If the previous options are not quite

If the filter is old and no longer able to reduce contaminants, the system is useless. Some of the filters are known to clog easily impeding the water's passage into the jug. If you get tired of lugging the filtered water pitcher over to the sink and waiting for it to refill, you might consider a kenmore refrigerator water filter mounted on your kitchen sink faucet. If you are a tad handy, you can install it yourself for about $40. The filter screws directly onto the faucet.
If you do not require filtering for a particular job, there is fluoride water filter bovis that allows you to bypass the filter. The cartridges in these filters need to be changed every three months and can clog well before their three months is up, severely slowing the delivery of water. If aesthetics is a concern the whirlpool water filter cartridges apparatus itself is not always very attractive.

This type of filter is attached to the cold water line underneath the sink and the water is retrieved through a separate above sink faucet. This system provides a better water flow than the faucet mounts. These filters are out of sight and contain cartridges that need to be changed only twice a year. These cartridges may be difficult to get at under the sink and therefore difficult to change.
Pressure reverse osmosis systems force water through filters to remove large contaminants and harmful chemicals and then through a membrane to remove very small contaminants. These systems are effective in removing 90% of metals like copper, chromium and lead and minerals like sodium chloride, as well as, fluorides and nitrates. A reverse osmosis system is almost double the cost of the under-the-sink filtering product. However, it is extremely effective in removing contaminants, particularly arsenic. If you live in an area serviced by private well water, you might sleep a little easier with this system. Reverse osmosis systems are large, and can take up all the vacuum water filter space beneath your sink. Like the under-the-sink filters, they require another faucet for water dispensing and can be very slow.

If you are looking for a speedier filtering than the drip of the carafe, you may not get it here.

All the water used in your home, whether for bathing, washing or drinking, is filtered. If sediment in your water is a problem, this system can help remove it and prolong the life of your major appliances that depend on water, such as your water heater, dishwasher and washing machine.

Whole house filters can cost about $250 for purchase and installation with inexpensive, long lasting filtering cartridges. They are everywhere from church pews, to athletic clubs to park benches…the ubiquitous water bottle. Somehow we have gotten it into our heads that the water we get in these convenient bottles is better than our own filtered tap water. Now dentists are saying, watch out.

Although their first concern is sugar laden soda/juice, there is some indication that the lack of fluoride in some bottled waters can make a difference in healthy teeth. Kermit the Frog sings it’s not easy being green and as we try to be environmentally sound, there are days when we throw up both our hands. New Wave Enviro Products has come up with the rather turgidly named The Better Water Bottle Filter.