How to Use a New Brita Filter
- 1). Wash your hands. Brita strongly recommends that you only handle the filter once your hands are clean.
- 2). Open the Brita filter package. The filter is sold in a box but is stored in a bag inside the box that needs to be torn open.
- 3). Drop the filter into a tall glass of cold water so that the filter is completely immersed.
- 4). Allow the filter to soak in the water for 15 minutes.
- 5). Wash your Brita jug with warm water and mild detergent. Rinse thoroughly.
- 6). Rinse the filter under running tap water for several seconds.
- 7). Slide the filter into the reservoir of the jug. The groove in the filter will slide into the notch of the reservoir to form a tight seal.
- 8). Fill the jug by running tap water into the reservoir so it flows through the filter and flows into the jug.
- 9). Discard the first two jugs of water that run through the filter. Replace the filter about every 2 months or 40 gallons of water.
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