K Barrett wrote:

Did anyone else (in the greater San Francisco Bay Area) read in the
Chronicle that chloramines will negatively affect the gaskets in our
faucets? This would have been in the series of articles the Chron did when
EBMUD said they'd convert to chloramines instead of chlorine for Hetch
Hetchy water.


EBMUD? You let a organization named EBMUD touch your water? I knew
there was a reason I didn't want to move to Silicone Valley...

Sounded like total BS when I read the article, but now I'm beginning to
wonder.... of course because a gasket I changed in the shower is dripping
again after only 6 mos... LOL!! Guess my skills don't lend themselves to
plumbing...



I bet a charcoal filter would take out the chloramines (and PCBs,
and whatever else...). You can get a whole house filter installed on
your main line pretty inexpensively. Or do it yourself if you don't
mind a torch. But then again, I haven't had city water in a long time.
And John Talpa set me up good for my well water, so I'm sure he knows
the answer.

Rob

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