water pitcher

[Guest guest]

I purchased a water pitcher with the carbon filter that is pictured in

her new book. They said to put the filter in the lid and then put the

water into the pitcher. Put the lid on and pour it and the water would

then go through the filter and then come out. But when I saw it

pouring, it was coming through the bottom of the filter, not going

through the filter at all as it didn't seal tightly. Does anyone have

any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? Has anyone used this

pitcher successfully?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/22/2004 6:40:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

tamaratornado@... writes:

I'm very surprised that you don't change the filter. I change mine

every month or 2 ..... I notice it filters slower as time goes by.... I

thought the filter wouldn't work after a while.

I think it depends on what's in your water. A lot of different water sources

have iron (rust), sand, and other macroscopic particles that will clog the

filter. My tap water is pretty clean but has chlorine in it. It's just that it

tastes better out of the pitcher and I can take it with me on trips and not

have to depend on bottled or local tap water.