Brita Water Filter

The water that comes out of my tap is clear, but it smells and tastes mildly of chlorine. Nice. If I filter it with the Brita Fjord filter the chlorine taste and smell completely goes and the water just tastes much, much nicer. For the first few filters with a new cartridge the water tastes like mineral water with a slightly sweet taste, but as the cartridge is used more and more the sweet taste disappears. Even when the cartridge has been used for longer than the recommended four weeks the water still tastes much better, and I can easily tell if the water has been filtered or if it is straight out of the tap just by the odour. Here are the things I think ...

Water, water everywhere yet not a drop to drink. Well not if you live in my house anyway - it tastes a bit "chemically" and often comes out of the tap cloudy and distinctly unappetising. Ick. But I know we are supposed to drink plenty of water (at least 2 litres) on a daily basis or else risk dehydration and all its ills (such as headaches, lethargy and poor concentration, not to mention the stress it puts your poor kidneys under). Brita research has shown that only 10% of British adults drink this amount of water, and 25% drink none at all! So this leaves me with a bit of a dilemma - poor health, drinking the dodgy tap water or spending a small ...

Brita water filter systems are almost an essential item for every household these days. But first let me tell you a little about the company and its products etc. The company Heinz Hankammer founded the company in Germany in 1966. It’s head quarters remain in Taunusstein Germany, though it’s now an international company, and still family owned! The company makes water filter systems in Germany (of course), England, Switzerland, and India. The products of the company are sold in over 76 countries worldwide, and they employ 720 staff. The products Brita offer water filtration systems, in a range of styles. The Atlantis is ...