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19.10.2011

After years of putting up with foul tasting water, kettles that didn't last for more than a year and tea / coffee with a scummy residue on top I decided it was time to purchase a water filter.This Brita Marella filter is easy to assemble straight out of the box. It has three main parts plus one filter cartridge. The cartridge needs to be submerged under water until there are no more air bubbles and then placed into the internal jug. This jug fits inside the main container where the water is filtered and stored. The lid fits snugly on top of the main container.Once the lid has been attached there is no need to remove it except for washing the jug or changing the filter. It fits snugly,perhaps a little too snugly as I have scratched my fingers a couple of times when trying to remove it. The lid feels flimsy, I'm not convinced it would stand up to a lot of wear and tear.A sensor is fitted into the lid. To activate it for the first time you need to remove the plastic and then hold the start button down for around 6-10 seconds until all four bars appear. The sensor doesn't measure actual usage, instead it seems to be time based knocking off one bar per week until all four bars have disappeared. The filter says that it lasts for 100 uses so it all depends on how heavy a user you are of the jug and cartridge. However, it does act as a handy reminder because I have never remembered to keep count of how many times I've used the jug.The jug is easy to clean in hot soapy water - it will go into the dishwasher but I've so far only washed mine by hand. There is a section underneath the lid and also under the base of the jug into which water gets trapped and it is difficult to get it out and dry the jug completely. I've ended up shaking mine a lot to get the last drips of water out.Overall, it has made a huge difference to the taste of my water and the look of my tea and coffee - I no longer had a scummy residue on the top of them. So as a result I'm very happy with my purchase.
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16.2.2019

My tapwater currently has far too much chlorine in it, this filter jug extracted it well as i could no longer smell it in the filtered water. confirming for me that the jug extracts chlorine quite well (it was very strong smelling prior.)The top section of the jug reeked of chlorine. I suspect the filter would not last very long due to the high level of chlorine in the water so since I boil the water in a suacepan and let it cool before filtering. I only do this is only when the tapwater has a very strong smell of chlorine.I am not impressed with the size/ shape of the jug. It may well fit in the fridge door but it takes over. In my Standard uk fridge freezer,there is only room for a 2 liter jug of milk alongside this beast of a jug. I think it would be better to cut down on the prefiltered water space in this slim (in one dimension only) version so that it is smaller and does not hog the fridge door.I am not keeping it in the fridge door. As its tall it means some shelves are very close together to make room for it.When pouring it into my kettle I find it is very easy to spill. large bulk at the top getting in the way.When pouring out the last of the filtered water (fully tipped) , unfiltered water can come out through the top, not at the lip which is well sealed but futher back. It seemed to be coming out at the filter replacement counter.Water catches in the space under the filter and comes back out into the top section while pouring. requires the filter to be taken out so this space can be cleaned. If this was left it could stagnat. I would much rather NOT have to handle the filter again until it needs replaced.not taking the strange taste out of the water. I have no idea how the tapwater normally tastes as I drink bottled water. Currently there is a strange bitter taste and this filter is not removing it.I cannot comment to durability I have only had it a couple of weeks.
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26.8.2018

I've had several Water Filters over the years, usually Brita ones.However, I decided at the beginning of this year (2018) to go for a cheaper brand, thinking to save money, particularly on the cost of filters, which aren't cheap, especially the Brita Maxtra/Maxtra+ Filters.However, as soon as I started using the cheaper brand, I noticed that the taste wasn't "quite right" and that doing the "Tea Test," there still appeared to be a notice slick/film on the surface of the water.However, I persevered and duly and dutifully changed the Filter every 30 days, as instructed.Nonetheless, having to change the Filter yesterday,I noticed a disturbing build up of what can only be described as "green slime," on the plastic part into which the Filter was housed and immediately and unsuccessfully, attempted to clean/remove it, even though I had been scrupulous about cleaning it thoroughly every month and the water itself, now I come to think about it, still didn't taste right..That did it for me and I went out immediately purchased a basic Fill & Enjoy Brita Filter.I bought it home and attempted to follow the rather laboured instructions and ended up looking, as one tends to do these days for a review on the Net and found a video where I was able to remind myself of how to fit and fill the Water Filter Jug using the supplied Maxtra + Filter.I have to say, that, at the price of a single Filter, they're still pretty pricey, although, I'm sure you can get a better deal by buying in bulk! :O)Needless to say I'm back to the best, IMO, so far as Water Filtration options are concerned and the "Tea Test" and pure water taste test, immediately confirmed that..I wish, in spite of the price of the Filters, I'd made the decision to go with Brita way back at the beginning of the year and can firmly recommend Brita Water Filters!
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1.7.2008

After looking at a cup of tea I'd made which had a slight film on the top, I decided that I'd had enough of drinking and making tea & coffee with hard water and looked to amazon for a reasonably priced water filter. After looking at a few products, I decided that this was the size I wanted and, more importantly, the amount of money I wanted to spend.A day later, my Brita Marella Cool White Water Filter Jug was in my hands. After a quick and easy assembly of all the parts (and a quick wash, naturally) it was ready to use and looking very smart. I took a glass of water from it and I was immediately impressed by just how clean tasting the water was - it was difficult to believe that the water Iwas drinking had come from my South London tap.It also passed the tea and coffee test with flying colours. The taste of my freshly brewed coffee really comes through when it isn't fighting the impurities of hard water. For the very reasonable price of this water filter, the improvement in the quality of your water - and subsequently your life - is very noticable.For those thinking of getting a water filter and worried about the running costs, it apparently gets through one cartridge a month on average and I bought myself a pack of three cartridges to go with this from amazon for just over the £10 mark. They are also available at all leading supermarkets, so you don't have to go hunting around specialist stores to keep your water filter going.If you have noticably impure water, I would strongly recommend you invest in one of these handy little jugs. It fits right on my fridge door and, to be honest, I don't know why I waited this long to get one. Go on, treat yourself, you deserve great, clean tasting water.
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31.8.2017

We've been using Brita filters for over 5 years and this is our second jug. The other one was still in good working order after 3 years, but we couldn't clean the water marks and limescale of it. The jug comes complete with one filter and last about a month of daily use.This jug has a capacity of 2.4 liters , but don't expect to get all this amount right away when you fill it from the tap. An empty jug will take a minute or two to get filled with filtered water. Most of the water will be filtered, about 1.4 liter, and the rest will take another couple of minutes to get filtered. The reason is that the jug has an inner container with 1 liter capacity where the filter is located.When you fill the jug with water, the inner container will be filled first, filtered and the out to the outer container. Any extra water filled, while the outer container is full, will stay on the inner one. Only when you pour the water from the jug, the outer container will get empty first and only then the water in the inner container will filtered out to the outer one. Hopefully it makes sense!Replacing the filters is easy and no mess involved. I always buy them in packs of four at Amazon. Water will taste funny though for the first days. In general, the taste is better than tap water but not as good as mineral water. The chlorine taste tap water is almost gone in Water from Brita filters but you'll have to get used to the taste. Coffee/tea tastes better (also clearer). I use it for cooking as well and it makes a difference.It is an easy and inexpensive solution to get filtered water, I'd recommend it.
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31.7.2014

We are lucky enough to live in a soft water, low limescale area, so never really thought about the need to filter our tapwater. However, a couple of days of "fizzy water" out of the tap (probably no more than low pressure, but looked and smelled, well, odd) and I thought I'd give the Brita filter a go. The difference is amazing, particularly in terms of smell - there simply isn't one. The Wife and I tried a blind test of taste, smell and appearance (I worked in the wine trade for many years, and have my Diploma in wine; The Wife organises wine tastings and is also Diploma level, so we both have pretty good palettes). Both (identical) glasses of water were filled to the same level,left on the side for the same amount of time, and we each tested each other.The Brita water is crystal clear, and tastes and smells of absolutely nothing - our tapwater by comparison had a distinct chemical smell, a slightly chalky but not unpleasant taste, and had particles in the water.When making our pot of rooibos later that night, the difference was again remarkable - the reddish tea is clear, and tastes so much cleaner and fresher.The jug is really well-designed - it is slim enough to fit in a fridge door, but holds a surprisingly large amount of water. It flows through the filter quickly too, and is easy to fill with the little flip up insert on the lid, so you don't need to remove the whole lid. The cartridges are easy to fit, remove and replace, and the count-down display on top is a great way to remember to change the inexpensive Maxtra cartridges.
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12.5.2013

This is the narrower style jug primarily designed for fridge doors. If you do not want to put it in the fridge, you might as well get the higher capacity version.I bought this jug as a replacement for the supposedly more 'advanced' brita jug with the new meter with a 'flow' indicator. The other jug design with a flap that is pushed down when you fill it with water and closes itself when it is full is nowhere near as good a design as this simpler jug. The other design causes the top of the jug to get covered with limescale water drop marks which are extremely hard to remove and the float/lid gets heavily scaled. I comparison, this manual flap is more effective and with careful use means that no water marks end up on the top of the jug.the flap also clicks into the upright position which would be quite handy for people with lower hand strength as it allows you to keep your thumb around the handle whilst lifting the jug.The 'simpler' meter on this jug does all you need it to do which is to simply remind you after four weeks to change the filter. The meter with the flow indicator on the more recent jugs seems to do nothing other than try to get you to replace the filter ore often, and stop working twice in two months in the case of the one I bought previously.The design of this jug also enables you to pour out filtered water whilst retaining any unfiltered water. This wasn't the case with earlier jug designs and is a very useful feature.In summary, in my opinion, if you want a Brita water filter jug, get this one.
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19.10.2012

For £10.34, replacing my five year old leaky jug was wallet friendly. When this was bought the white one was selling for £7 more. These use the new style filters, and though the indicator is time based, resetting it to 100% when it indicates 50% usage extends the filter change indicator for a further two weeks making for a more realistic six week change over schedule.The most noticeable in-use difference between this and my old style filter is the absence of leakage from the upper resevoir when pouring water from the filtered chamber. The tightly fitted lid obviates the need to hold on to the top while pouring, when, as is often the case, the prefiltered reservoir is half full.The filters can be pricey,but this came with one filter and I bought a further twelve for £28.83 on Amazon, working out at £2.40 per filter. Because of thier high cost, buying the filters in bulk is a must. Deals on these appear sporadically all over the place. [...] is worth checking. For instance, today (19/10/2012) they've found a 12 for £27.96 deal at Waitrose.No change in taste has been noticed by anyone in this household, but our normal supply is unobjectionable. Reducing the need to descale the coffee machine and kettle are the only reasons we have a Brita filter and this does seem to be doing its job.Last and least, the slimline look is an improvement and will probably allow the jug to fit into most fridge doors.
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10.8.2011

When we first bought a brita filter jug I noticed that my kettle wasn't so furred up but I couldn't really taste the difference, as our water doesn't taste that bad. However after I had been using it for a few months I could really tell the difference between the filtered water and tap water.The jug is made of plastic and takes maxtra filters rather than the classic ones. It fits in the fridge door which means you don't take up valuable shelf space. It is dishwasher proof except for the timer (a little liquid crystal display which lets you know when the filter's 4 weeks are up). When I just washed the jug by hand I found that all the little ridges eg around the rim of the lid were hard to clean properly and ended up with gunk in them.I now stick the whole lot in the dishwasher (with the exception of the display) and it's always lovely and clean now. The flaps covering the spout and filling opening easily come off for cleaning and go in the cutlery rack at the top of my dishwasher, the display can be removed by carefully prising it out with something like a small flat headed screwdriver (the eye remover on my potato peeler works well for me) so the rest of the lid can also go in. Once the lid is clean just push the display back into position and it clicks into place.My main gripe is that the filters seem to have got a lot more expensive recently, but it's still cheaper than bottled.
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8.5.2012

I live on my own and so didn't want, or need a big jug - basically one that would stop my kettle furring up so quickly (hard water area) plus one that could be chilled by putting it inside the fridge door.I got mine from the local Sainsburys, where it was on offer and where the bulky box didn't require hefty postage costs that buying online would incur.I like the fresh blue colour and a full jug is about 3/4 of a kettle-full, which is plenty, as I try not not boil too full a kettle as it takes longer and uses extra electricity. The water filters through visibly quite fast - about four or five minutes. I found pouring from it slow, but then found that the tip of the spout can be flipped up,speeding the flow. The quality of the plastic is good, meaning I can fill it from the sink without worrying too much about knocking it and causing it damage.The jug sits on the kitchen window sill, next to the kettle and I will be needing to replace the original cartridge, as I've had it a while. I may get those online. It does feature Brita's LCD guide that shows when cartridge replacement is due, but this being my first one, I didn't activate it when I should have done, as I didn't realise how it worked.If you're after a space-saving jug, perhaps on your own and want to chill the water in the fridge, to drink on its own or for squash, then this Brita fits the bill perfectly.
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12.5.2013

I bought this jug as a replacement for the supposedly more 'advanced' brita jug with the new meter with a 'flow' indicator. The other jug design with a flap that is pushed down when you fill it with water and closes itself when it is full is nowhere near as good a design as this simpler jug. The other design causes the top of the jug to get covered with limescale water drop marks which are extremely hard to remove and the float/lid gets heavily scaled. I comparison, this manual flap is more effective and with careful use means that no water marks end up on the top of the jug. the flap also clicks into the upright position which would be quite handy for people with lower hand strength as it allows you to keep your thumb around the handle whilst lifting the jug.The 'simpler'meter on this jug does all you need it to do which is to simply remind you after four weeks to change the filter. The meter with the flow indicator on the more recent jugs seems to do nothing other than try to get you to replace the filter ore often, and stop working twice in two months in the case of the one I bought previously.The design of this jug also enables you to pour out filtered water whilst retaining any unfiltered water. This wasn't the case with earlier jug designs and is a very useful feature.In summary, in my opinion, if you want a Brita water filter jug, get this one.
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7.2.2013

Our domestic water in SE England is extracted from aquifers fed by limestone and chalk-lined underground strata deposits - it's very hard. We also suffer from an unusually high number of broken mains pipes which seem to attract a shovel full of soil, sand, clay and other impurities every time they are repaired. And let's not forget the fluoride and other nasty flavours mixed in by Affinity (our water utility supplier) - all of which leads to extremely unpalatable tap water to drink! Entrance the Brita Marella Water Filter! This handy jug with its Maxtra push-fit replaceable filter sits at the side of the sink holding up to 2 litres of beautifully filtered water (and a further 1.5 lires of tap water on standby).The filtered water tastes fresh and impurity-free and is perfect for hot or cold drinks, and all cookery or medicinal purposes. The only reason for marking it down by one star is that 3.5 litres of water is bloody heavy - but that's my fault for using the total capacity. Since getting a Brita Water filtering jug (this is our third) my wife's cystitis has virtually disappeared and I no longer suffer bouts of urethritis - a further benefit is that the kettle only needs descaling every six months instead of monthly as before. Go get one - but maybe a smaller model - you'll love it if you also have hard water.
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7.8.2019

This has literally changed my life.As someone who hates tap water and my home providing beautiful fresh, soft water but stinking of chlorine I spent a lot of money on bottles of water.My daughter had purchased one of these for herself and her children and I tried it when visiting I was so impressed I immediately ordered my own one.I got one with 3 filters as I didnt want it to end up being another purchase used for the first wee while then put in a cupboard.Let me tell you this eont be the case, I fill it up, allow the filter time to empty then fill again and our in the fridge, next morning I have a big jug full of perfectly cold, crisp,beautiful tasting water.Do follow the instructions as i didnt do the first two cycles that was recommended and to throw it away, it tasted metallic but after a couple of days (full cycles) its wonderful, no bubbles attaching to the side of your glass as is often the case with tap water.I bought a nice big water bottle and fill it up daily to take out with me and even my kids are choosing water over juice nowOne filter lasts approx a month which is great value and the handy display on top let's you know when its time to renew filter so you dont forget.Jug looks really nice, I bought the blue one and would look fine on the table as well.Highly recommend this product
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27.11.2013

I've heard about those water filter jugs from many sources. I purchased this one when I saw it was discounted I thought that now it's a good time to get one and try it.The assembling was a bit difficult. The filter didn't stay at its place at the begining may be because it wasn't activated yet. The instructions say that first two fills have to be thrown away because the filter is not activated yet. After I followed the instructions the filter started working and it doesn't popup now when I fill it with water. In the instructions they say when you press the filter into its place you will feel it clicking. I didn't feel that so I couldn't determine if it is well placed.However now I've filled it up few times and it seems like all is fine now.The filtered water is crystal clear and it tastes different than mineral water. At first I didn't like the taste. My boyfriend doesn't even want to drink it. It's weird but you can get used to it. I started using it now and I think I'm begining to like it. The produced clean water is about 2 liters and it is enough for drinking and cooking plus you can refill it everytime you pour out some of it.I'm happy I bought the Brita Water Filter. Having clean drinking water no matter if you have a bottle of mineral water or not is really a good thing.
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1.2.2020

The Brita Marella does make tap water taste like bottled water - clean and fresh. It has a beautiful design and easily fits in the fridge. I did have a couple of issues with it though.First of all, when filling the funnel up it is not possible to refill the jug twice as after the filter has cleaned water above the level of the filter it stops filtering and collects in the funnel instead. Secondly, there is a gap in between the filter and the bottom of the funnel where it sits and water collects here. I did contact Brita about this but surprisingly the reason is so the filter is always in contact with water.When using the jug, while it is filtering if you pour water into a glass sometimes the water does leak from the flip top lid onto the Brita MEMO.Also when pouring, water left under the gap in the filter goes back up through the filter which may confuse the filter. Lastly, on the jug I received after following all instructions, the water still only went through the filter at a trickle NOT at the rate advertised in the Brita video.However despite its faults the design is beautiful, it does what it is supposed to do (filter and deliver great tasting water) and it is easy to clean. If you would be happy to put up with the drawbacks then it is a good buy.
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