Brita 35503 Pitcher Replacement Water Filter Cartridges, 3-Pack

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Product information Brand: Brita
Publisher: Brita
Category: Kitchen
Warranty: 1
Number Of Items: 3
Model: 35503

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Features

Eliminates 99-Percent of lead
Reduces chlorine, bad tastes and odors
Prevents bacteria growth in filter
Reduces sediment and water hardness
Each filter has a 40-Gallon capacity

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Product Description: Used in all Brita pitchers and water coolers. Reduces chlorine taste and odor. Reduces lead, copper and mercury content.

Amazon.com Product Description: Brita Pitcher Replacement Filters are universally compatible with all Brita pitchers, including the compact Brita Slim Pitcher. Featuring a unique design that reduces the potentially harmful impurities and unpleasant flavors found in tap water, these filters offer you the nourishment of healthy, great tasting water with every glass. By using Brita Filters, which are now recyclable, you support the environment by cutting down on bottled water waste.

For your convenience,
Brita Replacement Filters
are also available in:

Packages of Four
Packages of Five
Packages of Six
Packages of Ten
A Package of One

Brita filters optimize your drinking water to be healthy and great tasting every time.

Each Brita filter helps reduce waste by substituting for an estimated 300 water bottles.

Enhance the Quality of Your Drinking Water
Brita Filters provide you the natural benefits of water by cutting down on unwanted substances. Specially engineered with an Ion Exchange Resin, these filters grab hold of impurities found in tap water like lead, copper, mercury, cadmium, and zinc to reduce their presence in your drinking water. The taste and odor of chlorine is decreased with a sponge-like filtration system, giving your water a clean, fresh taste every time.

Refresh Your Body and Mind
The health benefits of water are wide-ranging. Water helps keep your skin glowing, your mind working, and your body moving by aiding in metabolism, detoxification, and the transport of nutrients to all organs. Brita appreciates the importance of water to human wellbeing and has created products that enhance the quality of your drinking water so you get the nourishment you need in a fresh, healthful way.

Brita Filters should be changed every 40 gallons or two months and are not intended for use with microbiologically unsafe water.

Reduce Waste and Help the Environment
Using Brita filters is an effective way to reduce waste. Each filter equals about 300 water bottles, many of which end up in landfills. Even better, Brita filters can now be recycled thanks to Preserve's Gimme 5 Program.

Brita Pitcher Replacement Filters are universally compatible with all Brita Pitchers, including the Aqualux, Atlantis, Classic, Chrome, Deluxe, Grand, Riviera, Slim, and Space Saver pitcher models.

About The Brita Products Company
The Brita Products Company is a leader in the production of freestanding water-filtration systems designed to improve the quality of drinking water by reducing its impurities. Heinz Hankammer, the company's creator, realized the need for enhancing the healthfulness and taste of potable water in 1966. He and his family first accomplished this goal under a pear tree in the family garden and have been working to carry out their mission ever since. The company is named after Heinz Hankhammer's daughter, Brita. As a corporation, Brita is committed to community and environmental outreach through projects like FilterForGood.com, a campaign dedicated to the reduction of bottled water waste.

What's in the Box
3-pack Brita Replacement Filters

Customer Reviews

40 gallons of spring-fresh water

by Joanna Daneman 2002-07-21, 214 people found this review helpful

We always kept two boxes of these on hand as replacements when we used our Brita filter pitcher (we went to an in-line because we drink so much filtered water --we'd go through 40 gallons in no time, but that is a LOT of water.) There are three "gotcha's" on these filters to be aware of:
1. Do not let the filter dry out. When the pitcher is empty, you should refill the reservoir right away. When the pitcher is full or partly full, the bottom of the filter is in the water and keeping moist.
2. The filter needs to be soaked and flushed exactly according to directions. Some of the charcoal packing comes off in the flushing process, and if you don't take care of it, you will have specks in the water. This is no big problem, just something to be aware of.
3. Never put overly warm or hot water through the filter.
If you follow the directions, you will have, as we did, gallons of water that cost a lot less and taste as good or better than the water you buy in plastic containers in the supermarket.

17 Cents Per Gallon

by 2002-02-03, 28 people found this review helpful

I have been using Brita filters for over six years now and I have nothing but the best to say about them. Living in a part of the country where the tap water contains impurities resulting in poor taste, at first I resorted to bottled water. Besides being hard on the old wallet, I found that some brands had a burnt aftertaste to them. So I tried Brita. I was amazed at how it improved the taste of ordinary tap water. It tasted better than some bottled water I had been purchasing and it was crystal clear. I have been using Brita ever since. The only drawback initially is the cost of the pitcher, but once you have it the only other cost are the filters that are readily available at most stores. Each filter lasts about 40 gallons, which translates into getting bottled water quality for seventeen cents per gallon.

best filter I've found

by Jay Riemenschneider 2002-12-23, 49 people found this review helpful

In California the water tends to be very hard. I purchased an under the sink two stage water filtration system and thought the problem would be solved. The water still tasted bad so I bought a Brita pitcher filter. Unbelievable! It tasted so good. I think it's because each filter has silver oxide particles mixed in with the charcoal and it softens the water very well. I wish I would have tried this filter first.
Since moving to the east coast I still find that these filters do a great job at making the water taste as good or better than bottled water at a fraction of the cost.

Micron rating of filter cartridge

by Paul W 2000-09-30, 46 people found this review helpful

I noticed that the Brita cartridges did not take out a lot of color from the water I put in. Later I found out that it was rated Class 5 on NSF's scale - by looking up the NSF site, Class 5 means 85% reduction of particles between 30 to 50 microns. The scale is a 6-step scale with Class 1 being the best. After checking with the Greater Vancouver Water District, our sediment particle size in the water averages 2.5 microns - No wonder the water coming through the cartridges is still yellowish brown in color!

Better Water

by Jon Kreisler 2006-08-09, 23 people found this review helpful

The Brita pitcher water filtering system is a good idea if you have problems with your tap water. Filtered water is a much lower cost than bottled water and as long as your tap is running, you can have an almost endless supply.
I live in New York City. The water quality is variable at best. The city constantly monitors water and "adjusts" additives to combat bacteria and other pollutants. Often, especially in the summer months, the chlorine level is very high.
The Brita filter takes care of the chlorine problem and removes other additives, as well.
The result is clear, fresh & pure tasting water that is excellent for drinking, cooking, beverage making and ice cubes (bad ice cubes can ruin a drink.)
Heed the instructions about filter replacement. The filters are rated at 40 US gallons each. If you exceed the recommended filter "life", you will definitely notice diminished results. This is especially noticeable with chlorinated water. The smell returns and the filtered water does not taste as good any more.
All-in-all, this is an excellent filter, but it's no speed demon.
The only real problems I've noticed are with the pitcher timer breaking and the poor results if you leave the filter in the pitcher too long (beyond the 40 gallon estimated limit.)
Also, do not allow the filter to dry out once you've started using it.
Buying the larger packages of filters saves money and is worth it, in the long run.

Improved filters easier to tell when to change out!

by 2000-05-09, 19 people found this review helpful

The Brita filters are an excellent lower-end water purification system. They work quite well in most cases and these new filters come with a guide that indicates when it is time to change the filter. This is a marked improvement over the old method of going by calendar days based on the number of times you fill the pitcher per day.

No need to replace after only two months

by Nelly 2007-02-10, 8 people found this review helpful

Pleased with product, very good price (at ten bucks for a 3-pack). Definitely improves my tap water's taste.

I think these filters last 3 or 4 months easily -- there's no need to replace them after 2 months, as Brita suggests.

In fact, when I first started using Brita, the filter boxes and the reminder device that came with my pitcher stated 3 months...then suddenly they changed it to 2 months. Obviously Brita just decided to get a little greedy, and see how much more money they could make by changing that recommendation...

Well designed filter is a snap to drop in your pitcher

by Daniel Rutkowski 2004-01-22, 14 people found this review helpful

The Brita pitcher makes good water. I've tried a number of filters from whole house to faucet--singly and in combination. If your experience is like mine, convenience is a major limiting factor and here's how convenient these replacements are:

1. Rip, cut or tear open the plastic envelope.
2. Drop the filter in a dish or glass of cold water and let soak for fifteen minutes.
3. Remove filter from the soak and rinse it off under cold water.
4. Drop the filter into the hole in the top part of your pitcher (it's notched on one side so it fits only one way).

Buy these in multi-packs; they're most economical that way. You're going to need to replace the filter every two months so you'll need six filters for a whole year's supply of water.

Are you going to enjoy filtered water?? You bet! Tastes good?? Yep! Can ANYONE do this?? Definitely! Does it add any sodium to your diet?? Nope! Low-carb diet friendly, too.

One word of caution...there are always little carbon particles floating in the top part of the pitcher where you do the filling. There they are inconsequential because they can't get down to the bottom. I have seen a small amount of fine particles down in the bottom of the pitcher; the only solution I've found is to dump them out when I see them.

Hint for use of the Brita filter...

by 2002-12-10, 10 people found this review helpful

I have been using this system for a couple of years now. Here's a tip to get rid of the little black particles...
If you make sure to keep the water level above the level of the filter at all times, the carbon particles will not get into your water! Good luck!

Brita

by 2002-02-12, 8 people found this review helpful

Makes tap water taste great. Better than most bottled or spring water that you can buy in a store. Keeps those hard water mineral deposits from building up in your coffee pot. The Brita is much more economical than buying bottled water and tastes much better.

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