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Britta water filters
« on: 03 May 2018, 15:12:12 »

We got one via a amazon voucher that we use for filling the kettle up due to the hardness of the water around here.
The filter lasted 5 weeks but the jug now tells us it needs changing.

Has anybody on here used the the non brita filters available ?
These seen to be about half the price of the oem onces.
Any good ?
Any fitment problems ?
 
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #1 on: 03 May 2018, 15:19:50 »

Do you have a Wilkinsons store near you? I've used their pattern filters and cannot tell the difference from Britta.

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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #2 on: 03 May 2018, 15:22:03 »

Pattern filters? What ever next, non genuine crank sensors!?

Your filter jug will catch fire! Stall! Leave you stranded in a lay by! ;D

I tend to bulk buy the OE filters whenever they're on offer somewhere - but if I'd spotted the filters in Wilkos, I'd have tried those, for sure.
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #3 on: 03 May 2018, 15:49:02 »

It's good to see that the standard of p*ss-taking hasn't fallen off, Aaron!  :y :)

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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #4 on: 03 May 2018, 16:43:18 »

Water filters....that's what Tony Blair and the metropolitan elite use. ;)

The great unwashed proletariat such as myself take the water as it comes. ::)
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #5 on: 03 May 2018, 17:06:30 »

Make sure you don't convert it to spin-on, though.  :-X
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #6 on: 03 May 2018, 17:36:03 »

Water filters....that's what Tony Blair and the metropolitan elite use. ;)

The great unwashed proletariat such as myself take the water as it comes. ::)

That's why your waterworks are all scaled up M'lud!  :o  ;D
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #7 on: 03 May 2018, 18:19:29 »

just fit a drinking tap with in-line filter under the sink ,much cheaper , kits are £20+
fill the kettle from that  :y
carbon filters remove chlorine and chloranine so water should not be stored (in jugs in the fridge etc ),for any length of time.
plus you use more electricary to boil fridge stored water (it's colder ,unless your fridge is u/s)
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #8 on: 03 May 2018, 18:29:41 »

Live in Birmingham, we get lovely Welsh water, so soft and tasty  :y
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #9 on: 03 May 2018, 19:17:31 »

Do you have a Wilkinsons store near you? I've used their pattern filters and cannot tell the difference from Britta.

Ron.



Just seen them  :y
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #10 on: 03 May 2018, 19:18:18 »

Pattern filters? What ever next, non genuine crank sensors!?

Your filter jug will catch fire! Stall! Leave you stranded in a lay by! ;D

I tend to bulk buy the OE filters whenever they're on offer somewhere - but if I'd spotted the filters in Wilkos, I'd have tried those, for sure.



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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #11 on: 03 May 2018, 19:19:12 »

just fit a drinking tap with in-line filter under the sink ,much cheaper , kits are £20+
fill the kettle from that  :y
carbon filters remove chlorine and chloranine so water should not be stored (in jugs in the fridge etc ),for any length of time.
plus you use more electricary to boil fridge stored water (it's colder ,unless your fridge is u/s)

^^^This. I use Pureflo. Replace the granules and carbon about every 6 months. :y
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #12 on: 03 May 2018, 19:19:23 »

just fit a drinking tap with in-line filter under the sink ,much cheaper , kits are £20+
fill the kettle from that  :y
carbon filters remove chlorine and chloranine so water should not be stored (in jugs in the fridge etc ),for any length of time.
plus you use more electricary to boil fridge stored water (it's colder ,unless your fridge is u/s)



I'll look into that Dave  :y
Cheers  :)
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #13 on: 03 May 2018, 19:20:06 »

just fit a drinking tap with in-line filter under the sink ,much cheaper , kits are £20+
fill the kettle from that  :y
carbon filters remove chlorine and chloranine so water should not be stored (in jugs in the fridge etc ),for any length of time.
plus you use more electricary to boil fridge stored water (it's colder ,unless your fridge is u/s)

^^^This. I use Pureflo. Replace the granules and carbon about every 6 months. :y





How much does the granules cost shack ?
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Re: Britta water filters
« Reply #14 on: 03 May 2018, 19:24:10 »

Live in Birmingham, we get lovely Welsh water, so soft and tasty  :y





The water around here is nearly as hard as Ronny Pickering (YouTube it)  ;D ;D
Seriously, you can't do a wash without sticking stupid amounts of fabric softener in the wash  :(

Your undies may end up been nice and soft but your crutch ends up smelling like a whores handbag or so I have been reliably informed  :D
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