Including filter system and high-performance Chlorine Dioxide filter.
Chlorine dioxide is a powerful disinfectant some utilities use to control microbes in drinking water. When levels are higher than homeowners expect, it can give tap and shower water a chemical taste or noticeable odor. You may also observe drier-feeling skin or hair after bathing when the oxidizing smell is stronger. If water in your Long Point house seems harsher or smells different than usual, chlorine dioxide is one potential cause to consider.
Because chlorine dioxide is reactive, it can create related byproducts while doing its disinfecting work, and those byproducts can affect taste and odor even in clear water. Warm water and water that sits in pipes often make those smells more apparent. If you’re avoiding tap water for drinking but still notice odors throughout your Long Point home — in the shower, laundry or kitchen — treating water where it enters the house can address the issue for every faucet and fixture.
For whole-home reduction of chlorine dioxide, a catalytic carbon whole-house filter is usually the single most effective option. Carbon media is commonly used to remove disinfectants and improve taste and odor, and catalytic carbon is designed to work better with certain oxidizing compounds. Installed at your Long Point service line, this filter treats water for the entire house without changing your daily routines, leaving water that smells and tastes cleaner at every tap.
A correctly sized catalytic carbon system relies on adequate contact time and media capacity to consistently reduce chlorine dioxide, avoiding the need for multiple point-of-use devices or pitchers that don’t help showers and laundry. Mr. Pure Water can recommend the right whole-house catalytic carbon filter for your Long Point home's flow rate and water usage. If you’d like confidence before installing equipment, we can arrange a water test to see whether chlorine dioxide or its byproducts are likely causing the problems you’re experiencing.