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Product Review
Water Filter Pitchers Review
See the Best Pitchers For Different Filtering Needs
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Where to Safely Buy Real Water Filters Online, Not Fakes or Counterfeits
ConsumerLab explains how to avoid counterfeit water filters when shopping online on Amazon, Walmart.com, and other sites. Learn to identify authorized sites and sellers and avoid fake filters. Use the brand-by-brand guide to protect yourself from risk.
Clinical Update
6/21/2024
Water Pitcher Filters Compared
Recent tests of Aquagear, Brita, Clearly Filtered, and Zerowater filter pitchers revealed big differences in how well they remove PFAS ("forever chemicals") from tap water. Get the details in the Top Picks section of our Water Filter Pitchers Review.
Clinical Update
4/21/2023
Five More Water Filter Pitchers Tested
We tested five more water filter pitchers (Aquagear, Berkey, Brita, Kirkland, and LifeStraw) and found surprising results.
While all did an excellent job of removing the heavy metals lead, cadmium, and mercury, pitchers varied dramatically in their ability to remove chlorine, (which affects taste), fluoride, arsenic, total dissolved solids (TDS), and microplastic particles. Be aware that some pitchers actually increase the amount of microplastics in water after filtering!
See our Top Picks for:
- Removing Chlorine Taste
- Reducing Fluoride
- Removing Arsenic
- Reducing Earthy Taste (due to high TDS)
See the Water Filter Pitchers Review and our video about it.
News Release
May 03, 2023
Best Water Filter Pitchers In 2023 According to ConsumerLab Tests
White Plains, New York, May 3, 2023 — ConsumerLab tests of popular counter-top water filter pitchers show there are wide variations in the amounts of fluoride, arsenic, and microplastics these products remove from drinking water – in fact, some filter pitchers were found to increase the amount of ...
