I know when it`s time to change and replace the Brita water filter when it`s get so heavy (probably about 6 months). According to the direction the replacement for new filter should be every 2 months and then disregard the old filter. Okay that`s a good idea.
The Brita filter has activated carbon and ion exchange resin that work together to filter your tap water making your water fresh and safe to drink.
Just as I replaced the old filter to new one and poured water tap I noticed the water on the pitcher is darker than usual. How come that happened. It should be clear and clean. So I took the filter out from the pitcher and discovered the new filter has that tiny indention shown on the photograph above. I looked at the old pitcher filter and there`s no indention in it. Anyway, I throw the dark water out on the sink and once again used the new filter once again to filter the water in the pitcher. Throw the water again and on the third time the water clears up. There`s no more black or dark colors on the water as if there`s a charcoal that been washed away. I was thinking to disregard the new filter and throw it away. Good I didn`t.
Maybe it takes that kind of process to see how filter works. We are using Brita filter and Brita pitcher for the past 25 years so this kind of unusual situation happened as a surprise.
