I’ve bought the water machine for myself and then decided to buy two more for my son and daughter for Christmas presents and I am so happy with them! It’s beautiful and I’m proud to have it on my counter and I wasn’t sure how the filters were going to work, so I actually bought the water test strips And tested the water and it came back Great! It remove fluoride, chlorine, lead , mercury, and a host of other toxic chemicals! Very happy with my purchase!