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ZeroWater Pitcher Review + Giveaway {2 Winners!}

Monday, April 16, 2012

Zero Water PitcherWhen I first started following a holistic health program six years ago, one of the first things I learned was how important drinking purified water is to keeping the body functioning at an optimal level. That is why I am so thrilled to give the ZeroWater Pitcher a try. I live in Northeast Texas, Dallas to be exact, I call it the hard water capitol of the south. The tap water here tastes vile. I bought a water filtration pitcher right after we moved here and it does an okay job, but I can still detect a slight metallic aftertaste when I drink from it.

When my ZeroWater Pitcher arrived I literally tore open the box. I read all the literature that was included and learned about the TDS or Total Dissolved Solids in water. TDS comes from natural deposits and man-made sources and causes water to taste bad. The FDA standard for purified bottle water is a TDS reading of 000-010. A typical TDS reading for tap water in the US is 240 parts per million. I used the free TDS look-up at ZeroWater.com to find the reading for my zip code, it measures 176 pp/m. Ick. The ZeroWater Pitcher comes with a TDS meter, so I performed a little comparison experiment measuring the TDS of my tap water, the water from my old filtration pitcher (in order to be fair, I changed the filter in my old pitcher and washed it clean before the comparison test), and the ZeroWater Pitcher. Here are the results:

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I was surprised that my tap water TDS was lower than what the zip code look-up said, but I was even more surprised that the TDS of my old water filtration pitcher so high...only 49 pp/m lower than the tap water! What have I been drinking for the last four years?!

Why I love my ZeroWater Pitcher:
  • It keeps bottles and filters out of landfills. Even better, ZeroWater is the first major company to recycle gravity-fed filter cartridges from US consumers!
  • The capacity. It holds 10 cups of water which is twice the size of my old pitcher and means less refilling. Its filter is even bigger. No wonder it can catch all those nasty solid particles.
  • The water tastes fantastic...pure and clean!

Zero Water Pitcher comparison


Buy It: You can buy the ZeroWater Pitcher directly from their website for $34.99. Use coupon code MC30, to get 30% off your purchase. Also follow ZeroWater on Facebook!

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I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of ZeroWater 
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61 comments:

happygrape said...

the TDS is 160!

Attila & Tamara said...

284! Yuck!

AnnaZed said...

At our location the TDS is a jaw-dropping 195; which doesn't surprise me given that I can actually see it.

The Rafflecopter calls me 'Margot' since it is accessing my facebook where I am 'Margot Core'.

Jamon Clark said...

mine read 30

Anonymous said...

164!!

jmatek AT wi DOT rr DOT com

Jackie said...

The TDS for my zip code is 217
Thank you!

Becca Ann said...

I was a 33

agarner723 said...

Yuck, it is 285

awilson614 @ gmail . com

sottovoce said...

The TDS rating nearest my home is 425!
Thank you.
jaquerichards at yahoo dot com

wildcat32 said...

The TDS reading is 138.

monster6236 at gmail dot com

clc408 said...

Mine was 541

mrs.mommyy said...

mine read 89 but I know if I did it here with thepipes it would be 500

EMMAHORTON said...

HORTON111@AOL.COM

IT IS AROUND 210 IN MY AREA

Anonymous said...

ours is 227
tcogbill at live dot com

McKim said...

TDS in my area is 177.

Unknown said...

My Reading is 160

Kelli Avery

Unknown said...

229!

Entered as Rebecca Smith

ReInventing Lolli said...

My TDS reading is 189.

hearthkeeper said...

We didn't have a reading for our area because we live in the middle of nowhere!

Unknown said...

ours was 220.

lace said...

the closest reading to me is 339

Kelmomola said...

300 in Denver

Kristina Nunez said...

my zipcode is 250

TheresaJenkins said...

for my zip in PA >>310

Teresa Kirts said...

245 for my zip

Anonymous said...

264 for my zipcode
Crystal

Unknown said...

Mine is 148

GANDORF57 said...

250!

Kristin (Book Sniffers Anonymous) said...

It came up as unknown. LoL I have no idea what my reading is.

Caryn said...

Mine is 269

caryn9802 at yahoo dot com

Karen said...

229 in my area :(

ktgonyea at gmail.com

amp said...

our reading is 277-I need this filter


apoalillo {AT} hotmail dot com

russrpm said...

245 here. Tough.
russrpm@gmail.com

SAPsMaMa said...

381 ouch :(

mphin278 at yahoo dot com

elangomatt said...

Aaron Bretveld

The TDS reading in my area is 200.

Becoming The Me I Want to Be said...

It isn't listed for our area
crazycat09@ymail.com
nikki bergin

crankyyanky1 said...

My tds is reading 225

tavernie said...

Theres no reading for my area!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

There is no reading/rating for my zip code

kport207 at gmail dot com

JD said...

195

jdmimi at gmail dot com

k. said...

The reading in my area is 183.
kathlynebrown at yahoo dot com

Hotsnotty2 said...

At 21702 - its 69

Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

Debra said...

mine was 250

fozzy331 said...

Mine is 514...OUCH!

Deborah Hogue said...

240 is the closest reading I get which is about 50 miles west

Ms Penny Pincher said...

It is 68 here!

Unknown said...

210 johnmains10@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

263 here!

ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com

Julie said...

298 fo rus
thanks
aunteegem@yahoo.com

desdun31 said...

It is 82.

Desiree Dunbar
desireedunbar@hotmail.com

Unknown said...

Ours is 69! I am assuming it isn't that bad.

Unknown said...

345
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com

Mary Gardner said...

93

marygardner49 at aol dot com

Hoyttaba said...

Mine is 134.

tiffany.hoyt@hotmail.com

Dawn Reid said...

There is no reading for my area
mightynaynay(at)cs.com

Gina P said...

mine is 46

Melanie Montgomery said...

mine is 240.

clarkmurdock@yahoo.com
melanie montgomery

Sand said...

Ours reads at 430.

jlafount said...

49 in the city at 59601

brich2222 said...

it is 64 in 27103

brich22 at earthlink dot net

barblong said...

My TDS Reading is 122.

longbarb1@aol.com

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