Kitchen

[jackthebear]

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@Mary Bailey wrote:

I've had a brita for many years, never had any mold.  It's kept in the fridge always.  I hand wash and use vinegar.  I change the filter regularlly.

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I noticed a bit of green on it, which I attributed to the pitcher being on the counter in the summer with lots of light,  it is not unusual for this to happen to britas 

washed with lots of hot water and soap and now I just keep in fridge once  the warm weather gets here.

I am not going to link all the various hits, on this but those who want to can  do so, 

[avid shopper]

Keep it in the fridge.   I clean it and many things that are kitchen related with baking soda. It does a light scrubbing, once in a while,  on brita, coffee pot and cups and glasses that I use for tea.  

[Kardi]

I have a faucet filter and love it.  The only drawback is that the replacement filters are not cheap and I replace mine every 6 months.  I got a new refrigerator about a year ago and it has a water/ice dispenser thru-the- door and it also has a filter that needs replacing every 6 months.  

[Krimpette]

I've used a Briita Pitcher for years, but I've always kept it in the refrigerator.  Had a Pur on my faucet for a bit, but it always seemed to get in the way.  I'll stick with my Brita pitcher.

[software]

Both.

I don't want to invest in a whole house water filter.  Not in this house.

I have a zero water pitcher, no trouble with mold but I don't like taking everything out of my water.    We should be ingesting naturally occurring minerals..    My municipal water is horrendous, which is such a shame, we are blessed here in central Alabama with some wonderful water.

[Nightowlz]

We use a reverse osmosis system. It's under the sink in the cabinet. There is a spigot on the sink.

[kivah]

I have the Brita pitcher that I keep on my kitchen counter (not in the refrigerator). After I use the ,pitcher of water - used to make my daily coffee, it gets a little moldy. I wash out the pitcher  with a little dish-soap - and with a wet cotton swab I run it around the ridge area inside the pitcher (near the bottom) - and there are several areas inside the plastic holder that contains the filter that I swab. Areas that have ridges - and the openings at the bottom of each filter - and those 4 circles - all hold mold. 

It's because it all sits in water --- u need to wash it out before putting in fresh water.

[esmerelda]

For me, neither. I have a countertop water distiller. The water is clean and delicious. I’ve been drinking distilled water for more than 20 years and I think it’s healthier than any bottled water. I bought it from waterwise.com, and they’re having a sale!   I think you owe it to yourself to check out distilled water. 

[FlowerBear]

Thank you!! I bought a Brita Pitcher yesterday and put in the Fridge after I filled it!  The water tastes sooo good.

[Icegoddess]

@Nightowlz, I didn't know they made reverse osmosis for under the sink.  Where do you get it?  I have an instant hot water heater under the sink and don't know that I would want to give that up for the RO though.  Otherwise I would need another hole in the sink.  The water heater uses the hole that was supposed to be for a soap dispenser.   I can't use anything that screws onto the sink spout because due to the  design there is nothing to screw onto.   

Really, I'd rather have a whole house system because I would love to remove the hard water and chlorine from my shower water.

I keep my zero water on the counter since I just don't have room for it in the fridge.  So far I have not had a mold problem.  I don't use it for drinking water for me, but for the kitty fountain so I don't get that nasty hard water buildup that you can't get off. 

However, you have to remember that once you have removed everything from the water, there's nothing to fight the growth of bacteria.  So, keeping it in the fridge may slow down that process, but if bacteria can grow in the fridge, it can also grow in your pitcher in the fridge.