Aqua Optima Replacement for Brita® Water Filter, Pitchers and Dispensers, Mavea®, Up and Up, Great Value, Reduces Plastic, Exceptional Value, NSF Certified Pitcher Water Filter, Compact Size, 6 Count

I liked the price of these filters but where they are smaller than the Britta brand I was a bit apprehensive. The first thing I noticed is there is no instructions to soak in water first, I just filled up my pitcher and low and behold, NO black residue that had to be used on the plants...and my water is tasty and filtered. All in all, I've only been using this first filter for a few days, but, so far, so good!

Gracias

Taste good

I was not sure if this filters would fit in my older Classic Brita pitcher but fortunately they did. The Aqua Optima has a tight fit to the pitcher, so all unfiltered water must pass through the filter. Following the example of the Brita filters, I passed and discarded the first two loads of tap water. I checked my tap water quality with a TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) water tester and it gave a reading of 1.58. After filtering my tap water with Aqua Optima, my water tester gave a reading of 1.35. The original brand filter, same as pitcher, gave a reading of 1.20. The closer to 0 (zero) the readings of TDS water tester, the more filtered the water from impurities. I checked the calibration of the same meter with zerowater, that gave a precise 0 (zero) reading. Note that I did not notice any improvement in taste using Aqua Optima but that can also depend on your areas tap water quality. Conclusion, the filter did clean my tap water but I only gained slightly over purity of tap water quality. Please let me know if you have any questions or if this review has been helpful.

Installed the first one. o far works great.

This filter seems to dry out a lot, probably due to its height- meaning that one has to keep the pitcher near full. Even after soaking the filter and filling a pitcher, it will intermittently stop filtering. On top of that, the city water has a yellowish tinge, and this filter does not remove the color.

This works just fine. I can tell it removes the chlorine. I removed a star because it does not include directions. I googled the product and found them online. You need to soak for 10min plus run 1 pitcher through before being able to drink the water.

Works as advertised