Would I Still Need To Use De-Chlorinator?

[Amberleaf]

Well. My family has this water-filter thingy on our tap, so, that, when you take drinking water out of the tap, it runs it through this filter thingy. It just suddenly hit me yesterday, Does that thing get rid of chlorine?, and I asked my Dad; apparently, yes, it does. We use the filter when filling fish tanks, as well. We have to use the water boiler, though, because the filter only dechlors cold water.... And, the water in the boiler is often just plain tap water. But it's boiled, so all the chlorine, and stuff, would evaporate.... Am I correct? Do I still need to use dechlor?

Thanks. ^^;

 

[Truck]

Is it a reverse osmosis machine? if so, yes it removes chlorine providing the membrane is replaced when needed.

 

[Amberleaf]

I dunno. We just have to replace the filter whenever this line gets all black, or whatever happens. ^^; I could ask.

 

[Truck]

Ask if it is an RO machine, or look for yourself at the unit itself.

 

[rebrn]

It sounds as though you have a regular carbon type water filter, similar to a pur or britta tap filter. If that is true, then yes it removes chlorine but not chlorimine so you would still need to use a dechlorinator that removes chlorimine. Unless it is a RO unit (usually installed under the sink or on the main water line to the house, but not always) then you will still need to use a dehlorinator product. Here is a link for what the pur filters remove (most carbon tap filters will remove these regardless of brand):

http/www.purwater.com/manuals/PUR_Filter_Comparison.pdf

 

[Amberleaf]

Ohh! Yeah, it's a PUR unit, I think. Thanks. ^^;

 

[rebrn]

If it is a Pur, then it is a simple carbon based filter, same one I have. Works great for drinking water, but you will still need to use dechlorinator. Also one extra tid-bit, sometimes the carbon filters can alter pH, not sure why, but you might want to test the tap water out of the filter just to see. My tap water measures a pH of 7.4 direct out of the tap, but when it comes through the filter it drops to 7.0. Not a huge drop but you should probably check that out if you are converting from regular tap to filtered tap water just in case you have a larger pH drop then I did.