Question from cl
We have chloramine in our water and started looking for a shower filter. I came upon one that states it has KDF and GAC filters. It is Crystal Quest CQE-SP-008. Do you think it’ll work?
Debra’s Answer
As far as I know, neither GAC (granulated activated carbon) or KDF remove chloramines. What is needed is either “catalytic carbon” or “organic activated carbon” (made from coconut shell, not coal) to remove chloramines.
I haven’t yet seen a shower filter that will remove chloramines, but this is certainly needed. If anyone knows of one, please let me know.
Thank you for the wealth of information here in your website. I bought the Cuzn shower filter recently because it claims to remove/reduce Chloramines by at least 70%. I read somewhere that it’s not easy at all to remove Chloramines especially through a shower filter, but I took a chance on it. Still unsure about my purchase. Based on your understanding of Chloramines, do you think their claim is believable? If my water company uses Chloramines as a disinfectant, is it useless to get a Chlorine filter?
If you have chloramines in your water, it’s useless to use a carbon filter designed for chlorine. You need a chloramine filter with the proper media designed to remove chloramines.