Which is better: a
water filter jug or a Virgin Pure home water system?
We decided to compare our Home Water System against a the whole water jug market in 4 main areas: Quality, Convenience, Eco-friendliness & Cost. Below we detail differences to help you decide which is the best option for you.
1. Quality
Most filter jugs will only commit to removing
limescale, chlorine, lead and copper from your tap water.
Whereas a Virgin Pure home water system will
remove all of those as well as organic matter and contaminants; herbicides and
pesticides; VOCs (volatile organic compounds); and the microplastics that can
get into the mains water system
Also, after a filter jug has removed the chlorine, bacteria can
easily breed again in stored water. That’s why our water system has a UV lamp,
to render these pesky little microorganisms inactive and prevent them from
multiplying once the chlorine has been removed. Our water system kills 99.99999%
of potentially unhealthy waterborne bacteria.
2. Convenience
Not only do you need to change the filter in a
jug every month (How many people leave useless dirty old filters in their jugs
for months on end?).
You also need to refill the jug every time you use it
(obvs). This means you have a relatively small, finite supply of water that you
have to wait hours and hours for while it filters and chills. Then there’s the
amount of fridge space you need.
The Virgin Pure home water system only needs a new filter once every six
months and the chilled filtered water is dispensed in an instant - at the touch
of a button, on-demand 24 hours a day if you need it.
Also, because of the
integrated hot water function, you’ll no longer need an old-fashioned kettle.
3. Eco-friendliness
Replacement jug filters are needed every
month, whereas Virgin Pure filters only need replacing once every six months.
So that’s less plastic to recycle.
4. Cost
Filter jugs are a cheaper option. However, the
problems with a less sophisticated filtration system, a lack of convenience (as
well as a lack of an integrated boiling water solution!) and more plastic waste
mean that a filter jug may not be the smartest option overall.
So we’re pretty sure of which one we think is
best! Time to free up your fridge and get rid of that crusty old filter jug?
