Breville Aqua Fountain

Advantages: Simple, Cost Effective, Easy to Maintain, No Plumbing
Disadvantages: Doesn't Cool Water, Noisy

...Then I discovered the Breville Aquafountain. I discovered it in one of those catalogues that regularly drops through the letter box and placed my order straight away; sadly, they were out of stock with no likelihood of getting new product soon. Then I discovered that John Lewis were one of their major high street retailers, but a similar story was to be had there. Searches on Google and other engines produced limited results and I was beginning to ...
...without hesitation. Mathematically, the Breville unit is more expensive a purchase initially than competitive filter units. but overtime it is very cost effective. A filter lasts six months or 600 litres of water, whichever comes first, rather than the four weeks stipulated by my existing filter manufacturer, and at £10.00 for a replacement filter every six months it's significantly better value than the £15.00 (approx.) every three months I would ... Read review

Advantages: Clean, simple easy to set-up and use
Disadvantages: Filters have to be changed

...I first came across the Breville Aqua Fountain because my friend has one. She said that days of carting litres of bottled water home in the supermarket trolley had gone. I was intrigued….. ---------Why not just out a tap?------------ To be honest I always used to drink tap water, and still think in theory there's nothing wrong with that. But once you've started to drink bottled water, you do kind of notice the taste of chlorine in tap water more. ...
...------OK, so how does the Breville Aqua Fountain Work?------- Right, the actually chiller is Breville, however it uses Brita Maxtra Filters. These filters are claimed to have the ability for removal of chlorine, lime scale, organic impurities and some metals such as lead and copper. It was extremely easy to set-up and the instructions were clear. It's ready to just 'plug in and go'. No fiddly plumbing-in or anything. The aqua fountain has two 'chamber' ... Read review

Advantages: simple to use, looks good
Disadvantages: not easy to find replacement filters

...John Lewis I discovered the Breville Aqua Fountain and I have never looked back! It is white and about the size of an average coffee maker but a little taller and no more expensive (between £30-£40). The buttons are clearly marked so it is easy to use and the jug is very easy to fill and to clean. As it is electric you can fill a glass or large bottle very quickly which is a bonus. You can press the green button much like coke machines you have at ...
...the front while on top you have buttons to press to continuosly fill a jug/bottle without constantly having to hold the button and a cancel buton to press if your jug/bottle is full before the water jug is empty. Simple! It also has a light to show when the filter needs replacing - we use ours constantly and had to replace after almost a year. The only downside to this is that we could only find replacement filters in John Lewis but were pleasantly ... Read review

Advantages: On-Tap filtered water, bottled water quality!
Disadvantages: Was hard to locate a seller (at the time)

...electric water filter - the Breville Aqua Fountain. This item is an absolute godsend! The machine delivers fresh filtered water at the touch of a button (providing the 2.75 litre jug has some water in it!). Simply fill up the jug at your tap, place the jug back on the filter and press the button. Hey presto, an instant glass of filtered, clear water, which tastes equally as good as bottled water (I find it's best chilled still, so just fill some ...
...cartridge lasts for approx 75 gallons and will notify you when it needs changing. I've used mine daily for months and it's still on the original cartridge. The machine is about as tall as a standard jug kettle, but a bit wider. Heavyish, but it's not meant to be portable :) The entire design is sleek and white, and should blend in proudly and easily with even the most designer of kitchens! And the big turquoise button is hard to miss! This is an ... Read review

Advantages: Filtered water, cheap, encourages kids to drink more water
Disadvantages: Works hard to chill in summer months

Bought as a last minute xmas present I honestly expected this to be a gadget something used for a month or so then put in a dustly cupboard, but I was very wrong. It wont change your lifestyle but this is a very handy and handsome machine which earns its space on our minimalised worktop in the kitchen. Our kids enjoyed it very much as it meant they could get a glass of water even though they could not reach the facet at the sink, and I can certainly ...
...bonus of the water having being chilled and filtered is very nice as well. Our water supply would not taste the best at times and although the children dont seem to be as sensitive to this the adults in the house do appreciate the filtered water. Some friends saw our machine and liked it so much they went out and bought one themselves. Its also has a attractive blue light which looks well in a darkened kitchen. One drawbeack and its the only one ... Read review