Water Filters
Product Comparisons
While America's drinking water supplies are tightly regulated and are among the healthiest in the world, health-threatening contaminants may occasionally enter drinking water from old pipes, wells or municipal water treatment disruptions. The filters below have been independently certified to remove major contaminants, so there are no worries about getting those requisite eight glasses of water a day.
Wondering what these table headings mean? They're the criteria we used to choose and evaluate the products in the chart below. Learn more about their importance in What To Look For.
| Name | Type | Filtration Method | Contaminants Removed | Annual Filter Cost | MSRP | Purchasing Information | Reader Rating |
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| Shaklee Perfect Pitcher | Carafe | Carbon | 4 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor | $90 | $17 | www.shaklee.com, 925-924-2000 |
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| Pur 2 Stage 7 Cup Oval Pitcher CR6000 | Carafe | Carbon | 19 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, 2-4D, atrazine, VOCs, cadmium, copper, cysts, lindane, mercury, MTBE, simazene,tetrachloroethylene, toxaphene, TTHM | $82 | $30 | www.purwaterfilter.com, 800-787-5463 |
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| Brita Super Saver | Carafe | Carbon | 8 including chlorine, taste, odor, cadmium, copper, mercury, lead*, benzene* | $54 | $22.99 | www.brita.com, 800-24-BRITA |
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| Pur Horizontal FM 9400 | Faucet Mount | Carbon | 30 including chlorine, particulates, tastes and odor, 2,4-D, atrazine, VOCs, cysts, lead, lindane, MTBE, mercury, simazene, TTHM, tetrachloroethylene, toxaphene | $80 | $40 | www.purwaterfilter.com, 800-787-5463 |
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| GE Smartwater GXFM03C | Faucet Mount | Carbon | 8 including atrazine, cysts, lead, lindane, mercury, turbidity, chlorine*, particulates* | $64 | $20 | www.geappliances.com, 800-626-2005 |
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| Brita Disposable CKFF-100 | Faucet Mount | Carbon | 13 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, atrazine, benzene, cysts, lead, mercury, toxaphene | $0 | $40 | www.brita.com, 800-24-BRITA |
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| Shaklee Best Water MTS2000 | Counter Top | Carbon | 8 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, cysts, lead, VOCs | $105 | $255 | www.shaklee.com, 925-924-2000 |
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| Culligan CT-2 | Counter Top | Carbon | 9 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, cysts, lead, mercury | $75 | $50 | www.culligan.com, 800-CULLIGAN |
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| Sylvan Source Automatic Fill Distillation System M-600 | Counter Top | Distiller | 10 including arsenic, cadmium, copper, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium, TDS | $0 | $38 | www.sylvansource.com, 800-640-0469 |
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| Aqua Pure by Cuno AP-DWS1000 | Under Counter | Carbon | 10 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, cysts, lead, MTBE, VOCs, pesticides* | $180 | $350 | www.cuno.com, 800-22-7880 |
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| GE Smartwater GXSV65F | Under Counter | Carbon | 13 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, atrazine, cysts, lead, lindane, mercury, VOCs, rust* | $80 | $150 | www.geappliances.com, 800-626-2005 |
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| Everpure H-300 | Under Counter | Carbon | 14 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, cysts, lead, VOCs, chloramine*, mold and algae*, oxidised iron*, manganese sulfides* | $95 | $300 | www.everpure.com |
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| Doulton Ultracarb IP200UC | Under Counter | Ceramic/carbon | 7 including chlorine, particulates, taste and odor, cysts, lead | est. $40 | $319 | www.doultonusa.com, 888-664-3336 |
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| Kenmore Elite 38556 | Under Counter | Reverse Osmosis | 13 including arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, cysts, lead, nitrates, selenium, TDS | $80 | $300 | www.kenmore.com, 800-349-4358 |
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| Culligan Aqua-Cleer Good Water Machine AC-30 | Under Counter | Reverse Osmosis | 10 including arsenic, cadmium, copper, cysts, fluoride, chromium, lead, radium, selenium, TDS | $50 | $900 | www.culligan.com, 800-CULLIGAN |
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| Whirlpool WHCF-DWHV | Whole House | Carbon | particulates | $24 | $35 | www.whirlpool.com, 866-698-2538 |
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| TrojanUVMax Pro 20 | Whole House | UV | 5 including E.coli, giardia, cryptosporidium | $0 | est. $1,600 | www.trojanuvmax.com, 888-220-6118 |
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| *Manufacturer claims the filter removes this contaminant, although the filter has not been certified by NSF to do so. | |||||||