Chloramine - check your water source!

[Nano]

ahhh, I see lol. I wonder if putting prime in it the bubbling an airstone like you would for chlorine if that would take care of the rest? probably not haha

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Anyone know if north Edmonton uses chloramine?

Yeap Edmonton definitely does. Most places do but Calgary doesn't as of yet as far as I know. But for the record my tanks always did fine in Saskatoon.

[Bblinks]

I called the city of Coquitlam and Metro water. They told me that they DO NOT use chloramine as a additive. The lady who answered the phone went on to tell me about how chloramine does produce naturally through the clean water process. I did look up the natural formation of chloramine. http://www.lenntech.com/processes/di...hloramines.htm
It seems that only thing will take out chloramine will be rox carbon in your ro system. I am not too sure if its gonna make a difference since my ro out always reads 0 ppm maybe I'll change my carbon filter to rox and see if it make any difference in the tank.

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Anyone know if north Edmonton uses chloramine?

And I think of you use prime for chloramine it'll just turn it into ammonia. Just don't know what the concentration is

Yes, Edmonton uses chloramine. If took this quote off of Epcor's Edmonton water treatment website. (4) Chlorine, (Total Residual)
In EPCOR's distribution system, the total residual chlorine is composed entirely of chloramine. Chloramine is a disinfectant that results when chlorine is combined with ammonia. It is a much weaker disinfectant than free chlorine but it stays in water longer, is more stable in distribution systems, and can more effectively penetrate any film or deposit on a pipe to kill bacteria. Our approval sets limits of 0.5 - 2.5 mg/L for drinking water. EPCOR's treated water contains an average of 2.19 mg/L.

[MarkoD]

hmmmm ..... wont the RO stage or DI resin remove it?

[phi delt reefer]

from Spectrapures site (in reference to their carbon blocks)

http://www.spectrapure.com/SYSTEM_BREAKDOWN.htm

CARBON BLOCK PRE-FILTER (2nd Stage Filter)
A Carbon Filter also has specific ratings that range from 5, 1 and 0.5. Each rating determines how much chlorine is removed in gallons of water. The 5 micron can remove chlorine for up to 6,000 gal, the1 micron for up to 9,000 and the 0.5 micron 20,000. This filter is in the 2nd stage. It removes chlorine, organics, heavy metals, trihalomethanes, pesticides and many other chemical pollutants. It will also break-up chloramines, which is chlorine bonded with ammonia ( removes the chlorine and leaves the ammonia).

(Only the 0.5 micron carbon block filter removes trihalomethanes, pesticides, volatile organic chemicals and 99.95% of giardia and cryptosporidium cysts.)

A Carbon Filter will usually lasts approx. 4-6 months ,depending on micron rating for the filters, usage and the quality of your tap water. The best way to determine when your Carbon Block Pre-Filter needs replacement is to use a chlorine test kit. Any chlorine level above 0.1 ppm will cause damage to the membrane and indicates that the carbon block filter must be changed.

[Cal_stir]

I was told by the people at Spectrapure that carbon, especially GAC, will break the chloraimine bond and remove the chlorine and the DI resin will remove the ammonia.
I run a 5 micron carbon block, a GAC cartridge, then a 1 micron block before my RO membrane.