Applica Clear 2O Water Pitcher #CWS100A

Consumer Reports just rated this filtering water pitcher one of the best on the market, so I bought one. I do think they are correct, it fills up quickly and the taste of the water has definitely changed (for the better). I haven''t gone searching for filters yet, but I don''t think that should be a problem. HOWEVER, you now have to use their built-in tube and quick fill connection to fill this filter, and the hose is very short if you can''t use a regular kitchen sink (which we can''t as we don''t have a removable insert in the faucet). So, before we panicked and sent it back, I went to the hardware store and bought two ''barbs'' and a similar size piece of hose, and within a few minutes and a few dollars my problem was no more...I had successfully made the hose longer so that I could use the pitcher in my bathroom sink instead. So, that''s your answer; get two ''barbs'', which are brass connections which fit into the same size hose on both sides, and you are golden.

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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After checking my local water quality and the substances I was looking to filter, the Clear2O was the only model that cut the mustard. I''d never heard of the product, as it clearly doesn''t enjoy the market share of Brita or PUR, but I''m extremely impressed with the product to date after two months of use.

PROS:

It fills quickly. Snap it onto the spigot, turn on the tap, and water is ready to drink in well under a minute. Given the sizable capacity, this is pretty impressive performance.

The water tastes great. My first reaction after tasting water from this the first time was a sense of digust...wondering what I''d been drinking all this time any time I slurped something straight from the tap. The water tastes very similar to premium bottled waters, although I''ll agree with other reveiwers that it does not taste like Brita/PUR product, which probably lets a higher degree of minerals through the gate.

Big capacity: I hadn''t checked just how much larger it is, but it is incontrovertible that this is bigger than your standard Brita/PUR pitcher. The website boasts 50% larger; I could believe that, as we go quite a bit longer between refills.

A real filter meter. I was always aggravated by the simple timer that came on Brita filters; how would it know how decayed the filter had been? The Clear2O appears to have some sort of actual meter that tells you when the filter needs replacement due to wear, not simple passage of time. That will save money and guesswork on the life of the filter.

CONS:

Special equipment needed. We have a kitchen faucet that''s got a removable spray head. It took me a little snooping online to find out definitively, so here it is: yes, you need to attach something to a standard faucet in order for this to work. Fortunately, we had a bathroom we don''t use, and attached the spigot to that faucet, and we fill the pitcher in the bathroom (a minor inconvenience). That said, the hose attached to the pitcher was too short to work with a sink you can''t fit the entire pitcher in, height-wise. If that''s your problem, ensure you buy the Clear2o CWX100A Hose Extender.

This thing is loud! It''s bizarre to think of a water pitcher being noisy, but here we are. Hitch the pitcher up to the thing, turn on the water, and there''s a noise that can best be described as grinding that emanates from the hose and filter working. Like I said, it''s for less than a minute, but it''s still noisy.

Minor leak: as noted by other reviewers, I note small rivulets of water running down the side of the empty pitcher while filling, where the filter assembly meetings the spout. If you hold the pitcher directly upright, the problem is minimized, but...

All in all, I''m extremely satisfied with the product. The filters are cheap, far cheaper than buying water at Costco. It''s convenient, and gives you peace of mind that the water you''re drinking is indeed clean.

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Hi I called clear20 to ask why they were not listed or registered with NSF which is the governing independent body that tests the product for what it filters etc. During this call I finally got it out of them that they this product is being discontinued and that once the filters have all been sold, they no longer will be able to support the product ... Meanwhile they make no public mention of this and continue to advertise their product to sell there remaining stockpile. I bought several and after finding this out I was understandably upset. This is unethical!!!

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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, ours 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 a 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 (almost are 99.9 to 99.99+%). 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.

It is important to occasionally clean the pitcher, as the website states in its FAQ, "with vinegar." 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. Vinegar would kill most bacteria that might start to colonize the filtered water area, and it seems to curb our problem.