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22-Cup ZeroWater Ready-Read 5-Stage Water Filter Dispenser + TDS Reader

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Amazon has 22-Cup ZeroWater Ready-Read 5-Stage Water Filter Dispenser + TDS Reader on sale for $20.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on orders of $35 or more.

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  • Save up to 300 single-use plastic bottles per filter or up to 1800 bottles a year while enjoying the purest tasting water
  • The 22 Cup 5-stage Ready-Read Water Filter Dispenser has an integrated TDS Meter, change filter when meter reads 006
  • Removes virtually all total dissolved solids (TDS) for the purest tasting water; Total Dissolved Solids are organic and inorganic materials, such as metals, minerals, salts, and ions dissolved in water
  • All material are BPA free

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  • About this Deal:
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Amazon has 22-Cup ZeroWater Ready-Read 5-Stage Water Filter Dispenser + TDS Reader on sale for $20.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on orders of $35 or more.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

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About this Item:
  • Save up to 300 single-use plastic bottles per filter or up to 1800 bottles a year while enjoying the purest tasting water
  • The 22 Cup 5-stage Ready-Read Water Filter Dispenser has an integrated TDS Meter, change filter when meter reads 006
  • Removes virtually all total dissolved solids (TDS) for the purest tasting water; Total Dissolved Solids are organic and inorganic materials, such as metals, minerals, salts, and ions dissolved in water
  • All material are BPA free

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Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This price is similar to a previous Frontpage Deal.
    • Our research indicates that this is $5.95 lower (22% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $26.94 at the time of this posting.
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ConsumerLab.com (subscription site) found that ZeroWater added crazy amounts of microplastics to the water (12x of the amount originally in the water). No other filter they tested did this.
That is the best system you can get if you're living in an apartment and can't install a reverse osmosis system.
Remember to buy two sets of it, either a pitcher or a dispenser. In my apartment, I have about 300 TDS. The filter is supposed to last for 8 to 15 gallons only (http://zerowater.lv/img/faq-image...ast-EN.png). You'll know when the filter reaches the end of its life because the water will taste like shit, having dead fish taste. But this is due to the ion exchange process, not contamination in the water, so the TDS level is still below 10.
If you buy two of them, after the first filter starts to smell, it will still lower the TDS to 10. Then, you can filter the shit water again with the new filter, which is expected to handle 40 gallons or more, based on the chart. This will give the filter a much longer lifespan than pulling 300 TDS directly into a new filter
I have this and now hate it. The water never fills up 1/4th or greater. I was told I need a new filter, and even after replacing the filter, it behaves the same way.

So basically I have 3/4 of the tank full of air at all times. It's now a waste of money and space.

Alternatives:
I do have the pitcher and that one fills up fine and works well. I recommend the pitcher. You'll develop some muscles because its a little heavy, but at least it actually fills up all the way.

Bonus: The TDS tool I do not even use. If your water starts to smell a little 'fishy' its time to replace. You may need to replace it more frequently depending on where you live.

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has anyone tried one of these?
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I may be wrong, but I think Culligan-ZeroWater is obsoleting the 22-cup model. I'm not exactly sure why and it is their newer design with the auto reading when pouring and faster spout pouring lever.

Doesn't matter anyway I suppose. I'm debating buying this to add to my 12-cup version and keep one of them in the fridge. In the early days, people said it was better to keep in the fridge for bacteria reasons but I also read that the company I think it was ZW) said to only use room temperature (filtering performance).
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I have this and now hate it. The water never fills up 1/4th or greater. I was told I need a new filter, and even after replacing the filter, it behaves the same way.

So basically I have 3/4 of the tank full of air at all times. It's now a waste of money and space.

Alternatives:
I do have the pitcher and that one fills up fine and works well. I recommend the pitcher. You'll develop some muscles because its a little heavy, but at least it actually fills up all the way.

Bonus: The TDS tool I do not even use. If your water starts to smell a little 'fishy' its time to replace. You may need to replace it more frequently depending on where you live.
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Quote from Beastmania :
has anyone tried one of these?
I have this exact one and it is good to sit on the countertop... I live alone so it holds enough water for my needs.
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Quote from amp9020 :
I have this and now hate it. The water never fills up 1/4th or greater. I was told I need a new filter, and even after replacing the filter, it behaves the same way.So basically I have 3/4 of the tank full of air at all times. It's now a waste of money and space. Alternatives:I do have the pitcher and that one fills up fine and works well. I recommend the pitcher. You'll develop some muscles because its a little heavy, but at least it actually fills up all the way.Bonus: The TDS tool I do not even use. If your water starts to smell a little 'fishy' its time to replace. You may need to replace it more frequently depending on where you live.
It's because of vacuum. Mine hasn't done it in a while so I don't remember the fix, just look online
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Quote from Beastmania :
has anyone tried one of these?

Had one for 8ish years now. My wife loves it. I'm soda person myself tho.

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I had this but then went for the largest one. This runs out of water really fast, but it's refrigerator sized.
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Bought a larger model about a year ago, and just my 2 cents, not a fan.

The taste feels off, like it's missing something, where it can be kind of unpleasant and hard to get used to. I know the objective is to heavily filter out the water, but it basically becomes distilled water and makes me wonder how healthy that actually is.

Plus, it may be the water quality where I live(avg. ~350tds in water report), but the filters do not last as long as they seem like they should. The taste gets even worse and almost plasticky when it's close to time to replace.

I wish I invested in a RO system instead.
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Quote from Beastmania :
has anyone tried one of these?
That is the best system you can get if you're living in an apartment and can't install a reverse osmosis system.
Remember to buy two sets of it, either a pitcher or a dispenser. In my apartment, I have about 300 TDS. The filter is supposed to last for 8 to 15 gallons only (http://zerowater.lv/img/faq-image...ast-EN.png). You'll know when the filter reaches the end of its life because the water will taste like shit, having dead fish taste. But this is due to the ion exchange process, not contamination in the water, so the TDS level is still below 10.
If you buy two of them, after the first filter starts to smell, it will still lower the TDS to 10. Then, you can filter the shit water again with the new filter, which is expected to handle 40 gallons or more, based on the chart. This will give the filter a much longer lifespan than pulling 300 TDS directly into a new filter
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