Critically Important Pur Water Filter Pitcher Pros and Cons

Pur Water Filter Pitcher Cons

Very slow fill time.

The filter takes a long time, sometimes up to one full hour.

The LED might not work.

This model is based on an LED light that notifies you when the filter needs to be changed. However, some customers complain that the LED does not work with their device.

Not effective at treating limescale.

The ion exchange filter used to soften the water could be better. Although water is noticeably softer after being filtered with Pur, it still leaves limescale deposits. This is no use to you if have limescale issues in your home.

Pur Water Filter Pitcher Pros

By far the biggest benefits of using a Pur water filter is that it can filter heavy duty contaminants like mercury and trace pharmaceuticals.

This filter is better than most of the other basic pitcher jugs like Brita at removing these substances. Therefore, it is the safe option if you have worrying contaminants in your water.

BPA-free plastic. BPA is a real concern when using plastics in a product that is linked to a consumable like water. The manufacturer’s certify that all components of the Pur pitcher that come into contact with water are made of BPA-free plastic. This is an advantage because you can use the filter for a long time without harmful plastics getting into your drinking water.

Efficient filtration. Although this water filter does not work fast, it can deliver high quality water. Most impurities in the water are removed before it enters your glass.

PUR Classic 18-Cup Dispenser

The PUR classic is larger than the average water filter pitcher and great for people that have a big family.

It’s based on MAXION® filter technologies.

These filter technologies can eliminate 95% of certain industrial pollutants, 96% of mercury and 94% of some pharmaceuticals.

• The result of this is that it can reduce chlorine for better tasting water.
• It’s slim design optimizes the space so it can fit in the refrigerator shelf.
• All PUR Launcher filters fit into all PUR launcher / dispensers so it’s easy to find and replace filter cartridges.
• Has a very large capacity that can hold 1125 gallons of water over the life time of the average cartridge.
• BPA – free.

PUR Classic 11-Cup Pitcher with LED

PUR Basic 7-Cup Pitcher

Certified to reduce 2x more contaminants than Brita. This is a smaller pitcher of all the Pur pitchers reviewed in this article.

The smaller size also means that price is also slightly lower than the others.

Its size makes it the ideal option for people who live alone, don’t have a lot of space. Despite this, the filtration abilities are similar to the others.

Why Pur Might NOT Be WORTH it

Its filters have a low capacity. For instance, the 7-cup pitcher only has a 40 gallon capacity.

This is not the biggest filter capacity so may mean that you need to change filters more often than other models. This is not ideal for some people, even if the filter change does not take long.

When your filter only has a 40 gallon capacity this means more cartridge filter changes. This can mean necessary filter replacements every 4 to 6 weeks. Of course this depends on your water usage.

This is on top of the previously mention issues of it being slow to filter, LED light issues and might not effectively deal with limescale.

Is Pur Water Filter Pitcher WORTH It?

Maybe.

In comparison to Brita, the Pur water filter pitcher wins hands down.

And yes, this is one of the best pitchers with water filters on the market today because it deals with tough contaminants like mercury.

However, if you have serious water pollution concerns there are much better alternatives on the market.

For instance, there is the Aquasana machine for clean water. The Aquasana Clean Water Machine has a longer filter capacity so better value for money.

This is a much larger generous capacity as it’s a 16-cup dispenser. It delivers filtered water at the touch of a button.

The thin decanter with 8 cups fits easily into the door of your refrigerator.

It’s filter is based on activated carbon. This gives it the capacity to reduce everything from pesticides, pharmaceutical products, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), herbicides and MTBE (Methyl tertiary butyl ether).

It then also filters the water through a carbon catalyst to remove chlorine and chloroamines.

The absolute mechanical filter is also capable of filtrating through submicrons. This is effective against cysts that can sometimes be resistant to asbestos, chlorine, giardia and cryptosporidium.

Finally there is an additional layer of heavy metal ion exchange that filters such as mercury and lead.

AquaTru Water Filter	Berkey Water Filter
- Arsenic: Approx 90% (unspecified). - Fluoride by 91.8% (WITHOUT extra filters). - Lead 97.5% - Benzene 99.9% - Chlorine 96.6% - Cysts 99.99%	- Arsenic by 99.9% (special filters required). - Fluoride by 99.9% (special filters required). - Lead 97.5% - Benzene 99.8%
Available in 1-size only.	Available in various sizes.
Plastic materials.	Metal & plastic materials.
Number of filters: 3	Number of filters: 2 - 4
Filter methods: Mechanical, Reverse Osmosis & Activated Carbon filters.	Filter methods: Black microporous-filters & white fluoride Filters
4-stage filter process.	2-stage filter process.
Holds a maximum water capacity of 3-quarts.	2.25 Gallons
45.7 x 45.7 x 38.1 cm	19" High x 8.5" Diameter
System: 1 year limited warranty.	Filters: 2 years; System: 1 year.
Full Performance Data Sheet (AquaTru).	Berkey Contaminants List NSF/ANSI test results
SPECIAL OFFER? Yes, use code MRWATERGEEK	SPECIAL OFFER? Yes, Big Berkey bundle sale