LifeStraw Home 7-Cup Glass + Base

I bought this product to ensure that the family drinking water is as safe as it can possibly be. The drinking water where I live is river sourced. The problem with this is that we are all aware of declining potable water quality arising from toxins and increasing water temperatures. I also have a sediment and chemical reducing water pitcher for cooking and the pets. As for the LifeStraw glass pitcher, after assembly and following the use instructions I did not experience any of the leaks or problems I read in other reviews. It works as intended. The water is impeccably clean and I trust reducing microorganisms. Great tasting water too! As for the comments concerning slowness, the filter system is indeed SLOW. It takes about 30 minutes for the water cone to drain. What I do to compensate for this is to keep the pitcher topped up by refilling after a glass or two of water to avoid running out. As I said the alternate water pitcher is used for cooking and pets and is a fast fill for this purpose. I have used other inline systems for water purity and find the LifeStraw is easier and cheaper to maintain. I would not hesitate to buy this product again. I will be adding a LifeStraw hiking filter to my vehicle travel kit. Finally, I appreciate what the company does in bringing potable water filters to problematic countries and thus accept the slowness. For a good clip on this subject watch Dan Becker's YouTube trip to Africa with the LifeStraw Program.

LOVE LOVE this glass filter pitcher. Water tastes great and the glass helps reduce microplastics. It also looks great on my counter!

Filtering water on the first few go rounds is sloooowwwww. Science. After the filtering materials are sufficiently water soaked and broken in, the filtering process is not so long. Everyone in my household knows to refill after a certain point. So far, so good.It’s beautiful. And the vase is glass. I appreciate not having to remove the top to add more water to the pitcher. The design is sanitary and practical. The water is delicious and safe. I know this company because I have been using the original Life Straw since early 20something teen. I travel and it’s literally a life saver. This company is one of those do-gooder companies and I am proud to be part of their consumer history.Wriggling the pieces apart for the initial set up and cleaning is not the easiest. All of the tubing and caps are very tightly fitted. I cannot imagine having any type of hand issue and being able to clean or change the filters. In fact, if you view the help videos they might have even skipped that part so she looks like pulling the pieces apart are a cinch. The help video needs to be revamped to include zoom-ins and clarifying instructions. Anyway, I got through it and will only need to disassemble the pitcher every two months or so.I am happy with my decision to ignore the “it takes too long to filter” reviews and purchase this pitcher filter system over the others. Goodbye bad minerals, microplastics, black speckles, cysts and 99 percent of all bacteria.

I worked in the outdoor industry for almost a decade so I already knew LifeStraw was a reliable brand. We have highly suspicious water from our office tap and I wanted a filter so I could stop bringing in my heavy 5gal bottle.This pitcher isn't the fastest, because it WORKS. Look at what it filters compared to other more famous water filter pitcher brands- this does a lot more than just improve taste, like Brita or Waterdrop.Although it's still not super fast, the filter speed did increase dramatically after several uses. Besides, speed is not what you buy a filter for- you buy it for function. With a 7-cup capacity I don't need speed anyways, by the time I drink my water the pitcher is ready to pour and refill again. I'm harping on this because I've seen several other reviewers give this a poor review because of filtration speed. I can see how it could be tedious if you have a big household, but if you care about more than how your water tastes, you're gonna sacrifice speed for filtration quality. Also so glad in comes with a glass pitcher- a little less plastic never hurt anyone. Get this pitcher.

The pitcher is nice but the filtration is too slow. Only drops comes through the filter that takes 3 hours to go through. Also, it is hard to remove the lid and the housing filter. It is not practical at all. My husband almost faint for dehydration waiting for a cup of a water. :0)

I actually really like this pitcher. Its capacity is kind of low, I find I am always refilling it and have gotten into a habit of filling it every time I pour a glass. So if you want more capacity or drink lots of water, maybe get a different model. It filters relatively quickly for gravity fed, faster than drips, but its just enough water flow for a laminar trickle. The water tastes great through it and it is really aesthetically pleasing to me. It happily lives in my fridge door and works as intended. I would purchase it again.

Great filter and pitcher. But made of glass, so if you are a clutz like me, consider a cheap extended warranty.

The water filter action system is great don’t get me wrong but it’s incredibly slow. I wouldn’t recommend for families or couples. It’s really only good for individuals.You also can’t really poor while it’s filtering. The trap at the top tends to leak water if it’s still really full and you go to poor a drink of the filtered water. Leaving you with either a mess or a mix of filtered and un filtered.I do love the high quality filtration it provides and the taste of the water. Another big draw for me was that fact it’s made out of glass and BPA free plastic.All in all I just don’t think it was the right fit for my high traffic household.Would love lifestraw to make a standing unit with a dispenser.