Clear2o CWS100AW Water Filtration Pitcher

by Clear2o

Product Features

• 72-Ounce pitcher filters and fills in 34-second
• 1 Block carbon filter cleans 50-gallon that's over 88 pitchers
• Filter flow meter indicator lets you know when your filter needs changing
• Adapts easily to a number of faucets with the simple faucet connector

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 6.7 x 11 inches ; 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004918OPO
• Item model number: CWA100AW
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #17 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Water Coolers & Filters > Pitcher Water Filters

Product Description

Clear2O Water Pitcher filters to reduce up to 53 contaminants, its block carbon filter cleans 50-gallon (that's 88+ refills.), the equivalent of 378 disposable half-liter water bottles.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes for amazing tea and coffee, September 8, 2009

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Coffee Lover (Ottawa, ON) - See all my reviews

I mainly bought this to filter water for making coffee and tea. The difference between water filtered by this pitcher and water straight from the tap is phenomenal. I admit it, I'm a coffee and tea geek. This is exactly what I needed. Friends and family have commented on how my coffee and tea taste much better than the one they make at home.

I looked at all the competitors such as Brita, PUR and about a dozen other less known brands that have solid reviews. Unfortunately most only filter to make water taste a little better and don't filter for other impurities. Those that do are either really expensive or not available to me, in Canada. Fortunately I found this at a major retail chain.

I drink a lot of water so my pitcher has to filter taste and impurities. On top of this, the filters better last more than just a couple of weeks. I refill this pitcher at least once a day and so far I'm still on my first filter after nearly two months of use. Great!

A few things you should know if you intend to buy this:
This pitcher connects via a hose attachment to your faucet. You will have to put a small adapter (several sizes included in the package) to your faucet. When the pitcher is connected, open the tap SLOWLY. Your pitcher is made of plastic, not high gauge steel. If you subject it to high pressure, it will most certainly leak. Still it only takes 30-60 seconds to fill which is lightning quick compared to a Brita.

63 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Filters well, leaks a little, and sounds bad, March 8, 2009

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Aaron702 (Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

We purchased this water filter because the pitcher was to fill fast and the number of impurities it took out was provably more than any other commonly available pitcher system.

The unit definitely fills faster than Brita or PUR pitchers do. However, it makes a terrible, loud, higher-pitched gear grinding sound as it does so. It's not bad enough to wear ear protection, but you will have problems understanding someone in the room until you stop. Fortunately, it is less than a minute before it is filled.

Filtered water definitely tastes "cleaner." However, this taste is not as desirable as water filtered from the Brita pitcher would taste. Where the Brita might make water taste more like crude Dasani, Clear2O makes the water taste more like distilled water. I guess that is the price you pay for having 44+ contaminants removed (NSF verified) to 95+% efficiency (most are 99.9%+). The solid block carbon filter does a great job of making water taste plain. Unfortunately, this does highlight why an ion-exchange system such as Brita's can make more poorly filtered water taste better. For us, we've finally adjusted to the "cleaner" taste.

As for function, our pitcher came with a permanent leak and small slits that cause water to go back into the pitcher after being filtered, in a way that can allow contamination from the area under the lid to drip into the reservoir. Basically, water comes in from the tap and is injected into the area to which one side of the carbon is exposed. The water passes through the solid carbon, then flows up the filter and out through the filter's plastic canal, which meets with an open area with which the water then flows back down into the "cleaned" water area. However, the mating area where filtered water meets the pitcher (in the top handle of the filter itself) cannot fully seal. When we open the lid while filtering, visible water currents form at that area and this water drips down into clean water through small fissures. We've tested it with just pouring water into that general area, and the water quickly goes unfiltered into the pitcher, even with the filter seemingly blocking such access.

This was only something I tracked down once I started seeing occasional translucent floaters wafting around in the pitcher water when held up to the light. Whether the "floaters" are bacterial films, thin plastic or something else, I do not know. (I seem to guarantee their existence when refilling the pitcher when it is still half full, doing so for about a week, leaving the pitcher at room temperature.)

Clear2O appears to do a solid job of removing contaminants, but it appears to allow recontamination to a small extent. If this does not bother you for your application, this pitcher is for you.

UPDATE: The Clear2O website suggests cleaning the unit with vinegar, which would kill some bacteria. In my estimation, the floaters appear to be a harmless bacterial film that settles on the bottom of the pitcher after a while. Shaking the pitcher disturbs this film, creating the floaters noticed.

I've noticed cleaning the pitcher every so often with vinegar assures the floaters won't appear.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tested For Purity - WORSE than the original tap water!, September 24, 2011

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NuMystic (New York City) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Clear2o CWS100AW Water Filtration Pitcher (Kitchen)

Well unlike all of the other negative reviews, this is not about the hose system. That worked just fine. Easy to install and worked perfectly. Great concept in fact, I loved how fast the pitcher filled.

If only the water that came out of the pitcher was actually filtered.

I don't believe in taking anything on faith when it comes to money spent
for the health of my family so I purchased the HM Digital TDS-EZ Meter/Tester
right here on Amazon at the same time I ordered the Clear2O filter.

After repeatedly testing each source these were the results:

Poland Spring - 33 PPM
Tap Water - 51 PPM
Clear2o - 52 PPM

That's right, the filtered water ends up with MORE parts per million
of contaminants than the unfiltered tap water that went in.

Even ran a few extra pitchers through the filter just to make sure
that it wasn't manufacturing residue that might just get flushed.
(the instructions are to flush 3 times before use, I flushed 7 total
and retested)

Clear2o did not renew their NSF Certification, and now it's easy
to understand way.

Buyer Beware.