Why Does My Tap Water Smell Like Chlorine?

Posted by: Rhona Reid On September 1, 2023 11:37 am

The taste of chlorine in your water is unmistakable. No one wants to drink water that tastes of chlorine, but why does it taste that way? Most importantly, how do you stop your water from tasting like chlorine?  

 

Why does my tap water smell like chlorine

 

  • Why Is Chlorine Added to Tap Water? 
  • How Does Chlorine Disinfect Tap Water? 
  • Is Chlorine in Water Harmful to Health? 
  • What Are Trihalomethanes? 
  • Is Food Cooked in Chlorinated Water Safe to Eat? 
  • How To Remove the Taste of Chlorine from Your Water 

Why Is Chlorine Added to Tap Water? 

First off, it sounds obvious, but the reason your water tastes of chlorine is because chlorine is in your drinking water! 

Chlorine is a disinfectant, deliberately added to municipal drinking water

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Why You Need a Bath & Shower Filter

Posted by: Rhona Reid On December 3, 2021 1:00 pm

Quite reasonably, what you drink is often what you think about most when it comes to the water in your home.

 

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But what about the water that you shower and bathe in? After all, that’s the water that cleanses your skin – the largest organ in your body – and your hair. If your source water contains contaminants, then think about this – you’re standing underneath a shower of them at least once per day. Not such a nice idea, right?

That’s why after building the world’s best water ionizer machines, we turned our attention to the water that you wash in. The result? Tyent shower filters and Bath Ball.

Here’s why you need at least one (and …

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Water Ionizers & Power Showers for the Ultimate Summer Chill!

Posted by: Rhona Reid On August 25, 2018 1:37 pm

In the summer, many of us like to shower more frequently than we normally would. Let’s face it – on a hot summer day, nothing beats standing underneath a cooling jet of water!

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Your morning shower just got even better!

Your Skin and Chlorine

Now that stream of water might be wonderfully refreshing to step into in the morning, but let’s remember two things: your skin is your largest organ, and your municipal water is very likely to contain chlorine.

To an extent – what we put on our skin is absorbed into our bodies. So, what do you do if you want to cut back on the amount of chlorine in your shower water?

You buy a Tyent shower …

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