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According to Rick Andrew, senior director of sales for the water division at the NSF, the best thing to do is to figure out what you want to filter out in the first place. The best way to do this is to check your public water supply’s consumer confidence report, typically released each July .
When shopping for a water filter, you will see a brand claim that they are “NSF-certified” to a certain number of standards. That means that the filter was tested in a third-party NSF-accredited lab where it demonstrated the ability to filter out contaminants to specifically defined standards set by the NSF.There are several brands who chose not to pursue NSF accreditation, and find testing through other means.
These brands will typically advertise that they have tested their product “to meet or exceed NSF standards blank, blank, and blank” but willsay that they are “NSF certified.” Some reviewers, like Wirecutter, restrict their tests to NSF certified filters. That allows them to do a more apples to apples comparison of testing and test results, and to weed out brands that might make potentially unscrupulous claims.
An important note: Just because a brand says that they are certified to NSF standards 42 and 53, that does NOT mean that the brand filters outcontaminant that falls under NSF standard 42 and 53. It might, for example, filter out lead but not mercury. Look for the specific wording that says “NSF certified in X number of categories in standards 42 and 53” this will give you a better sense of the performance of a filter.
As for the design, the filter falls into place pretty seamlessly, however check to make sure the filter is firmly in place, as water can slip around the sides if it’s not secure. We also found that the filter sometimes pops out when pouring out the last few drops, which was bothersome but not a dealbreaker. Brita pitchers in general have nicely sized reservoirs, so you don’t have to keep going back to the sink to keep filling up the top.
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