B&D Clear2O 72oz Premium

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Product Description

Clear2O Water Sys 72oz PREMIUM Pitcher w/Filter

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• ASIN: B0012L8TIQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,977 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vast improvement over Pur, September 8, 2008

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George Krompacky (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: B&D Clear2O 72oz Premium (Electronics)

I didn't buy this through Amazon but on impulse at Target. For 10 years I've used a Pur pitcher for my drinking water. Within the last 2 years I've noticed a major change in the quality of the filters. In less than half the usual usage time, they would develop what my wife calls "slow filter." This means that you fill the pitcher and it can take an hour or more to filter through. The first couple I wrote off as defective, then I complained to Pur and got some free filters, but it just keeps happening. These filters are too expensive to die prematurely.

So I tried the Clear20. At first I was put off by the complexity of the set-up, but assuming your faucet is standard and not fancy it just requires replacing the aerator with the Clear20 aerator that is compatible with their filling hose.

The aerator is something that stays on your faucet all the time. When you want to fill the pitcher, you put it in the sink, flip the hose up from the handle (it stays attached there) and click it onto the nipple. Then you fill the pitcher. It takes something like 60 seconds.

Here's the thing that may not be clear to you: the Clear20 uses the power of the tap to push the water through the filter at high speed. When you're done filling the pitcher, you have a full pitcher of water ready to drink. If you've ever waited for Pur and Brita to drip though, you will REALLY appreciate this feature. Let me repeat: the pitcher fills in about 60 seconds and the water is instantly filtered.

Basically what they've done is to put a faucet-mount filter into a pitcher. It was a genius move and I love it.

The other innovation/difference with the Clear20 pitcher is that the filter is rated for 50 gallons, not a vague time period. There is an indicator on top of the pitcher. When you've gone through 40 gallons it turns yellow; you have 10 gallons remaining in the yellow period, then you have to replace the filter. They're a little more expensive than the Pur filters but they are rated for 10 gallons more. Also, you can easily buy them online and Clear20 even has a filter subscription club so you don't have to think about it.

Assuming these filters don't develop "slow filter" like Pur, they're going to be awesome.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit awkward, but the result is outstanding!, March 26, 2008

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Holistic Doc - See all my reviews
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This review is from: B&D Clear2O 72oz Premium (Electronics)

This unit puts "Brita-drip" to shame. The water quality is simply outstanding and very discernable plain and in coffee and tea. Having to change back and forth between a portable dishwater fitting and one for the purifier hose connector on the faucet can be a bit awkward and the filling has to be done IN the sink. The filler hose is very stiff and can easily tip over the pitcher. But the result far outweighs the inconveniences.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fastest water filter, May 5, 2008

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Lina (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: B&D Clear2O 72oz Premium (Electronics)

the faucet attachment fits on my kitchen sink without any problem. the length of the hose is sometimes awkward but otherwise it's the best water filter i've had. i overwhelmingly prefer it over the pur sink filter(bulky, slows to a drip in a few days) and brita water pitchers (speed and cleaning issues).