Water Filter Options... Jug Will Do?

[vdn]

Looked at water filter options some time ago and never went ahead. My wife has seen an article and has pressed me to sort so I'm asking here, what are the known, respected filter systems? 20 years ago, there was the Brita jug... anything improved on that? Happy to consider any and all options.

[Joe M]

Brita jugs do the job, but the filters don't last long.
I used one from zerowater, and it was much better.

[Mr Pointy]

Joe M said:

Brita jugs do the job, but the filters don't last long.
I used one from zerowater, and it was much better.

At £50 a month for filters I would hope it does.

[Riley Blue]

Mr Pointy said:

Joe M said:

Brita jugs do the job, but the filters don't last long.
I used one from zerowater, and it was much better.

At £50 a month for filters I would hope it does.

Or every four months depending on how frequently you schedule delivery.

We've been trying a Brita jug with non-Brita refillable cartridges which are rather pointless as the stuff you refill them with isn't recyclable. We won't be buying them again.

[Mr Pointy]

Riley Blue said:

Mr Pointy said:

Joe M said:

Brita jugs do the job, but the filters don't last long.
I used one from zerowater, and it was much better.

At £50 a month for filters I would hope it does.

Or every four months depending on how frequently you schedule delivery.

We've been trying a Brita jug with non-Brita refillable cartridges which are rather pointless as the stuff you refill them with isn't recyclable. We won't be buying them again.

Well it actually depends on how hard your water is. Where I am one cartrige would filter 50-55l which might last a couple of weeks, so £25 a month.

[Joe M]

Yeah, I'm in Scotland so think it was around 6 months per zerowater filter.
Don't use it anymore, got a new fridge with a waterdrop filter plumbed in.

[vdn]

Many thanks. Looking at Zerowater options now.

[Cotty]

Joe M said:

Yeah, I'm in Scotland so think it was around 6 months per zerowater filter.
Don't use it anymore, got a new fridge with a waterdrop filter plumbed in.

I thought you got decent water up there and wouldn't need a filter.
I London based and sometime comes out cloudy

[Joe M]

It is very decent in that it is soft, but there is a small amount of chlorine in it that can be noticeable at times.
Filtered water next to water straight out the tap highlights this.

[Mr Pointy]

I have a Brita jug & that definately drops the hardness down a lot but it's a bit of a pain to keep topping it up. I tried the Waterdop compatible filters but while they are a bit cheaper I found they only last 75% as long so didn't work out much better.

Brita do an undersink filter & tap called the mypure & I spotted a cheap deal on ebay so bought one but can't report on it as I haven't plumbed it in yet. I paid around £200 but I wouldn't pay the list price of £440 for one.

[Riley Blue]

I bought some Waterdrop Brita 'clones' to try in my jug instead of the refillable things I've been using for a few months. Night and day difference, the water using the Waterdrop has a much nicer, more 'pure' taste; altogether more pleasant so we'll be staying with them.

[N88]

Has anyone tried the Water2 filter?

https://water2.com/

[NDA]

In my experience, it's cheaper to use Volvic mineral water in the kettle and coffee machines than a jug with a filter.

My last house had a salt water filter from the mains into the whole house. A fairly small device about the size of a square pedal bin - salt would be chucked in every few months. The water quality was excellent - no limescale on shower glass etc. Needs to be plumbed in, but not ruinously expenisve.