectants and is commonly used to improve taste and odor. Installed at the point of entry, this type of system treats every fixture in your Hardaway home without changing how you use water daily, delivering cleaner-smelling and better-tasting water throughout the house.
A correctly sized catalytic carbon system emphasizes adequate contact time and sufficient media capacity to sustain chlorine dioxide reduction. This approach eliminates the need for multiple under-sink units or pitchers that don’t help showers and laundry. At Mr. Pure Water we can help size and select a whole-house catalytic carbon filter to match your Hardaway home’s flow rate and water use; if you’d like, a water test can confirm whether chlorine dioxide is likely contributing to the problems you’re noticing.