Steve,

We also have a carbon bed before our D.I. system and our water guy says for
the same reason as yours - the chlorine.  Don't know if it is factual or not.
 We have not always had this but it has been in place the last few years.

Scott A. Bowles

In a message dated 10/18/99 6:24:23 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [log in to unmask]
writes:

<< Anyways, the guy said that the carbon beds will somehow extend the life the
 ion exchange resins by filtering the chlorine contained in city water...which
 I tend to question. When I was out in California (which has some of the
 hardest, most chlorinated water in the country) never was there a Carbon bed
 used before the ion exchange columns for my D.I. water, and this was the same
 company that serviced me in California as well. Was he tap dancing, or was
 there some truth to his logic? >>

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