Why Does My Brita Water Taste Like Bleach

But I ran out of store bought water and decided to use it after not using it for quite a while and there was a moldy taste to my water I looked at the filter and sure enough there was mold growing in it.

Why does my brita water taste like bleach. We had a Brita a while ago but couldnt taste much of a difference. Why Does My Brita Filtered Water Taste Bad. Discard contents and refill and boil discard several times.

Tap water and the test found that the resulting filtered water was 100000 times 10000x more bacteria than the average US. So when the water is stored in the pitcher. It can be used for everything bleach can and it is 1000x better for you and the environment.

Dont drink water that has sat for longer than 24 hours and instead fill the pitcher with fresh water. How would you feel. Public water systems as a disinfectant.

Answer 1 of 6. For years the water from this filter has more often than not tasted like chlorine when I drink it plain. But when my husband and I moved to our current city we thought the water tasted horrible.

Posted 19th Apr 2009. Brita has a whole range of filters so which one. Nevertheless most of the taste improvement comes from the activated carbon which via adsorption removes chlorine compounds organic molecules and a whole range of aromatic compounds.

It can help reduce some chemicals and particles in your water but there are many other impurities and dissolved solids that can affect the taste of your water. To eliminate the bleach smell from your water try filling a pitcher of tap water and then cover it and put it in the refrigerator. No one ever wants to drink water smelling like bleach whether it is harmful or not.