We purchased this unit and quickly returned it. We have had other Brita filters and liked them very much. Upon using and filling this unit I found that it already had a plastic piece broken off and at that point I had only taken it out of the box. After filling and trying to put the lid on it another piece broke off. That was all I needed. If the quality and flimsiness were that bad I wasn't going to mess with it anymove. To save their good name if I were Brita management I would take this unit off the shelves on a recall and redesign the top and make it more substantial and then start selling them again. My opinion of Brita is now in the basement because of the poor quality of this unit.