Developed by a team of aerospace engineers in California, Aquagear is a very young brand that has quickly become the new favorite of the water filter industry due to its outstanding performance, and its products are widely used by NGOs such as the US Army, UNICEF and the Red Cross. Aquagear is ranked No. 1 on several review sites, and Bestreviews has given it the Best of the Best. In terms of user experience, Amazon users rate Aquagear highly overall. According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Aquagear removes the most pollutants on the market with 89, compared to 21 for its competitor Brita.
Aquagear currently has only one product, the Fluoride and Lead Filter Pitcher, which uses a five-stage filter with 2 micropores to filter almost all particles larger than 1 micron from drinking water. With the improvement of people's living standards, fluoride pollution has also attracted more and more attention. Aquagear's product is currently the only water filter that can filter fluoride. Fluoride is one of the essential trace elements in the human body, and fluoride can prevent tooth decay, but if children consume too much fluoride, it will lead to dental fluorosis, which is mainly manifested as extreme yellowing of teeth. The main reason for excessive fluoride intake is the high fluoride content in drinking water, which comes from secondary pollution of pipelines.
Not only is Aquagear the largest range of contaminants available, but it also has the best filtration performance of any product. According to the Michigan Department of Environment's quality tests, Aquagear can filter more than 99% of lead, fluoride, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals in tap water, and even the performance of ordinary water purifiers is at the level of ordinary water purifiers, while most water filters on the market do not even have the ability to filter lead. It should be pointed out that although this water filter pot has excellent performance at filtering tap water, it does not have the ability to treat well water.
Aquagear's all-over white, industrial design is full of ergonomic handles, the grip is improved, the lid is not opened, it can be operated with one hand, and the time to filter a pot of water is about 5 minutes, and the filtration speed will be slower over time. However, there is no reminder to change the filter, and if you want to change the filter, you need to mark the date of installing the new filter or observe the filtration flow, and change the filter when the flow slows down to trickle.
Aquagear's filters have an extremely long lifespan, lasting up to six months of normal use, and can filter 150 gallons (568 liters) of water, while Brita can only filter 50 liters. Moreover, Aquagear provides a lifetime warranty service, if the kettle is broken, you can contact customer service to replace it for free, but it is not easy to operate for Chinese consumers.
Great performance comes at a higher cost, and this is currently the most expensive water filter on the market, costing $70 for the pot and $50 for the cartridge. Like Clear2O, Aquagear is little known in the domestic market and can only be obtained through purchasing agents.