Including filter system and high-performance Chlorine Dioxide filter.
Chlorine dioxide is a strong disinfectant sometimes used to control microbes in drinking water systems. When levels are higher than you’d like, it can give tap and shower water a chemical taste or noticeable odor, and some homeowners report drier-feeling skin or hair after bathing. If water in your New Home residence suddenly seems harsher or has an unfamiliar oxidizing smell, chlorine dioxide could be one of the culprits worth investigating.
Because chlorine dioxide is reactive, it can create related byproducts while disinfecting, and those compounds can affect taste and smell even when water looks clear. You may notice odors more in hot water or after water has sat in pipes. If you already use bottled water for drinking but still smell chemicals around the house, treating water at the point where it enters your New Home property improves water for cooking, bathing, laundry and everyday cleaning.
To reduce chlorine dioxide throughout the house, a whole-house catalytic carbon filter is typically the single best option. Catalytic carbon media is widely used to lower disinfectants and their taste-and-odor effects, and it’s designed to perform better with certain oxidizing compounds. Installed at the main water line into your New Home house, this system treats every faucet and fixture without changing how you use water day to day, delivering cleaner-smelling and better-tasting water throughout the home.
A correctly sized catalytic carbon system prioritizes contact time and media capacity, which are important for steady reduction of chlorine dioxide, and it avoids the upkeep of multiple under-sink units or pitchers that won’t help showers and laundry. Mr. Pure Water can help match the right whole-house catalytic carbon filter to your New Home home’s flow rate and household water use. If you’d like certainty before installing equipment, we recommend a water test to see whether chlorine dioxide is likely causing the issues you’re noticing.