British Berkefeld® Gravity Water Filter with 4 Super Sterasyl™ Ceramic Elements - Ideal for Home, Camping & Emergency Preparedness

I got this because I am tired of worrying about chemicals leaking from plastic, of buying and discarding filters regularly, of wasting money on bottled water, and of our nasty-tasting tap water.I've had it about a month now and we love it. It consists of a bottom tank, a top tank, two filters, and a spigot. It was easy to put together and doesn't leak.Because I have been using plastic filtering containers like Pur, I assumed that you could have both the bottom tank and the top tank filled at the same time, but there is no seal between the two and if you do that it will leak. To keep this from happening and to keep it full without having to open it to look, I measured how much the bottom tank holds and when it's empty, I take the lid off the top tank and pour in that much water(about 7 quarts on my unit). When it has filtered into the bottom tank, I fill up two pitchers and keep them in the refrigerator or on the counter to quickly fill up glasses. (The water comes out of the tank's spigot a little too slowly to quickly fill a bunch of glasses for dinner.)The water can taste a bit flat if you hold your glass right up to the spigot, but if you hold it a few inches down, the water will aerate as it flows out. I have the system on a ledge over my sink so if any water spills over the glass, it just goes into the sink.The filtered water is wonderfully clean tasting. At the rate I was buying plastic filters in the past, this should pay for itself very quickly. And the ceramic filters it uses can be cleaned and used over and over again.Very pleased.