Jon Drinks Water #5999 Brita VS PUR Maxion VS Tap Water

"Jon Drinks Water #5999 Brita VS PUR Maxion VS Tap Water" is a water review video from Jon Drinks Water, episode #5999 of the series.

Featured waters

Brita Filter, Old Brita (Filter), Plain Pittsburgh Tap Water, PUR Maxion Filtered Tap Water.

What Jonathan decided

Brita = overall winner ("congratulations Britta"); Brita won speed test; taste preference for Brita ("as the taste goes I prefer the breaker one"); PUR better filter design (locks in); all get thumbs up ("they all get thumbs up honestly"); tap water strong chlorine taste; old Brita tastes warmer.

Brita Filter

The Brita pitcher was the star of its own little tournament. It won the speed test, it won the taste test over PUR and plain tap (which had a strong chlorine flavor), and in a bigger bracket it took down four more waters to move on. Food Club was the day's disaster, which he described in language we will not repeat here.

About Brita Filter

This is the same Brita brand as above, the German filtration giant named after founder Heinz Hankammer's daughter. The home pitchers and dispensers are the filtered-tap-water alternative his series kept drinking from, with standard filters rated for about 40 gallons or two months.

Old Brita (Filter)

This was the 9-month-old filter in the #5999 filter showdown, the control for what an aging filter does. Brita still won the round on speed and taste, PUR had the better locking design, and all three got thumbs up. The old Brita just tasted warmer. Respect your filter's expiration date.

About Old Brita (Filter)

This is water from an older Brita pitcher with an aging filter. Brita's standard filters are rated for 40 gallons or about two months; an old or expired filter reduces less chlorine and metals, which changes the taste. The Brita brand was founded in 1966 in Germany, named for founder Heinz Hankammer's daughter, and the North American arm is owned by Clorox.

Plain Pittsburgh Tap Water

This was the unfiltered control in the #5999 filter showdown. Brita won on speed and taste, PUR had the better locking design, and everything got a thumbs up. The plain tap had a strong chlorine taste, and the old Brita tasted warmer. The control did its job.

About Plain Pittsburgh Tap Water

My own unfiltered tap water, a home control sample, not a commercial product. Pittsburgh's water comes primarily from the Allegheny River via PWSA, which faced lead-service-line and water-quality scrutiny in the 2010s before major pipe-replacement efforts.

PUR Maxion Filtered Tap Water

Brita won this filter showdown, taking both the taste test and the speed test. He preferred the Brita taste, but liked that the PUR filter locks in better. Honestly, he gave all three a thumbs up, while the straight tap water had a strong chlorine taste.

About PUR Maxion Filtered Tap Water

This was his own tap water run through a PUR Maxion filter, a home control sample rather than a bottled product. PUR started in Minneapolis in 1986 and has been owned by Helen of Troy since 2019.