The Cypress system is small enough to sit comfortably on your countertop, very easy to install at the faucet or under the sink, and uses a carbon block pre-filter, Nanotrap membrane-based filter, and a secondary final carbon block filter.

The Pearl countertop filtration system utilizes carbon block filtration technology and easily installs onto your existing faucet.

Yes, all of the Brondell H2O+ water filtration products come with the filter(s) you’ll need for operation. When you are ready for replacement filters, they are available for purchase.

Yes, the Pearl has a color reminder when it’s time to change the filter. The Cypress system requires that you write on the filters either the date they were put in or the date they should be changed, as 2 of the filters have a 6-month life and the remaining filter has a 12-month life.

The Pearl Carbon Block filter has a pore size of 0.5 micron.

Brondell Countertop systems are made in Korea.

For a full list of contaminants the countertop systems address, please see their Performance Data Sheet in the Downloads section.

No, only the Brondell H2O+ Circle Reverse Osmosis system removes fluoride from water and is certified by the WQA (Water Quality Association) for Fluoride reduction.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in many foods and water. Fluoride helps to promote dental health and has other beneficial qualities when present in small quantities, as found in most municipal water systems, usually in the form of sodium fluoride. However, we realize that some people still want to completely remove fluoride from their drinking water. The Brondell H2O+ Circle Reverse Osmosis system removes fluoride from water and is certified by the WQA (Water Quality Association) for Fluoride reduction, while the Cypress, Pearl, and Coral leave the mineral in. It’s very rare to find quality filtration systems (other than reverse osmosis systems) that are capable of removing any substantial amount of fluoride from drinking water. Beware of uncertified claims from manufacturers claiming to remove fluoride with non-RO systems.

The Cypress and Pearl water filter systems are not designed to remove beneficial minerals from your drinking water. These minerals (calcium, magnesium, and sodium, to name a few) that occur naturally are a healthy part of your drinking water and should remain included in it. Brondell countertop systems are designed to dramatically reduce water-soluble harmful contaminants, including industrial chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, turbidity, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and microorganisms, most of which cannot be “read” with a TDS reader since they are water-soluble. Contrary to the name (Total Dissolved Solids or TDS Meter), these inexpensive “readers” cannot detect the most harmful water-soluble contaminants. There is a major misconception that low TDS readings mean healthy water and that is simply not always true.

The best method for testing the performance of a water filtration device is to have a nationally recognized independent organization, such as WQA or NSF International (which began its tenure as the National Sanitation Foundation), test and certify the products. The certified data is then available in a Performance Data Sheet, which you should request from the manufacturer. For more clarification of what the Brondell H2O+ water filtration systems do remove from your water, please see our Certified Performance Data Sheets for the Cypress, Pearl, Coral, and Circle RO System.

The Cypress, Pearl, and Coral water filtration systems all utilize carbon-based filtration technology (the Cypress adds a Nanotrap membrane-based filter as well), while the Circle is a Reverse Osmosis (RO)-based filtration system. RO systems strip the water of most everything (including many beneficial minerals), however, they can be necessary to remove certain contaminants in various parts of the country. They are also necessary for removing fluoride in your water, should that be a priority for you. Issues with typical RO systems include: they can waste up to 24 gallons of water for every 1 gallon of drinkable water; they require large storage tanks, and they are expensive and complex to install.

The Brondell Circle RO System eliminates these problems (and is up to 10 times more efficient than other systems!) by wasting less than 2 gallons of water per gallon of drinking water produced. The Circle also has an integrated tank and sophisticated non-electrical design. The Pearl countertop filtration system utilizes carbon block filtration technology and easily installs onto your existing faucet. The Cypress system is small enough to sit comfortably on your countertop, very easy to install at the faucet or under the sink, and uses a carbon block pre-filter, Nanotrap filter, and a secondary final carbon block filter. The Coral water filtration systems dramatically reduce industrial chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, turbidity, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), microorganisms, bad tastes, and odors from your tap water for a healthier home and family.

Currently, PFC’s are not on the standard VOC list for NSF or WQA certification, both of which we have. So while we have not been certified in our testing for removing these contaminants, all of our systems will significantly reduce these chemicals.

Water filtered by the Cypress or Pearl systems will have the same pH as the unfiltered water.

Yes, all parts in contact with water are phthalate and BPA-free.