Water filter or pitcher

[Anonymous]

We are moving into a house without a fridge water dispenser, which is what we have always used for drinking. Is our best bet to get an under sink system? Or are there good pitchers out there?

[Anonymous]

Is your tap water unsafe? Then an underwater system would be better so you are using safe water to cook. If it is just a preference to drink filtered water. Start with a pitcher. You may find over time that you get used to tap water. Or you may find you want to invest in an under sink filter. We have a pitcher and drink both. The pitcher encourages my son to drink more water.

Btw. We had the type of filter that goes on the spout on the faucet and a plumber told us that puts too much pressure on the faucet and it will break (he was there to fix a leak on a fairly new faucet so it seemed believable).

[Anonymous]

Just posted. We use a Brita pitcher. There are tons of options. Ours has slight on the top that reminds you to replace the filter.

[Anonymous]

We use a brita pitcher, but mostly because the water is colder from the fridge than from the tap. I don't have any problems with drinking tap water. We just ordered a new fridge and decided against the in-door water/ice dispensers. We've had too much trouble with them in the past.

OP - a lot of the fridges without the door water dispenser have a water dispenser on the inside of the fridge.

[Anonymous]

We’ve used a pitcher for 25 years. When we remodel the kitchen, I’ll put in a whole-house filter. DC water sucks* and I grew up drinking water as my default beverage (and with no desire to change that habit).

*Doesn’t taste good IMO and there are obvious variations in taste and smell. It’s also hard (usually) and getting a dishwasher with a water-softening device made a noticeable difference. Plumber says a whole-house filter will cut down on corrosion in fixtures/appliances.

[Anonymous]

I think the Brita pitcher water retains the smells/taste of the refrigerator. The filter isn’t anything great and they take up tons of space. Plus it is cheap plastic and ugly. Skip it.

Get a whole house filtration system with reverse osmosis if you can. If too much of an investment, go with a good under the sink filter.