Who wants to drink water that smells and tastes like a swimming pool? That’s just one reason to get rid of the chlorine in the water that you use in your home. Chlorine or chloramine (a mixture of chlorine and ammonia) is added to most municipal water supplies to kill bacteria and microbes. While it’s an inexpensive and effective method to disinfect water, chlorine can cause damage to your body and to items in your home that come into contact with the chlorinated water.

1. Reducing Chlorine
in Your Water
Why and How

2. Reducing Chlorine in Your Water: Why and How
Who wants to drink water that smells and tastes like a swimming pool?
That’s just one reason to get rid of the chlorine in the water that you use
in your home. Chlorine or chloramine (a mixture of chlorine and
ammonia) is added to most municipal water supplies to kill bacteria and
microbes. While it’s an inexpensive and effective method to disinfect
water, chlorine can cause damage to your body and to items in your
home that come into contact with the chlorinated water.

3. Reasons to Reduce Chlorine in Your Water
o Exposure to chlorine in the shower or bath. When chlorinated
water is heated, the chlorine returns to its gas form and can be
inhaled, which can aggravate asthma. Chlorine is also absorbed
through the skin.
o Chlorine byproducts. When chlorine comes into contact with
organic material, it can form dangerous disinfection byproducts such
as trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs). With
excess exposure over time, these disinfection byproducts can cause
health problems such as cancer.
o Chlorine dries out rubber parts on appliances. Water-using
appliances may need to be repaired or replaced more frequently
because of this.

4. Reasons to Reduce Chlorine in Your Water
o Bad taste and smell. Not only will your drinking water taste bad, but
this also affects any drinks or food prepared with your water.
o Dry skin and hair. Chlorine can cause dry skin and hair, and it can
aggravate skin issues like eczema and acne.
o Wearing and fading of clothes and linens. Chlorine can wear out
fabric and cause dyes to fade. You’ll have to replace your clothing
and linens sooner because of washing them in chlorinated water.

5. How to Reduce Chlorine in Your Water
o Activated carbon is the best way to reduce chlorine in water.
o It can also remove a variety of other contaminants at the same time.
o Activated carbon treats water through adsorption and catalytic
reactions.
o Most Puronics water treatment systems contain activated carbon.

6. How to Reduce Chlorine in Your Water
o You can treat the water throughout your home with a point-of-entry
system.
o If you are only concerned about chlorine or chloramine, the Puronics
BrightClear™ is a great water treatment system.
o If there are other contaminants you would like to remove, a different
residential water treatment system would be a good choice.

7. Need Help?
For help deciding what type of treatment is best for your home, contact
us to schedule a free water treatment consultation. We’ll discuss your
concerns about your water and help you get set up to start enjoying
clean, filtered water throughout your home.
o Visit www.TryPuronics.com
o Call 844-787-6642
o Email info@puronics.com
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