Aarke Purifier Starter Kit

One thing that made things a little more bearable during this summer’s heat wave was having constant access to cold filtered water in the fridge, the issue we had however was that our filter jug is so tall and bulky we had to reconfigure the entire layout to accommodate it.

We were immediately struck by how compact the Aarke Purifier is at 27.5h cm x 17.1w cm x 12d cm, a similar size to a four pint bottle of milk, so depending on your fridge size it might even fit in the door. The Starter kit comes with Aarke Purifier jug, 3-pack of Pure Filter Granules, the product manual and Aarke cleaning cloth. This beautiful purifier is constructed with a glass carafe and a stainless-steel lid, the hopper and filter cartridge are also in stainless steel and there is a detachable bumper in silicone to protect the body from bumps and scratches. Unlike regular water filters the Aarke doesn’t use cartridges, the filter granules pour directly into the built-in filter unit, there are two types of granules available, the Pure (£17 for three) and the Enriched Filter (£25 for three), it was the Pure that were included with the started kit. These granules are made in close collaboration with BWT, one of the world’s leading water technology companies, one bag filters up to 120 litres of water. Each bag is a mix of activated carbon and Ion exchange resin, these elements work together to reduce unwanted tastes like chlorine, decreases heavy metals like lead and copper as well as limescale giving you better tasting water for drinking, carbonating or making tea.

The filtered water capacity of the purifier is 1.18L and takes about 3-5minutes per litre to filter through, there is a manual indicator on the lid which reminds you when to change the filter. Although we love that this system reduces the amount of plastic going into the bin the Ion exchange resin is still small beads of plastic that end up being poured straight into the bin. All the parts of the purifier can be put through the dishwasher making it more hygienic than some filter jugs, this prevents that musty taste some jugs can get too. The filter granules combined with the glass and steel construction produces wonderfully fresh and clean tasting water, its compact body is fridge friendly but being as good looking as it is you might want to leave it out on display. RRP £117

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