Including filter system and high-performance Chlorine Dioxide filter.
Chlorine dioxide is a powerful disinfectant that utilities sometimes use to control microbes in drinking water. When levels are higher than residents prefer, it can give tap and shower water a noticeable chemical taste or odor, and some people notice drier-feeling skin or hair after bathing. If your Skipper plumbing suddenly seems to produce harsher-smelling or tasting water, chlorine dioxide is one of the possible causes worth investigating.
Because chlorine dioxide reacts as it disinfects, it can create related byproducts that affect taste and smell even when the water looks clear. Those odors may become stronger in hot water or after water sits in pipes, so you might still smell them around the house even if you drink bottled water. For Skipper homeowners, treating water at the point of entry — rather than at a single faucet — makes the most sense to improve water used for cooking, bathing, laundry and everyday cleaning.
To reduce chlorine dioxide throughout a residence, a whole-house catalytic carbon filter is generally the most effective single-filter choice. Catalytic carbon media is designed to work well against oxidizing disinfectants and helps reduce unpleasant tastes and odors. Installed where water enters your Skipper home, this filter treats every faucet and fixture without changing how you use water day to day, delivering cleaner-smelling and better-tasting water throughout the house.
An appropriately sized catalytic carbon system emphasizes contact time and media capacity to provide steady reduction of chlorine dioxide and its byproducts. That approach avoids juggling multiple under-sink units or relying on pitchers that do nothing for showers and laundry. Mr. Pure Water can help Skipper homeowners choose a whole-house catalytic carbon filter matched to their home’s flow rate and usage, and we can arrange a water test if you want confirmation before installing equipment.