water filters

Looking for ideas to help design an in-line water filter for chlorine. I live in the Andes and benefit from water that comes from a glacial spring but it is treated with chlorine on its way down the mountain. Lots of people have recommended Berkey but thy are expensive here and I'm sure I can build something  cheap and effective using activated charcoal. Any suggestions / advice / piccies welcome. Thanks in advance!

if I'm not mistaken I think most carbon block filter elements will take out chlorine.
I don't know what effect chlorine has on the body but if there are nasties in the water they will neutralize some of them I guess, problem is that many municipalities go way overboard on what they put in the water as an abundance of caution to keep the populous from being sickened by water borne diseases. but what the don't remove is other stuff that even experts are not sure what effect they have on biological organisms never mind mammals. I'm not an expert but have read quite a bit on the subject of drinking water the dangers of what could be in water available for drinking.
like I posted a week or so ago. I saved my pennies and finally got a Berkey after being sickened several times from bad water. what I really liked about the Berkey for drinking and cooking water is I didnt have to disrupt the plumbing in my fragile old house.

there are quite a few things on youtube about how to make a water filtration device with sand , rocks, even moss and char coal.

ok I got side tracked

ive seen very simple filters made with bucket, I would use stainless container if possible.

put drip hole in bottom or a valve to control flow
maybe line with brass or stainless fine mesh screen if you have access to such. then layer of pebbles, then on top of that layer of sand then the layer of char coal, and a layer of sand on top to keep fit in place.
something like that might work. like you mention its the char coal that will get out the chlorine

If you store water in a large tank, 5000L with a wide diameter, 8 ft, the chlorine will disappear.
It works the same with a jug on the table, leave it for some time, I have forgoten how long and it clears the water.

Hi, I use the Pur water system on my faucet for drinking and cooking.  Filters are about 10 dollars each. You might be able to get it there with ups, or amazon. Each filter lasts us (2 people) for 2=3 months.

Not correct, if the municipality use chloramine to treat the water, rather than chlorine gas.  Activated carbon, catalytic carbon, and reverse osmosis are all candidates when looking to remove chloramine.

Use Gravity Water System for chlorine removal

Hi folks We have recently installed a 5000L tank in our backyard. As the water has chlorine, we just installed the Inlet Strainer connection with the help of a plumber inside the water tank to avoid the chlorine to enter the tank. The presence of chlorine harshly affects the backyard plants and grass.

can you give us more details please?

If you're storing the water for any period of time, you may want to consider removing the chlorine at the point of use (rather than before it enters the storage tank). The chlorine is added for a reason and, whilst you might not want to drink it or use it for plants (which I understand!), it will help to keep down bacteria and algae growth.

Chlorine can be removed by letting it sit; it gasses off. Left alone it takes about ~2 days for it to offgas : https://aquanswers.com/how-long-does-it-take-for-chlorine-to-evaporate-from-tap-water-entirely/

You can take it down to 9-10 hours if you aerate it. If you have pressurized water it's a little trickier because you'd then need to re-pressurize after letting it sit. But if you have total control over your water you can just ensure the water is sitting for longer periods of time. As someone else noted that aerating water and freeing it of chlorine is a great way to grow algae as well if there's any sunlight involved.