Including filter system and high-performance Rotten Egg Smell filter.
A rotten egg smell coming from your tap can make everyday tasks — showering, cooking and laundry — unpleasant. Often called a sulfur smell, it can appear in hot water, cold water, or both, and may come from hydrogen sulfide gas, sulfur-reducing bacteria, or reactions inside a water heater. Even if the water looks clear in Fidelis homes, that odor can cling to skin, hair and clothing and linger in the air.
Because the smell can originate in different parts of your plumbing or water source, it’s best to address the root cause rather than cover it up with scented products. The odor may be stronger after water sits in pipes or right when a faucet is turned on, and private wells or naturally occurring sulfur compounds can change over time. For Fidelis homeowners, a whole-house solution keeps that rotten egg smell from traveling through every sink, shower and appliance.
For most residences dealing with rotten egg smell, the most reliable single-filter option is an oxidizing filter that uses catalytic carbon. Catalytic carbon reacts with odor-causing compounds like hydrogen sulfide to reduce the sulfur smell without adding perfumes or flavors. When installed as a whole-house system in Fidelis homes, it treats water before it reaches showers, sinks and appliances so every tap benefits rather than just a single faucet.
A correctly sized catalytic carbon whole-house filter can also reduce related musty or organic tastes that sometimes accompany sulfur odors. Because odor intensity and household water use vary, the ideal system for a Fidelis home depends on your specific water conditions and daily demand. Mr. Pure Water will help size and match the system so the media has sufficient contact time to remove the smell, leaving both hot and cold lines smelling cleaner throughout the house.