I get it. Life is busy. You’re juggling work, kids, and a Netflix queue that’s out of control. But here’s a tiny experiment: pour a glass of water from your current filter and a glass straight from the tap. Swirl both, smell them, then taste. If the filtered water doesn’t taste noticeably better, your filter is toast.
If you can’t even remember when you last swapped it, just buy a new one today. It’s a small act of self-care that takes two minutes. Your taste buds, your kidneys, and your future self will thank you. And hey, after reading this, you’re too informed to go back to drinking that sad, basement-flavored water. You’ve got this.