Aquasana Makes Tap Water Clean, Crisp and Delicious GIVEAWAY 7/29

7/3/2013

***Disclosure: I received complimentary samples to facilitate my review. No other compensation was provided, and all opinions are 100% honest and have not been influenced in any way.***

I have to admit, I am a total water snob. I cannot force myself to drink ordinary tap water, because I am always paranoid about what nasty chemicals and deposits might be in it. Chlorine...Pesticides...Lead...Those are definitely not things I want my family to be ingesting.

The problem is, I also don't like buying cases of bottled water. If you think about the sheer amount of waste that plastic bottles account for, it's enough to make anyone feel a bit guilty. Sure, we recycle, but I always worry that the little ones slipped a bottle or 5 into the trash.

You may think I sound a bit too paranoid about our water. But research proves that tap water isn't always as clean as we'd like to think. Here are a few quick facts about water contamination from the folks at the EWG:

Pretty alarming, isn't it? That's a lot of contamination affecting the water in the US. I definitely won't be drinking out of my backyard hose any time soon, that's for sure!

With tap water being out of the question, and the fact that we try to avoid the waste associated with plastic bottles, we have done quite a bit of research about what our options for clean water are. Sure, there are those filtered pitchers, but with little kids, they're not very user-friendly. So a better option for my family is a water filtration system. I would eventually love to get a whole house system, since our 100 year old home certainly didn't come equipped with one. A whole house system is not wonderful only for drinking water, it also benefits your skin and hair, as well as the quality of your laundry. Think about it...If clothing is washed in super-clean, filtered water, it will last longer and look newer. For now, a whole house system just isn't in our budget.

Luckily, Aquasana has a great and much more affordable alternative, if you're looking for pure, clean drinking water! Aquasana’s drinking water filters are NSF certified to remove over 97% of chlorine, over 99% of lead, herbicides, pesticides, cysts, asbestos, volatile organic chemicals in addition to chloramines, pharmaceuticals and over 50 additional water contaminants. While their filter technology provides maximum reduction in water contaminates, it also leaves behind the beneficial minerals found in water such as calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Aquasana has several different options to choose from. I'd personally love to save up for a whole house system or one of the space-saving under the counter models. But for those who may have a tighter budget, (like me!) there is also a great counter top water filtration system.

This product is SUPER easy to install, and requires no tools or drilling. The unit sits on the counter top, and the hoses connect right to the faucet. I was able to set this up myself, which is impressive considering I always save these kind of jobs for my very handy hubby.

The water does taste a lot cleaner using this system. It's crisp and pure tasting, much like you'd expect from premium bottled water. It even comes out looking cleaner, without any weird little "floaty things" in it.

I would definitely recommend Aquasana products to anyone looking for a simple to use, cost effective way to improve the quality of their drinking water. Aquasana also offers money saving bundles that are a great value! I have tried pitchers, bottled water, and even boiling water before using it...But for our family, Aquasana makes perfect sense.

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157 Comments

John Kohl

7/3/2013 04:45:00 am

Water filtration where I live (Arizona) is essential. This looks like a very effective system. Hope to win it.
thanks

lisa

7/3/2013 07:05:03 am

We use some kind of water filter that sits on the counter. I won't drink straight tap water at all.

Katie K

7/3/2013 07:59:41 am

I use a pur pitcher as our water in AZ isn't too tasty

Ann Fantom

7/3/2013 12:02:24 pm

Yes, we use a spigot charcol filter because our water sometimes has a chlorine taste

ELIZABETH C.

7/3/2013 01:26:40 pm

No, I've never used a filter system. I boil my water and put it in the refrigerator to cool. I never drink from the tap.

Jacob Magnussen link

7/24/2013 10:53:57 pm

Boiling your water will not remove the lead or other heavy metal nor PVC etc. dissolved in your water, only safe way is to filter your water.

nickie

7/3/2013 01:33:01 pm

No i havent, but would love to try this.

jose benavides

7/3/2013 05:04:06 pm

no I have never tried them but I would love 2... the water in out city taste like chlorox

Kelly Amos

7/3/2013 09:58:24 pm

I have never tried a water filtration system, but the water quality where we live really necessitates the need for one! After a good rain our water even has an orange tint to it. YUCK! For this reason, we only drink bottled water in our house.

Rae Nelson

7/3/2013 10:45:04 pm

I have tried them in the past and they really do help with the taste. I'm in need of one now - we are on town water but I don't like the taste of it and I don't drink as much water as I used to - my girls don't either.

Dorothy Teel

7/4/2013 12:27:46 am

No we have well water and our water tastes good but my son has city water and it is foul tasting and they could use this filter..

7/4/2013 03:33:00 am

I use the Brita pitchers with a filter.

Kelly

7/4/2013 06:29:29 am

I've tried the Brita pitcher.

Erin

7/4/2013 07:02:24 am

There's a lot of fracking that has been done close by, so I know we should really be using a good filter system, but for now we use a basic Pur water pitcher. It does help with the taste though!

Erin link

7/4/2013 08:19:43 am

Well you know how DC water tastes YUCK! WE have tried water filtration but you can still taste a little bit of that nastiness! I hope we win :)

Brandi Dawn

7/4/2013 09:29:13 am

I have tried one once but the water pressure was not strong enouph to go through the filter! I have been looking for a really good one as we have old pipes in our house!

Denise B.

7/4/2013 11:03:31 am

The water where we live in Kissimmee tastes horrible, and God knows what kind of terrible stuff they are adding to it. So, we do use a faucet filtration.

Mary Casper

7/4/2013 11:41:29 am

i have never tried a water filtration system

Jennifer frank-lopez

7/4/2013 12:50:36 pm

We use the Brita. The tap water does sometimes have an odd aftertaste

Ruby Yoshi

7/4/2013 02:46:22 pm

We use a pitcher and use brita filters. Thanks for the giveaway.

Cheryl

7/5/2013 01:52:32 am

Our water does taste horrible. We have tried a filter in years past, it does make a difference.

7/5/2013 03:21:26 am

The water where I live usually tastes delicious, however, we have old pipes so sometimes we get some discoloration :/

Kimberly Schotz

7/5/2013 04:57:40 am

We used to use a pitcher that we kept in the refrigerator with a filter. I don't mind our water from the tap but my husband won't drink it.

7/5/2013 07:36:59 am

I don't like tap water at all. It has a funny taste and sometimes smells odd.

chris z

7/5/2013 08:01:18 am

i use a water filter the tap water here isen't so great

Amanda Alvarado

7/5/2013 12:15:57 pm

We've never used a filter system. Our water here is horrible. It comes from the Rio Grande and tastes like dirt! Needless to say we buy our water by the 5 gallon bottle fulls!

Heather

7/5/2013 02:04:30 pm

I do not have a portable water system. The water here is not too bad. But could always be better.

Stefanie Elysse Hurtado

7/5/2013 06:21:51 pm

I've only tried a Brita Filter. The tap water where I live is very metallic-tasting!

Debra Guillen

7/5/2013 10:37:03 pm

I have water filtration on my refrigerator as the city water has a lot of chemicals in it.

Zan C

7/6/2013 12:56:27 am

I tried the faucet end type filters many years ago. Now I go to a local place and buy reverse osmosis water. I'd love to have a filter and not to make that trip

Helga

7/6/2013 01:16:48 am

we have one in our fridge and its so-so.

Lisa L

7/6/2013 01:45:56 am

I have never tried one but would love to. The water where I live is ok, has a metal taste.

Margaret

7/6/2013 04:58:24 am

Our water tastes great. I've tried the Brita pitcher

md kennedy

7/6/2013 05:03:26 am

I'e only ever tried the filter pitchers, but I'd love to try a system to wean my husband off bottled water!

7/6/2013 05:43:41 am

I wouldn't drink water unless it is filtered.

Hannah

7/6/2013 06:22:39 am

Yes I have. We typically just buy jugs of filtered water from the store because the water in our city is NASTY!

Alyshia

7/6/2013 06:37:54 am

I had a sales man come to the house and demonstrate a filter it was amazing , my water at home is not very good.

tamatha hunter

7/6/2013 12:35:53 pm

we have tried the different pitchers but the filters do not last very long.

7/6/2013 08:15:43 pm

The water where I live is OK, a bit chlorine-y. But I have no idea what is in it.

7/7/2013 07:25:08 am

I always wonder what's in the water. We need it to live but it could be cleaner.

wen

7/7/2013 08:21:15 am

I just have a Brita filter pitcher. I'm not really happy with it. The water here is better than some but still smells like bleach and pinesol. Could be the apartment building pipes though.

7/7/2013 12:24:17 pm

I have tried the Britta sysems before.

brandi dawn

7/8/2013 06:53:47 am

Water from a tap can always have room for improvement.

7/8/2013 07:15:16 am

I have used filters. I'm always looking for a better one.

Denise

7/9/2013 01:07:15 am

It's pretty good here in California but we need this at our Florida condo where the tap water is just absolutely wretched.

7/9/2013 03:34:11 am

We've had three weeks of heat and rain. Our water really smells bad right now.

7/9/2013 04:28:54 am

I have tried the Pur filtration system.

7/9/2013 07:04:58 am

We have two Brita filter pitchers but my husband finds them a pain in the neck to use so there they sit, unused, in our pantry!

Tanya White

7/9/2013 11:48:19 am

I have never tried a water filtration system before.

Blessie Nelson

7/9/2013 03:51:25 pm

I have not tried water filtration systems. Our water tastes and smells a wee bit waft of chlorine in it.

deana c

7/10/2013 12:12:08 am

I have tried Brita!

7/10/2013 07:52:41 am

We need a new water filter.

richelle bowers

7/10/2013 10:14:01 am

ive never owned one but Ive tried filtered water before and it's fantastic

7/10/2013 11:14:52 am

I've never tried a water filtration system, but I know I need one.

Kim

7/10/2013 11:36:26 am

We are on well water and it is not very good it is very high in iron content we have tried brita water filters and it did not work very well

7/10/2013 11:48:33 am

This system would be really good for well water!

Kimberley Meier link

7/10/2013 02:59:47 pm

I've tried the Brita pitcher and the Pur faucet filtration system.
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Jessamine Dungo link

7/10/2013 07:23:48 pm

Yes we're currently using the Brita faucet mount and the led indicator stopped working after 3 months. The filtered water taste okay and better if chilled in the refrigerator. :)

7/11/2013 05:19:11 am

The water is not TOO bad where I live but there is definitely room for improvements.

7/11/2013 07:50:39 am

I really don't like to think about what's in the water.

Christine

7/12/2013 01:55:15 am

I've never used a filter system

Colleen Boudreau

7/12/2013 05:37:36 am

No I haven't.. the water tastes ok.

7/12/2013 06:28:40 am

I've never used a water filtration system before, but I would love it if my water tasted as clean as my mother's.

7/12/2013 08:39:59 am

Bottled water gets so expensive. It would be nice to be able to filter it right from the tap.

7/12/2013 09:00:59 am

We've had constant rain for about three weeks and the water smells bad.

7/13/2013 02:37:33 am

7/13/2013 06:01:04 am

Our water tastes great, but I have not idea what is in it - kinda scary, really.

7/13/2013 07:22:59 am

Water is water. It's always good to filter it.

7/13/2013 09:37:36 am

never used a filter system, but I love our tap water

7/14/2013 05:35:35 am

I haven't tried a filtration system, but certainly would like to to see how different our water would taste.

joseph gersch

7/14/2013 06:03:24 am

i have not used one water taste metallic

7/14/2013 09:32:30 am

Our water is so bad it drips ooze.

Alyce Poalillo

7/14/2013 09:49:15 am

I have tried the water pitcher type filters with mixed results but our water is acceptable but hard

7/14/2013 01:16:19 pm

I have tried the water bottle filter systems.

7/14/2013 07:35:59 pm

i have tried a water pitcher water is metallic wher eI live

7/14/2013 10:11:34 pm

no i have never tried a water filtration system

7/15/2013 02:02:08 am

No, I've never used a filter system.but I like my water

Kayci

7/15/2013 03:30:35 am

We drink a lot of water at our house. Our tap water doesn't taste the greatest so we try to pick up filtered water to drink. I'd love to have a filtration system for our tap water =]

7/15/2013 11:45:11 pm

I have not tried a filtration system before and the water taste awful where I live so I boil it and put it in the refrigerator.

BRANDI DAWN

7/16/2013 02:41:57 am

I live in Colorado so the water can taste pretty decent.

7/16/2013 05:28:11 am

We have a second home in Crete, Greece and there we have the best water - well water! No processing whatsoever. Wish our water at home in North America was a good.

7/17/2013 01:57:33 am

No I have never used a filtration system before.

7/17/2013 02:48:22 am

7/17/2013 06:44:57 am

I actually like the taste of my water, but would love to know that I am drinking as little impurities as possible!

7/17/2013 05:49:35 pm

I rarely drink anything other than water, and use a Pur pitcher filter, but could certainly use something more effective!

7/18/2013 02:38:25 am

Since it is so hot here this week the water tastes awful!

7/18/2013 11:53:45 am

we use a brita filter. the water doesn't taste too bad here but i like filtering to clean it up a little better. i'd love a good filtration system!

7/19/2013 01:30:13 am

At our cottage we drink lake water which can sometimes taste a bit "green" - I am sure a filter system would help to improve the taste although we've never tried it.

7/19/2013 09:27:01 am

I have never used a filtration system before.

7/20/2013 05:13:27 am

We don't currently use a filtration system, but we do boil our water before making ice cubes.

7/20/2013 05:20:46 am

I have never tried a water filtration system but now that I am trying to drink a lot of water it is on my wish list

7/21/2013 06:09:27 am

I've not used a filtration system, but it would be nice to not have to boil my water for ice cubes so that they don't taste funny.

gdugano

7/21/2013 06:56:15 am

Nevver tried a filtered system and our water has a bitter taste weuse a lot of purified bottles of water

Rachael Grattan

7/21/2013 07:37:41 am

I have a brita

7/22/2013 01:20:59 am

I've never had a filtration system, but my Mom has one and loves it, so I would like to try one.

7/22/2013 02:53:07 am

I have never used a filtration system in my house before.

Shannon V link

7/22/2013 12:33:16 pm

I use a pur pitcher and refrigerator filter. Water here smells of chlorine.

7/23/2013 05:31:12 am

I've never tried a water filtration system - I even drank the water in Mexico from the tap without ill effect (I had no choice!). But I sure would like to try a system.

7/23/2013 09:05:10 am

I have not had the pleasure of using a water fileration system.

Karen Olson

7/23/2013 01:42:07 pm

ths would be great where we live we have to filter our water

7/23/2013 11:19:09 pm

I've never used a water filtration system but I am sure a filter would improve our water's quality and taste.

jenny

7/24/2013 01:02:52 am

I've never tried anything like this but I would love to! I have totally freaked out about drinking tap water!

Susan Woods link

7/24/2013 04:14:47 am

I'm not a water fanatic but my daughter is. She won't drink water from the tap either...she's a PITA! We have well water that is monitored really well b/c of our state's laws on places such as we live. Maybe a filtration system would change her mind :)

Tanya

7/24/2013 06:26:21 am

No I have not use a filtration system before, i would like to though.

7/24/2013 07:12:27 am

The water where we live is awful. If you let it sit in a cup for a prolonged period of time, you get little bits of white stuff at the bottom of it. We just recently moved here but I'm told it's called caliche and it's sand? I dunno, but no way are we going to drink it!

Rachel

7/24/2013 07:22:41 am

We live in Portland, OR and are lucky to have pretty good water...largest city in the US without flouride!

7/24/2013 08:31:40 am

i use a pur...our water is prety bad here!

7/24/2013 11:08:56 pm

I don't currently use a filtration system but would like to try one - I am sure it can only improve our water.

Nicki Rhodes

7/25/2013 01:56:50 am

I have not used one, but I am ordering the shower filter, would love to use the counter top filter, the water here is terrible and the chlorine smell is terrible. I use my water cooler.

Kitty

7/25/2013 04:38:11 am

I use brita right now, but the water doesn't taste too great...

William Krawic

7/25/2013 10:15:47 am

I have only used a brita pitcher

Carrie Wampler

7/25/2013 11:49:54 am

Yes I use a Brita Water Pitcher..it taste so much better then straight from the tap!

7/26/2013 02:15:17 am

I never really thought about heavy metals in my water - and I don't have a filtration system, so 'd like one!

Brenda Q

7/26/2013 04:04:13 am

I currently have a Brita in my refrigerator that my husband SWEARS works, and I refuse to use it. I think the water still tastes "dirty" and would rather trek down to the local water dispensary to have better tasting water. My water out of my tap? Sadly it probably would taste better if the piping in my house wasn't rusting. :( So obviously I'm not turning my, or my family's, insides orange like my tubs and toilets. So PLEASE let me win this filtration system! :)

7/26/2013 01:16:52 pm

I ahev never used a filteration system but would like to.

David Carlson link

7/27/2013 01:58:59 am

I have not tried a water filtration system, but I would like to give one a try.

7/27/2013 05:56:10 am

We don't currently have a water filtration system, but I'd loveone so my husband, who doesn't like or trust our tap water, would stop buying bottled water!

Daniel M

7/27/2013 11:33:40 am

haven't tried a filtration system but want to!

s riches

7/27/2013 09:47:33 pm

Our tap water is pretty good but we filter the drinking water with the fridge.

Kari Flores

7/28/2013 01:58:45 am

My refrigerator has a filter for the water source. The tap water has a metallic taste.

7/28/2013 05:26:14 am

Our vacation home is on a lake and the water sometimes tastes like algae - I am sure this filtration system could help it taste better!

7/28/2013 05:31:07 am

We currently don't have a water filtration system and water taste horriable.

Janice Crespo link

7/28/2013 06:02:46 am

The water is very hard here and tastes awful - we use a brita filter but this sounds so much better!

7/28/2013 08:10:35 am

Our water in NJ is horrible. We have a filter in the fridge and it helps. Originally from Brooklyn, I know good water:)

Lorena Keech

7/28/2013 08:34:27 am

I have never used a filtering system. But I really like the tap water where we live.

tina

7/28/2013 08:35:44 am

I've never tried a water filtration system

Brenda Elsner

7/28/2013 08:50:15 am

We don't have a water filtration system but would love to have one. Our water is ok, but still don't trust it.

Beth C

7/28/2013 09:05:00 am

no i have not tried any filter the water tastes okay where i live

Shane

7/28/2013 11:56:49 am

We just use a brita pitcher, works and tastes fine

Chris link

7/28/2013 01:09:12 pm

My water isnt bad, but I would like to remove the fluoride.

Lynn B

7/28/2013 01:45:21 pm

We use a Brita filter pitcher because I don't like the way our water tastes. I hate that I can smell the chlorine in it and it's the hardest water I've ever known!

7/28/2013 10:36:57 pm

I boil my water because it tastes so bad. Never had a water filteration system before.

Jenn V link

7/28/2013 11:36:31 pm

The water tastes very bad here. I have a friend who has one of these and they are great.

Buddy Garrett

7/28/2013 11:56:40 pm

I haven't used any filtration systems. Our water tastes soapy.

7/29/2013 12:19:06 am

We don`t have a filtration system, but I know that the water pipes in our city are almost 100 years old, so having one would probably be a good thing to have.

Jackee

7/29/2013 12:37:32 am

I just use a Brita filter, our water tastes bad without filtration.

7/29/2013 12:58:18 am

I sometimes dawdle or forget to change the filter in my Pur pitcher around the date that I'm supposed to, and you can definitely tell the difference in the taste of the water from a new filter! Fuzzy-tasting water, for sure.

kathy pease

7/29/2013 02:12:59 am

we have a cooler and we usually buy 5 gallon jugs weekly

Joanne R.

7/29/2013 02:32:19 am

I've used the Brita pitcher. I don't care for the taste of our town's water.

Kat Emerick

7/29/2013 02:59:28 am

No, I've never used a filter system. Have to buy water in a bottle due to high smell of clorine sometimes.

Shannon

7/29/2013 04:21:52 am

I've only used water pitchers but I'd love to have a system like this as I don't think our water is safe and never drink it or cook with it.

Barbara Stenby

7/29/2013 04:51:39 am

I use a pur water filter

Toni Marie Caravello Feimer

7/29/2013 05:25:47 am

I have tried the ones that go directly on the faucet, never got a good fit it always sprayed or fell off even with different modifiers. The water is actually not bad where we live - a little on the chlorine side thought. We use water bottles and a water cooler.

heather

7/29/2013 06:06:26 am

no i have not tried any filter systems yet but i sure want to

Allison

7/29/2013 06:14:44 am

We have a pitcher that filters but our tap water isn't awful. I'd rather have this system though of course!

dell lewis

7/29/2013 06:20:47 am

I use the Brita pitcher.

Corey Olomon

7/29/2013 06:32:24 am

I've use Brita before.

Erika JM

7/29/2013 07:06:25 am

I've tried the PUR Water pitcher, worked great but very hard to find the replacement filter at Walmart.

Sharon Braswell

7/29/2013 07:07:54 am

Yes! I have used the Britta water Pitcher and Britta Tap for the faucet to filter our water. It works well. We need a filtering system because we have heavy mineral deposits such as iron in our water.

Brittany Holmes

7/29/2013 07:45:00 am

I had a filter that I loved. It came with a wand that tested how many impurities were in the water. Zero water filter made sure there were zero impurities afterward. I thought it was pretty fun.

Sheree

7/29/2013 08:27:28 am

I use a Brita Pitcher for my water filtration. My water tastes bad if I don't

7/29/2013 08:43:33 am

i have installed whole house water filters.

Vicki D.

7/29/2013 08:58:38 am

Our water tastes especially skunky in the spring. We have tried a PUR water filtration on our faucet, but it's falling apart, and I don't think the water still tastes very good. We need this!

Anita L

7/29/2013 09:06:22 am

We use a water filtration system that is located in a shopping plaza near our home. We don't drink our tap water here, so to have this system in our home would be awesome!

Michelle Tucker

7/29/2013 09:24:13 am

I've only tried brita before. I don't mind the water where we are, but hubby can't stand it.

Gianna

7/29/2013 01:12:25 pm

I've tried a few, it still tastes bad.

Christian Alejandro

7/29/2013 01:51:16 pm

I haven't, but it's definitely worth considering.

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