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Ruth_10 · February 22, 2009

Ray, what is your filter made of? Is it a filter (removes materials by passing them through a filter material) or does it remove solutes via adsorption onto something like charcoal?

You won't filter out chloramine if it is a filter. You probably will adsorb it if it has something like charcoal. Maybe it has both.

I would just let the water sit for a few days. Chloramine isn't all that stable. If you haven't noticed a problem already you probably don't have a problem.

February 22, 2009	#12
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Ray, what is your filter made of? Is it a filter (removes materials by passing them through a filter material) or does it remove solutes via adsorption onto something like charcoal? You won't filter out chloramine if it is a filter. You probably will adsorb it if it has something like charcoal. Maybe it has both. I would just let the water sit for a few days. Chloramine isn't all that stable. If you haven't noticed a problem already you probably don't have a problem. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.