Primo Water is purified water, and they take the “purified” part pretty seriously. They start with municipal tap water—yep, the same stuff that comes out of your faucet—and then they put it through a multi-step filtering process. This includes reverse osmosis, deionization, UV light treatment, and ozonation. Think of it as sending your water through a spa day: it gets a facial, a detox, and a trip to the ozone pool.
The key here is that ozone is used instead of chlorine. Ozone is a gas that kills bacteria and then dissipates into oxygen. So you get zero chlorine in the final product, and you don’t get that weird “swimming pool aftertaste” that makes you wonder if your water was just trying to clean a filter.
But Wait, I’ve Tasted Something… Off
Okay, full honesty: sometimes you open a Primo jug and get a faint plastic-y whiff. That’s not chlorine—that’s probably the jug itself being new, or a tiny bit of ozone residue hanging around. I once bought a jug that smelled like a brand-new shower curtain, and I almost marched it back to the store. But after a few seconds of airing it out, the smell vanished. Chlorine would not have done that—chlorine would have clung around like a clingy ex at a party.
If you’re really sensitive, you might also notice a slight mineral flavor if you buy the “Spring” variety. But that’s just natural stuff—calcium, magnesium—nothing to do with pool chemicals. It’s like the difference between eating a plain potato chip and one with a little sea salt.
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