t3hs4v4g3 OP t1_j7e9kq6 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 3:43 AM

Reply to comment by Agreeable-Tadpole461 in Maybe not a BIFL item, but something close to it. A filtered water dispenser? by t3hs4v4g3

Was just looking at those! Thank you.

tesla323 t1_j7edr3w wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:20 AM

If you can, find someone who has one and ask them to let you taste the water from it. Not everyone (myself included) likes the taste.

-SeaBrisket- t1_j7gbyrv wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM

I've had one for maybe a decade. Love it and the filters rarely need replacement. Just be aware that the filtration is slow. It might not keep up with your needs if your family demands a lot of filtered water. That said I've seen one of their larger ones in use as a customer dispenser at a coffee shop so apparently it met that demand.

sponge_welder t1_j7ledu2 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Note that while they are built well, they can be kind of a pain, they're over 18 inches tall so they probably won't fit in the fridge or under cabinets unless you get the travel size one. They also aren't ANSI or NSF certified, even though they claim to exceed the relevant ANSI and NSF standards, which just feels like a red flag to me, not to mention that people have had issues reproducing their claimed results. Their website is also pretty sketchy, it feels very prepper/truther-centric