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lastmod: "2022-05-15T11:00:00.0000000+01:00"
author: patrick
categories:
- uncategorized
date: "2022-05-15T00:00:00Z"
title: The water filtration industry has played us for absolute fools
summary: "My Brita water filter does not in fact purify."
gallery: true
---
I wanted to know whether my Brita water filter ("MAXTRA") actually purifies water.
The manufacturer [advertises](https://www.brita.co.uk/water-filter-system/water-filter-jugs#to-filtration) it as:
1. removing large particles;
2. removing metals via ion exchange;
3. removing chemicals like chlorine.
So I took a fresh cartridge, rinsed it with water following its directions, and put it through two filtration cycles of plain water.
Then I emptied the jug, made one mug of strong cherry-flavoured squash, and poured the squash into the filter jug.
I defy you to tell the difference between the following three pictures, which are the result of the first, second, and third successive filter runs respectively.
{{< foldergallery src="images/galleries/WaterFiltration/" >}}
The real mug was me all along!