Does your home's water smell or taste like a swimming pool? The familiar smell of chlorine is common around the swimming pool on a warm summer day. Unfortunately, that same smell could be coming from the water inside the house too — the water you use to drink, cook, bathe and do laundry.
The EPA requires cities to treat water with a detectable amount of chlorine in order to prevent contamination, so it is added to all city water to keep the water safe as it travels to your home. That means if you live in town, your water has these added chemicals in it. Once the water is in your home, these chemicals are no longer necessary. Chlorine has the obvious foul taste and smell but will also dry out your skin and hair over time.
Lucky for you, you can put an end to living with “swimming pool” water. There are Evolve Series® options for every water problem. Whether it's just the chlorine you would like to filter out of your water, or if you are one of the 90% of American homes in an are that has hard water, Evolve products have you covered.
Hard water minerals, like calcium and magnesium, do not pose any safety concerns. Therefore, your municipality is not required to provide any removal of these contaminants. Hardness may not affect your overall health, but it will do other damage throughout your house. Scale buildup in your plumbing and water-using appliances can lead to major costly repairs over time. Hard water will also dry out your hair and skin. Combine that with dryness caused by chlorine, your conditioner and lotion use begins to skyrocket.
The City Water Solution
Reducing the amount of chlorine in your water as it enters your home is a relatively easy process if that is all you need removed. Our Evolve whole house filter can be customized to use a high-volume carbon media to capture the chlorine chemicals. The filter goes through a regular routine to clean itself (called regeneration) so it can continuously improve the quality of your water without having to buy replacement filters.
If you're on municipal water and have hard water issues in addition to high levels of chlorine, the Evolve RC models (EVRC and EVRCS) are not only ideal for handling chlorine water, but they also soften your water in one product. Many people believe hardness minerals are removed during the city’s treatment process, but that is not the case.
The Evolve RC high-performance resin media and activated carbon split tank configuration can filter and soften your water in a single unit. With traditional water treatment equipment, you would have to buy both a whole house carbon filter and a separate water softener.
The system is designed to be environmentally friendly while safeguarding your household plumbing, appliances, improving taste and eliminating unwanted odors. The result is more brilliant water through better science, which saves you time and money.
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