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"lcd faulty after a 6 months very disappointed"

"cons: it doesn't filter all the water even when it's less than half full which is really annoying"

"it does sometimes leave some black residue in your drink from the filter however it's not issue as it's safe to consume"

"my only gripe is the fact that the filters don't last all that long if you change them as recommended"

"4l jug but it was more expensive than the bigger jug"

"the only problem we didn't think of is whether or not it would fit in our fridge!"

"i would not recommend anyone to buy brita jugs as they are poor quality"

"after only using this for two months the cartridge replacement timer has broken already"

"it is generally speaking not bad but again it is quite difficult to clean"

"she has had filter jugs before and really likes this model and hopes it will last a long time"

"was getting an awful film on my tea and the water tasted terrible"

"was getting an awful film on my tea and the water tasted terrible"

"i sort of already knew it wouldn't fit in the door anyway so i've removed a shelf and can have this sit inside the fridge no problem"

"this water does not get refreshed when using the jug and seems unsanitary to have stale water sitting in the jug"

"unfortunately however within a couple of months of buying the product and daily use the display on the top of the jug demonstrating how much life the filter has left has stopped working!"

"the only issue i have is that the cartridges need replacing every 3 weeks or so"

"takes the chemical taste out of our tap water"

"however it started leaking recently took me a while to figure out where the water in the fridge was coming from "

"over time water marks gunk are left inside the handle that would look disgusting"

"in such contrast with a previous purchase of the larger size jugs which initially arrived damaged and were less than successful in function"

"read alot of reviews stating there's a problem with the lid design have no idea what they're talking about i've had no problems with the lid or leaking water"

"the push thumb lid opening which seems inconvenient at first when the older models relied on water pressure from the tap opening the opening on older models and needed no thumb is also much better too because it means that you can open it up manually and keep it open and then properly aim the tap water directly into the clear plastic jug without water spilling all over the lid"

"check you shelves side compartments first an make sure it will actually fit in your fridge"

"the other design causes the top of the jug to get covered with limescale water drop marks which are extremely hard to remove and the float lid gets heavily scaled"

"this to say don't feel strange if it starts to ask for a new filter when you barely used it"

"would be interested in others views"

"its cheaply made"

"my kettle is completely limescale free since i started using this and i no longer have the expense and the waste of buying plastic bottled water for the family"

"in order to keep the slim styling and avoid old water being trapped the design means that it pours in rather a broad stream which makes it difficult to pour into a small opening without splashing"

"i also like the opening on the lid making it easier to fill from the tap and as always brita filtered water tastes better and stops the frequent descaling of kettles and coffee makers that tap water seems to cause"

"excellent in removing limescale"

"5l works better for me for the following reasons 1 the lid is more rounded and does not fall off when pouring from a full jug the 2l version cover sometimes pops off when the jug is full and floods kitchen top with contents 2 due to limescale in the south east recommend buying white lid version previous 2l version had a blue lid and difficult removing limescale marks clearly seen on the outside of the darker coloured lid 3 capacity i was always filling up the 2l version and constantly waiting for the water to filter before use"

"rather dissapointed"

"the bobbly shaped opening doesn't drop through into the water either like it did with my old one"

"the other one was still in good working order after 3 years but we couldn't clean the water marks and limescale of it"

"the one which has rubber feet however has a tiddly hopper and feels top heavy plus has a weird counter balanced flip down to fill the jug which constantly falls off when careless people ram it under the tap"

"the other jug design with a flap that is pushed down when you fill it with water and closes itself when it is full is nowhere near as good a design as this simpler jug"

"no more silly water bottles and much less plastic waste"

"but the digital display should be at least water resistant so that when cleaning the lid the water doesn't make it stop working"

"don't bother using it for drinking water because our water is pretty good anyway i just don't want limescale damage in my nice machine over time"

"not much to say except i recommend white because scale water residue is not as visible on it as on other colours"

"i dropped the lid after two years and the little flap broke but mum did some diy so it works just as normal"

"normal water makes me sick"

"it makes the hellishly chalky and insanely chlorinated water here in the south east taste drinkable"

"filter exchange indicator failed after 3 months"

"the countdown to replacement of filter gadget had stopped working and the lid which was black was corroded with lime scale which you can't get off so a new one it was"

"but the hinge is a little too stiff and takes a certain amount of pressure from the water to move it"

"if you think that's silly work out the cost of a new coffee maker over cost of filters"

"the jug was returned but will be re ordered sometime in the distant future"

"so i suspect either poor process control by the chlorine adders or they think our water is sometimes at great risk of bacterial contamination"

"irritating timer thing on the top obviously persuading you to change the filter more often i just ignored it"

"taste like water from the tap sending it back "

"i would not recommend anyone to buy brita jugs as they are poor quality"

"worked great but its been 6 months and its cracked and all the way down and leaking from the bottom"

"in order to keep the slim styling and avoid old water being trapped the design means that it pours in rather a broad stream which makes it difficult to pour into a small opening without splashing"

"i bought one "brita marella cool white water filter jug" and one "brita maxtra water filter cartridges pack of 6""

"just descale your kettle with cheap white vinegar and rinse thoroughly and use the filtered water from this and notice the true taste of your drink and for a good while the lack of scum and limescale in your kettle"

"disappointed the parcel was left on the doorstep though luckily it wasn't stolen!"

"i use the filtered water for everything now to drink for my coffee machine and my kettle so no more limscale!"

"over time water marks gunk are left inside the handle that would look disgusting"

"had one for a few months then it developed a faulty"

"surely a health hazard"

"it's slim enough to fit in the door of the fridge and the first cartridge has yet to be replaced after at least a month's use"

"so there is obviously a serious problem with the brita jugs"

"i returned to london after living away for years and forgot how hard and disgusting the water can be here"

"i comparison this manual flap is more effective and with careful use means that no water marks end up on the top of the jug"

"second is such another review says there is a gap between the filter and the walls of the jug where some small quantity of water accumulate there"

"waste of purchase"

"downside is it is rather heavy when full"

"too big for fridge gave it away"

"i am so pleased with this jug especially at sale price it comfortably holds up to 2 liters of water which makes it really useful for filling kettles coffee makers pans etc and it doesn't drip from the lid when pouring or take forever to filter water like my last jug seemed to"

"good product makes the water taste better and is better for the kettle limescale"

"doesnt fit in the door in my fridge"

"however this is my third filter jug from bita that has its replacement filter indicator meter fail within 12 months"

"if you don't drink tap water and you find bottled water is getting expensive then this is a good item for you"

"product is very easy to use the water tastes noticeably different and for £14 its a good deal"

"bought this jug to remove limescale and protect the appliances"

"so i suspect either poor process control by the chlorine adders or they think our water is sometimes at great risk of bacterial contamination"

"usual problem of it being a bit awkward to press timer button but otherwise no problem easy to clean"

"it works as for filtering water taste its nice to drink i love water but it taste awful out the tap however the filter makes the water taste like nothing which is a good thing"

"probably should have got a smaller one as takes up most of my fridge and the screen didn't work?"

"that's because it seems more fragile and breakable than my older sturdier model that i have just chucked out purely on the grounds that it was black and caked in unsightly white limescale and was an eyesore in my newly decorated kitchen"

"it's ok but starts to leak after a few months"

"hard to tell beforehand how awkward the size is"

"the other jug design with a flap that is pushed down when you fill it with water and closes itself when it is full is nowhere near as good a design as this simpler jug"

"the filter jug is just what you expect the filters are a bit expensive and watch out its a timer approx 30 days but can use longer till you notice no benefit!"

"the other model i had had a filling hole with a flap which opened by the force of the water i didn't like that as the lid got dirty very easy"

"the jug does the job just fine but has two little things that are annoying"

"the electronic indicator stopped working after 2 weeks total pos"

"the new style xl brita is undoubtedly lighter and seemingly not for the better either"

"i've been using this for about an hour now but there are a lot of negative things being said about how it pours"

"it's a good quality product otherwise pity i can't use it and it would have been silly to go to the expense of returning it as it was at such a good price"

"i got the impression it would go in the fridge door however this is not so i must have misread your description"

"great product for the amount of tea i drink and very evident from the reduced limescale in the kettle"

"small problem with the memo cartridge indicator which was sorted very quickly i have brought before and would buy again"

"the only sane reason to buy a water filter in london is because we have hard water with high calcium content"

"just descale your kettle with cheap white vinegar and rinse thoroughly and use the filtered water from this and notice the true taste of your drink and for a good while the lack of scum and limescale in your kettle"

"but its still an ugly bulky jug and our fridge is too small to fit it in"

"about a month ago i noticed that my jug started to leak"

"you can pick the filters up cheap enough and they last a lot longer than the indicator on the top of the jug suggests surprise surprise i have reset my indicator 3 times on one filter and my drinks still taste great"

"the tap water in our current property tasted disgusting but this filter made a massive difference"

"the meter with the flow indicator on the more recent jugs seems to do nothing other than try to get you to replace the filter ore often and stop working twice in two months in the case of the one i bought previously"

"sadly the mechanism which tells you that the filter needs renewing didn't work"

"the jug looks good better than predecessor but the improvement is not just cosmetic"

"my kettle needs descaling far less than usual and the whole family drinks the filtered water rather than bottled water"

"takes a while to filter the water through but that's not really an issue"

"not much to add as i went for the cheaper jug so i could not ask for more"

"i don't know why i didn't buy this earlier!"

"within 24 hrs of reporting faulty a new one was on my doorstep no qualms"

"is it harmful to health?"

"the countdown to replacement of filter gadget had stopped working and the lid which was black was corroded with lime scale which you can't get off so a new one it was"

"sometimes can see black particles in the water which i assume is carbon"

"keeps the cold water insulated and does the job"

"that's because it seems more fragile and breakable than my older sturdier model that i have just chucked out purely on the grounds that it was black and caked in unsightly white limescale and was an eyesore in my newly decorated kitchen"

"further if the lifting cover of the spout does not lift as you pour then it splashes everywhere so you need to look carefully and lift it before pouring if it seems to be staying put"

"i've been using it for 24 days filling up 2 3 times a day full and the filter shows there is still 75% left i am quessing 1 filter should last 2 months for me "

"exactly as advertised"

"as a result when pressure builds up to the critical moment hinge opens and water flow from the mouth suddenly increases often make me miss the cup and make a mess"

"sadly the mechanism which tells you that the filter needs renewing didn't work"

"usual problem of it being a bit awkward to press timer button but otherwise no problem easy to clean"

"4 liters but don't expect to get all this amount right away when you fill it from the tap"

"it did say it fitted in doors but i guess it would be a bigger fridge than mine"

"if you don't drink tap water and you find bottled water is getting expensive then this is a good item for you"

"that awful metallic taste goes"

"huge capacity easy to refill without making a mess and the filter life display is a nice touch"

"5l which i had before but much more convenient holding an extra litre and compared to a previous britta jug i had the spout on this one is as good as it gets and pours what where you want no dribbling"

"i know they would say if they didn't like it"

"put new filter in second month and it does not quite seem to be as good as the first month will continue to use though because water straight from the tap is disgusting how can we be sure all the chemicals are not damaging people's health just to make money for these companies"

"yes it seems ok thank you we have not had one before the water does taste better money wel lspent"

"so i refuse to drink from it"

"it looks good good clean lines it fits nicely into fridge if you wish water tastes great now it makes such a difference not to drink bleachy cofee"

"this is the narrower style jug primarily designed for fridge doors"

"as a result when pressure builds up to the critical moment hinge opens and water flow from the mouth suddenly increases often make me miss the cup and make a mess"

"it's easy to fill and pours well and looks really good"

"bought this to replace another model whose timer failed"

"very disappointed"

"broken already"

"also the new “plus” filters are more expensive than the original maxtra ones and brita still use an electronic reminder device on the lid rather than an app as some other brands do to let you know when a cartridge change is due"

"the only gripe i have with it is the feeble lid and lip"

"the filter cartridges are perhaps more important than the jug itself"

"easy to assemble operates fine as long as it is not overfilled read the instructions only problem just a smidge too tall to fit easily on the fridge shelf check the max height available on shelf before purchase"

"very nicely designed product but the filtered water has this black residue in it?"

"the jug is difficult to clean assemble and disassemble"

"since you have to take the lid off to refill it it’s really annoying"

"strongly suggest you avoid this horrible product"

"the lid is always getting stuck on its a pain"

"very disappointing!"

"complete waste of money"

"this is kind of a shoddy product"

"the plastic seems cheap quality compared to any other jug"

"brita filters remove “hardness” i presume something like limescale?"

"cheap useless crap"

"compared to previous brita water filter jugs i’ve had this feels very brittle plastic and the cover is very awkward to take on and off to fill the jug"

"this is a disastrous design because water collects on top of the lid"

"absolutely rubbish"

"it looked dirty and mangled"

"very inconvenient"

"my one was broken after just 6 months"

"was unsure weather to buy as there was very mixed reviews"

"our chalky south downs water tastes dreadful unfiltered and until now has been less than perfect even after filtering with a slightly musty brackish taste and still some film on tea"

"also taking the lid off and on and off and on 50 times a day gets annoying"

"as mentioned by others this is a backward step"

"internal section does not fit correctly and lid does not close so leaks when you try to pour water"

"only downfall is it don't hold a lot of water and you have to remove all the lid to fill it up which is not a massive issue but could have been designed better"

"i've been using brita filter jugs for years now largely to combat the overly chlorine smell and taste we get in our local supply"

"it doesn`t fit to the jug so later water leaks from under the cover"

"not great as the insert gets stuck and lid is difficult to put on"

"so don't waste your money on this"

"have to remove the whole of the top to fill with water and seemingly slower filtering into a smaller jug"

"this is a critical design flaw the product shouldn't be on the market"

"the lid does not fit at all making it completely useless"

"it's a poor design as you have to remove the whole top lid every time you re fill and inevitably now does not fit properly"

"very awkward and makes the jug prone to damage"

"basic jug hate the cheap lid that doesn't fit properly"

"coconut activated carbon filter gives a weird taste causing difficulties digesting and unnatural taste if you don't like coconut water then this is definitely not the right for you!"

"very difficult and fiddly to get the lid on and off"

"i'm not keen on the maxtra+ cartridges as they sometimes fail before the stipulated period delivering water with a heavy taste and smell of chlorine"

"just slight niggles or downsides which may or may not bother you – there are no rubber feet or circle of rubber on the base of the jug so it may slip although i don't find it particularly skiddy to use"

"it tastes horrible and leaves limescale over everything i can't even drink it"

"makes refilling time consuming"

"the one thing i detest is the incredibly awkward and unwieldy multi lingual instructions on a sheet of flimsy paper about 95x60 cms folded to 19x10"

"the filters no work for drink this water me and my husband started to have stomach problems and we notice the water still very white even use this so luce like to drink straight from the tap disgusting"

"quality of plastic no better perhaps worse then before"

"also the brand should highlight the ingredients about any potential allergies in coconut so people are more aware!"

"the model i owned before had a convenient little button with a rising lid to fill it little did i know that this new version omits it entirely"

"only draw back is the filters are quite pricey"

"also the brita filters are extremely expensive and there are better filter cartridges for cheaper"

"terrible lid design requires removal to fill the jug and then doesn't fit properly afterwards"

"does the job perfectly but its filters are way too over priced!"

"the filters are rather expensive and i balked slightly at the price of ordering half a dozen"

"00 to replace each month there are generic types available at a lower cost and they may be as good or better"

"totally dysfunctional design"

"the front lip also breaks off easily and frequently"

"a bit less balanced when you pour it though because of the handle shape"

"taken together the prices make the brita look somewhat unattractive"

"jug does its job but i have noticed over the years that this particular design of brita jug is becoming more and more difficult to remove lid to fill jug up"

"coconut activated carbon filter gives a weird taste causing difficulties digesting and unnatural taste if you don't like coconut water then this is definitely not the right for you!"

"we had a problem with our tap water messing up our steam generator and kettle requiring constant descaling"

"apart from being appreciably more cumbersome than previous designs the lid ceased to fit properly after only 2 weeks"

"badly constructed"

"a very poor purchase and would recommend spending a few extra bucks to get a better version"

"i then made a cuppa with the filtered water and hey woohoo no grunge on top of my tea happy days"

"so be warned order some filter cartridges too!"

"the advertising blurb on the box claims that it is ‘convenient’ an absurd statement"

"the chemical tang you quite often find in tap water these days is definitely substantially reduced"

"it's not a major problem but a strange one and something to keep in mind if you're leaving the jug out and empty when not in use for a while e"

"this product is one of the worst things i have ever bought"

"3 5 because i don't like these cartridges"

"the top of the product does not fit correctly when fitted is near impossible to get off without water all over the place as you have to remove top to fill with water no other access very very poor product not happy"

"in removing the lid the lower filter compartment often moves and drops back down in the wrong position so it is impossible to put the lid back on until the water has completely drained through"

"i bought it for my mum who has arthritic hands and she couldn't use it ended up buying a brita with flip top opening"

"i already have a brita style water jug which gives the same odourless and tasteless water but i much prefer it over this aluna water jug"

"2 very slow to filter 3 notice on my photo the area under the filterit s filling with water as filter do not match and have no seal there so you creating pool of water that stays there for3 months until you change filter and clean it as much as you can "

"too big could hardly lift it when full"

"works for our basic short term needs living abroad but the lid doesn’t seem to fit on it quite right so we have to take a little more care when pouring"

"i had the older standard maxtra model but lost it when i moved house"

"it very thin plastic and didn’t support the weight of the filter holder"

"in removing the lid the lower filter compartment often moves and drops back down in the wrong position so it is impossible to put the lid back on until the water has completely drained through"

"it doesn't totally remove all the minerals in the water and over time they will still build up in the kettle iron but it removes enough that it stops being a massive pain"

"given that i use mine to fill the kettle and drinking water i plan to order a different model which has a flap for easy refilling"

"so i had to presume that the depression in the lid of this model is the intended mechanism of removing it for filling which is a very clunky operation"

"instructions in all languages but not english so no marks"

"lid frustratingly difficult to remove"

"to fill the jug the whole jug lid has to be removed if you try to refil using the spout it misses the filter"

"terrible quality"

"a very poor purchase and would recommend spending a few extra bucks to get a better version"

"very poor design"

"the filter didn't fit properly it left some water always there unable to go through"

"upfate now the top falls off by itself as the insert is able to fall into the unit and get stuck 1 top lid have to come off if you want to refill"

"the jug warped in the fridge which was quite cool and now the lid wont stay on after like 2 weeks"

"you have to take the whole load off to refill it – and the lid is awkward to refit and doesn't appear to fit properly at all"

"what i have discovered about these filters is that whilst they do remove some of the additives and existing minerals from our tap water they don't remove them all and our filtered water still smells of chemicals and our kettle still acquired a hard mineral deposit over time"

"avoid this one the lid is very difficult to take off and the water spout lip comes off all the time"

"does not purify in fact it tasted worse than tap water?"

"water filters can not be recycled in standard u"

"you’re required to take the entire top off to fill and it’s so flimsy"

"waste of money the lid broke within a week"

"i have no hesitation in recommending brita products in general as we have always had good results from the brand – however this aluna jug is a budget model that is tricky to fill as the whole lid needs to be removed first"

"when preparing for first use i managed with no particular difficulty to get the inner retainer which holds the cartridge slightly skew in the jug such that the lid could not be replaced and it was wedged very hard in that position and it was a bit of a pain to get the thing free again"

"it's a poor design as you have to remove the whole top lid every time you re fill and inevitably now does not fit properly"

"i've had this product 9 months and it has now started growing mold but it's impossible to clean rendering it useless"

"however some impurity seem to exudate from the cartridge"

"the top of the product does not fit correctly when fitted is near impossible to get off without water all over the place as you have to remove top to fill with water no other access very very poor product not happy"

"product is good however the lid is completely loose and keeps coming off every time i pour water"

"should i be worried?"

"it's broken"

"only down side is that u have to take the top off to refill each time it's empty"

"good size but disappointed with the lid"

"the design is poor"

"it takes too long to fill it"

"the old one with the old cartridges was far superior and never let me down"

"spend a little more and don't make the same mistake i did in buying this"

"using filtered water has reduced the frequency of descaling because we use both the iron and kettle very frequently"

"the lid progressively got stiffer to fit then now provides a worsening seal"

"disappointed wish i'd keep the old one make a big effort to scrub it clean or chosen another brand"

"the jug tends to leak when it is full and you are trying to pour water out"

"the truth is brita have just degraded the product no doubt to make even more margin"

"it feels lighter that previous models and i actually prefer that you have to remove the whole lid to fill it"

"this one with the white lid has a horrible lid design"

"our tap water has a horrible taste so this was ideal"

"absolute dog crap"

"pouring spout cap broke off within 24 hrs"

"the build quality however is terrible"

"taking the lid off to fill it instead meant that it never really fits properly and upon trying to force it it made a big crack in the spout"

"would not recommend"

"2 very slow to filter 3 notice on my photo the area under the filterit s filling with water as filter do not match and have no seal there so you creating pool of water that stays there for3 months until you change filter and clean it as much as you can "

"the new cartridges are very difficult to fit"

"it's a poor design as you have to remove the whole top lid every time you re fill and inevitably now does not fit properly"

"it split at the front all the way down the spout within two weeks"

"eventually the hinged spout flew off so ferociously that it is now lost in the annals of time somewhere between the kitchen dining room and the dog"

"not sure what's wrong"

"i have no hesitation in recommending brita products in general as we have always had good results from the brand – however this aluna jug is a budget model that is tricky to fill as the whole lid needs to be removed first"

"very disappointed with this jug"

"plus once and again when using the filtered water in the kettle create a pure and clean tea with no cloudiness whatsoever"

"this design they messed up"

"the top which is removed for filling is very bad and tight fit"

"water drips down it every time when pouring out"

"my last jug had a fill hole on the top"

"in both a blind tasting and a scum test we felt that matxra+ produced distinctly better results than maxtra"

"needless to say it has now developed a crack around the handle"

"the jug warped in the fridge which was quite cool and now the lid wont stay on after like 2 weeks"

"i don't know why brita find it necessary to muck around with so many different designs"

"very poor design which will be discarded by most out of frustration within a short period"

"it doesn't totally remove all the minerals in the water and over time they will still build up in the kettle iron but it removes enough that it stops being a massive pain"

"1 star is an overstatement"

"it very thin plastic and didn’t support the weight of the filter holder"

"you have to remove the filter and remove this water"

"the one thing i detest is the incredibly awkward and unwieldy multi lingual instructions on a sheet of flimsy paper about 95x60 cms folded to 19x10"

"the one thing i detest is the incredibly awkward and unwieldy multi lingual instructions on a sheet of flimsy paper about 95x60 cms folded to 19x10"

"this is the worst of brita jugs"

"i just change the filter every 3 months or so i don't really bother with the little indicator on the top which i thinks goes down way too fast"

"i have no hesitation in recommending brita products in general as we have always had good results from the brand – however this aluna jug is a budget model that is tricky to fill as the whole lid needs to be removed first"

"now unlike my old jug i have to remove the whole top place it somewhere that is clear & clean in order to fill it hence the missing star"

"still it's better than nothing although we tend to judge the need for a new filter more by the scum on tea than anything else"

"does the job but it is impractical as you have to remove the entire cover every time you fill it"

"you have to remove the filter and remove this water"

"our chalky south downs water tastes dreadful unfiltered and until now has been less than perfect even after filtering with a slightly musty brackish taste and still some film on tea"

"i then made a cuppa with the filtered water and hey woohoo no grunge on top of my tea happy days"

"very bad this design "

"i wouldn't rely on this for accuracy personally my usage is not so great such that a cartridge will lose its effectiveness in that time"

"the top of the product does not fit correctly when fitted is near impossible to get off without water all over the place as you have to remove top to fill with water no other access very very poor product not happy"

"very very stubborn to close the lid"

"what i don't like is really more about these new style cartridges maxtra why do they have to be so big and take up so much space inside the jug?"

"the spout of the lid is hinged but had me unhinged because every time i struggled to remove the lid i had to somehow wrestle with the hinged spout to stop it from coming off"

"i don’t mind the monthly countdown reminder for help to know when to change the filter though i can usually tell when the tea tastes awful it’s time to change"

"upfate now the top falls off by itself as the insert is able to fall into the unit and get stuck 1 top lid have to come off if you want to refill"

"sadly we didn't notice this model has not got a hinged lid"

"the filters no work for drink this water me and my husband started to have stomach problems and we notice the water still very white even use this so luce like to drink straight from the tap disgusting"

"i've been using brita filter jugs for years now largely to combat the overly chlorine smell and taste we get in our local supply"

"when you pour from it the lid comes loose"

"after just a few refills and one too many attempts to set the lid in place the spout split"

"i wish i bought it from amazon so i could simply return this piece of junk"

"the plastic is just so fragile and keep removing the lid and put it back is just annoying"

"not very strong don’t last for long"

"i am super picky about my water profile taste i didn't even know that was a thing"

"poor design lid don’t stay on properly"

"item will be returned as the lid does not fit the base and falls off when the jug is lifted"

"however box contained jug only and not jug with filter cartridge as advertised and stated on box "

"do not buy this product"

"i'm not impressed with the way you have to remove the lid to fill up as the seal is good but the plastic is very thin and i know won't last long as it's likely to chip break"

"it tastes horrible and leaves limescale over everything i can't even drink it"

"wouldn’t purchase again"

"the lid has to be prized off each time!"

"so dissapointed with this wanted to get away from bottled water but the taste of water coming out of this thing is vile used genuine brita filters sent it back rubbish"

"i wouldn't rely on this for accuracy personally my usage is not so great such that a cartridge will lose its effectiveness in that time"

"the lid does not clip properly and you have to remove it every time you fill the jug"

"after an initial problem with the electronic memo reminder which didn't work at first it started working and am pleased with the item"

"also has an awful unergonimic handle which is uncomfortable to hold"

"spend a little more and don't make the same mistake i did in buying this"

"so 181less bottles are created used discarded"

"the handling is not nice either as the handle is square and not round which doesn't make sense"

"it does seem to filter like before so it keeps the kettle cleaner but i noticed a different not altogether better taste to the filtered water that i hadn't before"

"is a pain not having a flip part to fill it have to remove whole top"

"i think the jug fitting inside the fridge doors sounds sensible but really i don’t want to bother as i use the filter a lot"

"it’s a chore to fill"

"the jug is a useless pourer too"

"lid has to be completely removed to fill it difficult to take off and the click to close teeth will wear out leaving a loose fit with a risk of flooding when the jug is tilted to pour"

"also has an awful unergonimic handle which is uncomfortable to hold"

"the lid is very annoying"

"none of the illustrations in the manual are relevant to this lid design "

"compared to our old brita"

"it does seem to filter like before so it keeps the kettle cleaner but i noticed a different not altogether better taste to the filtered water that i hadn't before"

"the filters are rather expensive and i balked slightly at the price of ordering half a dozen"

"the jug just fits in fridge door bottom tray but only when tilted when putting it in or removing"

"i guess you get the same sheet with all current brita jugs though so don’t let it stop you buying"

"eventually the hinged spout flew off so ferociously that it is now lost in the annals of time somewhere between the kitchen dining room and the dog"

"the first couple of filters had a certain taste which i expect came from some of the substances they use during manufacturing which i'm sure are harmless but i'd reccomend letting it filter a full tank once or twice and throw out the water or put it on your plants or something"

"2 very slow to filter 3 notice on my photo the area under the filterit s filling with water as filter do not match and have no seal there so you creating pool of water that stays there for3 months until you change filter and clean it as much as you can "

"the filters no work for drink this water me and my husband started to have stomach problems and we notice the water still very white even use this so luce like to drink straight from the tap disgusting"

"i ordered this to replace a brita filter jug that had become too old"

"needless to say it has gone back"

"these can be expensive"

"this item is the budget model of the brita water filter jug and it shows however in many ways it probably offers everything that the more expensive models provide but it does not measure the water quality instead you manually re set the meter when you fit a new filter and then after a month the simple timer will countdown until it advises you to change your filter"

"the new cartridges claim better performance at removing copper and lead which could be beneficial if you have older plumbing at home and the filtration of other impurities seems to be effective"

"only a matter of time before the tabs break off completely"

"appalled to find this product is unusable after 3 months with the lid not fitting properly and water pouring out unless you let it filter fully first"

"so dissapointed with this wanted to get away from bottled water but the taste of water coming out of this thing is vile used genuine brita filters sent it back rubbish"

"00 a year and suggests that in the longer term it would be cheaper fit a proper tap and in line filter which in the case of our fridge freezer only needs to be changed twice a year at a third of the cost of this item"

"other than that its a good product i wouldn't be without"

"only draw back is the filters are quite pricey"

"not very ressuring"

"lid has to be completely removed to fill it difficult to take off and the click to close teeth will wear out leaving a loose fit with a risk of flooding when the jug is tilted to pour"

"this feels like a marketing ploy to make us consumers spend more money"

"copper chlorine lead and sediment"

"no more need to debacle my kettle and i’ve got back the real taste of water"

"no convenient opening to pour water in you have to disassemble the product every time sometimes when i use it it falls apart due to the weight of the water itself and i have to reassemble it"

"another clunky part"

"now i don't wast plastic water bottles anymore and the water doesn't taste bad anymore"

"never any problems"

"did not realise that there was no filler flap at top as this was not in description"

"you have to take the whole load off to refill it – and the lid is awkward to refit and doesn't appear to fit properly at all"

"other then the rubbish jug the filtering is fine"

"to say this is a product from a very well known reputable brand is embarassing it seems like a market knock off with the way it is made no flap to fill up the entire lid needs removing which doesn't even fit on the jug properly and is never securely fitting risking the whole lid falling off every time you pour from the jug i'd like a refund please"