This Brita pitcher is basically one of the industry standards of the present day for home water filtration use. It comes complete with a filter which you must install as per instructions, good for a couple months use and many gallons of water purification. This is a newer version, identical in outward appearance to the previous version except the lid must now be completely removed to refill it (earlier version had a flip up opening, which was better in actual convenience). Both these versions have a built monitoring system that will more or less accurately alert you to replace the filter. In time, the hermetically installed battery will fail. Time for a new pitcher by then, frankly. If you are one of those people I constantly see buying shopping carts full of cases of bottled water, PLEASE STOP AND THINK of the vast amount of money you are wasting, the environmental havoc you are creating and the long term damage you are doing to yourself by making sure you are ingesting a fresh supply of microplastic with each swig of water you are ingesting. My municipal government has been scandalized, more than twice, by revelations about concealed environmental hazards in the delivered drinking water supply. This Brita device, with the standard or better yet, advanced filter will at least reduce, if not eliminate, some of the more common chemical and metallic contaminants that may be present in your water. This IS NOT going to produce laboratory grade pure water, but at least value your own family's health enough to use this product's optimized output for the drinks and meals you prepare. Yes, there is a very slight expense per pitcherful. Yes, you might waste a few precious seconds waiting for the water to be filtered through by gravity but your peace of mind will be worth it knowing you have done something right for yourself. And if you are one of those aforementioned buyers of bottled water, do yourself and the world an incredible favor, buy a reuseable water bottle or three, use the pitcher and take the water with you when needed. You will reduce your plastic waste output by magnitudes and save a wheelbarrow full of money over time. The Brita pitchers and filters are worth it and so are you.

Very useful

It's small but that means it easily fits the door of our fridge and isn't too heavy to lift and move. I originally bought the turquoise one for my mom and we all liked it so much (it really improved the taste of her water) that I bought the red one for our home to try and get us off purchasing sparkling water. The included basic filter fit perfectly (just have to line it up with the notch on the pitcher) after I followed the directions to rinse it under cold running water for fifteen seconds. I could see the carbon dust being washed away in about three seconds. The water tastes great and the pitcher is a good size for one or two people to use on a daily basis. The filter counter obviously doesn't really know how much water has gone through it if you open the lid to refill before the pitcher is emptied. I plan on using my calender as a guide since I know how much water we use on a typical day. I also figure if the water tastes "off" it will be time to change the filter. You take the entire lid off to refill, but it comes off and snaps back on easily. The water filters through quickly, but it will take a couple minutes and you will need to fill it up in two batches as you wait for it to filter. The red color goes with our kitchen so I was happy it cost the same as the plain white one after paying an extra $4 for the turquoise one for mom. We're all very happy with both of them. Recommended.

A well-designed water pitcher. It is easy to disassemble to clean the pitcher. Changing the water filter is easy to do. It fits easily into a crowded refrigerator.

I love the taste of my water. I drink more water.

Easy to use and filter fits perfectly for quality

I like not having water bottles to try and recycle and the filter works very good

It works great and the water tastes good.

Luv the size and the handle is ergonomically designed, makes pouring of water with ease and not so heavy unlike the 10cup I used to have.

Uso diariamente. Uma ótima opção para água filtrada.

Love it! Does what it says…. So far so good.

I bought this size on the recommendation of other reviews. We are very pleased with the size and weight. We do not use the battery indicator for when to change the filter as it has no bearing on water use-age but works on how often you remove the top to refill the container (whether you do full or partial refills). We will change the filter every two months on the first day of the even months. What is great about it is that we now use the filtered water in our Soda Stream and the taste is fantastic. Before we were very disappointed in the taste of the carbonated water with the Soda Stream machine. This was a game changer. Wayne

Happy to receive this pitcher on time. However the Brita filter cartridges which I bought together is not even shipped out. Strange.