How Can I Tell My Shower Water Has Chlorine?

Municipal water is often treated with chlorine or chloramine. You may notice a pool-like smell when you first turn the tap, a dry itch after long showers, or color-treated hair that feels straw-like sooner than it used to.

A cheap chlorine test strip from a hardware store is the straightforward check. Run the shower, wet the strip in the stream, and compare the color chart. If you smell chlorine strongly in a closed bath, you likely have enough residual disinfectant to bother skin and hair even when the reading is “safe” for drinking.

A GETGADGET filtered showerhead will not turn bad water into a spa, but it is built to reduce chlorine as water passes the cartridge. Replace the cartridge when the indicator fades — a spent filter will not keep working just because the head still sprays.

If your city uses chloramine, mention that when you email info@getgadget.xyz. Cartridge life and expectations differ slightly from straight chlorine.