BRITA Marella XL White
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With the BRITA Marella XL, you always have filtered water at home. You should drink 2L of water daily, so you have filtered water every day. That's because the jug filters 2L of tap water in one go. You can use the filtered water to drink or to put in your household appliances such as an iron. This means you no longer have to descale. You can store the jug with the filtered water in the fridge door, so it stays nice and cold. The electronic memo notifies you, so you'll know exactly when it's time to replace the filter cartridge.
Note: only BRITA Maxtra+ filter cartridges fit in this BRITA Marella XL.5 stars
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The tap water has a hardness of 12 Dh, which causes a lot of limescale, extra wear and higher energy consumption of equipment, and it also does not drink well (quickly rough feeling in the throat). I hesitated between various filter systems, but as a test I have now opted for such a Brita filter jug. If I don't like it then at least it didn't cost me any capital.
But I like it very much! The parts fit together nicely, the lid closes the inner jug perfectly so that when pouring the filtered water (while the inner jug still contains a large amount of tap water), you do not get any mixing of the two types of water. The plastic of the outer jug has little flexibility (hard plastic) and my experience with such hard plastics is that it is sensitive to scratches and bumps anyway. So it is always wise to deal with it consciously. Although it can be cleaned in the dishwasher (inside and out, not the lid and filter), I don't recommend that because dishwasher detergents are quite aggressive. Simply hand washing with a mild detergent will do just fine, and it won't get dirty quickly anyway.
I had to get used to the taste of the filtered water because I was used to water rich in lime. It just tastes so different, less heavy to drink. Limescale in the water carafe, glasses, kettle, coffee/espresso machine is a thing of the past, and coffee/tea/food also has more taste. Very special to experience this.
It does take some time for a liter of water to filter (about 4 minutes) as the Brita filter gives a thin stream, but waiting is always too long. Just make sure you keep the stock up, then waiting is a thing of the past. It's something you have to teach yourself. According to the indicator, the life of a Brita filter is one month. It looks interesting but in fact it counts from 30 days (= 4 bars) back to 0 (no bars) and then you should renew the filter, even if you have filtered very little water. The amount and degree of contamination of the tap water is leading, and as soon as the trickle from the filter is significantly smaller, I think that is a reliable indication to replace the filter.
Conclusion: I am pleasantly surprised that my tap water can become so tasty again and I easily drink one and a half liters of it a day.
R.P. van Oyen
23 April 2020
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Water still tastes like plastic/chemical even after washing and flushing many times.
F.K.
21 October 2020
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nice jug
HERMAN DE NERT
3 April 2020
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Product number | 790979 | |
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Manufacturer code | 1024051 | |
Brand | BRITA | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Width | 26,7 cm |
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Height | 27,7 cm |
Depth | 15,4 cm |
Capacity | 3,5 l |
Content of filtered water | 2 l |
Color | Transparent, White |
Substances that are filtered out of the water | Lime, taste and fragrance |
Fits in refrigerator door | |
Reminder for replacement |