Adagio Teas Gravitea Water Filter

by Adagio Teas

Product Features

• Filters water at twice the speed of competing products
• Save money with double-life filters
• Digital cartridge life indicator
• Filters 50 ounces
• Dishwasher safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 4.5 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001LNQPZY
• Item model number: 6
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,698 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Remove impurities from water at twice the speed of Brita and save money with double-life filters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre Water Purifier, June 3, 2011

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S. (MIAMI, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Adagio Teas Gravitea Water Filter (Kitchen)

I am one of those impatient people who don't want to wait for water to slowly drip through the filter before I can use it, so I was naturally attracted by Adagio's GraviTea advertisement of faster filtration. I ordered the GraviTea and, to my disappointment, the unit arrived with the handle broken, but Adagio quickly sent another one. To address the advertisement of faster filtration first - it is true, the water passes the filter faster, and is therefore available for use faster. The filter also lasts two months. There is a small measurement digital graphic on top of the lid which is actually supposed to tell you how much life is left in your filter. However, I couldn't get it to work in either one of my GraviTeas, so I rely on the manufacturer's recommendation to replace the filter every two months. In other purifiers there may be a light that turns from green to yellow to red indicating the time to change the filter - there is no such feature here.

The lid itself is not easy to attach to the unit; there are small white hooks that are rather fragile and they inevitably broke. Once I finally managed to attach the lid, the front spout (which is supposed to move open with the flow of water) stayed immobile, resulting in a spraying flow. The water itself is poured through an opening in the top of the lid, however, one needs to monitor the input of water. If the upper tank (unfiltered water) becomes too full, the water doesn't just overflow out, but pours into the lower tank (filtered water), as there is a space between the two. So if you don't monitor it, you will think the filter is going REALLY fast, when, in fact, you're drinking regular, unfiltered water.

I'm sure that many are willing to overlook some of these misgivings for the speed of the filter, and if so, by all means purchase this water filter. For all others, know that there may be better options out there.

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic pitcher, January 20, 2012

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kimwood "music fan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adagio Teas Gravitea Water Filter (Kitchen)

I've been using this pitcher for a over a year, and find it extremely efficient and easy to use. Fortunately, I haven't exeprienced any of the difficulties described in the other reviews. The filtration speed is indeed very good....I fill to the top of the upper reservoir through the flap on the lid. When it finishes I pour the filtered water into my tea kettle to heat water on the stove. I also pour filtered water into water bottles (using a funnel to avoid spilling) to chill in the refrigerator.

Previously, I had the water dispenser with five-gallon water bottles and the results from this pitcher are very comparable. This is certainly much less costly, not to mention easier than lifting the bottles. Our tap water is pretty good to begin with, so that probably keeps me from having to clean it, plus my filters last longer than the 60-day timeframe listed in the literature.

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly designed, hard to clean and use, January 16, 2012

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moi surtout (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adagio Teas Gravitea Water Filter (Kitchen)

I wanted to love this. Adagio is a great tea-focused company and I was excited to give this a try. Unfortunately, it just didn't work for me on any level.

* It was hard to fit the lid on, it's very fidgety. Often the lid would fall off when I was trying to pour water, unless I really took the time to carefully align it and make sure it clicked into place all the way around, which it did not readily do. Maybe you're just supposed to leave the lid on when filling, but the tall, slender pitcher didn't fit in my small sink unless I removed the lid first.

* Eventually, I just left the top lid off because it was useless anyway. It's not the kind of airtight seal that keeps water fresh in the fridge, it's just a light cover. Even with the lid on, I'd find gnats in the filter if I used it on the patio on a summer day. Gross!

* It's the size of a normal pitcher, but half of it is the filtration system. So you only get a bit of water at the bottom, which goes fast. And that's just for one person, don't even think of using it for a family. Look at the pic: what you see below the white ball area is how much water you get, and note it tapers toward the bottom, so it actually looks bigger in the photo than it is in real life.

* It's extremely hard to clean, you need a small toothbrush to get down in the grooves of the filter area.

* You have to be very careful about using the right amount of water and making sure all of it filters through to the bottom before using it. This is not a quick process. If you have any water in the upper part, it will pour out the spout, so you get unfiltered water. I have no idea why they made it possible to do this, they could have just made it pourable only from the bottom part. Also, a little water tends to catch in the area on either side of the filter without draining through properly; it should be more of a cone shape to allow gravity to move water through.

* The handle is awkward to hold, the spout is wide and the filter in the middle gives it an odd balance when pouring. Hard to avoid spills.

I guess it does filter water if you are patient and use it very carefully. However, I did not choose to replace the filter once it expired, and would not use this again if you gave me one for free.