Epic Pure Water Filter Pitcher

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Any water filter is better than none! If you’re not ready to install a multi-stage filtration system, have a tight budget, or need a portable option for travelling, a water filter pitcher is a great idea. One standout option is the Epic Pure Water Filter Pitcher made in the USA. It was tested by Modern Castle alongside 9 other water pitchers and earned the second-highest rating. For more information, read below.

More info

For city water with added fluoride, choose Epic Pure vs. Epic Nano that focuses on viruses and bacteria. If you are on city water, it’s already disinfected, so, in my opinion, Epic Nano is best for untreated water, e.g., during camping.

Epic Pure uses a solid carbon block filter, not granular, which is more effective at removing contaminants because it has a larger carbon surface, and there are no channels through which contaminants can sneak in.

Modern Castle used Tap Score water testing service and found the following:

  1. Epic Pure removed 66.67% of fluoride. (Note that WaterDrop pitcher that scored higher than Epic Pure did not remove any fluoride. The only water pitcher that removed 100% of fluoride was Zero Water pitcher, but it did poorly with disinfecting by-products.)
  2. Epic Pure removed 100% of uranium, copper, boron, and disinfection by-product chemicals (e.g. total TMHs and chloroform),
  3. Epic Pure did not add any chemicals to the filtered water.
  4. Epic Pure did not do well with strontium.
  5. Epic Pure kept the beneficial minerals, calcium, and magnesium (note: magnesium makes the water taste good).

Overall, it received the second-best score after WaterDrop filter pitcher. However, WaterDrop removed only 92.37% of copper, did not remove boron, and did an okay job with molybdenum. It also removed all the beneficial magnesium from the water.

You can see the Epic Pure Tap Score test report here and the comparative analysis of the results here. For better understanding of the test results, please watch and read the Modern Castle water pitcher testing study.

Just like most water filter pitchers and AquaTru Reverse Osmosis water filters, Epic Pure container is made of a plastic called Tritan. It is supposed to be free of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. However, some independent researchers disagree (source). For best results, do not store filtered water in the plastic pitcher for too long; pour it out into a glass jar.

Just like Clearly Filtered (a widely promoted water pitcher by many bloggers), it is not certified by NSF.

By the way, I do not promote Clearly Filtered water pitchers because they do not disclose what filtration technology they use, and they declined my offer to test their water pitcher with Tap Score to compare it with the other 10 pitchers Modern Castle tested.  If you use their water filter regularly, I highly recommend that you test it with the Tap Score service.

In conclusion, based on the Modern Castle testing, I prefer Epic Pure pitcher to WaterDrop pitcher mainly because it did a much better job with fluoride and kept magnesium in the filtered water.

Keep in mind that water filters work differently on different water; therefore, in an ideal world, it is a good idea to test your tap and filtered water to know how the filter works on your water. The best water testing service I was able to find is Tap Score.

I use an Epic Pure water filter pitcher when traveling.  At home, we have an under-the-sink water filter.  You can learn about the water filter that I tested, use, and like here.