Review on 💧 Lifestraw Home Glass Water Filter Pitcher (7-Cup) - Effective Against Bacteria, Parasites, Microplastics, Lead, Mercury, Chemicals, and More (White) by Stacey Growe

LifeStraw Home 7-Cup Home Glass Water Filter Vine Program. To be honest we would probably order it to try as we are always looking for better ways to filter our water at home which is good but not very tasty. We have Pur filter pitchers, two Zero Water pitchers, and Berkey (Travel Berkey, which holds about a gallon and a half). I'll talk about the LifeStraw jar separately and in comparison to our later filters. Let's talk about the positive things first. This jug is by far the most attractive of all the jugs and filters we have used. This glass is beautifully designed, classic with a touch of scientific laboratory. I like the looks. The glass is smooth and easy to clean, and the handle is a comfortable shape and size for my hand (I'm 5ft 3in). The pitcher was well packaged and in perfect condition. A quick start guide was also included. , always a plus. The filter removed the odor from the chloramine treatment our city adds to the water to disinfect it. It definitely tastes and smells better, maybe a little better than water filtered with our Pur filter. This jug uses the LifeStraw Membrane Microfilter If you're familiar with LifeStraw, you know that this membrane has a pore size of 0.2 microns, which is darn small, although not the smallest in the industry. It removes most bacteria, parasites and many other things you don't need. I don't want to drink water that most household filters won't remove. And the smaller filter you add is activated carbon with an ion exchange filter that removes heavy metals, chlorine and many other things. I believe the membrane makes this vessel more efficient than many wells. known filters that only remove chlorine and the like. Now for the cons. When I first attempted to remove the case cover, it was held in place fairly tightly. I can open many tight can and bottle lids without help, but I couldn't get the lid off the case - I needed help. It may have been an accident but otherwise I would have figured that the elderly, those with weaker hands, or those with arthritis or tendinitis would find the body cover very difficult to remove and would not be able to use the jug without removing it it. Also, I assume at least some people looking for a glass are hoping to avoid prolonged contact of water with plastic. Unfortunately, the filter housing is the white plastic tube inside the jug - plastic, and unless you're only filtering about 2 1/2 cups at a time, your water will surround the plastic filter housing so it's in contact with the plastic. most of the time. The lid is plastic, but your water only comes into contact with the lid for a few seconds at a time. The next one may or may not be negative depending on you. I found the glass of the jug to be flimsy, but the jug itself is just over 11 1/2 inches, so it's still heavy. It's also too big to fit under our standard kitchen sink faucet. This made the initial washing awkward and I ended up filling it with a small kettle. And that has created a problem of its own, because if you don't hit the lid, which has a bail to let the water in, with a strong current, it doesn't open immediately, instead some water spills onto the lid, which can then drip . I don't have a lot of lab equipment, but I have a TDS meter and a PH meter, and I've compared our tap water, Crystal Geyser, and LifeStraw pitcher water and the results were very similar. Our tap water had a pH of 8.25 and 198 ppm; the LifeStraw glass also had a pH of 8.25 and 1.97 ppm. Finally, the water from the Crystal Geyser had a pH of 7.49 and 181 ppm. I have also measured zero water in the past; it was actually 0ppm although I can't remember the PH. What does that mean? Probably not much since calcium, magnesium and other beneficial substances are found in the parts per million of our drinking water. The LifeStraw pitcher doesn't claim to filter out Fluorine or Arsenic, but neither Brita nor Pur do. We bought an arsenic fluoride filter for our Berkey, but although we took great care installing it in the Berkey, it probably released aluminum into our water, so we stopped using it. Zero claims to remove fluoride and they seem to filter out almost everything. The LifeStraw website has lab results showing what the filter removes: mercury, lead, pesticides, chromium, asbestos, chlorine and herbicides, microplastics, bacteria and parasites. are listed on their website and the ones I've read are from 2019. However, I'm confused as to why the company did the testing in a lab in Vietnam. However, they say the pitcher/filter meets NSF 42 and NSF 53 standards, as well as EPA standards for removing various substances, which are listed earlier in this paragraph. If you are looking to remove chlorine, heavy metals and biologicals from your water, the LifeStraw pitcher may be just what you need. It uses a LifeStraw filter that uses activated carbon as well as an ion exchange filter that also uses Zero Water, only this one claims to filter around 40 gallons (depending on your water) while Zero says their filters are 15 gallons (again, depending on your water). Replacing filters every 15 gallons can be not only expensive but inconvenient; Even when the zero filters are used up, they can continue to acidify the water. I'm not sure if this applies to LifeStraw filters. The jug also has a membrane filter to protect against the smallest particles and bacteria. The LifeStraw pitcher is a little heavy, but it's real glass, attractive, smooth and won't wash out. The lid is better for pouring than some jugs, but the filter housing - the plastic tube inside the jug - is plastic and if you're pouring a lot of water it stays in contact with your water. That's a problem? It depends on your preference. It's also weird to have something in your water in a jug. We like this filter and we'll see how it works. The water is delicious. And while I suspect I'll eventually break the pitcher, especially since it's too big for our kitchen sink and faucet, this pitcher looks great on our counter. (taken March 16, 2020) Both my 6'7" husband and I (5'3") find the pitcher awkward to pour, so we actually started filtering our water into another glass container that's in fits the filter and the filter housing. The water is delicious; If it tastes less, change the filter. It is also noteworthy that the housing cover is not easier to remove after changing the filter five times. I really wish they would thread it instead of using friction to hold it in place. I love the water this filter set delivers and have been using it for 10 months now.