Water Filter reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 167 Reddit reviews across 52 subreddits and 72 posts to rank the best Water Filter brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/BuyItForLife, r/moderatelygranolamoms, r/HubermanLab, r/preppers, r/bicycletouring. Top-rated brands include Berkey (4.5/5), ZeroWater (4.2/5), Sawyer (4.1/5).

Stats

Reviews167

Subreddits52

Posts72

Brands80

Products51

Top communities

r/BuyItForLife14 r/moderatelygranolamoms11 r/HubermanLab10 r/preppers9 r/bicycletouring9

167 reviews from

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By Brand

By Product

Berkey

4.5

(16)

"I loveeee my berkey. It’s an investment for sure in comparison to the pitchers and such."

"Berkey filters are great."

"Aqua Tru or Berkey."

"Berkey water filters from Texas are great!"

"Whoohoo!! Now you can drink delicious tasting water free of harsh chemicals AND rock out to your favorite nursery tune. That Berkey is such a score!!"

"The water is SO good."

"We got Berkey filters and did a diy setup in buckets."

"I use Berkey, and it’s been great so far."

"Berkey."

"We use a Berkey water filter which is fantastic and will remove lead."

ZeroWater

4.2

(11)

"Yes!! Zerowater filter has been really great, my tap water is awful."

"Zero Water for sure. Not sure if they ship to Canada, but they're the best."

"They also come with a meter which shows you how many dissolved solids are in your water."

"ZeroWater's blew them all away."

"The best option is ZeroWater."

"Zero Water does have independent testing showing high % PFAS removal"

"We really like the ZeroWater pitcher."

"Get a Zerowater filter or a Doulton."

"Team Zero Water checking in"

"Buy a distiller, easier option is Zero Water"

Sawyer

4.1

(11)

"Sawyer squeeze, platapus quickdraw, katadyn befree in that order for much of socal’s sometime shitty water sources."

"Sawyer squeeze is gold standard."

"Sawyer Squeeze + CNOC 3L + tubing + adapters works great for me."

"Bigger one has a much higher flow rate"

"On longer trips I find the Sawyer more reliable."

"I use a Sawyer mini. Super cheap, works great, and is small and lightweight."

"Sawyer Mini is a good start, cheaper and smaller than the Squeeze."

"Sawyer mini for day hikes."

"Also use the sawyer mini."

"Hardly used"

Clearly Filtered

4.9

(7)

"Their under sink system is under $400 and removes tons of stuff like PFAS and microplastics. Super solid option if you want cleaner water without plastic nasties."

"We have clearly filtered. The data did look good, they had an inline filter, it was affordable, and I SWEAR our water is the best tasting water we’ve ever tasted."

"I switched to Clearly Filtered, and it’s been great - it removes tons of contaminants."

"That's the one that we use."

"Satan could piss in this and you would be safe to drink it."

"Satan could piss in this and you would be safe to drink it 😏😁"

"I use clearly filtered. He recommended it on his water episode"

Pure Effect Filters

5.0

(6)

"Best to get a counter top or undercounted system from this company."

"Professionally I always recommend this brand."

"This company makes a great counter top filter."

"This company makes a great countertop filter."

"Yes. My professional rec for home use. Options for under counter and countertop."

"My professional opinion is this brand."

Sawyer Squeeze

4.6

(5)

"Trust me, this is the best way."

"I can completely refill all my water in about five minutes if need be."

"It's fantastic, quick, easy."

"The Squeeze is much faster than the Mini."

"I'd recommend the regular sized sawyer. The mini is really really slow."

ProOne

3.7

(6)

"ProOne is the best I know of."

"Proone"

"I now use a pair of ProOne filters for extra protection."

"I use ProOne filters now in my old Berkey setup. They are excellent."

"I ended up getting a ProOne Water Pitcher. It's junk. Pure garbage."

WaterDrop

4.2

(5)

"I recently got a waterdrop g3p600 tankless reverse osmosis under sink filter. Highly recommend."

"No issues with their systems and changing filters is quick and easy compared to many others I've seen and dealt with."

"Waterdrop's RO filters are highly rated."

"Make the water taste better"

"Im currently looking at this one Waterdrop G3P600"

Brita

4.2

(5)

"I got a brita water pitcher and its a game changer for me"

"A solid carbon filter might be enough."

"Brita has a bottle that has a filter in it."

"Alternatively if you have a fridge filter or Brita, that will suffice if you fill the tank from said source."

"Good news! Any filter with activated carbon will reduce Total Trihalomethanes."

#10

Culligan

3.8

(5)

"Switched to Culligan Zero Water and really happy with it."

"I just got bc it’s awesome: Culligan ZeroWater 40 Cup Glass Ready-Pour Dispenser."

"Contact Culligan France, they have many options to choose from."

"They have water softeners and water filter systems, and will install for you."

"My mom has a culligan system that requires them to come out and change almost every component every few months. It's stupid."

#11

Reverse Osmosis

4.5

(4)

"DIY a reverse osmosis system under your sink."

"Reverse osmosis unit under sink for drinking water, with remineralization."

"Distillation is by far the best for end result. But reverse osmosis is not too far behind."

"We installed a reverse osmosis under the sink system to filter out microplastic."

#12

Santevia

4.7

(3)

"I love my Santevia. Also adds beneficial minerals to the water."

"Santevia water tastes fantastic and good for you. Have been using for a few years."

"Santevia is good too my friend loves his."

#13

Doulton

4.3

(3)

"I highly suggest looking into filters with NSF certifications and 3rd party testing to true ansi/nsf standards."

"Check out the Berkey/Doulton… I have the doulton but they’re similar."

"Doulton/British Berkefeld is a solid option- looks like a few sites ship to Canada."

#14

Katadyn

4.0

(3)

"A high-quality filter with good flow, like one from Katadyn or MSR, becomes essential."

"I'd personally go with Katadyn or Sawyer products as replacement filters are easy to come-by and have used them myself."

"A good gravity filter (Platy QuickDraw, or Sawyer Squeeze setup as one, that LifeStraw looks ok...) would probably be easier."

#15

APEC

5.0

(2)

"I finally got reverse osmosis in the kitchen. Installed it myself. So much better than dealing with the pitcher."

"I installed a APEC RO under the sink last month and it was the best thing I ever did."

#16

Epic

5.0

(2)

"Epic has one that is proven to get out almost all fluoride."

"Been using an epic filter for years, water tastes a lot better."

#17

SteriPen

5.0

(2)

"Look up the SteriPen! It's awesome, I highly recommend!"

"Zero issues"

#18

Alexapure

4.5

(2)

"Just recently set up my Alexapure and it works great."

"Alexapure is supposedly the better alternative to berkey. and cheaper."

#19

Hydroviv

4.5

(2)

"I like hydroviv"

"Check out https://hydroviv.com"

#20

Katadyn Pocket

4.5

(2)

"The best? Katadyn pocket."

"I like the geopress for drinking and a katadyn pocket for larger volumes."

#21

AquaTru

4.5

(2)

"Aqua Tru or Berkey."

"The AquaTru is a good countertop filter but it is on the more expensive side."

#22

Zero Water

4.0

(2)

"Zero Water Pitchers are good if you're on a budget."

"We purchased it to reduce PFAs in our water."

#23

Zero Water Filter

4.0

(2)

"Zerowater"

"Zero water but they increase so i go to refill at walmart 46 cents per gallon not bad."

#24

Pur

4.0

(2)

"PUR filter on the kitchen sink worked great for me when I was apartment living."

"Pur water filters are pretty good they attach right to your sink with help of special adapters."

#25

TAPP Water

4.0

(2)

"You could try a faucet filter such as TAPP Water."

"In the UK you could use TAPP Water filters."

#26

Puretec

5.0

(1)

"Just go with Puretec."

#27

Springwell

5.0

(1)

"I have zero complaints."

#28

Platypus GravityWorks

5.0

(1)

"Used this filter for years works great."

#29

Alegi Small Sponge Filter

5.0

(1)

"I use the small sponge filter by alegi on Amazon the smallest size you can add bio or other small medias in it too"

#30

Nano Sponge Filter

5.0

(1)

"Nano sponge filter on Amazon… they work great just make sure you get a slow down valve so the bubbles aren’t out of control"

#31

Seagul

5.0

(1)

"I switched to a seagul water filter (by general ecology) at my sink."

#32

Amazon

5.0

(1)

"I bought an RO system off of Amazon for around $160 and that’s worked wonders."

#33

Express Water

5.0

(1)

"Express Water Heavy Metal Anti-Scale Whole House Water Filter – 3 Stage Whole House Water Filtration System – Polyphosphate, KDF, Carbon Filters"

#34

Qettle

5.0

(1)

"We got a Qettle that does filtered chilled water and also boiling water."

#35

Waterdrop Undersink Filter

5.0

(1)

"Waterdrop undersink filter works wonders!"

#36

APEC Water Systems ROES-50

5.0

(1)

"Apec RO works very well for me."

#37

iSpring 7 Stage RO/UV

5.0

(1)

"If it was me and my house, this is what I would go with: [I Spring 7 stage RO/ UV]"

#38

Sawyer Mini

5.0

(1)

"Sawyer. I got the Sawyer mini. You can clean the filter if needed."

#39

Affordable Water

5.0

(1)

"Here is a (rare) US made one."

#40

LifeStraw

5.0

(1)

"2-Pack LifeStraw Personal Water Filter for Hiking, Camping, Travel, and Emergency Preparedness."

#41

Lifestraw

5.0

(1)

"Go to Lifestraw and you can probably get a portable filter system with them, pricey but they are really good."

#42

Waterdrop

5.0

(1)

"The Waterdrop under-sink system looks awesome for minimizing plastic waste."

#43

Aqualogic

5.0

(1)

"This waterfilter, filters to 0.03 Microns."

#44

Aquasana Claryum 3-Stage Max Flow

5.0

(1)

"The water tastes great which motivates me to fill up my water bottle before I go out."

#45

Epic Water Filters

5.0

(1)

"They filter out lead, microplastics, and forever chemicals."

#46

Be Free Water Filter

5.0

(1)

"Be free or sawyer is perfectly suitable/pretty much gold standard."

#47

iSpring

5.0

(1)

"Works well to clean out particulates and removing the smell."

#48

Aqua Treatment Services

5.0

(1)

"My contractor installed it and it works great."

#49

Big Berkey

4.0

(1)

"I have had the big berkey for a while, I like it."

#50

Waterdrop 400gpd G2

4.0

(1)

"Pumps out water. Easy to install, easy to change filters."

#51

British Water Filter

4.0

(1)

"Lots of great reviews abound and they seem to have real proper working filters."

#52

BILT Oscar

4.0

(1)

"BILT Oscar pouches are less expensive than BWT."

#53

Breva

4.0

(1)

"I just use Breva elite and put them in my refrigerator."

#54

Grayl

4.0

(1)

"Grayl is bulky and not the easiest to use, but it's rated to filter viruses."

#55

Evian

4.0

(1)

"Evian is the answer."

#56

EcoFast

4.0

(1)

"I've personally used filters from the brand EcoFast a fair bit and have been happy with their performance."

#57

Alexa

4.0

(1)

"Alexxa and i believe propur are great."

#58

3 Stage 20 Inch Big Blue Filtration Unit

4.0

(1)

"3 Stage 20Inch Big Blue Filtration Unit with 55watt UV Sterilizer."

#59

MegaHome Water Distiller

4.0

(1)

"Mega home water distiller, fill it up and plug it in."

#60

HydroBlu

4.0

(1)

"I like the Hydroblu."

#61

Lifestraw Peak 3L

4.0

(1)

"I use a Lifestraw Peak 3L. It's not the lightest filter out there, but works well."

#62

Kube Water

4.0

(1)

"I used this for a few years in my apartment & was pretty happy with it."

#63

Ecohead

4.0

(1)

"Ecohead shower heads have a good filtration system."

#64

Whole Home Water Filter

4.0

(1)

"If you’re looking for one to serve the whole house, look for a 'whole home' water filter housing."

#65

Anderson

4.0

(1)

"I had an Anderson water system installed. Very expensive but they did the job as they said they would."

#66

Ceramic Gravity Filter

4.0

(1)

"I use a ceramic gravity filter."

#67

Korean

4.0

(1)

"I use Korean products with visible and refill filter so that I can see how the filter changes as I use it."

#68

Simpure

4.0

(1)

"Simpure makes some great machines"

#69

Proformance

4.0

(1)

"Here is a (rare) US made one >> [https://affordablewater.us/collections/proformance-100-gpd-5-stage-ro/products/proformance-reverse-osmosis-5-stage-100-gpd-drinking-water-system-made-in-the-usa]"

#70

Danner

4.0

(1)

"I use a danner 700 and a standard 10x2.5 whole house filter."

#71

Grohe Blue

4.0

(1)

"Grohe Blue."

#72

PUR

4.0

(1)

"I’m curious about the PUR PLUS Faucet Mount—does it really make a big difference in taste?"

#73

Multipure

4.0

(1)

"I liked that it was American made."

#74

Coway

4.0

(1)

"Try Coway Water Purifer."

#75

NSF

4.0

(1)

"If you want to remove lead it should be an RO filter."

#76

Philips

4.0

(1)

"Is good, as a bench top option."

#77

Hydrotech

4.0

(1)

"Just my opinion obviously."

#78

Pentek

4.0

(1)

"I installed a whole house Pentek 20" water filter housing, with a 5 micron carbon block filter."

#79

Blu

3.0

(1)

"I got blu from amazon but it’s a bit expensive."

#80

Platypus

3.0

(1)

"I have a platypus filter and I'd guess it takes about a minute per litre."

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