How well does the filter remove the chlorine taste in some city water?
1556671
In my experience with water that had a moderate level of chlorine, it had removed it well. I've never had any taste make it through the filter other than crisp water.
1556672
I am not qualify to answer that question, I live in the country side of FL and we have well water. My coffee maker calls for filtered water and I used for that.
1556673
We have a horrible problem with chlorine - you can even smell it when the water runs for a bath! The Brita filters takes ALL of the chlorine taste out. I would highly recommend using them.
1556674
It does a good job for us. We are on city water, which is of a better quality than most city systems. Still it does make our water taste better and removes very small particles, My wife gave me a glass of ice water that was not run through the Brita filter just to see if I would notice. I said something was wrong on my first taste. We also notice that the filter does a better job if the filters are changed in the time period recommended. You could get the least expensive set up and try it for 30 days and then decide if you want to continue using it.
1556675
Brita filters remove the chlorine taste in some city water beautifully, making it taste as good, if not better than spring water.
1556676
It works well on chlorine and chlorine-derived products. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found very high levels of carcinogenic chloramine by-products in Washington DC tap water and recommended filtration through carbon. Chlorine and chloramines are often used to disinfect water at municipal treatment plants and can pose health risks if not effectively removed before reaching the consumer.More info on the effectiveness of different filters here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RIWWJR12SNLQW/
1576842
Your probably fine...was it city water that was already chlorinated? Personally I would empty and refill with fresh water and treat accordingly.
358004
Yes, it removes both the taste and odor of chlorine. It produces a crisp clean taste even when the water supplier uses large amounts of chlorine to purify the water. I have been very pleased with the results.
1624205
I recommend the manufacturer filters and I think they offer several options. I use the carbon filter to knock out the chlorine primarily
607383
I'm not sure what you mean by quickly :) Mine kind of trickles down but it doesn't take but a few minutes for it to go through. As long as you press the filter well into the base so that it sort of makes a clicking sound, I think it is ok. Also, I can definitely taste the difference when the filter is in place and working - at the end of the two months, if I've used the pitcher a lot, my water starts tasting chlorine-y again. That's how I know the filter works :)
1936462
I really don't think it does. If you read the description, it says: *Removes Chlorine, Chloramines, VOCs, and Pesticides/Herbicides. My concern was the chlorine since I use it on my compost - chlorine kills the good bacteris. That said, all the other stuff in city water will probably kill me sooner or later! I hope this was at least somewhat helpful. Also, I mentioned in an earlier post, look at both ends before putting it on the hose, the one that does not have the screen should be tipped up when you remove it from the hose after use because the carbon will run out.
1257298
I dont havr the sheet with me but i think so. On Berkeys website it will tell you what it filters. I know it does remove alot of taste from it. I live on San Antonio Texas and we have aquafer water. When I drink my girfriends Berky water it has almost no taste at all.
348296
Not sure about eliminating all chlorine. My original unit was purchased when we lived rural and had lots of mineral and iron in water supply and it worked wonderfully in that area. I have continued to use since I relocated to the city where our water supply is chlorinated. I am quite satisfied with using the brita 2 gallon ultramax unit going on almost 20 years.
297162
I did not see good results with this filter. Although it has two carbon filters the chlorine levels stayed the same.
833545
I'm not sure how often our water is chlorinated or treated with other chemicals, but I have never in several years, had any chemical taste after filtering. Water always tastes fresh and clean.
1651515
Yes it will remove the chlorine and other contaminants from water so your water will have no taste the way it should be.
673825
do you mean how the WATER tastes? slightly chlorinated, like piped urban water. but if exposed to the air like in a jug the chlorine diminishes.
1381099
We have both city water for drinking and well water for our farm. For city water it works well. It removes the chlorine for sure as well as most elements.
309571
The water out where I live has a bad taste. These filters clean that out and the water tastes clean
833549
yes it reduces chlorine taste but not enough for our taste we stopped using it shortly after buying it and now use a different filter.
1513295
I haven't found it to improve the taste of the water but I've only had it for two months or so. We filter our water because our city water tastes pretty bad .
2053143
I believe it is the level of filtration you get. The ceramic have a carbon core which will remove many organic compounds (but carbon will absorb these and may not replenish fully when cleaned), whereas the black filters remove these outright. I tested it after I shocked my pool (chlorine levels >20ppm) and the filtered water had 0ppm chlorine and tasted great!