ZeroWater ZD-013D 8-cup Pitcher with Free Filter Change Indicator (Blue)

I had a PUR pitcher filter and saw the commercial of ZeroWater and I thought I had to have this. So I bought it and used it for about a month and I started wondering what is TDS what is ZeroWater certified for. So I went to the NSF's International website which is a company that tests filters to make sure that what the company says the filter can remove actually does remove those contaminants. And if a company says that a filter can remove something but the NSF's test's say it can't then the company can't say that the filter can remove that Contaminant and is not certified to remove that Contaminant. This is what ZeroWater is certified for: Chlorine Reduction - Aesthetic Hydrogen Sulfide Reduction Taste and Odor Reduction Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction Chromium (Trivalent) Reduction Lead Reduction Mercury Reduction. The TDS meter only test for things that you can taste and inorganic solids. You want some TDS in your water it gives it taste and gives your body the minerals that it needs. VOC are organic compounds which that tester can't test. Which could still be in your water even after going through this filter. That is why I am going back to the PUR filter it is certified to remove more things from the water.

First of all, the site-to-store option works really well. I've used it many times and the item has always been delivered to store quicker than estimated. Secondly, this item is NOT the same as the one on the store shelf: this one has a small push-button water dispenser at the base of the handle (the in-store unit does NOT have this option). Third, thusfar, after about 10 batches of water, this filtering system continues to provide ZERO TDS on the provided electronic tester, just as it promises! (My Louisville, KY city tap water measures about 358 TDS.) This ZEROWATER system has a 5-stage filtering process that obviously works as described. I am satisfied with both the product and the Walmart site-to-store system.

I have owned several water filtration pitchers and replacing the filters seems to be the costliest expense but it's hard to know exactly when it's time to replace the filter. The ZeroWater Filtration pitcher with Electronic tester makes it easy. No more guesswork and no more wasted $$! I didn't really notice any specific taste in my water but I am confident the water is free and clear of unwanted stuff we don't want. Overall, a good product for the money spent.

I bought this product primarily for the tester. I have well water at home and was always uncertain about the purity. I dont trust water service companies to test the water since they have an interest in selling a system or service. I compared my tap water with water run through this filter and also chacked bottled water and water I got from a filtering machine at a grocery store. The Filtered Zero water was completely pure as they promise, the filtered water from the store front machine was slightly higher but still extremely pure with low contaminates. My well water came in next, but still was below the range they say is average for tap water. And go figure, the most expensive bottled water had the highest level of impurities. Glad I got this just for the comparison!

Even with a call to the company, I can't really figure out if it makes PURE water or not - but I'm very happy with what it DOES do. My confusion is that it says it removes ALL solids, which is great, but, is Chlorine a solid? Is Fluoride a solid? Does it remove those? A call to the company results in an answer that, yes, it removes about 98% of EVERYTHING and 100% of TDS. So, I must have been onto something to think about!