dmc wrote:

In article ,
Andrew Gabriel wrote:


I actually use the filters for about 3 times longer than you are
supposed to (this is a jug kept in the fridge -- would be more
hesitant about one at room temp).


Heard this comment from several people - is it just because they
seem like the perfect breeding ground for bacteria and such nasties?


They are. Both my filter units - when I used em - went algal green.

Washing out in bleach solved the problem.