#20 Filter, 20" Long * EP Series Highly Effective Bad Taste and Odor and Chlorine Taste and Odor Reduction * Manufactured Using Patented Process that Yields a Filter a Nominal 5 Micron Filtration Rating, Dirt- Holding Capacity * Protected by Endurewarp®, a Uniquely Formulated Polyolefin Bilaminate Pre-Filter, Designed to Increase the Life of the Filter * Ideal for a Wide Range of Residential, Food Services, Commercial and Industrial Applications
I get municipal drinking water with 1-2ppm of of chlorine (as much as a public pool) and 22 grains of hardness (more than 2x what's considered "extremely hard"). When I had a water softener installed in my house, I also had a installed before softener. I wanted the carbon filter for a few reasons: 1) Keep chlorine out of the shower and bath, out of my family's lungs and off of our skin 2) Keep chlorine out of the washing machine where it bleaches our clothing 3) Protect the resin in the water softener..
