Culligan with ZeroWater Technology 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher – Includes 5-Stage Advanced Water Filter, IAPMO Certified to Reduce Lead, Total PFAS (Forever Chemicals), Mercury, Fluoride, and Chlorine

The design of the water pitcher has good durability. It is a bit heavier than my Brita pitcher. From many different water pitchers, this one has a TDS meter that detects the condition of the fresh water source. If its zero, or close to zero, it is safe. If it is over +300, then it is not drinkable. The device is AAA-battery powered and removable from the pitcher, so you can safely dip it on any fresh water. The sliding compartment on top of the pitcher to pour water is much simpler than Brita's design pitcher. Whenever I closed the Brita pitcher, it always make a "tak" sound. The Culligan does not do that. Culligan's filter is the most unique than any other filter including Brita. Of course, when I first bought it, I was astonished of its large size but for a reason of its purpose. In the interior of the filter, it has many different layered components to remove most of the bad stuff just as it is shown in their product box. The overall price cost of this pitcher is affordable to my account. Comparing to Brita's price cost is much higher than Culligan. The replacement for the Culligan filter is around over 30 dollars or higher depending if you're getting by two, three, four, or six in a single box. In my opinion, I would definitely choose this product than any other. Brita is okay as it filters most of the bad stuff and its TDS meter level shown was above 10 and below 20. But Culligan helps to filter out more than Brita or any other pitcher product. I only used this product for a few weeks. The filter is still good so far. No changes yet as it is still brand new when I bought it. Been only using it to filter water bottles and water gallons. I tried filtered tap water once. I was astonished how it becomes drinkable. I have read comments from other reviewers that they experience that their filters did not last long between a few weeks to a couple of months depending of their own water resources. I will continue and observe my own product. I may update my review again if any changes of the filter.

So I thought that the Zero water could not be improved upon, but I was wrong. The new Culligan with Zero Water Technology pitcher and filter are superior to the predecessors. First the design of the pitcher, simpler - no small areas where dirt and bacteria grow under the cover and in the nooks and crannies. And the new sliding cover help prevent overfilling and leaks. Smooth surfaces that are easy to clean make the cleaning a wonderfully easy process. And now the filter. I didn't think I would notice anything but I can honestly taste the difference between the old filtered water and the new filtered water. It's definitely tasting like water without a hint of anything bad in the water for you. Never noticed the old filter being "bad" in any way but the additional filtered items definitely affect the taste. I also love that the dissolved solid meter is totally integrated into the pitcher. Not that I can easily read it when I have my hand on the handle, but it's nice that it is measuring constantly. No need to bring out the testing wand anymore. I must say I am now totally converting to only. this type of filter. Not to only get the same filter for our refrigerator water and ice cube maker at work.

I used to buy spring water at the market and dreaded the routine of making another price-comparison, lugging and storing heavy water bottles and recycling bulky empty ones. Then one day, my neighbors gave me a Culligan water dispenser with a filter and explained how to use them. The filtered tap water looked clear, had no chlorine smell and it tasted sweet. Furthermore, I lost a nagging concern about ingesting permanent micro particles from manufactured plastic bottles! Today, I lavishly use this convenient water filtering system to cook, drink, water houseplants, rinse my hair—everything. I ordered a three-pack and have yet to see any price breaks on the filters and the Amazon price for the 3-pack filters recently increased by $10. Two quick maintenance tips: The top section, where you add tap water to the dispenser should be removed and routinely sterilized at a sink. And avoid pouring tap water directly on the filter.

Does what it's supposed to do. Only downside is that if you have water with a high amount of TDP's like I do, you are going to need a new filter ever 2 to 3 weeks. I used the removable TDP meter that comes with the pitcher (handy feature) and measured my water against tap water (over 400 TDPs) and distilled water (O TDPs). I then checked it against the carbon filtered named brand pitcher I had been using and found that the TDPs were only reduced by 1/2 with a new filter in it. I bought this pitcher because it was becoming increasingly difficult to find filters for the name brand pitcher I had been using for a couple of years. I don't know why, but Kroger, Ace Hardware and even Wal-Mart were not stocking them. Bought this reverse osmosis pitcher and it makes my tap water suitable for use in my cpap machine in an emergency. It registers 0 TDP but I have no idea what other chemicals may still be in the water. The taste though is great. Some people say it is bland. I don't drink water for taste, I drink it to hydrate. The lack of taste means to me that the job is getting done removing chemicals and TDPs. The downside is that I get 2 to 3 weeks out of a filter. This is due to the hardness of our local water and the high TDP count. It's unavoidable. I buy the filters by the 3 pack. The trade off between buying bottled water and having my own pure water at home is worth it. I do not mind changing the filter ever 3 weeks. However, if you are extremely budge conscious and living in an area with a high TDP count, you may not think it's a fair trade off. This pitcher, and the reverse osmosis process, deserve the 5 stars even with having to change filters frequently. The removable TDP meter is a nice feature.

As advertised

I come across these by searching on google! Why is it that when you look for a filter that removes flouride ..and a filter as good as this you can't see it in suggested/ recommended?? It's a shame more people dont know about this. I bought this because the usual brand i use stopped doing prime deliveries and they kept running out of stock a few times so thought best for a change and im not disappointed one bit. The taste of this wager is far superior to any bottled water I've had and it's clean and healthy. Im happy that my kids dont have to drink dirty water out the tap as we know it's a big 1st world problem. It does everything I need it to do and it looks stylish! Im just sad I didnt see this sooner. Culligan need to make the point this removes flouride on their box. but that's the only issue I have. Culligan you need to shout it from the roof tops!!!! It's a big deal!!!! Massive selling point!!! I dug around their website to find everything it removes. Ill post it with this message. Besides this it's very easy to use and lasts a long time and doesn't leak. There's a meter that attaches to tell you how clean your water is. But you have to go to the website to understand it better

Ridiculous

The water tastes funny after about a week

Looks great and wow what a difference in water quality and taste! The TDS meter seems to be constantly detecting moisture though.