Clear2O Premium Water Filtration Pitcher Review

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(More customer reviews)I didn't buy this through Amazon but on impulse at Target. For 10 years I've used a Pur pitcher for my drinking water. Within the last 2 years I've noticed a major change in the quality of the filters. In less than half the usual usage time, they would develop what my wife calls "slow filter." This means that you fill the pitcher and it can take an hour or more to filter through. The first couple I wrote off as defective, then I complained to Pur and got some free filters, but it just keeps happening. These filters are too expensive to die prematurely.

So I tried the Clear20. At first I was put off by the complexity of the set-up, but assuming your faucet is standard and not fancy it just requires replacing the aerator with the Clear20 aerator that is compatible with their filling hose.

The aerator is something that stays on your faucet all the time. When you want to fill the pitcher, you put it in the sink, flip the hose up from the handle (it stays attached there) and click it onto the nipple. Then you fill the pitcher. It takes something like 60 seconds.

Here's the thing that may not be clear to you: the Clear20 uses the power of the tap to push the water through the filter at high speed. When you're done filling the pitcher, you have a full pitcher of water ready to drink. If you've ever waited for Pur and Brita to drip though, you will REALLY appreciate this feature. Let me repeat: the pitcher fills in about 60 seconds and the water is instantly filtered.

Basically what they've done is to put a faucet-mount filter into a pitcher. It was a genius move and I love it.

The other innovation/difference with the Clear20 pitcher is that the filter is rated for 50 gallons, not a vague time period. There is an indicator on top of the pitcher. When you've gone through 40 gallons it turns yellow; you have 10 gallons remaining in the yellow period, then you have to replace the filter. They're a little more expensive than the Pur filters but they are rated for 10 gallons more. Also, you can easily buy them online andClear20 even has a filter subscription club so you don't have to think about it.

Assuming these filters don't develop "slow filter" like Pur, they're going to be awesome.

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Clear2O WaterSys 72oz PREMIUM Pitcher w/Filter

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Clear2O Filter 1-pk. Review

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(More customer reviews)I like this water filter system. It's easy to use and filters the water really fast. Takes about 30sec for a pitcher. The taste isn't that bad either. I wish it was a little more clean tasting but still not bad. Esp for the price.

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Clear2o CWS100AW Water Filtration Pitcher Review

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(More customer reviews)We purchased this water filter because the pitcher was to fill fast and the number of impurities it took out was provably more than any other commonly available pitcher system.

The unit definitely fills faster than Brita or PUR pitchers do. However, it makes a terrible, loud, higher-pitched gear grinding sound as it does so. It's not bad enough to wear ear protection, but you will have problems understanding someone in the room until you stop. Fortunately, it is less than a minute before it is filled.

Filtered water definitely tastes "cleaner." However, this taste is not as desirable as water filtered from the Brita pitcher would taste. Where the Brita might make water taste more like crude Dasani, Clear2O makes the water taste more like distilled water. I guess that is the price you pay for having 44+ contaminants removed (NSF verified) to 95+% efficiency (most are 99.9%+). The solid block carbon filter does a great job of making water taste plain. Unfortunately, this does highlight why an ion-exchange system such as Brita's can make more poorly filtered water taste better. For us, we've finally adjusted to the "cleaner" taste.

As for function, our pitcher came with a permanent leak and small slits that cause water to go back into the pitcher after being filtered, in a way that can allow contamination from the area under the lid to drip into the reservoir. Basically, water comes in from the tap and is injected into the area to which one side of the carbon is exposed. The water passes through the solid carbon, then flows up the filter and out through the filter's plastic canal, which meets with an open area with which the water then flows back down into the "cleaned" water area. However, the mating area where filtered water meets the pitcher (in the top handle of the filter itself) cannot fully seal. When we open the lid while filtering, visible water currents form at that area and this water drips down into clean water through small fissures. We've tested it with just pouring water into that general area, and the water quickly goes unfiltered into the pitcher, even with the filter seemingly blocking such access.

This was only something I tracked down once I started seeing occasional translucent floaters wafting around in the pitcher water when held up to the light. Whether the "floaters" are bacterial films, thin plastic or something else, I do not know.(I seem to guarantee their existence when refilling the pitcher when it is still half full, doing so for about a week, leaving the pitcher at room temperature.)

Clear2O appears to do a solid job of removing contaminants, but it appears to allow recontamination to a small extent. If this does not bother you for your application, this pitcher is for you.

UPDATE:The Clear2O website suggests cleaning the unit with vinegar, which would kill some bacteria.In my estimation, the floaters appear to be a harmless bacterial film that settles on the bottom of the pitcher after a while.Shaking the pitcher disturbs this film, creating the floaters noticed.

I've noticed cleaning the pitcher every so often with vinegar assures the floaters won't appear.

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Clear2O Water Pitcher filters NSF-certified to reduce up to 53 contaminants, its block carbon filter cleans 50-gallon (that's 88+ refills.), the equivalent of 378 disposable half-liter water bottles.

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Applica Clear 2O Water Pitcher #CWS100A Review

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(More customer reviews)I was pleasantly surprised at how sweet the water tasted.I could immediately taste the difference between bottled water and the water from this pitcher.That charcoal filtration system is awesome.The water fills up quickly in the pitcher and the hookup to the faucet is really easy.I'm so glad not be lugging those heavy bottles of water anymore and spending a fortune on them

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Better Water by Design. Clear2O Water Pitcher, Connects Directly To Your Kitchen Faucet. Is NSF certified to Filter 44 EPA recognized Contaminants. 9 Glass Capacity, Faucet Quick Connection, Smart Filter Life Indicator, Replaceable Carbon Filter For Pitcher.

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Clear2O Filter (3 Pack) Review

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(More customer reviews)Clear2O makes a decent pitcher, with a few design quirks.However, their filters do a much better job of removing impurities than Pur or Brita could ever hope to, and the taste difference is truly noticeable.The solid block carbon is the secret, but if you are looking for a "crisp" taste rather than a "dull" taste, go for the Brita.

The filters are supposed to be changed after 50 gallons, but I've read that the pitcher may show "red" before the 30 gallon point.I can say that Clear2O changed their filters about a year ago to last an extra 10 gallons (I called in about the slight change in filter model numbers).Unfortunately, the pitcher is not modified to accommodate this change, so you just have to run the pitcher until it's back in the "green" area again if your pitcher is like mine (surely newer ones accommodate this change now).

I've found that the filters still seem to filter about the same until after the second full cycle of green-to-red.At that point, the taste starts to get a little different and you run the risk of some sort of bacterial floaters resting on the bottom of the pitcher.This behavior is probably why the Clear2O site says you need to clean the inside of the pitcher with vinegar at each filter change, because not doing this assures the bacterial film will eventually appear.If you always refill the pitcher before it ever runs out of water, you can almost assure in time a bacterial film, which can be dislodged by shaking the water around and then looking through the pitcher at a light source.It appears to be harmless, as I found out I'd been drinking the film for awhile.

This three-pack gives you the best price per filter, and it can be sent via Prime.

Why do I put up with the "dull" taste and the potential for a harmless film?Because both the laboratory test results and my tongue tell me there's almost nothing left but pure water, and that is what I want for tea, coffee, and any other drink I may desire, and we go through a lot of filtered water in my home.

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Clear2O replacement filters NSF-certified to reduce up to 53 contaminants, its block carbon filter cleans 50 gallons (that's 88+ refills.), the equivalent of 378 disposable half-liter water bottles.

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