Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

The Berkey countertop water system is also available with a similar slow-acting alumina filter. In order to determine the best water filter, we’ve used a combination of quantitative and qualitative tests to compare seven different water filters, and we’ve compared them with faucet-mount and reverse osmosis systems. Looking back at all of the testing we’ve… Continue reading Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

Amid rising concerns about water quality and pollution, tap water may not always meet desired standards. First, they eliminate the need to buy small bottles of water for your home or business. That means fewer trips to the store and fewer plastic bottles to gather up and recycle each week. Next, when you purchase larger… Continue reading Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

Pur vs Brita: Which water filter pitcher is better?

The Clear2O filters (the CWF50X and GRF20X, where “X” designates the number of filters in the pack) are not ANSI/NSF-certified. To see how well the LifeStraw dealt with sediment, Tim used hydrogen peroxide to rapidly convert a piece of #0000 steel wool to fine particles of rust. After 40 cups (2.5 gallons) of this enticing brew… Continue reading Pur vs Brita: Which water filter pitcher is better?

Brita Large Tahoe Teal 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

The standard filter helps remove chlorine and some heavy metals, which we verified through third-party lab test data review. Most water filter pitchers will improve the taste and smell of drinking brita filter pitcher water by ridding it of odorous chemicals such as chlorine. Some more expensive or high-quality models also remove heavy metals, pesticides,… Continue reading Brita Large Tahoe Teal 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

Brita® Classic Water Filter Pitcher, 40 oz, 5 Cups, Clear

The amount is low, but you can make most tap water taste better by filtering it. This is all covered in NSF standard 42, which is the most common certification for consumer water filters. TDS meters are not sophisticated enough to decipher which impurities, nutrients and other minerals brita water filter faucet each filter manages to… Continue reading Brita® Classic Water Filter Pitcher, 40 oz, 5 Cups, Clear

Brita Large Tahoe Teal 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

That’s identical to the Brita Standard Pitcher and Dispenser Filter, but the Soma costs more than twice as much. Brita’s Longlast+ filter and both Pur filters have more certifications under 42 and 53, and they add 401 certifications that the Soma completely lacks. The Longlast+ is not much pricier and is rated to 120 gallons, versus 40;… Continue reading Brita Large Tahoe Teal 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

Brita Large Tahoe Teal 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

Also, the Pur has a transparent fill tank, so you can see at a glance when it’s time for a refill; the Brita has an opaque tank, so you have to open it to look inside. We recommend Pur’s Pur Plus Pitcher Replacement Filter or the Pur Pitcher Filter because both have excellent ANSI/NSF certifications, and we… Continue reading Brita Large Tahoe Teal 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

These filters remove nearly everything from water for as long as the expensive ion-exchange media is still working. Water in our tester’s city is lead-free at the source, but the consumer confidence report from the local water authority says that over 90% of the homes they tested have old pipes that add trace amounts of… Continue reading Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

The hollow fiber membrane filter is, by its nature, slower than the carbon filters our other picks use; a complete fill of the upper reservoir takes about 15 minutes to pass through. And the upper reservoir holds only about 9 cups, so filtering its stated capacity of 18 cups of water takes a couple of… Continue reading Brita 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with Standard Filter

Pur vs Brita: Which water filter pitcher is better?

This Brita pitcher housed an impressive 10 cups of water and had both an excellent handle and spout. It was easy to use, from assembly to cleaning, and we felt confident that our water was being filtered well due to multiple certifications from the Water Quality Association (WQA). To assess claims, we requested third-party data… Continue reading Pur vs Brita: Which water filter pitcher is better?