After using it for 1 month, the water is already tasting grittier and very different from the good taste found in the first 3 weeks. What can I do?
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Assuming that you are on a regulated city water supply...That filter cartridge is good for 3 months or 500 gallons under normal use. Make sure you are not running hot water through the filter as that can cause it to come apart. You can also try running the water through the filter more slowly rather than wide open. Also - Open up the housing, remove the filter and clean the housing. Use some fragrance free chlorine bleach to disinfect the housing, rinse and dry well and reinsert the filter. Make sure to orient the filter cartridge so that the indicator arrow is pointing down towards the counter top while in final position.
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The instruction sheet that came with the system recommends changing the filter once a year. I'm not an expert on how filtered water should taste once the filter outlives it usefulness, but I can tell no difference in the water now from when I started using the system. My filter is now 1yr and three months old. I do plan to change it soon!!!
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have very hard water here.......its works to me I can tell a big different in the taste ....but with anything I can not tell you how much of a different it make since I'm not having it tested....water out of my tap w/ the little meter that came w/ pitcher avg 425-475...filter water 1st test was 0...and then it slowy move up as u filter water...got about 3 months off the first filter......hope this helps
2072009
Maybe it's in the water you're using from the tap. Try using purified water. Mine has never done that and I definitely don't clean it as much as you do.
194024
I would think changing it would not be an issue for quite a while. I only use it once per month. The current filter should stay good for a long time at that usage rate. When the time comes, I will rinse the filter and put back in for as long as I can.
2050671
The water doesn't have any taste that i can discern. There is a charcoal filter in the spout that should remove any bad taste
1247674
I added to distiller. Mom added to fresh well water. In both cases it turned the water an orangey brown color. In both cases the water tasted awful. Neither of us had any results from this product. I do NOT recommend this product. We both have had and continue to have good results from Cell Food by Lumina Health.
712960
I rinsed mine out with HOT water like 3 or 4 times then dropped a sigg cleaning tab in and drained it out, let it air dry and then there was no taste
1018742
The first use it tasted great. The meter read 000. AFter about 40 days of use the water tasted funny, sour, like a lemon. The meter now reads 470. We're looking at getting new filters now.
2003479
Yep, totally depends on your consumption. Thanks to you I tested the water yesterday and OOPS, I have to change the filter, but we have this filter for at least 7 months
1677144
Make sure you always have full bottle of water, it happened to me when I only left half. The filter itself has to be complete wet, if it is the first time use, don't worry give it some time, the second time will be much better.
726708
You must have something wrong with your system. I installed mine a month ago. I'm on a community well and the water quality is terrible. Slug of iron would appear about every third day or so. Since I installed the Home Master, the water has been perfect. I would call Home Master and talk to their tech support.
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We've had our filter for 10 weeks, still on same filter - and just tested it - oops, it needs changing. It measured 136, our tap water is cleaner at only 55, so it must start discharging the filtered "stuff" into the clean water, and starts to taste really bad, sort of metallic tasting.
751117
Are you using FRESH water? Also, are you cleaning the kettle or pan you heat your water in regularly (every 1-2 weeks) with white vinegar? Neglecting both of these factors can greatly affect the taste of your brew.
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I'm wondering if it has to do with the type of water that is used. If it is distilled, tap water, from a water softener, etc. I seemed to notice a difference in the length of time when I moved.
2146423
Hello, I found out when I called the company, that their filter when "old" builds up a bacteria (that is no harmful but tastes awful) They told me to change the filter more often. However I found that after only a week it would smell bad. To bad, because I love the idea of this filter, but they haven't perfected it... So I went back to Britta filter and no bad tasting water anymore ;)
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Try running it without any coffee. What does the water alone taste like? If its brand new, then run it through with water (only) a few times, including steaming.