Chloramine has gotten a bad reputation. If you’re like most people you think chemicals in your water is a bad thing. But what most people don’t realize is that water must be treated chemically otherwise it is simply unsafe for humans to ingest. Among the many chemicals used to “treat” water is Chloramine. Chloramine or NH2CL is used in very low concentrations as a disinfectant and is safer and more stable than chlorine. Chlorine is more likely to dissipate from the water before it reaches you, totally negating it’s purpose of disinfecting water. For these reasons Chloramine is normallly considered a safe way to treat water by municipalities.
However, there are two sides to every coin and blog is reaching out to those of you who need Chloramine removed from your water. First, and most important, are those of you on dialysis. Chloramine is considered toxic in regards to your body, that’s why hospitals filter their water in order to ensure all the Chloramine is removed. Another group hit hard by Chloramine are fish. And fish lovers! If you don’t want your little guy(s) to turn up-side down and float then you need a filter that removes Chloramine. It is a lethal chemical to a fish and they will die. Lastly, animal lovers in general should be catious. Zoo’s everywhere have begun to filter Chloramine from their water because it just isn’t safe for the animals to drink. If you are concerned at all about the effects of Chloramine, I suggest you take a look at these filters below:
https://www.filtersfast.com/Omni-Filter-CBF3-undersink-water-filter-system.asp with https://www.filtersfast.com/OmniFilter-CB3-water-filter-cartridge.asp
https://www.filtersfast.com/Pentek-ChlorPlus-carbon-filter.asp
https://www.filtersfast.com/Pentek-QC10-CGAC-Filter-System.asp
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Jean Bush says
Thank you, Daniel, for your kind remarks. However, I wasn’t implying that chloramine is added to fish water or dialysis machines either. It was pointed out to me by a friend that lives in Russia, that if hospitals and aquarium users are using city tap water, that it can be dangerous even in small doses. I also wouldn’t trust anything the government said. Thanks for the link anyway. After all, it was the EPA that said the air was safe right after 9/11 and now the first reponders are dying in droves of lung diseases.
Good day, Daniel
Daniel says
Hello Jean,
We welcome everyone’s opinion on this blog, so I wouldn’t dream of allowing yours to go censored.
Here is a link to the US EPA’s web site detailing some of the differences in chloramine and chlorine: http://www.epa.gov/region/water/chloramine.html.
I was not managing the blog at the time this posting was written, but I would be willing to bet the author got their information from this page. Chloramine is not added to water in which fish live, and to my knowledge isn’t added to dialysis machines either. Certainly you can recognize that fish and human beings have different needs when it comes to water.
The link above cleary states that Chlorine does rapidly dissipate on standing. People do, however, get strong Chlorine smells in their water. This is where those faucet filters (or most carbon filters) come in. Your water has already been treated, so it makes sense to remove the Chlorine and its off-tastes and odors with a point-of-use filter.
Jean Bush says
You people really have your nerve. First you speak to us as if we were five years old, then try to sell us useless filters. If chloramine is so important for water safety why does it kill fish, animals and nearly all dialysis patients?? Chlorine does not dissipate from the water system it is added to. I live in Los Angeles and the DWP had clorine to every system. You can smell it from the tap. I use a Brita water filter for this. I don’t think you will let this post in as you are afraid of publishing the truth. I dare you.
M Duffy says
We have a water softener in our house that was disconnected when we bought it. We have since had the tech come out, give it a tune up, and hook it back up. Since then, we get sick from drinking the water….but apparently not from the ice in the fridge. We have now started drinking bottled water (I know, not much better), but at least no sickness. We want to get the water tested, but the Health Dept and the hospital won’t do it. We would like to get a water filter on the kitchen sink (under the counter preferred) and also one on the fridge for the water and ice there. Kitchenaid Superba model # KSRS25QAWH10. Is there a filter available for this model, and if so where can we get one along with instructions on how to put it in. Thanks!