Chlorine taste and smell

Chlorine keeps mains water safe, but what is left of it ends up in the glass — and in your coffee, tea and cooking.

How you know this is your problem

  • A swimming-pool smell when you open the tap
  • A metallic or sharp taste in cold water
  • Tea and coffee taste off
  • Dry skin and hair after showering

Why this happens in Qatar

Chlorine is added deliberately at the treatment plant so the water stays safe until it reaches you. The issue is not that it is there — it is that it is still there when you drink it.

What fixes it

Carbon is what removes chlorine: a kitchen filter for drinking and cooking, or a central filter if you want showers treated too.

The systems that suit it

RO kitchen filter — 6 stages

RO kitchen filter — 6 stages

KF-RO

Under-sink reverse osmosis with its own tap — the purest drinking water.

Price includes installation
1,800 QAR
DG kitchen filter

DG kitchen filter

KF-DG

Under-sink kitchen filter for cleaner cooking and drinking water.

Price includes installation
2,800 QAR
Steel 30 tank filter

Steel 30 tank filter

TNK-S30

Stainless tank filter for mid-size villas.

Price includes installation
4,300 QAR

And honestly

A kitchen filter treats the kitchen tap only. If chlorine in the bathroom is what bothers you, you need a central filter.

We measure your water at home for free and tell you what suits — no obligation.