Although I didn’t officially call myself green when I was in college, I suppose I was already making small steps to be more eco-friendly even then. I ditched plastic water bottles way back then and subscribed to a monthly service where my water is delivered. It’s fine and dandy, but sometimes I do wish I had something that was a little less hassle and available at all times {I can run out of water before it’s delivered}.
ZeroWater may just be my answer. I was sent a 10 cup pitcher to review and I was excited to actually see if I would like it better than my 5 gallon bottles a-top my home Water Cooler.
As a Water Pitcher, it performs great. I love the fact that I have a pour spot and a push button spout at the bottom {non-technical description there!}. Here’s how the ZeroWater Pitcher actually works…
You screw the filter into the top of the white spout in the pitcher. You run your tap water straight into the Pitcher and let it run through the filter. It will then fill up the reservoir of the pitcher. This is the only thing I dislike about this system. It takes awhile to actually fill up the pitcher because it’s a relatively slow process for the water to actually go through the filter. It makes sense that it would take a bit to actually filter the water, but it’s slow. Just make sure to do it when you’re not needing water immediately and when you can do something else while you wait, like empty the dishwasher!
So, this is a nice Pitcher with a great water filter, but what’s so great about it and why is it called ZeroWater? So glad you asked! This is what makes
ZeroWater stand out above the rest…
The ZeroWater Pitcher comes with a built-in TDS {total dissolved solids} meter {when you’re not using it, it fits right onto the top of your pitcher – so you’ll never lose it!}. ZeroWater says that your water should, you guessed it, read “000″… completely absent of any TDS. So, I tested 3 things. Our unfiltered tap water, our 5 gallon bottled water, and the tap water after it passed through the ZeroWater filter in the Pitcher.
My tap water read “137″, which by some state standards wasn’t absolutely horrible… but bad enough that I won’t be drinking it {which I didn’t
anyways}. I was very happy to see that the water that we buy monthly that’s used in our Water Cooler only read “001″ so it’s nice to know they are actually providing us with a great product, and just like they guarantee, the ZeroWater Pitcher water read “000″!
One reason that ZeroWater provides you with the Water Testing Meter is that your ZeroWater filter needs to be replaced when the reading becomes “006″. The rate at which you’ll need to replace your filters depends on the number your tap water reads before being filtered. The lower the number, the longer your filter will last.
I’m also glad to say that the water tastes like… water and nothing more. I can’t stand the taste of our tap water, so there’s definitely a difference.
Although I probably won’t be completely replacing our Water Cooler with the ZeroWater Pitcher, it will be a nice addition to our family’s way of drinking water. If our Water Cooler does bite the dust, though, I’m pretty sure I won’t buy another and completely rely on our Pitcher. But for now, it’s definitely joining us in our family’s RV so we won’t have to lug a huge pack of plastic water bottles with us on trips!
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I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of ZeroWater and received a water pitcher to facilitate my review, two pitchers to giveaway, and extra filters to thank me for taking the time to participate.
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My area is 166
358!
252 in my area!!
210!
they actually don’t have a reading for where i live. i almost find it amusing since i live in the middle of the socal desert.
68869 and the local average is 270
It is 148
My zip code is 28443 and my tds reading is 225
My TDS score is 289
They have nothing in my area
Says there is no reading info for my area :/
Wonder what that means??
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my zip code was 235
Ours, is 337. UGH- GROSS!!!
My TDS is 220
Ours is 270, yuck!
my zipcode is 250
179 here
213
mine is 313!
THE READING IN MY AREA IS AROUND 210
My TDS reading is 245 – nasty! Our water is really gross. I won’t drink it if it isn’t filtered.
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Mine was 451
My TDS score is 231
Ours is 210. The city dh and I work in has reading from 653-898! Bottled water all the way when we are working! LOL
Mine is 202.
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They don’t have my area code but 141 was the number in a neighboring area.
wow- 83 – not bad.
284! Yuck. We usually refill two 5 gallon jugs a week with reverse osmosis water for drinking and our fish tank. I don’t like the way the water here tastes, now i don’t like what is in it. I would love to win!
Mine is 152.
Ours isn’t awful at 195, but still not great. :/
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There wasn’t a reading for my exact area (or even zip code for that matter) but the ones pretty near me (in town, but maybe 15-20 min. from me) are all in the upper 400s.
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Yuck, 291!
My favorite number though!!
It’s 079 for my ZIP Code.
Ours is 109! Not bad.
We actually have well water and my landlord never checks to make sure it’s safe
Whew, a whopping 436!!
266
117
TDS is 77
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ours is 170
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TDS is 189
223
Oh, ours is 232. That’s probably why I don’t love the taste.
Between 199 and 210.
The map on zerowater.com says about 160 for Fairport, NY – but I’ve seen it as high as 210 in person.
Our is not too bad 253.
would love to win one.
It doesn’t seem that my zip code is in the database. Surrounding zip codes were 142 and 275.
There are several in our area that are about the same distance away. One direction was 228. The other direction was 145