Really though! I bought mine in 2018 and have been using it ever since. I recently realized that there was a lifetime warranty and I reached out to the company about some damage that had occurred to my lid and they had a new one at my house in about 2 days!In addition to the amazing warranty, they also have a FREE water filter recycling program! If you’re very mindful about your waste like I am it probably drives you nuts that so many water filters have to go in the trash. Well, not anymore! You just email them with your address and the number of filters that you want to recycle and they send you a return label. You just package it up in the packaging that your new filter came in and send it off!And lastly, but also super important, how does it work? Well since I have been using it for so long I recently decided to check and see if it was still performing well against newer models on the market. I was able to access a report done by Consumer Reports that tester Aquagear against many others on the market and it performed very well! In fact Consumer Reports said that it was their #1 pick for removing microplastics, which is super important to me! While it didn’t perform the best on certain tests, when taken overall it still came out amazing since the highest performers on one test might have been the lowest on another or some other filters even added contaminants to the water!Needless to say I am sticking with Aquagear. The water tastes great, it filters fast, the filters last for 6 months, and with the independent testing and life time warranty I can feel confident that my water is clean and I won’t have to buy a new pitcher again!

Great tasting water and the filter is very easy to change. They have a great recycling program that is very ecofriendly! In addition to the fact that the filter lasts approximately 6 months (which is longer than most filters), they can send you a free return label for your used filter and they will recycle it! Because I am from Canada I was not able to registrer online for the return label, but when I contacted their customer service with the chatbox on their webside, I received a very quick response and they sent me the label right away. Great product, great service : I recommend this filter 100% !

We absolutely love the Aquagear Water Filter Pitcher! The difference in water quality is remarkable, and we couldn’t imagine drinking water without it now. It filters out lead, chlorine, and microplastics, giving us total peace of mind about what we’re drinking. The 120-gallon filter life is impressive, and it’s so easy to use and refill. The water tastes incredibly pure, and knowing it removes PFOA/PFOS makes it even better. Highly recommend this to anyone who wants cleaner, safer water in their home!

The water tastes cleaner and fresher!!!

I can't tell you how much I absolutely love this water filter pitcher!!! I wanted to wait 3 months to test it out before making an informative review on it, here online. In fact I don't review much at all, only when I think a product really deserves some type of recognition for being simply outstanding. All I can say is you won't regret your purchase whatsoever. My tap water tastes 150% better and is clean as a whistle! When you put a glass of treated vs. none treated water side by side, you can clearly see the difference. The taste though is mind blowing! I think the majority of complaints came from people who didn't read the instructions properly, as if they did there would be absolutely no issues in pouring it and it leaking. I never have. They even ship it with a line level "not to exceed this line" sticker on the pitcher just as an FYI. I drink more water daily now and I use it for everything. Tea, ice cubes, boiling water for pasta etc. My filter is still running strong as the day I got it and it filters fast without any issues after 3 months. So their 6 month replacement recommendation is probably going to be bang on. It fits perfectly in the door of my side by side refrigerator, which BTW is the small only 30"W. Yes it might be a bit pricey but you get what you pay for! Water from this pitcher tastes SO darn good I will never go back to drinking regular tap water ever again. I even fill up my stainless steel travel mugs & thermoses with water and ice cubes in it, when I'm on the road all day seeing clients. No more crappy plastic water bottles, collecting dust in the back seat of my SUV now. Its a win-win overall for me! Fabulous product!!! Don't hesitate in buying it, just read your instructions carefully and correctly.

Compré la jarra porque parecía que filtraba absolutamente todo y su calidad pero ha sido un fiasco. En abril compré una y a la semana ya no filtraba, la devolví pensando que era problema del filtro y volví a comprar otra dándole otra oportunidad pero me ha vuelto a pasar lo mismo. Los primeros días fenomenal pero a la semana ya no filtra y os aseguro que cuido mucho las cosas y vivo en Madrid, donde el agua está tratada y es blanda.

I'm giving this five stars because it's the only product of its kind on the market, and it does its main task, filtering water, well. I'll take the company at their word that it removes things other filters don't, and removes a higher percentage of the things that other filters do.The water it produces is delicious and, according to my subjective datapoint of 1, tastes better than competing filters.Now for the criticism, with roughly the most important first.- As others have stated, the water filters veeeery slowly. For the first dozen pitchers or so it was pretty slow, but acceptable. Since then, it takes something like 2 hours for all the water to filter through. I did do the initial flushing before putting in the filter. I haven't yet tried doing the re-flushing that the company suggests to make the filter work faster. Even if it works, I'm not sure if I'm going to be happy doing this once a week for the rest of my life.- Related to above: the company's guideline for when to change the filter is when water flows through it too slowly. So I foresee in my future many phases of trial and error and wondering if I need to flush more or if the filter is really truly done.- Related to above: it's weird to me that flushing can solve this problem. Shouldn't running more water through the filter just build up more filtered material? Or, if it's because the pressure from the tap forces things through, isn't that bad? Doesn't that mean that contaminants are being forced through when they shouldn't be? I wrote to support asking this and they said "The flushing process helps push residual carbon from the manufacturing process out of the filter if there is any." That doesn't really fully answer the questions, but I'll take the company at their word that all is well. I hope that they expand their documentation on this matter in the future.- If you tilt the pitcher too far while pouring, the water completely fills up the spout, which doesn't allow air to come back into the pitcher, making the water come out in spurts or even almost completely stop. When the pitcher is full, you can get around this by not tiling it so far. There's also been a scenario where I couldn't find any angle at all that worked. I think it was when there was water in the upper filtering area and also in the lower area, I'm not sure. I'll probably eventually drill a small hole in the back of the pitcher to get around this problem. If I do I'll report back and post a photo.- If you pour the pitcher while there is water in the bottom part and water in the top part, water can leak out from the top part. Other pitchers have this problem as well, and I've been dealing with it for 2 decades. I'm pretty sure it's not a huge engineering challenge to work around this, I don't know why no one has done it yet.- The little auto-closing circular flap which closes the fill hole looks nice and is cleverly designed... but has problems. The first is that a ring of pink mold(?) has grown around the edge of it in only two weeks. The second is that it's difficult to see how far the water has been filled up. It's possible, but you need pretty good lighting and you have to be ready for it to sneak up on you.- The little auto-closing flap on the spout can get stuck in either the closed or open position.- To remove the filtering assembly, you have to stick your finger in the spout area, which means you have to wash your hands first, which adds time and effort to the process of pouring water. First-world problem for sure, but for something I have to do 2 or 3 times a day, I really wish it had a better design.What I have done to get around most of these problems is to use this pitcher to fill up other pitches of water. I happened to have two of these around: and they suit my purpose well. I let the Aquagear take its time filtering and use the pre-filtered water from those pitchers, and then fill them up when the Aquagear is ready. Of course, whenever I do this, I have to completely remove the filtering assembly.Good job Aquagear on your V1 and for getting this needed product to market! Now get to work on the V2...

I bought the Aquagear water filter after experiencing what seemed like symptoms of fluoride toxicity. On my long stays outside the US (especially Asia or Europe) my symptoms tend to calm down. They may not all be due to fluoride toxicity but I need to start somewhere and eliminate all toxins that are contributing to my situation. So after researching quite a bit for a fluoride filter my wife and I settled on Aquagear based on their water testing certificates and other comments on Amazon. We were primarily looking at a countertop pitcher since we live in an apartment. But we also looked at Kangen filter and others that elevate the pH (by passing through titanium or other metals). From my research there are mixed opinions among experts that this method is safe since you ion exchange with titanium ions that may add their own toxicity. Also some of the pH elevating filters force the water through unnatural salts that natural water doesn't flow through, thus (allegedly) altering the structure of water molecules.First impressions of unboxing the Aquagear was seamless and easy. I really like the quality of the materials. The filter itself is made in USA but the pitcher is made in China. The quality of both is very good. It comes with clear instructions on how to flush the filter the first time and was a breeze to install. We do have a Brita filter and I can tell the difference in quality of the materials. At the moment, we are using both filters (mainly because we bought the Brita 10 filter pack from Costco). So the tap water goes into the Brita and then the Brita filtered water goes into Aquagear. I dont think this setup is needed but we want to use the Brita filters rather than throwing away.Coming to water quality and taste. It tastes crisp and great. Better than the Brita filter alone. We haven't tried the Aquagear straight from the tap yet. It's only been a couple of weeks and my symptoms seem to be abating (could be psychological at the moment). I do trust the water testing certificates posted on their website but I have called up my own water district's testing lab none the less and will be sending the water for testing fluoride, lead and other trace chemicals. Will update the post as soon as I get the results.Update after ~1 year of use:The Aquagear filter has served us well. We are now on our second filter and will be going to the third soon (they last about 6-7 months for us). The water still tastes crisp and great - I can tell by how my coffee tastes! The pitcher is still sturdy and works reliably - not many moving parts - easy to clean (I broke the Brita pitcher at the pop up top seam while cleaning :(!). We haven't seen any other issues such as the slow dripping issue that some others on Amazon have.As for water testing, the water district's testing labs were super slow in responding and when they did, they came up with upwards of $1000 for testing for very specific contaminants - and that did not include fluoride! We are evaluating other testing options, but for now we have switched to removing as much fluoride from other sources as possible (non-fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash, organic veggies and cutting down on eating out). Water is but one source. For lead, we found EDTA chelator complex to be a good solution (make sure to supplement magnesium while taking EDTA). Also remember to recycle your used filters - Aquagear sends you a postage paid return label if you send an email to recycle@goaquagear.com.