Will this filter water directly from water heater? I need to filter chorine & chloramines from hot water.
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I don't think this a large enough filter to do the task you are asking of it. You would want to filter it anyway before the water heater, not on the other side of it when the water is hot. We have a whole house filter that filters out chlorine and chloramines. This filter is in my lay opinion only adequate enought to water some plants ( ie vegetables etc) that you would water with a garden hose.
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Kdf gac will filter hot water as used in shower filters but it will reduce life of the filter. I suggest buying a chlorine test kit from home depot with OTO to check it
1512092
I haven't tried that...it would be better to put the filter on the cold water intake to the hot water heater
1512093
Don't believe it would work. They recommend that you run the water slowly thru the filter. Don't know if it could take the heat.
505727
Good question.... I have thrown the user manual away but using common sense I would never use Hot water with this filter. Always use cold water. It is a good filter but not industrial grade.
936457
Hard water and high mineral content in the waterwil affect unit over tine ( found often in well water) and will need to be descaled more often. Water filtration is recommended( nothing to fancy, $50 filter will do). Regular street water will be fine but descaling is stil recommended once a year( simple prosidure) If you live in area with high power outages, and you don't have a power back up, you will be without hot water since the computer and electronic parts in the heater need power to operate. ocational outages, im sure you can deal with it. Grat unit, you will love it.
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Probably not but it certainly doesn't filter chlorine/bromine very well....killed all my fish With just a 25percent water change. I just use an rv water filter from walmart...$17
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Try contacting the company through their website: www.waterwise.com. If chloramine is the new chlorine, then I would think they would like to make sure their filter works for that too.
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Dear M.Thompson,Thank you for your inquiry. Filter is not required. Please use regular home water. Do not use distilled water.Please feel free to ask us if you have further questions.Best regards,M deals
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The filtered water doesn't come out of the tap, but from the unit which must be postitioned over the sink edge. It takes a second to finish coming through after you turn off the tap so you can either adjust to that or let the last few drops spill down into the sink. To turn the filter on, you have to pull the pin on the adapter they send to go on your faucet end, so the water only goes through the filter when you do that. To get hot water, just turn on the hot water tap the way you would without a filter & it comes out of the faucet, not through the filter unit. I'm very pleased with this unit as it doesn't interfere with the tap faucet itself & I can fit a large pot under it easily.
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I'm sorry to say that I can not help you because I never used the filter with hot water. However, initially when this product is used there is a black color of the charcoal section of the filter that is evident for about the first gallon. I'm sure that this charcoal flush would be present with any water temperature. Regards
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Use a single filter for the entire system (for water heater and filtered water dispenser). Filters should be changed periodically so set up some kind of reminder!
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As the other people have said, you need charcoal to remove chlorine. A filter without charcoal such as the one that comes with product will only take out sediment and rust. It is not advisable to use a charcoal filter for a whole house water filter anyway. Chlorine inhibits bacterial growth. If you remove chlorine, it is possible to get growth of bacteria in the water lines. especially lines that don't get used very often. It's fine to put a charcoal filter on the tap you drink water out of or the special shower head ones, but not for the whole house. Also, you would probably need a larger whole house filter than this since a charcoal filter that would fit in this housing would restrict flow well below what you would need. The 50 micron filter that comes with this is the smallest you probably would want. I think it rated at about 10 to 12 gallons per minute.
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No. This filter is designed to remove most chlorine deposits and taste associated with additives in regular tap water. These filters/bottle should only be used with tap water. If you are looking for water purification you should go into the camping/hiking section(s) for options.
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No. A filter such as this removes microorganisms down to about 3 microns. Bacteria and viruses are much smaller. You should use water disinfectant tablets (chlorine) in addition to the filter or boil the water. There are also better and more expensive filters available (e.g. First Need water purifier). Boiling also kills viruses.
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We just used it for hot water. If I remember correctly, there was an insert into which you could to make coffee. I would assume you would use a paper filter for it.
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NEVER filter hot water out of the heating source ( ie Water heater, Instant Hot etc). You can always filter the cold water going into the heating device and achieve your filtered results for the hot water. Filters are not made to take the higher temperatures of hot water and will fail. It is not common to filter the hot water side of fixtures, only cold as it is considered "portable" or what you would drink.
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This filter is for the shower so it can be used for hot water its purpose is to filter chlorine out of the water.
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I really don't know, but I have one to filter out the bad (chlorine) taste! You might as well have good tasting hot water and then you can split the line after the filter and filter a cold water source also.
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Raven I don't use hot water through the filter As I understand it, that uses the filter faster So the only residue is from the unfiltered water Hope this helps