Will Backwashing my KDF Shower Filter Release Chlorine?

Here's a question about reversing the flow through a KDF shower filter, which is also called back washing.

Will reversing the flow through my shower filter release chlorine into my shower water?

Reversing the flow of water through a KDF shower filter does not release chlorine. With KDF, chlorine is transformed into harmless chlorides, which pass through the filter and go down your shower drain.

The reason to backwash a filter is that the KDF granules will reposition as water flows in the opposite direction. The initial flow may wash out a small amount of solids, but more importantly, it allows the water to contact parts of the KDF granules that were pressed tightly together when the water flowed in the other direction.

The KDF is pressed together in the opposite direction so that the water can make contact on sides of the granules that may have been pressed tightly against other granules when the flow was going the other way.

There's no danger to backwashing your KDF shower filter, it just helps to extend the life of the filter cartridge.