Why Bountea Hydrate Exists and What Chlorine Does
Municipal water is disinfected on purpose and that is the problem here. Chlorine and chloramine are in the supply to kill microorganisms, and a biological brew is a deliberate population of microorganisms. Pouring one into the other undoes the work. Chlorine will gas off from an open container given a day or so standing. Chloramine behaves differently and will not. It is deliberately more stable than chlorine, and a bucket left overnight does almost nothing to it. Where a utility has switched over, a filter rather than patience is the answer. This unit is built for that job. It removes chlorine, chloramine, chemicals and contaminants, then conditions the water through ionization. The media is a patented bioceramic. It needs no electricity and it produces no waste water. That is a different proposition from a reverse osmosis membrane, which discards several gallons for every one it makes. It is a plug and play unit, with refill cartridges available.
Planning Around It Before Brewing Compost Tea
Plan around the brew rather than the plumbing. The unit is plug and play and needs no electricity, so it sits on the fill line ahead of the brewer.
Key Features
- Purpose: Removing chlorine and chloramine ahead of a biological brew
- Chloramine: More stable than chlorine, so standing water will not clear it
- Power: No electricity is needed to run the unit
- Waste stream: None, unlike a reverse osmosis membrane in the same role
- Media: Bioceramic
- Consumables: Refill cartridges are available
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | OBHBHD |
| Brand | Bountea |
| Type | Inline water filter |
| Targets | Chlorine, chloramine and contaminants |
| Power required | None |
| Waste water | None produced |
| Media | Bioceramic |
| Refills | Replacement cartridges available |