chem geek said:
Consider that many municipal water districts chlorinate their water. So showering or bathing is not that different than using a pool; if anything, the chlorine in tap water without CYA would react faster with your hair than that of pool water. Richard
Ever seen the commercials on TV about clothes washing detergents that help to protect dark colors from "beaching out" in unfiltered municipal tap water? I use those for DH's dark work shirts he wears as part of his scrubs and other darks. Before I started using the "color guard" they would lighten significantly in less than a year of washing. But you still have the "bleaching" substance in the rinse water. There are liquid fabric softeners that help with the "bleaching" also, one of the the Downy products. Downy® TOTALCARE™ is one that "helps protect colors". I have to use the Ultra Downy® Free & Sensitive Liquid because of dye and fragrance sensitivity though.
Also, there are lots of filters, for tub and shower water to filter out chlorine.We used those mainly because our water dried us out so much, a whole lot more than any other place we bathed while visiting or traveling. Once our water changed, a few years ago, we haven't needed them though. Before the water change, also, I had loads of trouble maintaining the pH in our pool. I do lots of backwashing (once per week but now more with new puppies), and have significant evaporation from our intense heat and sun, so I use a lot of tap water for refills. Another thing our tap water did, before the change, was to corrode brass fittings, spigots, etc., really fast.
I haven't noticed it in past few years (since water "change") but in winter, filling the dog buckets, there would be a significant "chlorine" smell when I was filling the buckets. My pool never smells like chlorine, so far, in normal circumstances nor did the spa except while adding the chlorine and just for a few minutes. I'm a recent convert to BBB in pool (and spa before changing to Bromine last week). I don't
plan on ever having to shock the pool again. Well, not if I can help it.
gg=alice