Best Countertop Water Filter in 2024 (15 Brands tested, 6 Winners)

Wondering which countertop water filter is really the best? We tested, rated & ranked 15 popular brands. Our data-driven ranking system considers contaminant reduction, filtration speed, design, ongoing costs, and more.
Here’s what we found out:
👉 Not every countertop water filter is best for everyone. There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution.
👉 Popular brands like Berkey and Brita didn’t make the list
👉 Testing your water is vitally important to ensure you get the right filter for your situation
In this video, Brian reveals the best countertop water filters for different needs and preferences.
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📒 Show Notes 📒
1️⃣ The Best Countertop Water Filters
- AquTru geni.us/hijl3j
15% OFF AquaTru motivated-painter-4204.ck.pag...
- Waterdrop King Tank geni.us/jUS83
- Epic Pure Dispenser geni.us/12FBoAB
20% OFF Epic Water Filters motivated-painter-4204.ck.pag...
- RKIN U1 geni.us/AKAW
10% OFF RKIN motivated-painter-4204.ck.pag...
- Clearly Filtered Pitcher geni.us/eo8IA
10% OFF Clearly Filtered
- ProOne Big+ geni.us/NnBouc
2️⃣ Test your water with Tap Score geni.us/i7mwG
$10 OFF Tap Score motivated-painter-4204.ck.pag...
3️⃣ Scoring system: waterfilterguru.com/how-we-te...
⏰ Chapters ⏰
0:00 Best Countertop Water Filter in 2024 (15 Brands tested, 6 Winners)
0:54 Aquatru
3:31 Waterdrop King Tank
5:26 Epic Pure Dispenser
6:54 RKIN U1
8:46 Clearly Filtered Pitcher
10:18 ProOne Big+
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[@waterfilterguru]

What is your favorite countertop water filter? Let us know below! ⬇

[@mary-annbok4426]

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[@stoevne2]

Keep these videos coming!

[@waterfilterguru]

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[@hoops4life77]

Great video thanks!

[@waterfilterguru]

Glad you liked it!

[@Tap_Score]

Thanks for the new video Brian! It's so helpful to see the systems in action like this. Will you release more reviews on the individual filters too or do another test in the future?

[@waterfilterguru]

Thanks for the support! There are cards throughout the video that link to the individual reviews of each product, where we dive deep into the testing data 😉 All our testing projects can also be found in the Product Testing playlist too kzbin.info/aero/PLDqZ4wajyRIC2ji0iERZf35uFwyQE5vji

[@Tap_Score]

@@waterfilterguru Amazing!

[@diegomayfield4751]

thanks for the reviews

[@waterfilterguru]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@shoelaced]

I had that exact AquaTru unit for years and then I moved out of the country and didn't have room to take it with me. I loved it and I wish I could have kept it!

[@waterfilterguru]

Hey thanks for sharing, sorry to hear you couldn't take it with you. What do you use now where you live?

[@RenayEmond]

Thank You for ALL YOU DO!

[@waterfilterguru]

You're welcome 🙂

[@ashleyemanuela]

He's a real life superhero!!!!!!

[@waterfilterguru]

@@ashleyemanuela 💟💟

[@AlwaysKeepStirring]

Thanks for this. Seriously just helped me make a decision on this!

[@waterfilterguru]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ashleyemanuela]

I've been debating between these water filters thank you so much for this informative review

[@waterfilterguru]

Glad it was informative and helpful! Which of these filters have you been debating?

[@ashleyemanuela]

@@waterfilterguru AquaTru and ProOne but I'm leaning towards the AquaTru at the moment

[@waterfilterguru]

@@ashleyemanuela I'd agree, Aquatru will provide more broad contaminant reduction

[@Davo198]

Great video

[@waterfilterguru]

Thank you!

[@ivdubgti]

I won the auction on a brand new Aqua Tru Classic on ebay for $178. So thats the one i went with. So far i really like it, no more hundreds of plastic bottles and having to lug heavy cases of water to my 4th floor condo. I have a Zero Water dispenser that i took the filter out of and just fill it with the Aqua Tru and put it in the fridge.

[@waterfilterguru]

Nice! Congrats. Aquatru rocks, I use mine every day. I'm about to do an updated Aquatru video that covers the remineralization VOC filter

[@ivdubgti]

@@waterfilterguru Cool i was thinking about getting the remineralization filter but im not sure if the water will taste weird as others on the interweb have said.

[@waterfilterguru]

@@ivdubgti I'm currently using it and I think it tastes great

[@ivdubgti]

@@waterfilterguru Ok I just ordered one. Thanks for your help!

[@AndyS52]

i love my proone! glad to see it removes lead, we have some in our well water

[@waterfilterguru]

That's surprising because lead is very rarely occurring naturally in water. Are you sure it's not coming from the home's plumbing?

[@jiajunsun3845]

Could you please do a review of the Kirkland water filter? Thanks and keep it up!

[@waterfilterguru]

Thanks for the request! I'll put it on our list

[@ryansanders2009]

Just discovered your channel. Perhaps a video idea for you could be what are best choices for Canadians? Thanks so much!

[@waterfilterguru]

Thanks for the idea!

[@ryansanders2009]

@@waterfilterguru I’ll share the video with a bunch of my fellow Canadian friends. So many of us have little filters that don’t do much. I’d love to upgrade to something and if I can support Canadian or buy something with reasonable border shipping fees I’m so in!

[@BasedPolitics_]

You are the man! Thanks for all you do. One question - you specifically mention that all the filters were efficient at filtering fluoride except for the epic pure dispenser. Did this filter not do well in this area? On their website they state being able to filter ~97% of fluoride. Thank you!

[@waterfilterguru]

In our independent test, the Epic Pure filter only reduced fluoride by 27% - but in our case it brought fluoride concentrations in line with the Health Guideline Level. Still, it fell short of the ~97% reduction they advertise. Did you see the video that goes into detail about our Epic Pure lab test results? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKilmnR-g9R8rs0

[@BasedPolitics_]

@@waterfilterguru I did not. I will watch now! Thanks for the response!

[@surfguy777]

Great video! I live and travel around Asia and was using a Zero water carafe along with sometimes buying big jugs of supposed reverse osmosis water. My Zero started getting a film across the top of the filtered water after about 3 weeks if use..similar looking to gasoline on water. I immediately quit using it. Any ideas what that was? Now back to bottle water mostly.

[@waterfilterguru]

Sounds like biofilm. Were you filtering water that was microbiologically unsafe? That is, were you filtering water that had not been disinfected with chlorine?

[@glebo8921]

i really appreciate your research and knowledge sharing. We need people like you to filter out the bad products as water is vital to our health. THANK YOU

[@waterfilterguru]

You're welcome, thanks for watching! I'm glad the video was helpful. Let me know if you have any questions while trying to find a filter

[@glebo8921]

@waterfilterguru say I got the waterdrop, do we have to clean it every once in a while or maybe something to look out for over time?

[@waterfilterguru]

@@glebo8921 According to the instruction manual, the whole system should be cleaned at least once a month. Id personally advocate for weekly cleaning.

[@kaczi12]

Thank You 🇵🇱

[@waterfilterguru]

You're welcome

[@samtang9079]

Thanks for the video! Which filter do you recommend that's portable and perfect for traveling to remove fluoride, heavy metals, and bacteria?

[@waterfilterguru]

What mode of travel? Vehicle? Airplane?

[@KK-pf1ye]

Did you consider the apec water reverse osmosis counter top filter? Thanks!

[@waterfilterguru]

We've not tested that one yet. When we do, it will be considered in a future update of this video!

[@alexh327]

I'm going to check into the Aqua Tru and Water Drop for are city water with lead! Thank you!

[@waterfilterguru]

Let me know what you decide to go with!

[@chefgav1]

@@waterfiltergurufYI the epec counter top uses tritan plastic which you forgot

[@chefgav1]

Don’t buy the water drop RO as they leach badly

[@waterfilterguru]

@@chefgav1 They claim it does, but I'm honestly skeptical. It doesn't feel like Tritan plastic, it doesn't have the thicker more sturdy weight you get with Tritan. But of course that's just based on my personal experience, not hard data.

[@yiannislolos9829]

Are you going to review the British Berkefeld/Doulton filters? specifically the ultra sterasyl or fluoride candles

[@waterfilterguru]

At some point, yes. We've got them on this list.

[@hoops4life77]

Thanks again for the video Brian so I tested my water with Tap Score and I got the results back I'm on city water and it had levels over the HGL on Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Arsenic, Cadmium, Lithium and Uranium. What filters do you think would be the best options?

[@waterfilterguru]

I'd recommend reverse osmosis for your drinking water. Some of these can be reduced at the point of entry, but if you are in a rental situation your best bet is a countertop RO system, like the Aquatru geni.us/chlQv5o If you aren't in a rental and have the ability to perform a more invasive install, I'd recommend an under-sink system like the Cloud RO geni.us/9ClI8J3

[@hoops4life77]

@@waterfilterguru Ok thanks for the help that sounds good. One other question would any of the non RO options work as a ok option I just worry about the minerals?

[@waterfilterguru]

@@hoops4life77 I'd strongly recommend RO for the metals Arsenic, Cadmium, Lithium and Uranium. You can buy RO systems with integrated remineralization filters which add minerals back in post-filtration - both of the systems I linked offer this

[@hoops4life77]

​@@waterfilterguru Ok thanks I will do that.

[@treedeblue]

Do you recommend adding minerals to water after filtration??

[@waterfilterguru]

If the water is demineralized, such as water treated with reverse osmosis or distillation you may want to consider remineralization.

[@_StayAWhile]

Hi, Do any of these remove iron? If not, do any that go the under sink?

[@waterfilterguru]

Typically iron is treated at the point of entry with a whole house water filter. That said, some point of use filters will reduce iron. You can always check the spec sheet of the system you are interested in, which should indicate if iron is one of the contaminants it's been tested and/or certified to reduce. Reverse osmosis systems like the Aquatru and RKIN U1 in this video will reduce both ferrous and ferric iron.

[@LaurenLovesFall]

What about the Patriot Pure Ultimate Water Filtration system? I’d love a review from you on this one since ProOne has been sold out for so long.

[@waterfilterguru]

I've got it on our list for a future project, thanks for your request

[@gman1868]

I chose the RKIN U1. While I agree that the filtration rate is slow, it doesn't matter because it dispenses from a reservoir within the unit. Well, dispensing is slower too ;) However, the feature rich unit rates a 9.5 to 10.0 in design. As long as it removes contaminants, I'm not concerned about the certifications. Besides, aren't most of these things made from plastic?

[@waterfilterguru]

Plastic is indeed commonly used in many water filtration systems. For folks who want plastic free I recommend looking into distillation

[@jennyann7795]

Have you tested the Waterdrop Alkaline version? Wondering if it performs as well.

[@waterfilterguru]

Not yet, as of now I've only tested the Waterdrop Chubby pitcher

[@SRtruth]

Is chlorine not removed with AquaTru? Also, if I dont use the remineralization component, does that affect the overall functionality?

[@waterfilterguru]

Chlorine is reduced by the Aquatru. It was completely eliminated in our test. You don't have to use the remineralization VOC filter, you would simply use the regular one instead

[@SRtruth]

@@waterfilterguru awesome!!!

[@pocahontas330]

Have you done any tests around Shungite... from Russia which is meant to remove Fluoride and other stuff

[@waterfilterguru]

We have not yet

[@fZionists78]

8:13 Only a 1 year warranty for a complex $745/plus tax machine. Nope. While not countertop, thanks to these reviews we couldn’t be happier with our Waterdrop system. About six months in.

[@waterfilterguru]

Which Waterdrop unit?

[@Sourdoughgirl]

I am curious what will happen should there be a power outage.

[@chefgav1]

If it’s the water drop RO filter countertops throw out straight away

[@chefgav1]

@@waterfilterguruwater drops RO membrane leach methylene chloride aka dichloromethane and xylenes

[@waterfilterguru]

@@chefgav1 I've tested two Waterdrop RO systems so far, neither leached methylene chloride aka dichloromethane or xylenes: G3 P800 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5PQZI2CqqqYrZY N1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/op66eZZ3gLZqoc0

[@abrooklyngirllinda]

i'd really be curious how the SANS system (not a pitcher filtration) stacks up against the Aquatru. This is my biggest question!!!!!

[@waterfilterguru]

It's on our list to test! Currently to my knowledge, the Sans purifier does not have any certifications - which is the biggest, glaring difference between the two

[@Alien2799]

Where can I see the independent third-party water testing for the Aqua True and the King Tank? Thank you

[@waterfilterguru]

You can see our lab tests linked in the description of each video: AquaTru kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKbFgI2Dqc9pbsk King Tank kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5XPlWpjgNOBnJY

[@Alien2799]

@@waterfilterguru Great. Thank you. That is helpful as well but what I meant is the third-party reports like NSF, WQA etc.

[@waterfilterguru]

Here are links to each of the certification databases: WQA find.wqa.org/find-products#/ NSF info.nsf.org/Certified/dwtu/ IAPMO pld.iapmo.org/ Searching is tricky, because each database is different and sometimes you have to search by different criteria to find what you are looking for, including product name, model number, brand name or even parent company. For example, to find PUR products, you need to search the NSF database for "Kaz" which is the parent company that owns the PUR brand.

[@phantomzz23]

Pls test Bluevua countertop reverse osmosis

[@waterfilterguru]

We've got it on the list! Thanks for adding your request

[@yazars]

Are the newish APEC ROCT-plus and Waterdrop K19-H basically the same device? The machine itself, manuals, error codes, and filters seem to be of similar design. Even if similar design, is it possible that the filtering performance could be different depending on individual specifications for the manufacturers? Any thoughts or concerns about Waterdrop after multiple groups found that the Waterdrop A1 and C1H (different filter system than the K19-H) produced water that had dichloromethane? I liked using Zerowater especially since my tap water is fairly clean, but I've been looking to switch over to countertop reverse osmosis.

[@waterfilterguru]

I've not tested either of those models yet, so I honestly can't say at this time. I can say I still stand by the AquaTru - I use the new remineralization VOC filter now which is a game changer

[@yazars]

@@waterfilterguru thanks. The members of my household really want something with an instant hot feature if we're getting a new device, so the aquatru wasn't a candidate

[@waterfilterguru]

@@yazars Fair enough. Did you check out the RKIN U1? bit.ly/3QJDNFo

[@yazars]

@@waterfilterguru Thanks, I enjoyed your videos about it, but I'm not sure it's worth the price premium over the other options I was considering. It's a bit large, and I don't assign value to the hydrogen feature.

[@waterfilterguru]

@@yazars Gotcha, makes total sense

[@Diana-mu9vd]

What about berkey with just carbon filters no fluoride filter ? Can you test the Radiant life ceramic filters on the berkey?

[@waterfilterguru]

The Black Berkey filters performed well in our testing with city water - it depends on what contaminants you are trying to address. Thanks for the request for the radiant life filters, I've got them on my list

[@melodymelomaniac]

How often does the AquaTru need to be cleaned? Having sitting water like that seems concerning?

[@waterfilterguru]

Yep, as with any water filter system regular cleaning and maintenance is essential. The tanks should be cleaned with soap and water at least weekly, but the more often the better.

[@Skitzoshank]

Can you review Phox alkaline filter?

[@waterfilterguru]

Thanks for the request! I'll add this to our list

[@bebeb3931]

what I am looking for is a gravity system that can filter lake or river water.

[@waterfilterguru]

ProOne tinyurl.com/mr3zap7c but I always recommend still properly disinfecting the water and not relying on the ceramic filter. Proper disinfection will guarantee water is microbiologically safe to drink.

[@alexcapotosto4289]

I am new to the water filter world lol I have hard water that is softened by salt, would any of these water filtration systems work for me? Our family currently only drinks/cooks with bottled water and I am over it!

[@waterfilterguru]

A countertop reverse osmosis system like the Aquatru geni.us/chlQv5o will provide similar water quality to the bottled water your used to drinking (most bottled water is treated with reverse osmosis) - and RO will reduce the sodium chloride (salt) added to the water by the softener. Additionally RO provides the most broad overall contaminant reduction, so that would be my recommendation

[@alexcapotosto4289]

Thank you SO much I really appreciate it!!!

[@waterfilterguru]

@@alexcapotosto4289 You're very welcome 😁

[@bebeb3931]

I am looking for a gravity system that will work for lake or river water.

[@waterfilterguru]

ProOne tinyurl.com/mr3zap7c but I always recommend still properly disinfecting the water and not relying on the ceramic filter. Proper disinfection will guarantee water is microbiologically safe to drink.

[@dianaguinn5850]

I live in London in a rental and wonder if the Aquatru Water filter would work well here since our water is very hard. If not , would you have another suggestion of a countertop model? Thank you

[@waterfilterguru]

How hard is the water exactly? The max hardness the Aquatru should be used with is 171 mg/L

[@dianaguinn5850]

​@@waterfilterguruMight be hard to believe but in my Borough it is 282 ppm so, extremely hard. Most London is this hard.

[@waterfilterguru]

@@dianaguinn5850 Oof, that's rough! Have you tried contacting the landlord to see if they would be willing to install a point of entry system to have this issue address where the water comes into the building?

[@dianaguinn5850]

​@@waterfilterguruNo. That would be a good solution if landlords in london would even care for such problems. I know for a fact our landlord would not do anything. Would a water jug filter like Larq pitcher work better? Or do you have any other recommendation? Thanks a lot

[@waterfilterguru]

@@dianaguinn5850 A water filter pitcher (jug) that uses cation exchange resin will reduce the hardness minerals, but it will reach capacity (get filled up) super quickly with hardness that high. That said, the minerals that make up hardness (calcium and magnesium, primarily) are actually healthy for us - so I don't see any reason to remove these for drinking purposes specifically. The main issues caused by hardness affect the home's plumbing and water using appliances, and cause skin and hair irritation.

[@Pinkneonlips]

what about Bluevua??

[@waterfilterguru]

Haven't tested it yet but we've got it on the list 😉

[@DodosParadise21]

As we are heading towards a proper crises, which water filter (tank) would you recommend in a shtf situation when no electricity is available? Assumed you would have to use well water (so no visibly dirty water)?

[@waterfilterguru]

What crisis are you referring to? The ProOne pitcher that uses ceramic media is a good option for addressing microbiological contaminants tinyurl.com/mr3rbumb But I'd honestly recommend a more robust filter for emergency preparedness which is capable of producing larger volumes of water per day. Like the Lifestraw Max lifestraw.xyibsh.net/bayaAm or the Portawell tinyurl.com/msbsws4m

[@waterfilterguru]

Also I'm actually in the middle of working on a video about how to source, treat and store water during any emergency situation, so stay tuned for that!

[@DodosParadise21]

​@@waterfilterguru Oh, fantastic, looking forward to that

[@DodosParadise21]

​@@waterfilterguru I m currently situated in Germany and Nato is unfortunately pushing for war. Also our electric energy system is about to collaps, due to shutting down more and more powerplants by the green party in power. Experts say the blackout is only a matter of time from now on. And without electricity, the water system will stop working latest after 2 days. It s quite possible, that we may have to rely on one of the many public wells in our small town. This water is already very clean. So the filter I m looking for is not for on the go, it s to use in the household but without electricity. I wanted to get an Epic Pure Pitcher, but they don t ship it to Germany. Don t understand why, I would of course pay for the shipment? You also advised the Waterdrop King Tank. In case everything will be good, despite the expactation of many, I want to use it in the kitchen, therefore I m looking for really good filter. Thank you very much for your help and advise. Very very generous of you!

[@DodosParadise21]

And following your advise, I already bought an AquaTru Classic filter unit. It s amazing what you do, you help so many people!! Thank you very much for all your time and effort you put in, it s greatly appreciated!!!

[@ross3933]

Would a distiller (with remineralization drops) beat everything on this list In terms of removing contaminants?

[@waterfilterguru]

Water distillation and reverse osmosis are the two processes that provide the most broad contaminant reduction and are capable of purifying water. Each has its drawbacks, with distillation requiring massive time and energy input for relatively small volumes of water (6-8 hours for just 1 gallon), and reverse osmosis producing waste water.

[@ross3933]

@@waterfilterguru Thanks for the info!

[@waterfilterguru]

@@ross3933 Happy to help

[@trinideemcconnell7186]

Does Tristan plastic leach bps or bps I know it’s bps free but what about those two ?

[@trinideemcconnell7186]

Tritan *

[@waterfilterguru]

Tritan is BPA/BPS free and does not leach either. This is supported by third party testing which you can read about here www.eastman.com/content/dam/eastman/corporate/en/literature/s/spmbs6158.pdf as well as an official NSF 51 certification for materials safety info.nsf.org/Certified/Food/Listings.asp?Company=79030&Standard=051

[@trinideemcconnell7186]

@@waterfilterguru thank you for your response! Do you know by chance if it filters microplastics as well?

[@waterfilterguru]

@@trinideemcconnell7186 Which system?

[@sanctealphonse4510]

What would make a water filter start tasting like vinegar all of a sudden? We bought a zero water pitcher and it was good for a week then started tasting vinegary. No one in my family would drink it anymore so we sent it back to amazon. The water tester thing they give you said it was still good as far as TDS. Any thoughts?

[@waterfilterguru]

This is a common issue with ZeroWater which indicates the ion exchange resin in the filter has been/ or is getting close to being depleted. Since the filter only lasted a week, it tells me the water has high concentrations of impurities (even if those are healthy minerals) which caused the filter to reach capacity (get filled up) quickly. What is the unfiltered water TDS? My guess is its pretty high

[@sanctealphonse4510]

@@waterfilterguru It was 350 I believe before filtering. It's well water. I notice most of your references in videos are to city tap water. Do you have any recommendations for well water? Thanks!

[@waterfilterguru]

Is the well water treated with any other equipment? Or are you filtering raw well water through the ZeroWater? Either way, with such high TDS it's not surprising the ZeroWater pitcher is hitting capacity so quickly. Check out this chart that shows how TDS affects capacity cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0311/5499/5336/files/tds-chart.jpg?v=1601429855 Also, ZeroWater should really only be used with properly pre-treated water. They say it should only be used with city water, but as long as your well water is treated appropriately it should be fine.

[@sanctealphonse4510]

@@waterfilterguru No, it's not pre-treated. We recently tested our shared well and the only thing that was concerning was a slightly elevated arsenic level which was .014 mg/L while EPA max is .01 mg/L per the test report. That's mainly the only thing we'd like to filter. I actually just pulled the report from a couple of years ago and it says our TDS is 533!!! The little stick that came with the zerowater said it was like 347. Yeah, I can see why it didn't last long. I guess we'll have to look into some kind of pre-treatment. I don't know where to start with that - plus I'm not the well manager. Thx, I appreciate your info!

[@waterfilterguru]

Happy to help

[@Alien2799]

but didn't you say in another video that the Pro One actually increased the fluoride level?

[@waterfilterguru]

Yes, which is why its featured as an emergency preparedness filter here (due to its ceramic media) - not a best pick for fluoridated city water

[@flylow7f39]

Thinking every production batch of filters, thinking pitcher filters here, might be show a bit different test results. Perhaps depending on the what the source ingredients contained, all we know is that the filters seem to be made with global ingredients- which translates to, IMO, sourced from the cheapest source we could find somewhere on planet Earth.

[@waterfilterguru]

You are almost guarantee to get different test results every time you test water. This is due to natural differences and fluctuations in water quality.

[@flylow7f39]

@@waterfilterguru Natural differences and fluctuations in water quality doesn't explain to me why some tests show things like trace amounts of contaminants such as cobalt being added to the filtered water but other tests the same contaminant was not added during filtration.

[@waterfilterguru]

@@flylow7f39 In that specific instance the cobalt was most likely being imparted to the water by the filter element. From your original comment, it sounded like you were commenting on the overall difference one will observe from test to test.

[@Thegigi1990ify]

Any opinion on Aquasana countertop?

[@waterfilterguru]

Not yet tested, it's on the to-do list though

[@Thegigi1990ify]

@@waterfilterguru great to hear! I have one, but a replacement is on the way because water wasn’t pumping out. I’ve been looking for a pitcher to use for our city water rather than using so many water bottles in the next 2 weeks. That’s how I found you here!

[@waterfilterguru]

@@Thegigi1990ify Right on. Any idea why the pump failed?

[@Thegigi1990ify]

@@waterfilterguru I have hard water, but not sure if that had any impact. I went through the recommended checklist with no luck, so I’m getting a replacement.

[@waterfilterguru]

@@Thegigi1990ify Hard water will do it - if the water hardness is outside the operating specs, or more importantly, if you were not emptying the dirty water tank (and just refilling it with the concentrated discharge), that will cause limescale from the hard water to build up on the internal components, including the pump, and cause failure.

[@jonathandasilva6373]

Bluevua ?

[@waterfilterguru]

Not yet, but its on the list

[@TheKingsComingAlefTav]

HOW COME? Y'all didn't test the new Borough. You know since Berkey changed their name

[@waterfilterguru]

Boroux test is on the to-do list this year

[@TheKingsComingAlefTav]

@@waterfilterguru You know what's interesting is I bought eight of those Berkey black filters for my crown burkey and then all the sudden they come out with these other filters and they go through all that crap I think they should be liable to replace those old filters or explain what the difference is

[@waterfilterguru]

@@TheKingsComingAlefTav Boroux is a completely different company. Not related to New Millennium Concepts or the Berkey brand. The only connection is that it was started by folks who used to distribute Berkey products. The black Berkey filters performed well in my testing with treated city water - they shouldn't be used to filter untreated surface water.

[@SRtruth]

​@@waterfilterguruI have been using black berkey filters for almost 2 years, with the fluoride filters which only last 1 year, so I have replaced the fluoride filters once but am still using the same black filters I originally purchased almost 2 years ago. The filtration rate has slowed down, and I don't clean them as much as I should. Since the black filters are hard to find right now, I was thinking to try and find the Pure one that I've seen mentioned in the comments, but now that I'm watching this video, I think I might try to convince my dad to invest in whoever of these counter top filters you recommend for fluoride treated city water. I like that the berkey is stainless steel but the filters have plastic on them anyways so nothing is truly plastic-free. However, I saw though you mentioned distillation...I want to find more info on that!

[@waterfilterguru]

@@SRtruth Distillation is super slow - like 6 hours for a gallon. I'd recommend a countertop reverse osmosis system. If you want to completely avoid plastic, look for one that filters into a glass carafe, like the Aquatru Carafe geni.us/JZ34mU

[@Sourdoughgirl]

Berkey didn't make the list? That's sad.

[@waterfilterguru]

Berkey did not make the list. The PF2 fluoride filters leached activated alumina media in our testing, which reduced it's overall score First test kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4e9no2tid2hg8U Second test kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4KvZICZi5djj68

[@Sourdoughgirl]

​@@waterfilterguru Didn't your second test came out more favorable?

[@chefgav1]

Stay away from RO filters as they are known to leach cancer-causing chemical methylene chloride aka dichloromethane and xylenes.

[@waterfilterguru]

@@Sourdoughgirl Yes. The PF2 filters (different set than those used in the first test) still leached activated alumina, but a much lower level than in the first test. Either the PF2s we used in the first test were defective, or we compromised them when installing them in which case user error can exacerbate the media leaching. Huge design flaw.

[@Sourdoughgirl]

@@waterfilterguru I did order new Waterdrop floride filters to replace my old Berkeys. I am in a water filters FB group where people experienced problems with the Waterdrop floride filters as welll. I hope mine won't have the same problems. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for all your good work.

[@2Hesiod]

A distiller seems better.

[@waterfilterguru]

It depends. While distillation is indeed one of the best methods to purify water, it might not be a viable option for everyone. Distillation takes massive time and energy inputs to distill a relatively small volume of water. For example, it takes 6-8 hours on average to distill just one gallon of water.

[@pocahontas330]

🙏🙏🙏

[@waterfilterguru]

Thanks for watching

[@radydragoon]

Aquatru sponsor you very well 😂 cause that system is horrible

[@waterfilterguru]

Neither this video nor our lab testing was sponsored by Aquatru. My experience with it has been outstanding. Curious why you say it's horrible?

[@radydragoon]

@@waterfiltergurumain was horrible with the customer care and also with the unit. I passed to carbonit Eu product with the filters that they are made in Germany and not like aqutru in China with cheap quality...

[@jimmymc4752]

Multiple reviewers swear by aquatru classic. Hardly sponsored

[@Anna_May]

​@@radydragoon what brand do you use?

[@radydragoon]

@@Anna_May carbonit made in germany with gfp premium filters ( 2 stage)