# Best Water Filters for Chlorine Taste

# Best Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: 6 Records, 2 Formats, 1 Cartridge Bill

**strong** Chlorine is a gas that leaves water on its own if you give it time, and carbon runs that same trick in a minute instead of overnight. Six records sit on this shelf, 3 that hang off a spout and 3 that live in a fridge door. *em*

[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Specs](#specs)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Scorecard](#score)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste by Format](#who)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Trade Offs](#proscons)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Running Cost](#cost)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Side by Side](#compare)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Questions](#faq)
[Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Verdict](#verdict)

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## Best Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: What the 6 Records File

**strong** That's the gap between this shelf and the lead or PFAS shelves, where half the boxes file nothing. *em*

**strong** The separating lines here are 53, the health list, and 401, the trace compounds. Three records file all 3 numbers. Three more file 42 alone.

**strong** Five run a block or a bed of carbon, and the sixth adds an ion exchange resin to the same cartridge. *em*

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- The format split: 3 spout fixtures and 3 jugs. The spout group runs 100 to 320 gallons a cartridge; the jugs run 40 to 120.

- The standard spread: 6 of 6 file 42, 3 file 53, 3 file 401, and 0 print a listing number.

- The capacity spread: 5 of the 6 publish a rated life, from 40 gallons to 320. The sixth publishes none at all.

- The running spread: about 4 cents a gallon at the cheap end to about 18 at the top, under 5 times across the shelf.

The way I see it

**strong** Fill a jug at the tap and leave it on the counter for 12 hours, and most of the pool note leaves with the air, because chlorine comes back out of water on its own. *em*

The 6 Records by Cost a Gallon
Bars showing the cost a gallon for each of the 6 records in cents: about 4 for the 320 gallon faucet cartridge, about 13 for the 40 gallon Tahoe, about 14 for the PUR faucet, about 15 for the 120 gallon pitcher, about 17 for the Brita faucet, and no figure at all for the 11 cup pitcher.
The 6 Records by Cost a Gallon
Cents a gallon, from the catalog bands

- 0 6 12 18 Waterdrop FC-01 Tahoe 10 Cup PUR PFM350V Brita Everyday Elite Brita Faucet Mount PUR 11 Cup about 4 cents about 13 cents about 14 cents about 15 cents about 17 cents no figure Read off the catalog bands on each cartridge. The amber bar is the pick: it isn't the cheapest gallon, but it's the widest sheet. The 6 cartridges ranked by what a gallon of treated water runs. The cheap gallon sits on the thinnest sheet. What that adds up to at your tap: the cheapest gallon here belongs to the longest cartridge, and it is also the thinnest document in the group. The bargain and the blank line sit on the same box. See the Faucet Pick ## Best Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: 6 of 7 for the Faucet Mount Every product in this index is rated 1 to 7 across seven verifiable criteria, with 1 point per criterion and no partial credit. The pick is Brita's faucet mount, the fixture whose sheet files the widest standard set in the group and the only 1 whose certification is written by a named lab. Its card is carried from its own review, and 6 lines take a point while 1 stays at zero. The single zero is a number nobody prints rather than a job the fixture can't do. CriterionPointsEvidence Certified removal scope1 pointThree standards in one WQA certification, with chlorine, particulate Class I and lead carrying published percentages Certification and test transparency0 pointsThe sheet publishes the standards, the capacity, the flow rate and the pressure range, and no certificate or listing number Filter life and rated capacity1 point100 gallons and 378 liters, which is the figure the certification is written against Cost per gallon1 pointAbout 15 to 18 cents on Brita's own cartridge prices, at the cheap end of the class, against 13 to 15 cents for the PUR cartridge in our records Flow rate and pressure drop1 point0.58 gpm and 20 to 100 psig both published, about 6.5 seconds for an 8 ounce glass Install and footprint1 pointNo tools, no plumbing, one twist on a standard spout, and no counter or cabinet space given up Maintenance burden1 pointAbout 3 cartridges a year at Brita's own household volume, a twist and no soak, with an indicator that resets itself The 1 dropped line is a listing number a reader could key into a registry. What it isn't is a missing capability, which is where the zeros usually land on this site. The sheet names the 3 standards, the 100 gallon capacity, the 0.58 gpm flow and the 20 to 100 psig working range, and it names no code behind them. Every other record on this shelf has a thinner sheet than the pick. Two file the same 3 numbers, 3 file 42 alone, and 1 names none. The card below is the only 1 in the group at 6 lines. See the 6 Point Fixture ## Water Filters for Chlorine Taste by Format: A Spout or a Jug Two formats cover this shelf and the split is where the water waits. A spout fixture filters the draw you were going to run anyway, so there's no jug to fill and nothing to make room for. A pitcher holds the water until you want it, which is the other half of the trade. Neither format removes anything the other can't. The spout group puts the work on the tap and the bill in a cartridge every 100 to 320 gallons. The Brita faucet mount and the PUR PFM350V faucet filter each rate 100 gallons. The Waterdrop FC-01 stretches the same idea to 320. All 3 sit under $45 and want no tools. The jug group trades a walk to the kitchen for a smaller body. The Brita Everyday Elite pitcher carries the health listings on 120 gallons. The Brita Tahoe 10 Cup files 42 alone on a 40 gallon cartridge, and the PUR 11 cup pitcher files 42 with no capacity anywhere. The sheets split here. Every 1 of the 6 ends at the same glass, and 5 of the 6 do it with no printed rate. Brita's faucet mount is the only record here that publishes both a service rate and a working pressure. The pitcher class works the jug end out in full. The faucet mount class does the same for the spout end. #### This Is Not Your Shelf If You want a document on every box: 6 of these 6 file 42, and only 3 file the health line behind it.

- You want the cheapest gallon: a 22,000 gallon cabinet in the index reads under a quarter of a cent, and nothing on this shelf comes close.

- You want the water treated in the wall: this is a spout and a jug shelf, so both formats sit at the point of use.

[See the 320 Gallon Spout](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GABXWCK?tag=waterfilternerd-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1)

## Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: What You Get and What It Costs You

**strong** Carbon takes chlorine out on contact, so every record here works. No box in the group wants a plumber, a socket or a drain, and the body tops out under $45. *em*

**strong** A box files 42 the way a car carries a plate. The lines that do the sorting here are 53 and 401, and only half the group files either. *em*

#### What You Get

- A problem that carbon solves on contact, in every format on the shelf.

- Two formats with no plumbing and no tools, one at the spout and one in the fridge.

- Three records that file the health list as well as the taste line.

#### What It Costs You

- An upfront band running from under $20 to about $45.

- A 42 label on all 6 boxes, which tells you less than it sounds like.

- A cartridge bill that tracks how often you refill, not how much you paid.

Put another way

**strong** Every box here carries 1, so it tells you the box made the team rather than where it placed. *em*

The [Nerd Stamp™ method](/methodology) is the same 7 lines on every record in the [main water filter index](/best-water-filters), so a score travels with the body it belongs to.

[See the PUR Spout](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DDXJDVX?tag=waterfilternerd-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1)

## Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Running Cost: What a Gallon and a Year Run

**strong** A spout fixture and a jug both land under $45 on the shelf. The yearly bill comes from how often the part underneath gets swapped. *em*

*em* a 320 gallon cartridge and a 40 gallon cartridge can sit in the same $30 band, and 1 of them lasts 8 times as long. That's why the gallon and the year are 2 different questions. *em*

- The spout group: about 4 cents a gallon on the 320 gallon Waterdrop cartridge, and about 14 to 17 on the 2 that rate 100 gallons. That's the widest single spread on the shelf.

- The jug group: about 14 cents a gallon, on cartridges that ask for 2 to 6 replacements a year.

- The blank: the 11 cup PUR jug prints no capacity, so no gallon figure can be built at any band.

- The pick: about 16 cents a gallon, with 3 cartridge changes a year.

**strong** The 4 cent Waterdrop and the 17 cent pick can trade places depending on how much water you pour, because the interval retires the short part first. *em*

The short version

**strong** You pick the dish once and replace the bar when it's gone, so the price on the shelf is a down payment and the number that keeps coming back is the part inside. *em*

What the 6 Boxes Actually File
Chart of how many of the 6 records file each number: standard 42 on all 6, a rated capacity on 5, standard 53 on 3, standard 401 on 3, and a listing number a reader could key into a registry on none of them.
What the 6 Boxes Actually File
Records, out of 6

- 0 2 4 6 standard 42 a rated capacity standard 53 standard 401 a listing number 6 records 5 records 3 records 3 records no record Read off the standard field and the capacity field on each record. The taste line is universal here; the serial is not. What the 6 boxes file, counted across the shelf. The line every box carries is the 1 that sorts the least. The 2 questions worth asking before you add a box to the cart: which standard numbers does the sheet name, and how many gallons does the cartridge hold. A 42 label doesn't answer either. See the 120 Gallon Jug ## Best Water Filters for Chlorine Taste Compared Every row comes off our own index: the standard in each record's field, the capacity it publishes, the band it sells in and the Nerd Stamp™ it earned. The pick's 6/7 is the card written above. Nothing here wins all 3. RecordFormatStandard filedCapacity filedUpfront bandPoints Brita Faucet Mount (B082THPM2H)Faucet42, 53, 401100 gal$40 to $456/7 PUR PFM350V (B07DDXJDVX)Faucet42, 53, 401100 gal$30 to $354/7 Waterdrop FC-01 (B01GABXWCK)Faucetno number named320 gal$17 to $214/7 Brita Everyday Elite (B0B3BM3Z94)Pitcher42, 53, 401120 gal$38 to $455/7 Brita Tahoe 10 Cup (B0BSHJJJGX)Pitcher42 only40 gal$28 to $344/7 PUR 11 Cup Pitcher (B00G15A8E6)Pitcher42 aloneno figureunder $30not scored The table sorts by documentation as much as by money. The widest standard set and the longest cartridge belong to 2 different records. The cheapest gallon is the one with no standard number on the sheet. The best documented box isn't the cheap end or the longest, and the 2 columns disagree. The Brita lineup holds 3 of the 6 rows, the PUR lineup 2, and the Waterdrop lineup the cheapest gallon. Compare the 40 Gallon Jug ## Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: FAQ What removes the chlorine taste from tap water Carbon. Activated carbon grabs chlorine on contact as the water passes through, which is why every record here uses it. Six records here file the taste line, and 1 of them records chlorine at 99 percent. Do pitcher filters remove chlorine taste Yes. A carbon pitcher cartridge takes the pool note out of a jug in the time it takes the water to run through, and the pours that follow taste flat by comparison. The 3 jugs here sit near 14 cents a gallon. How long does a chlorine cartridge last Between 40 gallons and 320 on this shelf, which is the widest capacity spread in the group. A 100 gallon spout cartridge at about 3 changes a year is typical. The short jug here asks for 6. Does standard 42 mean a filter is good It means the box was filed for taste and odor, which is the easiest line to earn and the one every record here carries. The separating lines are the 53 and 401 lists, and only 3 of the 6 file them. A 42 stamp is the start of the paperwork rather than the end. Is a faucet filter or a pitcher better for taste Neither removes more chlorine than the other, because both use carbon. The difference is where the water waits. A spout fixture filters the draw as you pour it, and a pitcher holds a jug in the fridge for later. Pick the 1 that matches your counter. ## Best Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: Where the Shelf Lands The pick is the Brita spout fixture: 3 standards on 1 certification, 100 gallons a cartridge, 0.58 gpm and under $45. It files the widest sheet in the group and filters the tap you already use, with no jug and no waiting. At about 15 to 18 cents a gallon it isn't the cheapest gallon here, but it's the best documented 1. No other box here does. For the cheapest gallon, the Waterdrop FC-01 rates 320 gallons and reads under 5 cents a gallon, with no number filed. For a jug, the pitcher class holds the 120 gallon Brita and the 40 gallon Tahoe. For a cabinet, the under sink class hides a carbon block behind a door. Six records, 6 filings of 42, 3 of 53, and no listing number anywhere. That's the shape of a taste shelf: the easy standard is universal and the serial is missing. The PFAS shelf runs the opposite test on a family of chemicals. The fluoride shelf needs a medium carbon does not have, and the main water filter index ranks this same aisle against every other class. Open the Documented Pick ### Ask for the Second Number Six boxes here carry the taste standard and 3 carry the health line. Buy the format that fits your counter, then read the standards past 42. That last part is what separates these records. A plate on the car doesn't tell you the engine. Check the Blank Sheet ## Water Filters for Chlorine Taste: Every Standard Named Here Chlorine: the disinfectant most American water systems dose into the supply to keep it clean on the way to your tap. It's the source of the pool note, and it drifts out of an open jug if you let it stand.

- Activated carbon: the medium behind every record on this shelf. Chlorine sticks to its surface as the water passes, which is why no box here needs a membrane to fix taste.

- Carbon block: carbon ground fine and pressed into a solid, which gives the water more surface to touch on the way through.

- Granular activated carbon: loose carbon in a bed rather than a block, the older and cheaper form of the same idea.

- Ion exchange resin: a bed that swaps 1 ion for another. One record here runs it beside the carbon in the same cartridge.

- NSF/ANSI 42: the taste and odor standard. It's the line chlorine sits behind, and 6 of these 6 records file it.

- NSF/ANSI 53: the health effects standard, including lead and the volatile organic chemicals. Three records here file it.

- NSF/ANSI 401: the emerging compounds list, which covers traces such as pharmaceuticals. Three records here file it.

- Rated service flow: the gallons a minute a fixture is certified to deliver, and the figure most of this shelf leaves off the sheet.

- Rated capacity: the gallons a cartridge is certified for before it retires, from 40 on the shortest jug here to 320 on the longest spout.

## Keep Reading About Water Filters for Chlorine Taste

- The Full Filter Index: every record ranked by what it publishes rather than by what it promises.

- Best Pitcher Water Filters: the jug end of this shelf, worked out across the whole class.

- Best Faucet Mount Water Filters: the spout end, and where the pick's certification is compared against the aisle.

- The Nerd Stamp Methodology: how every product in this index is rated 1 to 7 across the same seven criteria.