We have hard water where I live, there is no chlorine smell. Will this filter help with hard water?
608152
It won't soften the water, but will remove chlorine & some other minerals from the water. I also don't smell chlorine in my water, but I know it's added to the water here. I noticed a difference in the dryness of my skin and the a big difference with my hair...it was smoother. It doesn't completely remove the dryness, but it helped enough that I would highly recommend it to anyone that lives in an area with hard water.
608153
It really helps with chlorine. My eyes do not burn anymore. We never had a chlorine smell so I'm not sure about that.
608154
Well we had a rust problem in our water that's why we bought this. By the way there is a big debate about the water source (its a river which have high level of heavy metals in the water) where I live but the Mayor doesn't listen to those people. So we bought this cause we tired of seeing orange water when we use hot water but it didn't solve that problem (I think the amount of iron and rust is way more than this filter can handle). But it solved the bad smell issue which might be chlorine and other odors in the water. Then we look for a shower head filter and I found something called "Hi Home Magic Shower Head". Now we are using these 2 filters and rust is gone the bad smell is gone works like a charm for us. But as I said our water was literally orange colored maybe that's why sprite didn't work without the other shower head filter. I hope that information helps.
447188
No. I use a charcoal filter. It removes almost all the chlorine , no taste or smell in the filtered water. I change it every six months.
1664189
I don't know about the hard water issue. I had to return the filter that I purchased. I could not stop the unit from leaking around the top. VERY disappointed.
1735332
I followed a recommendation for this filter from a chriskresser.com. He had a link to a guy who rated them. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a product that removes everything yet. It doesn't make the water feel sticky. Our water isn't hard so I'm not sure how it would perform there. Sorry.
823065
It depends on what you wouldn't normally drink. If you mean tap water that has too much chlorine or well water that has too much gravel, yes, it will filter out odor and tastes you don't want. I use one in my kitchen for drinking water as my city water is heavily chlorinated. My sister uses one at her house because her well water is a bit muddy. It works for both of us.
541503
I don't know. I like mine. I can smell the chlorine in the water again when it's time to change the filter.
1474776
It helps with hard water all u have to do is buy the replacement filter that is for that the one that comes with it is pretty good but they make some that is just a little better but they cost a little more
583075
I would say if you're happy with the quality of your water, then you should be fine without the shower filter. My water smelled like swamp water and was extremely hard even with the whole-house softener system. I have the Pelican filter in the shower and the water is great. Very happy with it.
650681
no, I do not have chlorinated water, so that doesn't matter to me. But I am sure it does to anyone with city water. Only thing you could do is filter prior or use bottled water.
2110014
I don't think so. This filter is used for removing chlorine. For carbonates/bicarbonates an activated carbon-based filter system is needed. You can also boil hard water to precipitate out carbonates if you don't mind them normally but don't want them other times.
1412555
It will work great if the water is properly chlorinated...you don't need to change the water....
833551
The results will depend on how much chlorine is added to your water. When I lived in the Midwest, I tried one of these and was not happiest with the result. But there was so much chlorine in the water, that it created a light "fog" when the water was run at more than a trickle, and I could smell the chlorine. I bought bottled spring water, and had a chlorine filter for the shower.
1905715
Filtering is not dealing with hard water the NUVO will coat the minerals allowing for them to pass thru without klinging onto piping, faucets shower doors..... I would keep with a carbon pre filter in front of the NUVO to remove chlorine odors and larger particles before the water hits the NUVO Hope this helps
1720452
It seems to work fine. I'm thinking you need a little wiggle room for water movement Yes I got one that takes chlorine and it's evil twin BUT you have to ask for that one, and be aware There is about a month break in for the filter (Oder) after that smooth nice clean water. I live in an area that agressively treats the water and the water has many impurities.....but not for me now!
994790
It doesn't. I recommend a gold mesh filter or at least brown paper ones that don't contain chlorine.
2228198
Even though this filter helps to soften water in your house, still a regular softener is more efficient. I would suggest to start with this filter anyway because it is better for your health to remove chlorine, and then add a softener if your water remains hard.
2012081
I never used the filter and I only imagine it is of use if you are in a hard water area. It worked fine without it.