CC level in my tap water

[tileman]

My tap water has a CC level of about 1ppm. It's city water.
Is this a typical level for anyone else?
It's funny now that I have a spa and play with all these chemicals, how I can smell CC when drinking tap water. Before it taste fine but know it makes me wonder what I've been drinking all those years.

CHAD

[hot tub Frank]

I think it is better not to know what we are drinking.

[Vermonter]

Is this a typical level for anyone else?

Out of curiosity, is your city water using chloramines for their water disinfection - if you don't know, can you find out or give me the name of your PWS (Public Water Supplier)?  If so, what method are you using for both free and total chlorine (I assume you are calculating the difference and calling that combined chlorine?)?




Vermonter

[Tman122]

My tap water has a CC level of about 1ppm. It's city water.
Is this a typical level for anyone else?
It's funny now that I have a spa and play with all these chemicals, how I can smell CC when drinking tap water. Before it taste fine but know it makes me wonder what I've been drinking all those years.

CHAD

Standerd procedure for city tap water. Mine hovers around .5 PPM I would rather have it clean than dirty.

[hottub.pool_boy]

Tman,s right it's standard disinfection. Beats ravaging disease.

[anne]

Just checked mine: FC of just under 1.0 and TC of just over 1.0. Sometimes I can smell the chlorine odor too, so I bet the CC is sometimes higher than it is at the moment.

[In Canada eh]

My tap water has a CC level of about 1ppm. It's city water.
Is this a typical level for anyone else?
It's funny now that I have a spa and play with all these chemicals, how I can smell CC when drinking tap water. Before it taste fine but know it makes me wonder what I've been drinking all those years.

CHAD

Hey Guys and Girls

    CC in a distribution system is quite normal.  Municipal water plants monitor chlorine levels very closely throughout the entire distribution system, we take samples daily to monitor when certain areas need to be flushed.  Some plants feed ammonia and have to also watch nitrate levels as well as chlorine.   The are numerous instruments in the treatment plant and at booster plants and other valve chambers and out buildings.  

   I can't speak for other provinces or states but Ontario has some of the toughest drinking water standards in North America.  Believe me, the water coming from your tap is safer then anything you would get from a bottle.


P.S. if you want to remove the chlorine taste the carbon filter in a Brita filter works well

[tileman]

Is this a typical level for anyone else?

Out of curiosity, is your city water using chloramines for their water disinfection - if you don't know, can you find out or give me the name of your PWS (Public Water Supplier)?  If so, what method are you using for both free and total chlorine (I assume you are calculating the difference and calling that combined chlorine?)?




Vermonter

My water supply comes from the city of Wentzville in Missouri.
I use a Taylor k-2005 test kit and yes I took the TC and subtracted the FC to get my CC reading.

Tileman

[tileman]

My tap water has a CC level of about 1ppm. It's city water.
Is this a typical level for anyone else?
It's funny now that I have a spa and play with all these chemicals, how I can smell CC when drinking tap water. Before it taste fine but know it makes me wonder what I've been drinking all those years.

CHAD

Hey Guys and Girls

    CC in a distribution system is quite normal.  Municipal water plants monitor chlorine levels very closely throughout the entire distribution system, we take samples daily to monitor when certain areas need to be flushed.  Some plants feed ammonia and have to also watch nitrate levels as well as chlorine.   The are numerous instruments in the treatment plant and at booster plants and other valve chambers and out buildings.  

   I can't speak for other provinces or states but Ontario has some of the toughest drinking water standards in North America.  Beleieve me, the water coming from your tap is safer then anything you would get from a bottle.


P.S. if you want to remove the chlorine taste the carbon filter in a Brita filter works well

Thanks for the advice on the Brita filter. I will give it a try.

[kleinstagecomp]

I've heard that drinking water with chlorine is not as bad as breathing in the steam from water containing chlorine.  Like when you are taking a hot shower and probably in a hot tub as well.  Not sure if it's true

[The_real_Clown_Shoes]

Our city tap water comes out with a pH of around 8.2 and combined chlorine of at least 2.4 ppm.

It's a pain for chlorine customers when they first get their tubs.

[Garyjr]

Tileman,

My tap in St Peters is:

Ph:8.0
Alk- 80ppm
FC- 0
CC- 0

For what it is worth, I do run a Culligan system throughout, so that could impact it somewhat....

Jr

[tileman]

Tileman,

My tap in St Peters is:

Ph:8.0
Alk- 80ppm
FC- 0
CC- 0

For what it is worth, I do run a Culligan system throughout, so that could impact it somewhat....

Jr

Wow that's alot better than mine.

PH: 8.2ppm
Alk:160ppm
CC: 1+ppm