On Jul 4, 10:11 pm, Stan Horwitz > wrote:
> In article >,
> (Donald Tsang) wrote:
>
> > zydecogary > wrote:
> > >Oh no James. I recently purchased a Brita pitcher at Costco and it
> > >comes with an electronic filter changer indicator.
>
> > I think you mean "a three-month timer"...
>
> > (Yes, there are four or five bars, and when you "reset" it you don't have
> > to "fill it all the way up", but it really isn't able to detect how much
> > water has gone through the filter, much less how much stuff has been
> > filtered out! We have one, and the indicator *is* a useful reminder
> > for changing the filter, but it doesn't have any of the features I'd
> > really like)
>
> Those indicators are a clever marketing tool, nothing else. My Brita
> water pitcher has one of those indicators too. I ignore it. I find that
> the filters last a lot longer than the indicator would have me believe,
> perhaps because they may be set for a four person family, but with me,
> its just me and my cat. I change the filter every six months and it
> works fine; big improvement over tap water.

When I did use Brita for a while, for DH an myself, I changed it once
a month, whether it needed it or not -- how does one 'really' tell,
except that the water won't drain as well. I used it for cooking
purposes as well as we drink lots and lots of tea or coffee each
day.
DeeDee