[hefty]

I used to use Brita filters for a long time but one day I looked closely and noticed tiny dark flakes in the water from what I assume was charcoal from the filter. Using new filters still left the flakes in the water so I just stopped using them altogether. Now I've been drinking straight tap water for ages. The taste was noticeably different at first but the tap water is perfectly safe where I live and it saves money.

I still wonder if it's normal for those charcoal flakes to pass through the filter and into the drinking water, and do they pose any concern?

[forgottenpass]

I still wonder if it's normal for those charcoal flakes to pass through the filter and into the drinking water, and do they pose any concern?

Yes, no, and if you soak the filters beforehand as the instructions say, there are less flakes.