Water Filter Comparison

Pur water filters are recommended by many websites online, so do they live up to the claims made for them. In the Pur water filter reviews people talk about them being the best water filters on the market but are these reviews unbiased or are they self serving? There are many water filters on the market – Brita water filters, Aquasana waters and Culligan to mention just a few, so if you compare Pur water filters with these other brands, do they compare well?

Pur make many types of water filter, the range includes Pur camping water filters, Pur refrigerator water filters, Pur backpacking water filters  and I believe there is a Pur water cooler but the main range are the simple tap or whole house water filters you find in many homes in the US.

Some of the advantages claimed for Pur water filters are:

• They are easy to install, they are equipped with adaptors for most faucet types
• They are good at removing chlorine making the drinking water pleasant to taste
• They are the activated carbon type of filter, this is the best type for removing most types of toxins
• There is a mechanism to allow the water to bypass the filters to enable the water to be used for gardening, car washing etc so prolonging  the filter life
• The Pur brand of water filter are reasonably costed making them affordable for most pockets.
• All the Pur range of filters have an monitoring gauge, this informs when filters are ready to be replaced.

If you visit the Pur official website you will see that they have coupons for up to $7 off a PUR water filter.

There are various types and models of Pur water filter, here are some of them:

• Pur faucet filters -  these have a three stage water filtration process and have colourful designs, the filters can filter up to 100 gallons before replacement.
• Pur pitchers – these are 2 stage filters and will remove 99.9% of contaminants.
• Pur replacement water filters – these are reasonable priced replacement filters for a variety of makes such as Whirlpool, Maytag etc
• Pur counter top water filters – decent design of counter top filters which have a top rating

What are the disadvantages of Pur water filters if you are looking for a pure water system?

• Pur water filters are equipped with a intensive filtration mechanism and this slows down the water flowing to your taps
• Pur filters do not soften the water, so if you are in a hard water area the Pur may not be the best.
• Pur filters do not remove all bacteria and viruses, they do a good job of removing toxins and cysts but they may not be enough for your needs if bacteria and viruses are a high priority

So there good things and not so good things about Pur water treatment filters so it may be a good idea to do a water filters comparison before you purchase.

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