On Feb 7, 1:11 pm, "Amanda" wrote:
On Feb 7, 9:57 am, "z" wrote:

How does this thing work?

There is a red indicator that moves in circular motion, When it
rteaches the end, no more water if filtered and no flow of water. But
the filters that I have been getting ever since I couldn't find the
ones with the picture of my dispenser on it, would NEVER finsih the
cycle but would stopp filtering with the water still flowing, i.e I am
getting tap water.

Not sure what you mean by
"they'd stopp working w/o finishing the cycle (the red
indicator stopped moving) and also, didn't stop the water flow
probably because it didn't reach the end of the cycle".
Is this powered or something?

No. I think it moves as the water gets filtered. I don't know the
mechanism of it. Pur is the only brand with that indicator, So
replacement requireemnt doesn't go with months and goes with the
amount of water used.

Interesting. For a while Britta was giving some kind of clockwork (?)
indicator that sat on top of the filter in the pitcher and had a
pointer that was supposed to go around to point to when you needed to
change it; didn't really work for me, and I guess that's why they
don't give you them any more. I guess these things are supposed to get
driven by the water running through? I would bet the problem you have
with the Pur is similarly a malfunction of the indicator, not the
filter. Which after all, doesn't have moving parts.