Filter volumes

[steve b]

Reading the info on my new Carbon filters it says ie 10,000gals if Chlorine is at 3ppm so my thinking is that my water has 1ppm Chlorine so it should filter 3x 10,000gals. Do you agree?

[brewmaster15]

Reading the info on my new Carbon filters it says ie 10,000gals if Chlorine is at 3ppm so my thinking is that my water has 1ppm Chlorine so it should filter 3x 10,000gals. Do you agree?

mathematically yes, that makes sense. In real life, probably not. The reason being there isn't a specific site on the Carbon dedicated to removing Chlorine. Carbon will also remove


https://www.espwaterproducts.com/wha...ve-from-water/

What Can Carbon Filtration Remove from Water?

Carbon filtration provides an excellent and proven application for the reduction or removal of the following contaminants:

Acetaldehyde

Acetone

Alcohols

Amy Acetate

Amy Alcohol

Antifreeze

Benzene

Bleach

Butyl Alcohol

Butyl Acetate

Calcium Hypochlorite

Chloral

Chloramine

Chloroform

Chlorine

Chlorobenzene

Chlorophenol

Chlorophyll

Citric Acid

Cresol

Defoilants

Diesel Fuel

Dyes

Ethyl Acrylate

Ethyl Alcohols

Ethyl Acetate

Ethyl Amine

Ethyl Ether

Gasoline

Glcols

Herbicides

Hydrogen Peroxide

Hypochlorous Acid

Insecticides

Iodine

Isopropyl Acetate

Isopropyl Alcohol

Ketones

Lactic Acids

Mercaptans

Methyl Acetate

Methyl Alcohol

Methyl Bromide

Methyl Chloride

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Naphtha

Nitrobenzene

Nitrotoluene

Odors (General)

Oil-Dissolved

Organic Acids

Organic Esters

Organic Salts

Oxalic Acid

Oxygen

Ozone

PCB's

Pesticides

Phenol

Plastic Tastes

Potassium Permanganate

Propionic Acid

Propyl Acetate

Propyl Alcohol

Propyl Chloride

Radon

Rubber Hose Taste

Sodium Hypochlorite

Solvents

Sulphonated Oils

Tannins

Tar Emulsion

Tartaric Acid

Taste

THM's

Toluene

Toluidine

Trichlorethylene

Turpentine

Xanthophyll

Xylene

One would hope most of these are not in your water but some will be depending on your source water. These will compete with the adsorption sites for the chlorine. Sediment can also interfere by blocking up pores and diminishing surface area.

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[steve b]

Thanks, I see that the filters will remove more than just Chlorine but safe to say I don't need to change the filter on the recommended volumes.

[CliffsDiscus]

I have use the solid block, the GAC and the sediment all at once but after a few hundreds gallon the chlorine came back, did a chlorine test, before and after. I think the solid block said it was good for 10,000 gallons but it only lasted a few hundred. I changed the filter as the water was coming out much slower. I you are going to use a solid carbon block watch for pin holes near
the Discus forehead, some would mistaken this for hole in the head.

[steve b]

I got a 5mic pre filter then a chloro plus (Chlorime removal) then a HMA Carbon so two lots of Carbon. I just don't want to keep changing filters for no reason. Been looking for a Chlorine test kit would like an API kit but can't find many, what do you use?

[CliffsDiscus]

I got a 5mic pre filter then a chloro plus (Chlorime removal) then a HMA Carbon so two lots of Carbon. I just don't want to keep changing filters for no reason. Been looking for a Chlorine test kit would like an API kit but can't find many, what do you use?

I used the test strips, laMotte and API. As for carbon filters mostly Culligan.