Is ZeroWater REALLY That Good?
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- We tested a ZeroWater filter pitcher with a certified, third party lab. We wanted to see how well this system tackles common contaminants in treated well water, and if it could live up to it’s claims to reduce 99.6% of total dissolved solids. Brian discusses the testing procedure and test results, including something that was completely unexpected.
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⏰ Chapters ⏰
0:00 Does ZeroWater REALLY Remove 99.6% of Total Dissolved Solids (& Other Contaminants)?
036 Our Testing Process
1:04 Test Results
3:01 Conclusions
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About:
In this video, Water Filter Guru Brian Campbell puts ZeroWater to the test to see if it can live up to its claims of removing 99.6% of all dissolved solids. Brian tests the filter using treated well water in the Colorado mountains and uses a scientific testing kit to analyze the results. The video reveals surprising findings, including the filter's effectiveness at removing harmful contaminants and the presence of an unexpected byproduct.
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Testing Disclaimer
The system in this video was objectively tested under real-life conditions. The water samples were taken from one single location, had a limited range of contaminants, and may not represent the system's performance in other areas or under different conditions. This is a single test and does not accurately reflect the system's performance under different conditions, with different contaminants, or its performance over a longer period of time. The results are not comprehensive or conclusive.
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A 100% removal rate means there are no contaminant detections above the MDL (Method Detection Limit). The MDL is the lowest concentration of a given analyte for which the laboratory is confident in claiming per each contaminants detection (ie. how low the instruments can measure down to with confidence).
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Glad you did this test! Appreciate linking the video on my old comment! 😊
I knew years ago when tasted zero water filtered water that this might be the way to go. Glad I did and never looked back.
Right on! Thanks for watching
Thank you for this testing and review
You're welcome, thanks for watching
Appreciate the test!! 😃 god bless you
My pleasure!
Just like visiting another doctor for a second opinion, it was great to see this video after using ZeroWater filters for a while. It's good to know that as far as off-the-shelf products go, I made the right decision where it matter. Thank you for your experiment!
Thanks for watching and for your comment!
Thank you for the review, excellent as always! Would love to hear your thoughts on the SURVIVOR FILTER™ Max, 2-Stage Fluoride and Chlorine In-Line Home Filter.
Thanks for the feedback and request! I'll put it on the list
Awesome, appreciate your work on these consumer grade filters!
It would be interesting to see how well they perform in worst case scenarios.. some terrible quality city tap water (think Flint Michigan) as well as some intentionally contaminated samples such as birth control and pharmaceuticals, or other common toxins and potentially harmful water soluble substances.
Maybe you could consider it for round two! Thanks again WFG, great job
Thanks for the feedback and suggestions!
Another great video thanks :) you should test the Epic Water Pure Pitcher or the Epic Pure Dispenser next.
Coming soon 😉
Epic Pure pitcher test is live! ua-cam.com/video/FwBiAHNoIxk/v-deo.html
Great test which seems to suggest, on the go, this is the best filter to have. I have a video running brandy thru zero water and I can tell you it didn't remove the alcohol by much, only the flavoring. I did another video running urine thru and looking at it under a microscope........It cleaned it pretty well however I still wouldn't want to drink it, lol.
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
I bought one of these after your initial video, thanks! I've been enjoying it. I wasn't paying too much attention to the water I was using to make my coffee😂. Tap water here is 392, after the ZF it is 0. I do think it tastes way better, I even did a blind taste test 😂. I like it more than the bottled purified water we were buying too.
Right on! Thanks for sharing 🙌
Just discovered this channel. It’s brilliant but could you point me to a video of the filter that was best at removing fluoride . Also the filter you feel is the best all rounder.
Hey Shane, thanks for your comment. There are a number of filters we've tested that performed really well reducing fluoride, including:
AquaTru bit.ly/3w7nsB5
Waterdrop G3P800 waterdropus.pxf.io/MX4Jm2
Clearly Filtered Pitcher bit.ly/3XEksYj
ZeroWater tinyurl.com/y2wrs7xn
Waterdrop King Tank waterdropus.pxf.io/ZQ3Kqg
RKIN U1 bit.ly/3QJDNFo
That said, there is no 'one size fits all' solution. It all depends on what contaminants are in the source water being filtered. What is the application? What type of water are you trying to filter? Have you had it tested? Do you know what contaminants you are dealing with? What type of system (POU vs POE) are you looking for?
Thanks for the video! I've been using ZeroWater for a while now and have loved it so far. I add minerals back to it once it's filtered. We have horrible tap water here so it has been a real life saver. The filters are a bit pricey but I feel they're worth it.
Now if I only had a way to test how much PFOA/PFOS it removed.
Nice thanks for sharing!
Check out Cyclopure's PFAs test tinyurl.com/2kzbrk5e it's the most cost effective test for PFAs I've come accross, and super easy to use
@@waterfilterguru Thanks!!
What did you use to add minerals back to the water after filtering it
@@autodetail7621 I use KetoChow electrolyte drops. I also add extra potassium gluconate powder just because I have issues absorbing potassium from the food I eat, and also because I like the taste of my water with the extra potassium in it.
@@autodetail7621 We did not remineralize, but you could use one of the methods described in this article waterfilterguru.com/how-to-remineralize-reverse-osmosis-water/
This is really great to hear as I own 1
Glad it was helpful
@@waterfilterguru It was thank you
Thank you for doing zero it's better then I thought .now what's the best way to add minerals and what to use have a wonderful day 😊
You're welcome
Celtic salt & black rock salt are great additives. You can also safely process & eat fresh-ground eggshell from chickens.
When the city was replacing the old lead pipes in our neighborhood, they gave us a ZeroWater pitcher and filters. I didn't like how some of the unfiltered water would get into my glass as I poured it. I wonder if they fixed that design flaw.
Our hypothesis is that the filter didn't do a great job at reducing disinfection byproducts in our test (not that unfiltered water came out while pouring into the collection vials)
Zero Water has options other than pitchers.
We had the same issue with our old zero pitcher. We have a new slightly larger 12 cup pitcher and it does not have that issue. They are completely separate and the unfiltered water will not come out when pouring. Get the regular looking pitcher. Don’t get the rectangle looking designed pitcher because when you pick it up by the handle your hand will hit the pour spout and dump water everywhere. We bought it because it was On Sale and looked different or modern but sent it back because of that design flaw. The first time I picked it up, my hand made contact with the pour spout button near the bottom of the handle and made a mess. When my wife got home she said oh, we got the new water pitcher. I said yes. Pick it up and fill the coffee reservoir. She picked it up and her hand hit the button and released water all over our counter. 💦 😂 I knew then it wasn’t just me and that’s probably why it was on sale. 😂 We immediately returned it for the normal looking 12 cup pitcher.
Do you have a favorite gravity water system? I’m leaning towards pro one after doing some research and watching some of your videos
What is the application? Will you be filtering treated water? Or do you want a system for emergency preparedness and/or camping (filtering untreated surface water)
TY
YW, thanks for watching
Love these studies, thank you Brian! In your experience, what's the best water filter manufacturer you recommend overall? That is to say, what do you use?
Thanks for the feedback! There is no 'one size fits all' solution - what's best for my situation might not be best for yours. Have you had your water tested? Do you know what contaminants need to be addressed?
@@waterfilterguru I haven’t and I don’t drink from the tap. I fill up at a springwater source in Enumclaw, Washington. I used to filter it with a PUR filter but everyone there says not to filter it at all. I should get it tested
@@Swissalchemist definitely recommend testing. Even if the water seems clean, you won't know until you lab test. The most nefarious contaminants are undetectable by our 5 senses. Check out the Tap Score spring water test tinyurl.com/4s26vb3u (mytapscore.com).
The PUR filter wouldn't do much for filtering spring water, as it's not capable of addressing many of the common groundwater contaminants that might be found in spring water like pathogens, fluoride and uranium
@@waterfilterguru okay I’ll get the test and test the tap and the well water and report back. Thanks!
@@Swissalchemist Sounds good - feel free to share you test reports with us at info@waterfilterguru.com and we can take a look and provide any insight
Huge fan of Zero Water filters. Use for all my drinking and cooking water
Right on 👍 what are the most concerning contaminants it's removing for you?
Would love to see Waterchef's countertop filter and shower filter tested!
Thanks for the request!
I also use the Waterchef countertop filter.
1 convincing reason i went ahead with the ZW (a friend offered me the pitcher when she was buying other upgrade) but the 10-cup's great. I saw what looked to be that fluoride was being removed online in different forums that wasn't an actual testing video or the like (like this video) but that's what impressed me the most and here we are....mine's testing 'ZERO' awesome!
Glad to hear it! Do you know about the trick for extending ZW filter lifespan? If not, make sure to watch this video ua-cam.com/video/HyFgI9YhUFg/v-deo.html
Am thinking of getting the beefy 52 Cup version an having a second method just for those straggler byproducts an to make up for the positive minerals that are removed just down nuts an fruits XD
Did you see this ZeroWater hack video? ua-cam.com/video/HyFgI9YhUFg/v-deo.html I think this is what you're talking about to address the straggler DBPs
I watched a lot of your videos , would you say zero water is the 2nd best pitcher option after clearly filtered ?
clearly filtered is in the states and shipping + money conversion(Im in Canada) makes it very expensive so im looking for the 2nd best option . thanks
ZeroWater and Clearly Filtered provided the most significant contaminant reduction in our testing, however ZeroWater is more expensive over the long term due to filter replacement costs. If you didn't see our pitchers comparison video ua-cam.com/video/Pkncz7PoBFs/v-deo.html it covers all this in detail 🙂
Eco viva is a product that I use. It was the most affordable option on Amazon for a countertop ro unit. Can you do a comparison of counter top units including some of the cheapest ones that the majority of the population can afford?
Thanks for the suggestion, this is a great idea. I'll add it to our list of projects!
@@waterfilterguru you’re epic. Thanks bro
Is there a whole house filter similar to zero water?
Whole house reverse osmosis, or a multi-stage system employing a water softener, anion exchange filter and carbon filter
Do any dehumidifiers (or would a dehumidifier) produce healthy drinking water? How about the drainage from air conditioning units?
(Now that RVs and vans more-often have "big" lithium/solar power systems, I'm wondering why they're not using dehumidifiers to replenish drinking supply. I recall a vid from a truck dweller in FL who said his a/c drainage bucket... a 5 gallon bucket... needed to be emptied 3 times a day. I understand that wouldn't work as well in arid states, but rv dwellers everywhere fight moisture issues... why not turn that around into potable water?)
This is a great idea, however I'd highly recommend disinfecting and filtering the water that would be used for consumption. Pathogen contamination would be a risk
😊 thanks
Welcome 😊
I've used a zero water filter for years, off and on. The water I drink from this just tastes... off, in a not fun way, so I am often looking for something else. I bought a Larq but it is expensive to keep going. So I'm back on tap water for now.
Did you see our LARQ video? ua-cam.com/video/sF9rALA9XgU/v-deo.html
I got this brand a year ago and ill never buy any other brand. Its been auper reliable and i feel so much better using them.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I got the zero water Large - 40 cup version , and although it would take tap water and reduce the TDS score - it would not eliminate it. Southern CA Coast water.
Further, the taste made it taste like gravel/ sand.
Hey possible video idea? do you have any recommended water filter systems for boats? short of a boiling + reverse osmosis + remineralizer for the water maker systems - and rain collectors / tap refills, I am not sure what the best system to use would be.
Short of a DIY + sending to labs myself..... would be really cool to see on the channel.
Interesting you say the ZeroWater filter actually imparted a gravel/sand taste to the filtered water. This could be worth investigating. Is the water source municipally treated water or treated well water?
Thanks for the suggestion about filters for boats. I'll add this to our list for consideration!
@@waterfilterguru its tap water from municipal source in orange county.
Tds is about 200 before filter and drops to about 50 after with consumer test kit
@@williamm.3612my water in London Uk is 350 - used zero water for 3 years and every time 0 tds reading lasts me about 4 weeks on 4 litres a day
I always see people worried about the Consumer Lab's tests finding microplastics, but it should be known that Consumer Labs has refused to say whether they washed the pitcher components with soapy water before testing. It is important to wash the components first and is stated in the instructions shipped with the Zero Water pitcher.
Guru, will your tests ever include testing for microplastics and/or Pfas or is it not feasible?
We'd love to include microplastics and PFAs in our testing projects, but as of now testing for these contaminants is extremely expensive which is why we've not included as of yet
My worry with Zero Water is Consumer Lab's tests finding it added lots of microplastics to the water. The whole reason I switched from bottled to tap is to avoid microplastics.
Tap water can still be contaminated with microplastics, as they are not yet a regulated contaminant and therefore treatment facilities are not required by law to test for or address them. You could consider filtering with reverse osmosis, distillation, or ceramic filters to effectively target microplastics.
@@waterfiltergurui know, but it has less than bottled water. The issue for me isn't zerowater not being good at removing microplastics, it's that it's adding tons of them. I'm using clearly filtered now, i used zerowater for many years.
@@taycinc Do you think clearly filtered is by far the best available option out there? Does it remove all contaminants and also microplastics? I really don't know which one to purchase..I've been researching like crazy over the passed 2 weeks
@@johnkap5740 did you see our Clearly Filtered pitcher test? ua-cam.com/video/Ki33mbA2jPM/v-deo.html
@@johnkap5740 I've researched quite a lot, from people doing independent tests on channels like this, and also consumer labs. Clearly filtered seems to remove everything up to its promises, except I haven't seen independent testing on microplastics. They do have tests on their website showing they remove almost all microplastics, but it's not clear how the test was done, and I give way more credence to independent testing. I have high arsenic in my water, so simple activated carbon won't work that well for me. I thought about PUR, but I've seen tests showing it actually adds some bad stuff to the water - including lead (maybe from this channel in fact, i can't remember). Britta also added some contaminants according to some tests. Neither one does all that well with pfas or microplastics. EWG found that clearly filtered removed 100% of PFAS.
So.. when taking everything into consideration, I think clearly filtered is the best option. Has ion exchange to get rid of things like arsenic, perfect with PFAS, supposedly very good with microplastics, and tests havent shown it adding anything bad to the water. However, I would love to see independent testing to at the very least make sure it's not adding microplastics. It seems unlikely, as out of all the filters CL tested, zerowater was the only one to add any after several flushes. But it appears to do very well against the widest variety of contaminants. It is, however, expensive. So what I do is i prefilter with waterdrop, which is cheap, seems to do quite well on a lot of contaminants, and importantly doesn't add anything bad to the water. That way the expensive filter lasts a long time.
What is the definition of total dissolved solids? Just minerals and heavy metals? Or also chemicals?
Total dissolved solids (TDS) is a measure of the combined content of all inorganic and organic matter which is found in solution in water
@@waterfilterguru ok because I saw this video and it said the TDS meter only tests for charged minerals NOT chemicals since they aren't charged. It makes sense since the meter uses electrodes....
Please test Water2, a water filter with some big claims!
We'll look into it! Thanks for the request
Hi im curious about britas onTap water filtration systems they say it removes almost all micro plastics and metals
The faucet attachment filter?
@@waterfilterguru yes the pro v-mf
@@waterfilterguru Yes it makes some pretty big claims BRITA Water filter for tap on tap Pro V-MF including 1 filter cartridge (600 l) - reduces 99.99% bacteria, chlorine, microplastics and heavy metals / digital LCD display shows residual capacity
@@balkan2097 Are you based on Europe? Looks like that product is not available to the North American market
@@waterfilterguru yeah I'm in Europe that's unfortunate
I’ve been using a glass ZeroWater filter for the past 5 months, during which I’ve only consumed the filtered water. Interestingly, despite never having changed the filter, the TDS meter consistently shows a reading of 0. This situation leaves me somewhat baffled.
Very interesting. Have you noticed any other sign the filter is reaching capacity/ getting close to the end of it's life? Odd smell/ taste? Some folks describe it as acidic or fishy. Noticeably slower filtration rate?
Unless there is an issue with the TDS meter, it sounds like the filter is still working and not yet time to replace, which indicates that water may not be too contaminated to begin with.
I appreciate your work, but why do you ever discuss contaminant removal without mentioning lead?
Our unfiltered water sample didn't show any lead, so we couldn't assess lead reduction performance in this test.
Test the berkey water filter
Already have, twice 😉
Test 1 ua-cam.com/video/AVZmZwTxnMc/v-deo.html
Test 2 ua-cam.com/video/1QL3McV20YM/v-deo.html
Which is the best filter to remove Chloroform?
Are you looking for a pitcher specifically?
@@waterfilterguru
Yes.
@@Smiler7 Most pitchers that use activated carbon media should be able to reduce chloroform - I'm not aware of any that are specifically certified for chloroform reduction. Clearly Filtered is a high performing pitcher that should be able to reduce chloroform and many other contaminants that may be present geni.us/VsUZHW1
@@waterfilterguru
Thank you.
@@Smiler7 You're welcome, let me know if you have any other questions
Does zero water filters. filter out microplastics
To my knowledge currently they've not been tested nor certified for microplastic reduction. Our real-life test did not analyze for microplastics, unfortunately, so we don't have any firsthand data on this
Is micro plastics considered "total dissolved solid" or no? @@waterfilterguru
No, microplastics are suspended solids
@@waterfilterguru ok thanks
Integrity
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"you might wanna consider something else" what would that be?
It depends. There is no 'one size fits all' solution. It all depends on what contaminants are in the source water being filtered. What is the application? What type of water are you trying to filter? Have you had it tested? Do you know what contaminants you are dealing with?
@@waterfilterguru generally speaking I would like to filter hormones and medical by products any recommendations?
@@Tampsey reverse osmosis. Here are a few to look into:
Best countertop RO - Aquatru bit.ly/3w7nsB5
Best conventional - Cloud RO cloud-water-filters.sjv.io/jrOrdP
Best tankless - Waterdrop G series waterdropus.pxf.io/MX4Jm2
@@waterfilterguruThanks a alot
@@Tampsey happy to help
Do brita plz
Coming soon! Stay tuned
Does it remove fluoride? Yes. Found it in the video
Yes it does 😉
should be used on tap water
Yes, it can only be used with treated water
hahaha!! that explains why it would last two and I had to throughout using tap water in California @@waterfilterguru
Uranium on drinking water? How is that even legal.
The MCL for uranium in drinking water is 30 ug/L, so legally water systems only have to reduce uranium concentrations to 30 ug/L or less.
Non-enforceable health guidelines say zero should be the goal.
@@waterfilterguru I agree with that, any detectable amount of uranium sounds pretty bad to me.
Thanks for the video! I use one of those filters.
@@CesarAnton Yep, and uranium is more commonly a problem in well water which isn't regulated and up to the homeowner to treat themselves
@@waterfilterguru auch, that's terrible. I hope all that uranium comes from a vein close by and not from nuclear tests or power plants waste.
Thanks for the info! This is fascinating and scary.
@@CesarAnton Uranium is naturally occurring and comes from deposits in the ground
Uranium? You said "uranium" several times. The stuff that's used as fuel in Nuclear reactors? It's in the water supply? Well, that just sums 2024 up for me. 😳🤣
Yes, uranium. It's commonly occurring in groundwater in much of the west.
@@waterfilterguru I will check to see if my pee is glowing. (only kidding, but I was quite surprised.)
They leave the fluoride in now, boo for zero water.
Not true. In our test at least, fluoride was 100% removed. See 1:20
get a water distiller and never have worries. THANKS.
You're right, distillation is one of the best methods to purify water. The downsides are the high time and energy inputs required for relatively small volumes of distilled water