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| Brand: Brita
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $34.99
Buy Used: $28.99
You Save: $6.00 (17%)
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Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 45
Color: BLUE/WHITE
Media: Tools & Hardware
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 14.1 x 9 x 7.6
Warranty: 1
MPN: 35530
Model: 35530
UPC: 060258355307
EAN: 0060258355307
ASIN: B00009LHZH
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Removes chlorine, sediment, zinc, and other harmful substances for clean, great-tasting water | | • | Compact 1.13-gallon capacity tank; fits on countertops and shelves | | • | Perfect size for small office or family | | • | Digital indicator signals time to replace filter | | • | Includes non-replaceable, 5-year battery; limited 90-day warranty |
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Amazon.com Review
Brita's advanced water filtering systems help remove chlorine, sediment, zinc, and other harmful substances such as cadmium, copper, benzene, lead, and mercury, for clean, great-tasting water. With a tank that holds up to 1.13 gallons of water and fits neatly on countertops and refrigerator shelves, the Ultramax Smart Dispenser is the perfect size for a small office or family. It comes with an innovative electronic gauge that helps monitor use and alert busy users when its time to replace the filter. An included, non-replaceable battery with an expected life of 5 years powers the gauge. Brita filters should be replaced every 40 gallons. The Ultramax should be hand washed in lukewarm water with a mild detergent. Brita offers a limited 90 day warranty on pitchers for defects outside of normal wear and tear. --Jessica Reuling
Product Description
The original BRITA water filtration systems, BRITA Pitchers eliminate 98 of the Lead and reduce Chlorine (taste and odor), Copper, and Mercury that may be present in your tap water. Large capacity dispenser, perfect for families. Capacity: 18 - 8oz glasses of filtered water. Electronic Filter Change Indicator to remind you when to change the filter. Rectangular tank fits easily on refrigerator shelves and countertop. Convenient one-touch dispensing
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| Customer Reviews: Read 78 more reviews...
 Great system!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! January 19, 2006
48 out of 49 found this review helpful
I had been using the smarller Britta pitcher(holds 5 glasses). That works wonderfully by the way,just too small for larger families or serious water drinkers. The only complaint with that was the size caused me to have to fill it constanly as I drink a lot of water. So I decided to upgrade. First I purchased the faucet mount filter and was disappointed. The thing moves slower than molassas! I returned that and was going to get a standard pitcher filter setup but decided to go with this one because it was only four dollars more than a pitcher that held ten glasses of water. This provides 18 glasses of the best tasting water ever. I live in an area where our water is reputed to be among the best in the country(at least that what the local officials say) and this only improves on it!! Now I fill this up,put it on a shelf in the fridge and voila,I have great tasting ice cold water at my fingertips. I think this is much more cost effective than buying bottled water. The best part of it all? My kids have now become water drinkers!! It might be because of the easy to use tap,which by the way makes this much more convienant to use as opposed to the pitcher. Although they swear that they drink more water now because it "just tastes better".
I am, so far, very pleased with this sytem. I think it is a wise investment.
Great tasting water without the chlorine smell or taste at a great price! It doesn't get much better than that as far as I can see!!!!!!!
Great product! July 19, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I live in a rural area and use well water. The Brita dispenser works great to filter impurities from the water. Easy to fill and use. I process about a gallon a day.
Works great in the fridge May 18, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Before purchasing this large Brita, I was buying 2.5 gallon containers of spring water and keeping them in the refrigerator to have cold drinking water. By switching to the Brita, I'm saving about $200 a year and the water tastes just as good. The Brita does hold less water than the 2.5 gal container and needs to be refilled a few times a week at the rate my household consumes water. I keep a gallon jug of tap water in the fridge to refill the Brita with and never run out of ice cold water. The tap (spigot) of the Brita can be operated with one finger while holding a glass.
I haven't experienced the mold problems some have alluded to here, but I'm not using it in a hot room. For use in the fridge, I recommend it without reservation.
Perfectly clean water May 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't see how people can get mold in this thing. The only way that's going to happen is if you hardly drink water and you let it sit there for a long time. I refill it about once every other day and have no signs of mold anywhere within the unit. The nozzle allows for me to use this water for cooking and it's a lot more handy than a pitcher especially since it holds so much more water. Also, having the electronic filter indicator is great since you don't have to worry about trying to remember when the filter needs to be changed; you just look at the little screen and it lets you know. The only con is that when the water gets really low you have to tilt the unit since the nozzle is positioned slightly higher than the base.
This has been working superbly for me over the past 4 months. February 26, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been happily using this produt for the past 4+ months. It is fantastic! This is the most hydrated I have ever been. Seriously.
Came to this page today to see what the capacity was and skimmed the other reviews for the first time! I hadn't even thought of the mold concern and that makes sense.
I selected this one because I got tired of refilling the smaller pitchers all the time and wanted something that would provide a lot of water.
My current water goal is to drink a quart for every 50lbs rounding up. I'm 165 lbs so am trying to drink a gallon a day! Needless to say, I am not at this level BUT I'm still drinking enough water that I'm refilling this 1-2 times a week. Perhaps having all this through-flow of water is keeping my mold situation down?
Running water vs. stagnant water (same idea for the body! keep that water flowing!)
I don't keep this in the refrigerator!!! You would think that the warm temperature of my bedroom would increase the appearance of mold but nope, no problem (conversely, perhaps mold already in others' refrigerators is getting into their Britas!)
Anyway, this Brita has changed my life... the water tastes great -- this Chicago suburban tap water was O.K. but in tea/coffee there was a funky taste now eliminated by the Brita. You can fill up the main reservoir and then fill the top portion too so that water will drip down into the main unit as you draw from it and make room.
This unit isn't the digital readout kind, not that that's important to me. I am the only one in my family who uses this so I figure one filter will go a lot longer. Anyway, the last digital readout thing I had was just a 2 month timer, not a fancy measurer of filter quality. So this 2 month sticker is just fine.
When you get down to the last dregs of water, you do have to tip the Brita to get it out. But that's only if I'm feeling too lazy to get up and refill the thing. It's not a big deal for me since it's not stuck in a fridge (although that worked perfectly when I originally had it in the fridge).
But although I haven't had a visible problem with mold, I will be sure to clean this unit periodically as that is sound/sage advice. Probably for the pitchers as well!
But you would think that of anything sitting around for days or weeks (or months?), water is probably going to take on the least garbage. No, this may not be as airtight as other containers (I'm assuming) and, like I said, perhaps I am drinking it quickly enough that the water does not stagnate. I really have no idea how long water is supposed to last in such a scenario...and our starting-waters probably differ significantly.
Nevertheless, I feel ever-grateful to this unit and will continue to use it until it is no more or until I can buy a fancier one.
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thanks!
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