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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
Good:
This is more attractive than the other pitchers I've used, and nicer to have on the counter. The water comes out tasting good. And so far, tea made with the water from it is fine, although I haven't tested it thoroughly yet (only one tea session so far).
I also like that I can fill it without having to remove anything or flip anything up--the little fill flapper moves down automatically when you pour into it.
And I like that the purchase supports safe drinking water for people around the world.
But:
You can't see how close the reservoir is to getting full because it's not transparent. And you can't track the progress of water through the filter because the reservoir has no window and is not transparent. I have to push down on the little filling flapper to see how much water is in it.
If you try to pour from it too soon after filling, the unfiltered water in the reservoir comes out. This is common in such pitchers, but again....most have transparent reservoirs so that you can judge when you can pour without this happening.
The reservoir is only 2 cups, and the capacity is 10 cups, so you have to fill it 5 times for one full pitcher of filtered water.
And, as many reviews have stated, it's really really really slooooowwwwww to filter. I am hoping that it will speed up a bit with time--this was hinted at in some other reviews.
Other:
Can't really speak to ease of cleaning yet; I do think the glass of the pitcher will avoid the algae/scratch problem that plagues the plastic pitchers--where scrubbing to remove spots of algae creates scratches that encourage algae growth. And preventing that on the plastic parts is probably why the reservoir parts are not transparent. But that does lead to it's own problems as stated above.
I'll addend and revise this as I spend more time with it.
This is more attractive than the other pitchers I've used, and nicer to have on the counter. The water comes out tasting good. And so far, tea made with the water from it is fine, although I haven't tested it thoroughly yet (only one tea session so far).
I also like that I can fill it without having to remove anything or flip anything up--the little fill flapper moves down automatically when you pour into it.
And I like that the purchase supports safe drinking water for people around the world.
But:
You can't see how close the reservoir is to getting full because it's not transparent. And you can't track the progress of water through the filter because the reservoir has no window and is not transparent. I have to push down on the little filling flapper to see how much water is in it.
If you try to pour from it too soon after filling, the unfiltered water in the reservoir comes out. This is common in such pitchers, but again....most have transparent reservoirs so that you can judge when you can pour without this happening.
The reservoir is only 2 cups, and the capacity is 10 cups, so you have to fill it 5 times for one full pitcher of filtered water.
And, as many reviews have stated, it's really really really slooooowwwwww to filter. I am hoping that it will speed up a bit with time--this was hinted at in some other reviews.
Other:
Can't really speak to ease of cleaning yet; I do think the glass of the pitcher will avoid the algae/scratch problem that plagues the plastic pitchers--where scrubbing to remove spots of algae creates scratches that encourage algae growth. And preventing that on the plastic parts is probably why the reservoir parts are not transparent. But that does lead to it's own problems as stated above.
I'll addend and revise this as I spend more time with it.
