You’ll hear people say “change it every six months!” or “every 3,000 gallons!” Those numbers are fantasy. Your filter’s life depends on how gross your incoming water is. If you live in a city with old pipes, your filter might gag after three months.
Here’s a shocking fact: a clogged filter can actually make your water worse. It becomes a petri dish for bacteria, turning your “clean” water into a science experiment you didn’t sign up for. Yum.
So stop treating your filter like a fridge light—always on, never needing attention. That light burns out, pal. Your filter does too.
