hotrodharley
Well-Known Member
How do you remove chloramines from water?
Chloramines are best removed from water by catalytic carbon filtration. Catalytic carbon, activated carbon with an enhanced capacity for contaminant removal, is one of the few filtration media that can successfully reduce chloramines from drinking water. Carbon filters, the industry standard for chlorine removal, is an ineffective chloramine filter. The stability of chloramines, the quality which makes them such a powerful disinfectant, also makes them so difficult to remove. The amount of contact time required for activated carbon to cause any significant reduction in chloramines is so long it makes it entirely impractical. It would reduce flow rates drastically and no house could feasibly use a carbon filter to remove chloramines and maintain usable water pressure and flow.
Chloramines are best removed from water by catalytic carbon filtration. Catalytic carbon, activated carbon with an enhanced capacity for contaminant removal, is one of the few filtration media that can successfully reduce chloramines from drinking water. Carbon filters, the industry standard for chlorine removal, is an ineffective chloramine filter. The stability of chloramines, the quality which makes them such a powerful disinfectant, also makes them so difficult to remove. The amount of contact time required for activated carbon to cause any significant reduction in chloramines is so long it makes it entirely impractical. It would reduce flow rates drastically and no house could feasibly use a carbon filter to remove chloramines and maintain usable water pressure and flow.