Best replacement pitcher water filters according to redditors
We found 16 Reddit comments discussing the best replacement pitcher water filters. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 16 Reddit comments discussing the best replacement pitcher water filters. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Before the hysteria kicks in
95% of all the waterlines in the city of Regina are non-lead. Majority of those pipes are PVC with maybe a few lines downtown still being clay tile but they are also being replaced with new PVC.
What the news articles are missing is that majority of the lead pipes in the city are individual services running from the water curb box in your front yard to your house. This is not a City issue. This is an individual homeowner issue.
Do you think the you may have a lead service running into your house? Then here are some questions to ask yourself:
90%99.5% of all lead from your water. Here is the data sheet on the Longlast FilterThe City of Regina water from the distribution system is safe to drink. It maybe your water service that is the problem
Edit: added in Point 6, Thank you u/squirtmasterflash for posting the original link.
Edit: Edited Point 5, thank you u/atron306 for correcting me
> 5-10$ every time you need a new filter
They can be had for under $5/filter.
I'm not sure where you're buying bottled water that is cheaper than the volume cleaned with that $5 filter. As per that listing, a single filter will clean an estimated 40 gallons of water.
I'm going to assume a "flat" is 24 500ml bottles, or 2.6 gallons. That means that the Britta filter can clean 15 "flats" of water for $5. Buying the same volume of water in bottles will cost you $30 at $2/flat, or $45 at $3/flat.
So buying your water in bottles by the flat is actually 600%-900% more expensive by my math.
^^*disclaimer: ^^I'm ^^not ^^factoring ^^in ^^your ^^cost ^^of ^^getting ^^water ^^to ^^your ^^house ^^either ^^by ^^municipal ^^pipes ^^or ^^via ^^a ^^well, ^^but ^^I'm ^^sure ^^even ^^with ^^these ^^figured ^^in ^^your ^^cost ^^for ^^water ^^would ^^be ^^significantly ^^cheaper ^^than ^^buying ^^bottled
La jarra de 10 tazas: Brita Pitchers 10 Cup Everyday Water Pitcher with 1 Filter, Large, White https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B01FXN3E74/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_QY5VAbW8BSG6A
Hay una de 18 también.
Y los filtros genéricos de Amazon, mucho más baratos que los originales y funcionan bien: AmazonBasics Filtro de agua para jarra AmazonBasics y Brita, reemplazo - 6 unidades https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B06XYGW6DF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.15VAbW1QZS8A
They've been using the sticks in Japan for centuries.
Here's one on Amazon that's got great reviews.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Blum-Charcoal-Filter/dp/B007KIDP2K.
But no harm in shopping around - binchotan charcoal is what you're looking for. Have no idea what Brita use in their cartridges but wouldn't surprise me if it was the same or similar stuff.
https://www.amazon.com/Aquagear-Pitcher-Replacement-Water-Filter/dp/B018F13GJC/ref=pd_bxgy_79_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RT4ENRBAM0PQ17JD547Z one of these with a pitcher.
Get one of the ones that is a container that fits in your refrigerator. You manually fill them and the filter cartridges are easily replaceable. It's completely portable.
https://www.amazon.com/PUR-DS1811Z-Ultimate-Water-Dispenser/dp/B07CRSK5KX/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=pur+jug&qid=1555776737&s=gateway&sr=8-4
I have this one, works great. Only annoying when i go to get some and the roommate didn't refill it.
A Brita filter!
My Brita filter is currently at least 3 or 4 months overdue. Which is disgusting. :|
I bought one of these years ago and just replace it with the same or equivalent filters.
https://www.amazon.com/Watts-WP500313-Undercounter-Reducing-Drinking/dp/B0018MXH04/
The replacement filters run about $USD 20 (if you shop around) and I replace them every 8 months.
I didn't buy it because we're particularly concerned about lead - it just seemed like a good all-purpose water filter. I have had issues with (IIRC) cryptosporidium and giardia when I was young and in Kelowna. Vancouver water is a much different source/system so that doesn't translate here.
The filter is primarily used to fill a hot-water pot for coffee/tea, for cooking (pasta water, steaming), for ice cubes, filling a pitcher in the fridge.
The filter works really well but has a short life and replacements are expensive
I've been making cold brew coffee for the past 4 months or so and it's amazing. I bought a box of Alto Cold Brew Bags and they work great.
1 Cup of coffee grounds per 4 cups of water and steep in the fridge for 24 hours. It can be very strong depending upon the coffee that you use (strength/grind). Been doing Lavazza Oro and it is plenty strong. It is an espresso grind, so that probably makes a big difference.
I fire up the tea kettle on the stove and dump in about 1/4 to 1/3 of the cup with the cold brew concentrate, and the rest with boiling water.
It is the smoothest coffee I've ever tasted. Zero bitterness, and it's so easy to dial in how strong the cup is.
Yeah, they look like water filters that come with Mr. Coffee machines. Here are some on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079KTF63W
You can zoom in on the 2nd picture for a close up. Of course, a lot of filters will look similar.
We’re on Melbourne city water here in Melbourne Beach but thankfully haven’t had the stinky water problem the folks on the mainland have. We do use a Pur water filter thing that lives in our fridge because our fridge doesn’t have a cold water dispenser (just an ice maker) - like this one https://www.amazon.com/PUR-DS1811Z-Ultimate-Water-Dispenser/dp/B07CRSK5KX/ref=sr_1_7. It does make the water taste a bit better. I will say also that having moved here from Palm Bay within the past year, we liked Palm Bay city water way, way better than Melbourne city water.