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ZeroWater changed their filters and now have a time release of a metallic element into the water after about 20-30 refills. Meaning, they make you change the fi
by technojunkie 10y ago
ZeroWater changed their filters and now have a time release of a metallic element into the water after about 20-30 refills. Meaning, they make you change the filter unless you can stand the terrible taste. Super scammy. Their water tastes really good... until it doesn't. Then it's horrible.
- chc 10y agoMaybe it's to make it obvious when the filter is no longer trustworthy rather than letting something harmful but flavorless get through?
- Bpito 10y agoMaybe they just want to make more money.
- goldenkey 10y agoSounds like they care about their customers enough to add a mechanism like that. I think a transparent filter with a sensing colored indicator would be a much better and more customer friendly solution though. Other filters have a shitty digital timer on the pitcher lid last time I checked. It never worked well so I resorted to changing the Brita whenever it started tasting funny. Now I just buy artesian alkaline water. I feel much better. Most of these filters suck. Better off making your own. Buy silver coil and NSF coconut carbon. Use a french press type device to push water through your silver assorted carbon. Easy! And you save plastic since you made the filter yourself :-)
- cmdrfred 10y ago>Now I just buy artesian alkaline water When the third world revolts, this will be their rallying cry.
- fapjacks 10y agoHoly smokes that is so scummy.
- electic 10y agoDoes anyone have a better suggestion? I am all for changing the filter on time but if they are putting something in the water at their choosing, that seems wrong.
- nutheracc 10y agoColour the water but leave the taste - can choose the alert colour.
- mcone 10y agoConsumerReports rated the Clear2O filter one of the best [0]. I've been using it for over 24 months in Pittsburgh, PA and I can definitely taste the difference. I haven't done the math, but I feel like their filters are cheaper than Brita filters. They have published a fact sheet on their website [1] showing what their filters remove. [0] http://www.consumerreports.org/products/water-filter/clear2o-cws100a-9650/overview/ http://www.consumerreports.org/products/water-filter/clear2o... [1] http://clear2o.com/download/PERFORMANCE%20DATA%20SHEET.pdf http://clear2o.com/download/PERFORMANCE%20DATA%20SHEET.pdf
- dismal2 10y agoI have a big berkey filter, I read good things about it though not sure how it compares. Anyone know?
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoIs it not more likely that the filter broke and that's just a natural effect of what happens? I have seen bad filters before and they make the water taste like acid — worse than if the filter was removed entirely.
- technojunkie 10y agoI have now used about 8-10 filters and this same problem happens every time. It's not broken.
- driverdan 10y ago[citation needed]
- EdwardCoffin 10y agoThe first thing I thought of when I read this was that it reminded me of the smell added to propane, to help people detect leaks. Perhaps the company simply determined that their filters stopped working at that point, and give a perceptible indication of it.
- mortehu 10y agoI think this depends on your water. I use my filters for 6 months at a time, every single day, and haven't noticed any effect like that. They do acknowledge some people get a fishy smell on their troubleshooting page: https://www.zerowater.com/troubleshooting.aspx https://www.zerowater.com/troubleshooting.aspx