Brita Standard Water Filter
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’m a lifelong Brita user so I was thrilled to see they finally made a countertop filter that catches lead! I followed the set-up instructions precisely and at first everything seemed fine. The water filtered a little more slowly than the regular Brita filters, but no big deal, and it tasted great. However, within 2-3 weeks, each filter in this two-pack slowed to a CRAWL, barely filtering a single batch of water in 8 hours (!). I then looked up the official Brita instructions for unclogging these filters and followed those to a “t.” That didn’t help one bit. Shortly after trying to fix each of the two filters, black flecks flooded out of them (see first photo).\n\nNow, the box specifically advertises “no black flecks” (see second photo) and “lasts 3x longer than standard Brita filters” so to have two of these filters last at most 3 weeks each and then vomit black flecks – this is either a defective product or false advertising. I see on here a lot of people have complained about similar problems and Brita just offers coupons for money off your next purchase. That’s ridiculous. Refund or replace, Brita!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'They work well AFTER you get an o-ring to seal them. After seeing the issue others have, water leaking AROUND the filter instead of going through it, and making very certain it was correctly seated, I put a thin rubber o-ring around the filter (most hardware stores carry these) which is reusable (I\'ve had one o-ring for 7 filters so far). The o-ring makes seating it firmer as I push the filter in, and SEALS the filter so water must go through it. Get a thin one, it must fit between the filter and the wall of the insert area. I put the ring about 3/4" from the top of the filter, then push it in, and I can feel the o-ring "rolling" up the filter as I push and it seats the filter in very firm and tight. **See pics. This about a 2" o-ring, and they are cheap. Brita should use this idea and send a small o-ring with each 3 pack or pitcher.\n\nI think people who are complaining about the water quality don\'t realize the water is leaking around the filter and not being filtered. After the O-Ring, it takes MUCH longer for the water to go through the filter, so I know it\'s working.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I can't believe I purchased these filters without first reading the negative reviews. The negative reviews are TRUE. I installed the first filter on July 18, 2018 and could not believe how long it took to empty the reservoir. Then, on August 1, 2018 it STOPPED WORKING. This is 2 weeks for a filter that is advertised as being good for 6 months. Also, the taste of the filtered water is not as good as I expected it to be. Bottled water is better. After being a long time Britta user I am looking for a new filter system. With all the bad reviews it seems like either Britta or Amazon no longer care about their product or their customers. Maybe Mr. Bezos is more concerned with his space efforts than his company.\n\nSeptember 1, 2018\nFOLLOW UP REVIEW\n\nFollowing my critical review I was contacted by Britta and given a telphone number and a reference number.\nI called the number and was given the option of a refund or receive a replacement 2 pack of Longlast filters. Since I have had a long and satisfactory relationship with Britta I chose the replacement option. BIG MISTAKE!! The replacement filters were as defective as those I received originally. The first filter was installed on August 17, 2018. By August 30 it was taking 6 to 8 hours for the reservoir to empty through the filter. AND there is now a blotchy, streaky substance on the interior of the white reservoir.\n\nWhen I initially called Britta I was told that about 10% of their filters from an un-named manufacturer were defective. What are the odds that I would get the defective ones a second time?\n\nBUYER BEWARE!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I almost didn\'t reorder these because of all the negative reviews since my last purchase. Trusting Amazon that I could return them I took a shot. So glad I did. Same great quality filters they\'ve always been. Filters quickly, water tastes great. I can only deduce that the negative reviews are actually talking about the new "longer lasting" filters that are dark blue. Please folks, if you\'re going to leave a review, be specific about the product you\'re speaking of. ESPECIALLY if it\'s negative. I can\'t speak to the new blue filters, but the white ones are exactly the same. At least the ones I received. Great price for a 6 pack too! Hope this helps someone sift through the rubble.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The quality of water that comes out of these filters is fantastic, but they clog within a couple weeks for me. I live in New York City, which is known for having darn fine tap-water, so it's not like I'm shoving lake sludge through these filters. Fortunately, Brita has been generous enough to replace the filters as they know there is a problem with them, but the solution to that problem has been delayed repeatedly. Bummer!\n\nEDIT: Brita eventually stopped replacing their faulty Longlife filters so I'm downgrading the review to 1 star. The filters are too expensive to replace every 2 weeks, especially since they ought to last 6 months. I hope Brita gets their act together with these.\n\nSECOND EDIT: Brita finally fixed the filters and sent me a pair of the new version free of charge. The filter I installed has worked perfectly for over a month now.\n\nTHIRD EDIT (April 5, 2019): six months later, the new version of the Longlast filter continues to filter at a good clip. It is slightly slower than when it was new, now about 15 minutes per liter."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought a package of 6. I opened the first one and start using it for a couple of days until I realized that it wasn't working properly. I decided to open a new one carefully and take a look. My surprise is that they clearly had been used already. They are dirty, humid and they even have MOLD in some areas. The package clearly was opened, old used filters introduced in them, and then seal again and ship it to costumers.\nThis is so intolerable and discusting when it becomes to a product to filter water, a first necessity product. Is an attack to my health and my beloved ones. I can't believe they ship products like this. Do not buy them."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I rarely ever say I hate something, but I hate this filter. It takes SO long to filter a pitcher of water. If I fill it at night it will still not be filtered in the morning. We drink several full pitchers of water a day and this filter cannot even filter one pitcher in a day. I have filled it in the morning after filling my kids water bottles and there will still be water in the top filtering that evening if I leave it alone all day. It is long lasting because you can only filter one pitcher a day 😕'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Apparently my city's water is already pretty clean (20ppm), but my wife and I use Brita to filter our water more just to be safe. The Brita filters cut the ppm in my tap water down to 13ppm.\n\nWe drink/use a lot of water, so we change out our filters every two months. If we let it go too long, sometimes a chlorine-like taste appears. I hate how much plastic gets trashed, but better safe than sorry. All it takes to prep these filters is 15 seconds under cold water.\n\nI'd eventually like to get a sink filter installed, but these will do in the meantime."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "We purchased a Brita carafe water pitcher to filter our NYC tap water. I was very attracted to the idea of a long-lasting filter that would not only remove more contaminants than the basic white Brita filter, but also last much longer. We bought these Brita brand filters thinking that their much higher price would be offset by lasting much longer than the white ones. Wrong. They may be removing more stuff from the water but they clogged up way before the expected number of gallons suggested by Brita's literature. For the first few weeks of use, water flowed quickly. Then the flow slowed down and now you need to wait patiently for the filter to do its thing. End result: more expensive way to get filtered water than the basic white Brita filter. Can't comment on removal of the contaminants. The taste of the water was not noticeably different."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Waste of money. I bought these refills in addition to the pitcher. I was sick for a month, couldn't figure out why, then I read more reviews on line. 100's of folks had the same horrible gastric symptoms, headaches, and didn't know why until this commonality was discovered in a group. I cannot say for sure, but when 100's of people are having the same complaints while using, then the symptoms cvompletely go away after stopping... you be the judge."}]