ZeroWater
April 4, 2012 by christine
Filed Under Product Reviews and Giveaways
CONGRATULATIONS to Lisa & Vicki our winners of the pitchers!
Vicki says “Eek! It says ours is 527! I already refuse to drink our tap water because it sometimes comes out orange but 527!”
Lisa says “WOW. the two nearest sites available were 224 — and 390!! both are over 40 minutes away from me – but that’s still some scary numbers! Given that I recently had a heart attack, I’m trying to cut back on all those unhealthy soft drinks and start drinking more water! would truly LOVE to win!”
Zero Water? What does that mean? Our water isn’t working at our house, so we have zero water available? I hate drinking water, so I drink zero? No, thankfully neither of those!
ZeroWater is the new water we are drinking at our house! With our new ZeroWater Pitcher, we are able to filter our water down to ZERO dissolved solids – including lead & chromium. The water in our area has always made me nervous. I know our children’s school - just three miles down the road, has to use bottled filtered water for the drinking fountains because the water at the school is full of arsenic. Scary Stuff! We have tested our water at home for arsenic and our home water is thankfully okay. However, I was still only drinking the water that went through our refrigerator water filter or buying purified water.
Depending on where you live, the purity of your tap water can vary drastically, as standards on municipal water sources are often inadequate and inconsistent. Beyond the health risks, unfiltered tap water often tastes harsh and chemical-like, and the price of bottled water quickly adds up. ZeroWater’s patented 5-stage water filter system is the only system certified to meet the Food & Drug Administration’s standards for Purified Bottled Water, offering you and your family great taste and peace of mind.
Here is where it gets interesting. My ZeroWater 10 cup pitcher came with a TDS Water Tester – Total Dissolved Solids Meter. I first tested the water out of my sink – it measured at a whopping 386. Not good. Then, I tested my filtered water out of the fridge (we just replaced the filter last week, so I know it is doing what it normally does). Guess what my filtered water measured? (I was shocked!) My filtered water measured 367. Essentially my fridge filter is doing hardly anything! I then filtered the water from the sink using my new ZeroWater Pitcher and measured it with the TDS Water Tester – it measured zero (hence the name ZeroWater) and I was sold. With the amount of water I drink each day – at least 12 cups – it is important to me to have water that is safe and pure.
The ZeroWater Pitcher I received is a nice design. We started with it in the fridge, but now I just leave it on the counter and fill it up throughout the day. As the weather gets warmer I may want colder water, but for now room temperature is just fine! It does take quite a long time to filter the water, so as I pour some out, I just refill it right away so the pitcher remains full and ready at a moments notice. If I happen to need water before the top area is done filtering, the pitcher is also equipped with a spout, toward the bottom, that works great.
The one thing I am not loving is the fact that the filters for the pitchers do not last super long. You can find the life expectancy’s here: http://www.zerowater.com/filter-durability.html Our family essentially has to replace our filter every week. I personally am willing to pay the price in exchange for healthy water though.
ZeroWater products are available online at ZeroWater.com, Amazon.com and many other national retailers, including Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, Home Depot, Meijer and Fry’s.
If you visit here: http://shopping2.zerowater.com/10cuppitcher.aspx you can save 30% by entering coupon code MC30
Coupon Expires June 30th, 2012.
To Learn more about ZeroWater, visit: www.zerowater.com & their Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ZeroWater
ZeroWater 10 cup Pitcher Giveaway:
Two of you will receive a ZeroWater pitcher as well! To enter, simply leave a comment telling me your TDS reading according to the TDS look-up tool found at www.zerowater.com You have until April 10th to enter – due to shipping restrictions, winners must live in the continental U.S.
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of ZeroWater and received a water pitcher to facilitate my review, two pitchers to giveaway, and extra filters to thank me for taking the time to participate.
My TDS for zip code 29687 was 88. Not too bad, I suppose.
WOW – the local not far from my house at all is 468! I would love to win!
I would love to try the ZeroWater Pitcher. The TDS in my city in Iowa is 300.
The TDS score for my zip code is 178. I’m not sure if that is good or bad.
How does the filtered water TASTE? Do your kids like it?
Julia, not the best, but could certainly be worse! The filtered water tastes great, and yes my kids like it!
The TDS score recorded closest to my zip code was 30. Even though that seems low to me, I’d love for it to be zero!!
the closest one to my house says 287, that doesnt sound good. Even with my Brita pitchers the water still tastes funky.
Eek! It says ours is 527! I already refuse to drink our tap water because it sometimes comes out orange but 527!
Yikes!
ours was 298 thanks for the giveaway
Ok so 412 is terrible! I sure hope I win. We have a pitcher of water in the fridge at all times, but I wonder how well that filter works compared to this one.
How do you know the meter is not just set to just read a chemical the zero water filter puts in your water and as a result read zero?
Julie, as the filter gets old, the number starts going back up.
152 – not too bad.
Ours is 385! Not good. My friend who lives a couple of miles away rates 275, better, but still not good.
Our water for our zip code is 81…guess not too bad. We still only drink the filtered water from our refrigerator, and it tastes even better than bottled water! Not so sure that’s a good thing though…smile…
Wow… our zip code registers at 25 on the TDS lookup tool. That’s very good, but I wonder how much it differs throughout the area? I know our watershed here is quite polluted.. I guess that’s not where the city water supply is coming from. Thanks for sharing this! I would love one of these pitchers even with a good score here.
118, not bad. We use a filter pitcher too, curious about this one. Don’t we want SOME minerals and stuff in our water? Or do those not count as “dissolved solids”?
Honestly, I’m not sure what all is included in their dissolved solids reading… You might be able to find an answer on their website.
I tested at 239. Our well has been pumping sand for about 3 months now. We are filtering it and it is costing us a fortune. I believe that the only thing that will help us is rain.
My TDS is 284. I dislike drinking the city water, but buying those filters can be so expensive. I would LOVE to win this!!! Thank you so much!
Mine is 372 which does not surprise me at all. Our water also has arsenic in it and smells like hard boiled eggs because of the sulfur. If you live here long enough, you get used to the smell, mostly. But its funny to talk with new comers and visitors, because that is usually in the top 5 topics talked about. LOL
I tested at 54…not bad, but 0 is better
My score was 323 & I drink 9 cups a day out of my filtered pitcher. Wow!
WOW. the two nearest sites available were 224 — and 390!!
both are over 40 minutes away from me – but that’s still some scary numbers!
Given that I recently had a heart attack, I’m trying to cut back on all those unhealthy soft drinks and start drinking more water! would truly LOVE to win!
Ours was 263! Lower than I expected, but still pretty bad.
I live on an acreage…..my water is satisfactorily potable, but does contain some sulfur, as the water aquifer is sandwiched between a floor, and ceiling of coal. Does the “ZeroWater” home filtration system sold in many stores filter out sulfur? B.