Easy-to-understand information on drinking water, water filters and pollutants. Comparisons, guides and practical tips.
We share,
what we have learnt in almost thirty years of working with water. Factual, practical and easy to understand — so that you can make a decision that suits your lifestyle.
A comparison of water filters
Jug filters, activated carbon, reverse osmosis, gravity-fed or mains-connected? Five systems, honestly reviewed with a comparison table.
An alternative to a filter jug
Why more and more people are looking for an alternative solution, and what makes natural gravitational filtration using 21 ceramic discs different.
PFAS in drinking water
What are persistent chemicals, how do they end up in water, and how can they be effectively filtered out?
Heavy metals in tap water
Water companies comply with the legal limits. However, their responsibility ends at the property boundary. What happens after that is down to the homeowner. Lead, copper, nickel: where they come from and what you can do about them.
Microplastics in drinking water
How tiny plastic particles end up in our water and which filter systems reliably trap them.
Drinking tap water – yes or no?
An honest look at the quality of tap water in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. What the water suppliers guarantee and where your responsibility lies.
Why bottled water isn't worth it
17 billion single-use bottles a year in Germany. What alternatives are available, and why filtered tap water is the simplest solution.