The debate around drinking tap water or buy better bottled water is open and depends a lot on the city you live in, but if you prefer to make sure that the water you drink at home is healthy and you don’t want to choose to install a fountain at home or carry bottles from the supermarket home there are alternatives.
One of them is -quite cheap by the way- Brita-type filter jugs that promise to reduce the hardness of the water and eliminate chlorinethus avoiding the bad taste that tap water may have and increasing its safety. But is it really worth buying this type of jug? We analyze the advantages and disadvantages…
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pros
- They improve water qualitythanks to the fact that they eliminate chlorine and reduce its hardness.
- They are quite cheap and they allow us to save in the shopping cart, avoiding adding bottled water.
- Is a greener option that we do not need to buy plastic jugs or bottles of water in the supermarket, since it is reusable, the cost is lower.
Cons
- do not remove completely substances such as limeso they are definitely not as effective.
- The maintenance It requires that we change the filter every so often, so it is another expense.
- The water filtering is not constant and it depends on the quality of the filter or how old it is.
At Amazon we have found several interesting options and these are our favorites:
The Brita Jug
We start with the recommended water filter pitcher on amazon -it has the black label of the house- which is none other than this Brita that promises to reduce substances that alter the taste and smell of water (such as chlorine and lime).
A pitcher that comes in a pack with 6 MAXTRA+ filters to exchange them once they deteriorate and thus guarantee the quality of the water (and the safety of our family), which we also find on sale on Amazon today for 39.99 33.99 euros. The pitcher features an easy-open lid, a large handle and holds 2.4 liters of water.
BRITA Marella Blanca Saving Pack – Filtered Water Pitcher with 6 MAXTRA+ cartridges, BRITA water filter that reduces limescale and chlorine, Filtered water for optimal taste, 2.4L
Other interesting options
From the hand of Aigostar we have this Pure 30LDV jug with three filters with a durability of 60 days each, a capacity of 3.5 liters and even an LCD screen with three programs: on, off and restart that show the useful life of the filter and the remaining filter time.
This very complete jug that promises to remove both chlorine and limescale is available on Amazon -where it has an average rating of 4.4 stars- for only 25.99 euros.
Aigostar Pure 30LDV – Filtered water jug with 3 filters, 3.5L, LCD display, Water filter that reduces limescale and chlorine, Filtered water for excellent taste. BPA free.
Simpler is this Aqua Optima Liscia that has a capacity of 2.5 liters, Evolve + filter with a useful life of 30 days and that promises to eliminate not only chlorine or lime, but also microplastics and impurities. It is available on Amazon today for 16.28 euros.
Aqua Optima Liscia, Water filter pitcher, 2.5 liter capacity, with 1 Evolve+ 30-day filter cartridge, reduces microplastics, chlorine, limescale and impurities
Another interesting option comes from the Philips brand, a water filter jug that comes with its exclusive Micro x Clean cartridge that removes limescale, chlorine and even microplastics or PFOA. The jug with lid and maxi handle has a total capacity of 2.6 liters (one of the most spacious).
An option that also counts with the Amazon’s Choices black label of recommendation and a total average score of 4.4 stars among almost 300 previous buyers for 22.90 euros.
Phillips – AWP2936 – Water Filter Pitcher, Includes 3 Micro X Clean Cartridges, Reduces Lime, Chlorine and Microplastics and PFOA, Great Tasting and Purity Filtered Water, 3 Litres, White
Finally, in a cheerful pink color we have this BWT with an electric meter that informs us of the useful life of our filter. An option with a total capacity of 2.7 liters which comes with three magnesium filters for a total of three months. We found it on Amazon today for 29.95 euros.
BWT – Electronic Water Filter Pitcher 2.7L + 3 Magnesium Filters – Purple Penguin Pitcher electronic counter + 3 filters for three months
Other interesting offers
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