Brita
Brita 35530 Ultramax Dispenser
(Kitchen) Brita
Substances reduced may not be in all users' water.
Digital indicator signals time to replace filter
Large capacity dispenser is ideal for families - fits right on the counter or refrigerator shelf.
Price:
$34.99
$35.99
Answers
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.
device would work best with CLEAN air to start with. Britta water container was given to me used, so I will buy a new filter for it, before ...
i'm so over my roommate.
whenever i turn off the lights in the kitchen, she goes in and turns them back on and leaves them on. whenever she uses the last of the toilet paper, she never replaces it with another role from the closet so you're there left to air dry if you go in after her.
it's like she's doing this stand-off thing where she refuses to do anything. i've talked to her about it before but she will only do the absolute minimum.
i honestly think she never had to lift a finger when she was a child. i'm fed up. what do i do?
i found a few dead roaches in my sink once and i did a very bad thing and planted them in my other roommate's dirty dishes so she'd get the point. she did. that roommate is not as bad.
we had a brita filter and both of them refused to wash it. i was the only one because i wanted to drink clean water. i finally ended up getting my own and watched to see how long before either of them would clean it. it was like THREE months and there was mold in there and everything. and they didn't even clean it - they just stopped using it.
what should i do?
i was thinking of leaving the lights on indefinitely until she finally got the point. after all, why should i follow her around turning off the lights? i know she's doing it on purpose.
Ah the joy of living with roommates. They appear to be adults but they're kind of stuck in that teenage mentality of "my mom will take care of it". I had to deal with some nasty ones before I got married. The only real advice I can give you is to have a sit down heart to heart about your concerns.
If telling your roommate straight out how you feel doesn't work then your best bet is to move out and get a place with people who treat you with respect. Some people don't care about anyone but themselves and if your roommate cannot show you common respect and decency then why would you want to live with her anyways?
If you live in a dorm you can request a room change through the proper channels and if it's an apartment and you're on a lease you can always try to sublet out your room or stick it out until the lease is up and then run for it. Good luck!
i'm so over my roommate.
whenever i turn off the lights in the kitchen, she goes in and turns them back on and leaves them on. whenever she uses the last of the toilet paper, she never replaces it with another role from the closet so you're there left to air dry if you go in after her.
it's like she's doing this stand-off thing where she refuses to do anything. i've talked to her about it before but she will only do the absolute minimum.
i honestly think she never had to lift a finger when she was a child. i'm fed up. what do i do?
i found a few dead roaches in my sink once and i did a very bad thing and planted them in my other roommate's dirty dishes so she'd get the point. she did. that roommate is not as bad.
we had a brita filter and both of them refused to wash it. i was the only one because i wanted to drink clean water. i finally ended up getting my own and watched to see how long before either of them would clean it. it was like THREE months and there was mold in there and everything. and they didn't even clean it - they just stopped using it.
what should i do??
i was thinking of leaving the lights on indefinitely until she finally got the point. after all, why should i follow her around turning off the lights? i know she's doing it on purpose.
if i was you i would do small things every day to piss her off. i would wash only the dishes that you use all the time. put your name on a roll of toilet paper and DARE her to use it. put vaseline on her door knob. put saran wrap over the toilet hole right before she uses it. clean the shower out and accidently on purpose foget to put her shampoo back in there and make her get out of the shower soaking wet and get it. turn the AC on when it is really cold and rainy outside so that when she comes in she will freeze her ass off. put the milk jug back in the fridge empty. those are just a few things you could do to piss her off.
i'm so over my roommate.
whenever i turn off the lights in the kitchen, she goes in and turns them back on and leaves them on. whenever she uses the last of the toilet paper, she never replaces it with another role from the closet so you're there left to air dry if you go in after her.
it's like she's doing this stand-off thing where she refuses to do anything. i've talked to her about it before but she will only do the absolute minimum.
i honestly think she never had to lift a finger when she was a child. i'm fed up. what do i do?
i found a few dead roaches in my sink once and i did a very bad thing and planted them in my other roommate's dirty dishes so she'd get the point. she did. that roommate is not as bad.
we had a brita filter and both of them refused to wash it. i was the only one because i wanted to drink clean water. i finally ended up getting my own and watched to see how long before either of them would clean it. it was like THREE months and there was mold in there and everything. and they didn't even clean it - they just stopped using it.
what should i do??
i was thinking of leaving the lights on indefinitely until she finally got the point. after all, why should i follow her around turning off the lights? i know she's doing it on purpose.
Don't do anything to self-sabotage. If you leave the lights on all the time, your power bill will go up and you'll all be stuck paying.
Start by sitting down and talking with them. Come up with a written list of chores that need to be done, and a rotating calendar - one of you is responsible for dusting each week, another vacuuming and so on.
If I were you, I'd carve out spots in the kitchen for everyone. Have a few plates and whatnot of your own, and ask that no one else use them. When your roommates leave dirty dishes in the sink, just put on some gloves and gently place them in a garbage bag and tie it tightly then place it in that girl's shelf. At least it will be out of your sight and you won't be cleaning up someone else's mess. Eventually I would think she'd be so disgusted she'd stop being so messy.
When the toilet paper is gone, don't replace it unless you were the one to finish the roll. Keep TP in your room and bring some with you every time you use the bathroom. It would be annoying, but eventually they'd go buy some TP.
Could you maybe get a small dorm-size refrigerator for your room and keep the Brita pitcher and a few other things there?
Good luck!
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...The Island of Unwanted Foods
When I'm bored I like to stand in front of the refrigerator. Leaning against the door, I gaze into the chilly cupboards, scanning the empty shelves and looking for something to pique my interest. Don't let this fool you...I know exactly what's in the fridge: a two gallon Brita filter, a half-used bottle of ketchup, a few slices of whole wheat bread, a jar of minced garlic, two bottles of white cooking wine that expired two years ago, a vegetable crisper with some old veggies, a vegetable crisper filled with skunked bottles of Sam Addams from the previous summer, an old bottle of Vlasic Bread-n-Butter pickles, and a huge bottle of flat Root Beer. It's always like that - a barren wasteland where expired products congregate. No matter what new foods go into the fridge, the old ones never come out. Maybe it's some form of hoarding, or not wanting to waste what was once perfectly viable. Maybe....