But now let me skip on to say, I am very very upset! Not at Zero Water, at something else. Last month I purchased a PUR water filter, it hooks right onto the faucet.
(The Zero Water Pitcher comes with a TDS Meter which tests how many ions are in the water; The lower the better. Here is the scale and what coincides with the amount of ions:
TAP WATER TDS CONTAMINANT LEVEL
000-001 Meets FDA definition of
purified bottled water
002-050 Moderate
051-200 Typical Range
201-300 High
301-500 Exceptionally High
501+ Extreme
Now with the PUR Water filtration system guess what my TDS level was? 302! I just replaced the filter 2 days ago, so to find this out I was very very upset! I will not even consider using PUR again, for the same price as a Zero Water Pitcher I could have been drinking better, fresher water.
But enough negativity. I have fallen in love with the Zero Water Pitcher. It was so easy to use! I started by testing out the TDS level (as I had previous talked about) and I was very upset. But I went ahead and rinsed out my pitcher. And followed further instructions. It was simple, I just filled the resevoir (see diagram below) with cold tap water and replaced the lid, I let the water pass threw the filter and then in a couple minutes I was drinking fresh, delicious water.
I love love love my Zero Water Pitcher, If you have not tried it out I really recommend it! It's like bottled water without the bottles (and excess money!!)
The Giveaway!
The wonderful people at Zero Water are letting me give 1 of you a Zero Water Pitcher and TDS meter of your own!
To enter to win..
Mandatory Entry: Visit the Zero Water Pitcher Site and tell me something you learned!
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Disclosure: Review product was provided to me. No other compensation was received. Opinions expressed above were all my own, and were not influenced in any way.
Please make sure I have a way to contact you if you are chosen as the winner! The winner will have 48 hours to reply to my email, or a new winner will be drawn. The giveaway Ends July, 27th 2010 at 11:59 pmAnd please make sure to leave comments correctly, if it says 2 entries and you only post 1 comment then you will only get 1 entry.
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