Aqua Optima Original 12 month pack, 6 x 60 day water filters - SWP336

BEST for filtering living in a high lime scale,chlorinated,alkaline water area.Water full of normally good minerals,just not for anyone who likes to avoid the film that floats on your tea,needs neutral water,&/or furred up kettles.Sadly doesn't last anything like 60 days in Southsea,more 2-3 weeks as used so much for all drinking & cooking water.Being 'chlorine & lime sensitive' ,I need near neutral water. This filter, delivers the best found to date.Far, superior to Britta filters. All bottled water except top grade distilled water has chlorine in it.Still worth the money any day, & I'm not well off.Can tell when needs changing or faulty, when the water runs very faster through the filter,more than normal.A much quicker filter time than Brita.Kettle bottom checked daily for furring up after ONE use,not just a few to keep all clear of scale,as I need.Low winter rainfall has resulted in more concentrated lime scale .Use 3 metal descalers in any kettle to effectively reduce this..All need regular flushing after finished soaking in vinegar.A few minutes over the element if no join,in a kettle.Longer,covering the wire descaler balls in a jug,for 3 mins +.Only a little in the center of the base if has a join at the inside bottom outer edges,NOT over the whole bottom inside jug kettles like this.One mistake,pouring too much in,as there was a join of metal around the bottom, higher than the central lower circle.It's this circle that hold the scale & needs the vinegar only,leave briefly to remove any scale.Rinse out well, sniff test to be sure all vinegar gone.Shake upside down,before replacing on the base ,lid open .Too much vinegar can remain if to the join,impossible to get out tainting all water.If used as described is absolutely fine.Cheapest vinegar works.Cover metal balls with vinegar,after shaking surplus water out,pop in a pyrex jug for 3-4 mins,then pour back in the bottle.Reusable until looks cloudy or less brown compared to a new bottle.(This watered down vinegar good for cleaning taps etc. ),rinse all out well in cold water,& towel dry rinsed wire descalers ,or pop in a cake tin a combination 'convection' only setting on microwave, on 150 degrees for 15 mins to dry,or leave in oven after cooking anything.Never tastes,nor smells of vinegar.Just be prepared to use more filters if have hard water.Leaves good filtered water,despite the much shorter user-life than indicated.All depends on your water supply,realistic expectations,& taste.

I decided to switch from Brita to Aqua Optima four years ago to save money. I was originally concerned about the lack of recycling facilities, but when I emailed Aqua Optima they sent me a very helpful email explaining how the recycling process is actually very energy inefficient and produces more carbon then it saves. With that in mind, and the fact that it's possible to halve your cartridge use by going for the 60-day ones, this is a great alternative. The water comes through much quicker than with Brita cartridges and we've had a great experience overall.My only complaint is that the performance is variable. You'll notice the water getting harder sooner with some cartridges than others. As long as you follow your instinct rather than just relying on the filter change reminder you'll be OK. If your water is particularly hard I'd recommend putting your jug through the dishwasher with a teaspoonful of citric acid added to the tablet before putting in a new cartridge. I'd also boil the kettle with some citric acid before starting to use it with water from the fresh filter. When it starts to fur up again, think about changing your filter cartridge.Overall I'd say these represent fantastic value.

Good filter, the water has good flavour, it is so easy to install following the instructions and good value for money. I strongly recommend this product.

I started use instead of Brita some time ago - simply because of the price differential.I have to say I don't think I've ever got 60 days out of one cartridge but maybe we use more water than the 'average' consumer. The filtering works fine, they seem to last at least as long as Brita ones but don't cost as much so I'm still making a saving - just not as much as if they lasted 60 days!I'm happy with theses filters, overall.

I have the an Aqua Optima and needed some new cartridges. Last time it was cheaper to buy a new unit with a years supply of filters, now it is cheaper to buy just the filters.I like these as they last 60 days, in fact they last longer than that. There is an app that you can use to inform you when to change filters, but I normally go past that by a month before the water starts tasting different, then I replace it.Overall, for the price of just over £15 (May 2017) for 6 filters, this represents a good value.I can taste the difference with my tap water and filtered water and find the Optima is the most cost effective and best way to filter tap water over the other well known branded water filter.

I have been using Aqua Optima water filters for about 3 years now, because I simply cannot stand the taste of the UK's tapwater (London area that is, don't know about the rest of the UK). As far as taste is concenred, I was not able to detect any difference between Aqua Optima filtered water and water filtered with Brita filters, the latter being what my previous neighbour used.We are a 2-person household and apparently 'typical' users, as these filters do last with us for about 2 months. This 1 year's supply pack that is offered for such a friendly price here on Amazon seems of exactly the same quality as the 8-month packs we used to get from Argos. Detect no difference in packaging, appearance of the filters or the quality of the filtered water.