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at the bottom of the cartridge theres white specks inside the container amongst the black carbon pieces.. could it be mold?
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I took out my old brita filter, and the four holes in the bottom had green dots in it, not just the black I was expecting for the carbon. So I thought it was mold. I bought a new package of filters, and ALL FOUR fillters had the green little balls in them. Does anyone else have these little green balls in their filter ( in bottom four holes) . Is yours just black ( carbon) and I thus have mold?? Help!!!
I've been using a Brita water filter pitcher for several years, and I don't recall ever seeing green dots in the filter cartridges. Their FAQ section says spare filters should be kept in a cool, dry, place, but they should last indefinitely.
You can send Brita's customer support a question at http://www.brita.com/index_us.html , or call them: 1-800-24-27482. (This is contact info. for U.S. customers.) Ask them what's going on! If they say this is normal, please post that info. Thanks.
I just bought two slim style Brita Pitcher, and I find after 2-3 days I have mold under the lid and also around the rim of the filter. I cleaned them carefully, and after 2-3 days the mold is there again. Is there a way to avoid this? Brita says we have to keep water in the pitcher to keep the filter wet. Will this be bad for our health? I am sure they are mold, not the black stuff from the filter.
You know how you're not supposed to have an aquarium or fishbowl in direct sunlight? Same thing - try not to keep the pitcher out of direct sunlight.
If the pitcher is cracked replace it otherwise soak in hydrogen peroxide and wash well. You shouldn't have a problem with gross stuff growing in the water if the water is circulated frequently. If the water starts to get older you can water plants with it.
Alternately, you could store the pitcher in the fridge.
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The Complete Organic Pregnancy , a book I wrote with my friend Lexy Zissu, came out about two weeks ago from Harper Collins. Although it's aimed at women who are trying to get pregnant and pregnant, almost all of the information in it applies to anyone interested in living a more organic life.
The idea for the book came to us when we each decided we wanted to get pregnant and realized we had a lot of questions and doubts about what was truly safe and unsafe to eat, use, breathe, wear, and do. We couldn't find a comprehensive guide with the answers we were looking for. Lexy and I are both reporters (we met writing for the New York Observer newspaper), so we put our skills to work and started asking lots of questions.
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