Brita filterSeptember 12, 2008 Howard Macartney(UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having been a user of the Brita Classic jug water filter system for many years there is no doubt that the Brita tap filter cartridge is much better. We live in a hard water area and there is very little scale in the kettle after 3 months. Using the jug system we had scale after 3 weeks. If no filter is used we get bad scale in the kettle after one or two weeks. As the other reviewer states there is no skin on tea or coffee when using the filter. We frequently get a chlorine taste in the water and so far this filter has removed most evidence of this. You only have to smell the cold water out of the normal cold tap to know that the filtered water has been cleaned up. Cooking vegetables in chlorine free water is much more pleasant. The only downside of the filter is during the first few days the water can have a very bright taste or a little like the expensive French mineral water. The old Classic jug filters also had this trait to a smaller extent. I have never used the Brita Maxtra filter so cannot comment on them. When summed up I feel that the Brita tap filter system can be very good if you need a filter for water taste. scale and a degree of chemical protection. As the area we live is agricultural and during the last world war a lot of chemicals contaminated the ground water then a little extra pesticide / chemical protection for the drinking water makes me feel a little safer. It can be much cheaper to buy the filters in packs of 4.
Good water, relatively easy to fitJune 17, 2008 Mum Betty(Sussex, England) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm on my third filter now. I was skeptical of the efficacy when we bought the tap (Brita Titanium) but noticed an immediate change -- no skin EVER forms on the tea, no matter how long it sits in the teapot. Given that we have restricted space under the sink, I was also worried about whether it would be easy to change cartridges. It is if one reads the directions. Does the water taste better? It's hard to say. We have naturally soft spring water, so the unfiltered water tastes fine. For me the benefit has been the lack of skin forming on tea, and the fact that coffee doesn't leave stains in the cup.
