David Retired LEO Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I've have been reading that in-line carbon and reverse osmosis water filters neutralize chlorine. Does anyone find this to be true, if so do I need to use a liquid dechlorinator? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 If the water comes out 0 TDS, then it's pure water and a dechlorinator is not necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrencher_Scott Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 10:02 AM, David Retired LEO said: I've have been reading that in-line carbon and reverse osmosis water filters neutralize chlorine. Does anyone find this to be true, if so do I need to use a liquid dechlorinator? Thank you Don't put pure RO in your tank. Carbon filtering is A OK. Both do remove chlorine yes. The RO system will use carbon to remove chlorine before it gets to the RO membrane because chlorine destroys it quick! So running a carbon filter will be good for the tank, but be darn sure it is working (test for chlorine) because we all know what happens with just a little chlorine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Retired LEO Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 Thank you! Yes, I was not talking about RO, just a carbon filter, it would make my life a whole lot easier. Good idea to test it first. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Are you using the filter before adding to the tank or adding carbon to the tank filter? You will have to constantly monitor the effectiveness of the carbon filter they do expire and different rates depending on the water passing through. I would expect dechlorinator to be cheaper than though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Retired LEO Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 If I did it, it would through the carbon or reverse osmosis filter first and the into the tank. I do weekly water checks now anyway. I may have to get one and test it out on the family first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I’ve used carbon hose filters in gardening. They work but when they are exhausted they don’t. I knew mine gave out when I could smell chlorine. I never tested though for chlorine and have no clue if it works on chloramine that some water companies use. Again I was only gardening but I did not smell the usual high chlorine for awhile until one day I did. Not sure that’s helpful but wanted to share in case it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Retired LEO Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 It sounds like the concensus is that it's gamble. Sounded way too easy or more people would be doing it. Thanks for the input. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now