Not on the figures the utilities publish. Adelaide’s water comes in at about 97 mg/L of hardness on our water by postcode page, taken from SA Water, which makes it moderately hard. Brisbane and Ipswich sit at about 100, and parts of northern Perth reach 228. What every Adelaide suburb we checked does have is […]
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Which part you unscrew depends on the shower you have. A handheld comes apart at the bottom of the handle, and the hose stays on the wall. A fixed wall head comes off the shower arm, the short pipe that sticks out of the wall. Both turn anticlockwise by hand, and the join you open […]
Each of these filters sits at a different point in the pipes. A whole-house system treats everything that comes onto the property. An under-sink filter is for the water you drink and cook with, and a shower filter is for the water you stand in. Only the last one is a job you can do […]
It is not your imagination. Australian utilities keep chlorine in the water at a level meant to last from the treatment plant to the last house on the network, and they say themselves that how noticeable it is can change with the seasons, the time of day, how close you live to a dosing point […]
Both, in that order. Seqwater, South East Queensland’s bulk water supplier, disinfects with chlorine at its treatment plants and then adds chloramine before the water is released into the SEQ Water Grid. So the disinfectant still in the water at a Brisbane tap or shower is chloramine, which is chlorine combined with ammonia. What Seqwater […]
The difference is where the cartridge sits. On a filtered shower head, the filter and the head you stand under are one piece of hardware. An inline shower filter is a separate attachment that screws in between the wall and the shower head you already own. Both treat the water before it reaches you. The […]
People say Perth has hard water, and depending on the suburb that is either true or out by a factor of eight. Water Corporation’s own locality tables run from about 29 mg/L in the south to about 228 in the north. It is the widest spread of any capital city in the country, which is […]
The first thing people notice after fitting a shower filter is the smell. Or rather, that it has gone. It happens on the first shower, before anything else does, and it is worth knowing where that came from. Not the shower head. The cartridge inside it. A housing holds a cartridge, points the water at […]
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A shower is more than just a daily routine. The right shower head can make your bathroom feel more comfortable, relaxing, and refreshing. If you are comparing models rather than features, our guide to choosing a shower filter in Australia walks through what actually separates them. With so many options available, choosing the best shower […]
When we think about skincare, we often focus on cleansers, moisturisers, and serums. Yet one important part of our daily routine is often overlooked: the water we shower in. Every day, your skin and hair come into contact with tap water. While it keeps us clean, tap water also carries residual chlorine and other impurities, […]