PUR CR-6000 7-Cup Water Filtration Pitcher
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of PUR CR-6000 7-Cup Water Filtration Pitcher
Customer Review: Filters 2x the impurities from water than Brita!
Summary: 4 Stars
Let me start off by saying that I can taste the difference of water from different sources very easily. I have lived off of bottled water for the past few years and consider it the absolute best but now want to save money by filtering my own. I started off with pretty much the same product but from Brita. After getting the Brita I immediately determined that it was just producing decently purified tap water but still did not like the taste compared to what i was used to. I went to PUR's website and Brita's website and compared. I figured out that the PUR filter removed 2x the amount of different impurities from water. It was then just a no brainer to get the PUR. I got it and i love it! In a blind test i would have a hard time being able to tell the difference between the two. As far as how long it takes to filter the water, Yes, it takes longer than the Brita filters but it is filtering 2x more impurities out and it is reasonable unlike how others seem to make it not. You will need to give it about 15-20 minutes to get a decent cup of water. Just keep it filled and you will not find yourself waiting for a glass. I will update if the unit has any issues but so far there are none!Customer Review: Love this pitcher
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot understand some of the complaints that I've seen in reviews of this pitcher. I've owned one for 2 years, and just bought a 2nd, and I've got nothing but good things to say about them. The filter works well and makes my normally chlorine smelling water as tasty as the best bottled water. I drink a LOT of water (120+ ounces a day) and my PUR pitcher has paid for itself many, many times over in its lifetime. I don't think the lid is troublesome at all as some reviewers have said, nor do I think that the shape is strange; to me it is perfect because it fits nicely along side a gallon of milk on the side rack of my refrigerator. The plastic is heavy duty enough to absorb some abuse, and the filters are very easy to exchange. All that is required is a quarter twist and they pop right out. I'd recommend washing the pitcher semi-frequently to keep it nice and clean, but other than that, it is about as low maintenance as you could ask for.
Great tasting water, solid design, relatively inexpensive filters, and 2 years of flawless use mean I can only give this product 5 stars. Don't hesitate, this is a fantastic water filter/pitcher.
Customer Review: Good filter, TERRIBLE pitcher handle
Summary: 1 Stars
PUR took a perfectly good product, their old CR800 filter pitcher model, and updated it to the new CR-6000 series. Unfortunately, they favored design glitz over function. The handle on the new pitcher is atrocious. It's comfortable only for children or adults with very small hands. I can grab the old pitcher any old way and have a firm grip even when it's full. The new pitcher requires you pick it up just the way the woman in the picture on the box is holding it -- which is a complete pain if you use it often. Let alone if you have any kind of hand problem or have a larger hand (and my hands aren't that big). I advise any prospective buyer to take the thing out of the box at the store and check to see how it feels to pick up the pitcher, especially imagining that it's full and weighs that much more. I returned this dog and will try to find one of the old models somewhere. Another example of a product well-designed for function being ruined by some overpaid designer trying to make it look good and ending up making it work far less well.Customer Review: A useless thing
Summary: 2 Stars
Perhaps this filter makes water healthier. Perhaps. What I can tell is that it doesn't make it taste better. The water that I get out of this filter is slightly on the bitter side, and tastes far worse than bottled water. I can't really drink it.
Other uses? I had an idea of using filtered water for cooking, but it turned out to be impossible because this filter just doesn't produce it quick enough. Other reviewers mentioned mentioned the speed issue, but I couldn't understand what they are talking about before actually buying the thing. What happens is that if you fill it with water for the first time in the morning, the first pint gets filtered pretty quickly, in a couple minutes. The second pint takes longer, and getting the third pint takes about an hour. In the end, when you start cooking, you can't have enough water within a reasonable time.
The bottom line is that the filter can't be returned so I'll keep it, but I wish I spent the money on something else.
Customer Review: Does the job
Summary: 4 Stars
I couldn't decide between the Brita Slim Pitcher and the Pur Oval, so bought one of each. And that's not as frivolous as it sounds, because I wanted two anyway so there would always be a cold one ready in the fridge. Both of them seem to filter the water just fine. The Brita top stays on better, but the handle has sharper edges and is less comfortable to hold, especially when it's full. Although I've noticed the little black specks that others have objected to, in our case they stay in the top section and never end up in the glass, so they don't bother us. The Pur has a nicer, rounded handle, but if you're not careful the top has a tendency to fall off, dumping water all over the shelf. No worries, though, because if you just make sure to use two hands and hold the top securely, which is very easy to do, it stays where it belongs and all is well. So, bottom line, I would give maybe a slight edge to the Pur, but either one delivers good-tasting water with a minimum of fuss.