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Brita 35530 Ultramax Dispenser | 
| Brand: Brita
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $32.45
as of 3/10/2010 01:03 CST details
You Save: $2.54 (7%)
New (33) from $28.69
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  147 reviews
Sales Rank: 452
Color: BLUE/WHITE
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 14.1 x 9 x 7.6
Warranty: 1
MPN: 35530
Model: 35530
UPC: 060258350340
EAN: 0060258352252
ASIN: B00009LHZH
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Removes chlorine, sediment, zinc, and other harmful substances for clean, great-tasting water | | • | Compact 1.13-gallon capacity tank; fits on countertops and shelves | | • | Perfect size for small office or family | | • | Digital indicator signals time to replace filter | | • | Includes non-replaceable, 5-year battery; limited 90-day warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
Brita's advanced water filtering systems help remove chlorine, sediment, zinc, and other harmful substances such as cadmium, copper, benzene, lead, and mercury, for clean, great-tasting water. With a tank that holds up to 1.13 gallons of water and fits neatly on countertops and refrigerator shelves, the Ultramax Smart Dispenser is the perfect size for a small office or family. It comes with an innovative electronic gauge that helps monitor use and alert busy users when its time to replace the filter. An included, non-replaceable battery with an expected life of 5 years powers the gauge. Brita filters should be replaced every 40 gallons. The Ultramax should be hand washed in lukewarm water with a mild detergent. Brita offers a limited 90 day warranty on pitchers for defects outside of normal wear and tear. --Jessica Reuling
Product Description
Think of it as water filtration for dummies. You don't even need to keep an eye on the calendar, the electronic sensor lets you know with a flashing arrow when it's time to change filters. Not to mention this system sure beats the heck out of paying for and lugging home gallon after gallon of water.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 147
 Great tasting water, easy to clean, long-term use March 8, 2010
M. Boone
We have been using the Brita 35530 Ultramax Dispenser for almost two years now, and we love it! We drink a normal amount of water, but we also prefer to use filtered water for making tea, cooking rice and other foods that absorb much of the cooking water. Our pitcher sits on the counter next to our fridge. My wife prefers room-temperature water, and I regularly fill up large glass bottles to refrigerate water for myself.
The good:
* Large size, holds a lot of water compared to pitchers
* Spout is easy to use, compared to lifting a heavy pitcher
* Easy to clean, no mildew or mold problems after nearly 12 months
* Water tastes great! We like it better than most bottled water.
* Brita filters are reasonably priced (we buy 3 at a time)
The not-so-good:
* Filter can be slow at times, you'll want to keep it full as much as possible
* Inner plastic part that separates the filtered and unfiltered water can be hard to remove from the main unit when it is time to clean. Patience is necessary.
That's it, I can't think of any other downside to this water dispenser. The filters are rated for 2 months of average use, and the electronic timer on the top shows one notch for every 2 weeks, so you can tell how much time your filter has remaining. But, even with our large water use, we often leave the filter in beyond the 2-month period. The water in our area is bad enough that we can taste the difference as soon as the filter is no longer working, plus we're just lazy sometimes, and I like to get the most use per filter as possible.
When it is time to replace the filter, I follow this process:
1. Put new filter in a glass with water to soak for 10-15 minutes
2. Empty dispenser, take it apart and wash everything (inside and out) with hot water and soap
3. Dry the dispenser with a clean towel and reassemble.
4. By this time, the 10 minutes are up and I can insert the new filter
5. Fill the dispenser completely with water (waiting for it to filter so that both the main compartment and the unfiltered compartment are full)
6. Drain the first batch of filtered water (we often keep it in plastic jugs for watering plants)
7. Fill the dispenser and place in desired location
This process can take up to 30 minutes depending on how quickly the filter works, so I usually do other household chores at the same time. If you try to replace the filter while doing nothing else, you may become impatient and frustrated, as a watched filter always works slower.
Bottom line: We love this dispenser and hope to enjoy many more years of use. Our average filter use is 2.5 months, and the dispenser is cleaned thoroughly each time, so we have had no mold or mildew problems.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to save money on bottled water and/or avoid using plastic bottles.
Post Filtration Device March 8, 2010
Bailey Hughes (Houston)
A great device to use in post filtration to remove taste of chemicals as it can filter out both chlorine & iodine, even after adding some to kill any micro organisms at a reasonable cost. 10 filter pack reduces costs for 20,000 liters of waters(5,000 gals. Amazon offers a tax free/free shipping alternate to save more money lowering cost to 1 cent a gallon w/10 filter pack. Can add tsp clorox (4ppm) to top part to disenfect water, yet filter out 96% of the clorox added in bottom part to yield healthy water.
Don't drink the kool-aid. February 26, 2010
Jonathan B. Smith (Virginia, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
No, the title of this review isn't warning you about making kool-aid in a water purifier. Rather to tell the truth about carbon filters. They don't go bad. I've been using this filter for 9 months now filling it up three times a day, but more to the point, I used to work with a large water filtration team in charge of cleaning up an EPA superfund site. They had great big tanks full of sand and carbon to filter out a bunch of little nasties that you and your tap water can't even imagine. When the flow was restricted they'd just shoot the water back the other way for a bit and then return to normal operation. The carbon (little black sand) in your filter does not go bad, no matter what the manufacturers tell you. That's how they make their money, by selling you a plastic cup filled with black sand every couple of months. The filter, over a very long period of time, may become clogged. If that happens, take it out, run water over it, turn it upside down, bang it on the counter, I don't care. Whatever you do, buy another filter only as a last resort.
Let me repeat this. These filtration people are selling you a cheap plastic tub with sand in the top and a nozzle on the bottom. The only high tech thing about this is the electronic filter-alarm doohickey that I've never even turned on. Use it until the water just won't go through it any longer. By that time you'll probably just want to buy a brand new one.
 The filter is as good as a Pur February 19, 2010
L. Stemm (Ohio United States)
I bought this to replace the pur filter that I broke. Problems; the water spout does not allow all the water out because it set high above the bottom, and it is easy for alge to form. Have to fill often because it does not emty all the way. Filters are cheap and doesn't last very long.
I love it- until it cracked ( and I cried) :) February 7, 2010
Conrad (chicago)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved the system, but found a huge crack in it wthin a month. Water poured out all over my kitchen. Yes, I must have hit it on something, but it must have been a pretty good crack. I live in a childless household so I have no one to blame it on . I will replace it, but I am pondering the choices and may look for a slightly thicker container. You do need to remove it, fill it and replace it in frig, so it will take a certain amount of moving around and should be more sturdy. Otherwise.................... loved it.
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