How to Remove Chlorine from tap water
Our Pearl-T is a high performance drinking water filter system that improves the taste and smell of your tap water and removes up to 99% of chlorine as well as sediments.
You can install this filter either under your sink or on the bench top.
The housing dimensions are 34H x 14W x 13D (volume occupied in cm).
Your kit will include:
- 1 x white filter housing
- 1 x single white housing bracket
- 1 x 5 micron activated carbon block cartridge (Watts F109009)*
- A choice of drinking water filter taps or you can choose the 'no tap' option. You would choose the 'no tap' option if you already have a tap or wish to buy a 3 way tap.
- Either a self-piercing saddle valve or a 15mm compression valve.
- Blue tubing (approximately 2 metres)
- Red tubing (approximately 2 metres)
- 1 x housing spanner
- DIY instructions - No need for a plumber!
Cartridge details:
- Watts F109009 coconut shell carbon block filter cartridge for chlorine, taste and odour reduction in water.*
- 1 x 2.5 x 10" water filter cartridge.
- 5 micron - up to 99% chlorine removal.
- Chlorine reduction >4,000 gallons @ 1.0gpm or 12 months; whichever comes first.
- Thick wall carbon construction for superior performance.
- Outperforms granulated activated carbon (GAC) cartridges as it has superior chlorine reduction, lower pressure drop and will not channel.
- Media wrap between centre tube and carbon block to reduce carbon fibres.
- Maximum operating pressure - 125psi.
- Operating temperature - 50°F to 125°F / 10°C to 52°C.
- Tested and certified NSF/ANSI standard 42 for materials only.
- FDA grade components and materials.
- Tested and verified by independent laboratory testing.
- Replacement cartridges are only £18.99 and we send out email reminders every 6 months.
Or you can select our alternative water filter cartridge. Cartridge details:
- Watts MaxCL-975 (the chlorine guzzler)
- Coconut shell carbon block - 0.5 micron rating.
- Greatest chlorine, taste and odour removal.
- Excellent contaminant reduction.
- Certified NSF/ANSI Standard 42 - NSF.
- Certified NSF/ANSI Standard 42 - WQA.
- Certified by ISO 9001.
- Performance tested and verified by independent laboratory testing.
* On some occasions a different brand of water filter cartridge may be used in the kit. This does the same job as the Watts F109009.
If you're on mains water there WILL be chlorine or chloramine in your water.
Water treatment plants add chlorine to water as a disinfectant to destroy harmful microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. Swimming pools add even more chlorine into water. You'll definitely notice the smell when you walk into the pool and on your skin afterwards.
Chlorine is cheap and effective. If they didn't add it to mains water you would be drinking water that is unsafe.
There are many people who do not like the smell or taste of chlorine and would prefer it wasn't there. There are also people who suffer the consequences of drinking, bathing or showering in water that contains chlorine.
By this we mean people who suffer from asthma or skin conditions such as eczema and psorasis.
Chlorine can make these conditions worse. It can irritate your skin, make your hair dry, trigger an asthma attack and cause further problems for eczema and psorasis sufferers.
But, what's good is that you have control over the chlorine in your water.
You can remove it.
There are a few way to remove chlorine from tap water. Some of them are a little time consuming and one in particular isn't.
How to remove chlorine from tap water - without using a water filter.
Just bear in mind that the following three ways to remove chlorine from tap water are not quick!
Let your tap water breathe
You could let your water breathe in the fresh air and sun by letting it stand for 24 hours. Because chlorine is a gas, it would evaporate. But, who's going to pour a glass of water and stand it outside for a full day. We can just imagine the streets lined with glasses of water! And this wouldn't solve the problem you have of chlorinated water coming out of your shower or running into your bath.
Does boiling water remove chlorine from tap water?
Yes it does. You could remove chlorine from tap water by boiling it for 20 minutes, which is a lot faster than letting it stand for 24 hours!
However, boiling it wouldn't work if there was chloramine present as that stays active for much longer than chlorine.
Use dechlorination tablets
The next thing you could do is use tablets to dechlorinate your tap water. These tablets are safe to use and contain Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid). They get rid of chlorine and chloramine. You could sling one of those in your drinking water or bath, but then you've got to remember to keep a good supply in the house. They wouldn't really work in the shower either.
What is the fastest way to remove chlorine from tap water?
By far the least time consuming and most beneficial way to remove chlorine from tap water is to install one of our water filters.
You can either go for one of our drinking water filters like the Pearl T if you just want to filter the water coming out of your kitchen tap, or you can install a mains water filter and remove chlorine from every tap in your house.
It's up to you.
