Water Storage Treatment 2 oz Glass Bottles 60 gallons Purification vs Honeywell Pur 11 Cup Water Filter Pitcher HWLCR1100C: which is safer?
Aquamira Water Storage Treatment 2 oz Glass Bottles 60 gallons Purification edges it on pure PFAS risk, but Honeywell Pur 11 Cup Water Filter Pitcher HWLCR1100C wins overall once other hazards are counted.
Aquamira
Water Storage Treatment 2 oz Glass Bottles 60 gallons Purification
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleChemical overdose or misuse
ReportedDegradation and loss of efficacy over time
PossibleGlass bottle breakage and spillage
Our pick
PUR
Honeywell Pur 11 Cup Water Filter Pitcher HWLCR1100C
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleBacterial growth in filter cartridge
PossibleActivated carbon dust or particle shedding
PossibleHousing cracks or material degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Chemical overdose or misuse, Degradation and loss of efficacy over time, Glass bottle breakage and spillage and Chlorine residue and taste/odor on the Aquamira and not on the PUR.
- We flag Bacterial growth in filter cartridge, Activated carbon dust or particle shedding, Housing cracks or material degradation over time and Unverified contaminant removal claims on the PUR and not on the Aquamira.
- The Aquamira is glass bottles, sodium dichloroisocyanurate treatment chemical where the PUR is Plastic pitcher housing; activated carbon filter cartridge, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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