For anyone who's just moved in
Just moved in? You have no idea what's been in these pipes.
New place, fresh start, and one thing you can't see: the plumbing. Old lead or copper, or a brand new build sitting near an industrial estate or airport. The good news for renters and owners alike is you don't need a plumber, or your landlord's permission, to fix it. It sits on the worktop, and it moves with you.
The move-in checklist
You set up everything on day one. Except one thing.
Boxes barely unpacked and you've already sorted the essentials. Here's how the list usually looks.
You changed the locks on day one. You have no idea what's been running through the pipes for the last thirty years.
The one thing the survey didn't cover
You inherited these pipes. Not their history.
A property survey checks the structure, not what the water picks up on its way to your glass. Whether it's an old place or a brand new one, the taps are a question mark until you do something about them.
- Older homes can have lead or copper pipes and fittings, which can leach into the water sitting in them overnight.
- Brand new developments aren't automatically safe, some sit near industrial or airport zones where forever chemicals have moved into the local water.
- Fluoride, microplastics and chlorine come with the supply, wherever your new place is, and boiling the kettle doesn't remove them.
- You've been drinking it since day one, making tea and filling the kettle, without ever seeing what's in it.
You wouldn't move in without changing the locks. The water deserves the same once-over.
And unlike the plumbing, this is one thing you can actually take control of yourself.
The part that changes everything
No plumber. No landlord. No deposit on the line.
This is why it works whether you own or rent. The BIO 500 MAX needs no electricity and no tap connection, so there's nothing to install into the wall or the pipes, nothing to ask permission for, and nothing to undo when you leave.
- No plumber and no drilling, it simply sits on the kitchen worktop.
- No landlord permission needed, because you're not touching the property's plumbing.
- No deposit risk, nothing is modified, so there's nothing to repair or restore at the end of a tenancy.
- It comes with you, pack it into a box and set it up in the next place in minutes.
It's an appliance you own, not a fixture you install.
So it's the rare home upgrade that a renter gets to keep, and take to the next place.
The options that don't suit a rental
Plumbed-in systems and bottled water both miss.
- Plumbed-in filters need a plumber, landlord sign-off and undoing when you leave, not an option for most renters.
- Bottled water is a rolling cost, a pile of plastic, and one more thing to lug up the stairs every week.
- Filter jugs hold a litre or two, need refilling constantly, and only take out taste and odour.
- Doing nothing just means drinking a mystery for as long as you live there.
What a mover actually needs is filtration that installs itself and leaves no trace.
Sits on the worktop, filters properly, and packs down when the tenancy is up.
The Waters Co difference
Clean water in the new place by tonight.
The BIO 500 MAX runs your tap water through 13 stages of sterilising, filtration and activation, removing up to 99.9% of fluoride and up to 99% of sediment, rust, bacteria, cysts, chlorine, chemicals and heavy metals, then re-mineralises it and holds it in a 7 litre hand-blown blue glass reservoir. It's gravity-fed, so it needs no power and no plumbing, which is exactly what makes it the mover's filter.
- 13 stages in one pass, up to 99.9% fluoride removal plus heavy metals, chlorine, chemicals and microplastics down to 0.1 microns.
- Zero installation, no plumber, no power point, no holes in anything.
- 7 litre glass reservoir, BPA, BPB and BPS-free build, alkaline mineral water at pH 7.6 to 8.5 rather than water stripped flat.
- Boxes back up in minutes, so it moves to the next place as easily as it arrived.
13 stages of sterilising, filtration and mineral activation, held in hand-blown glass.
What comes out
Whatever these pipes have been doing, handled.
Fluoride
Patented nano carbon compound, one of very few filters that touches it.
Lead & heavy metals
Can leach from older pipes and fittings you inherited.
Microplastics
Not removed by boiling. Filtered down to 0.1 microns here.
Chlorine, sediment & rust
The taste, smell and grit of an unfamiliar supply.
Blue glass reservoir
Hand blown, BPA / BPB / BPS-free. No plastic on your water.
Trace minerals added
Alkaline mineral water at pH 7.6 to 8.5, not stripped like RO.
Set up faster than the wifi
Out of the box and pouring in minutes.
Set it on the worktop
Compact and lightweight, assembled by hand in a couple of minutes. No drilling, no plumber, no landlord to email.
Fill the top with tap water
Gravity draws it down through all 13 stages into the 7 litre glass reservoir. No power point, no tap connection, no connection to anything.
When you move again, it comes too
Pack it back into a box and set it up in the next place. The included filter set runs up to 12,000 litres or around 18 months, at roughly 3p a litre.
No plumber
Nothing installed, nothing to undo.
Moves with you
Boxes up and goes to the next place.
Free UK shipping
Delivered to your new address.
From people who just moved
The move-in buy they didn't expect to love.
"We rent, so a plumbed-in filter was never an option. This just sits on the worktop, no permission needed, and when our tenancy ends it comes with us. The water in this old place tasted off until we got it."
"Bought a place built in the 60s and started wondering about the pipes. Didn't want to commit to anything plumbed in straight away, so this was perfect. Set it up the first night, sorted."
"This is my third rental with it now. It's one of the first things I unbox because it makes a new place feel like home. No drilling, no deposit drama, and the 7 litres means I'm not refilling it all day."
Straight answers
The questions movers and renters ask us.
Do I need a plumber or my landlord's permission?
Neither. The BIO 500 MAX is a bench top unit that runs on gravity, with no electricity and no tap connection, so nothing joins the plumbing or the wall. There's nothing to install, nothing to ask permission for, and nothing to undo when your tenancy ends.
Is my deposit at risk if I use it?
No. Because nothing is drilled, plumbed or modified, there's nothing to repair or restore at the end of a tenancy. It's an appliance you own, like a kettle or a toaster, not a fixture attached to the property.
Can I take it with me when I move again?
Yes, that's one of the best parts. It packs back into a box and sets up in the next place in minutes, and the included filter set runs up to 12,000 litres or around 18 months of typical use, so it follows you across moves.
How much room does 7 litres take up?
Less than you'd think. It's compact and lightweight enough to sit beside the kettle, and the 7 litre reservoir means a household of three or four isn't topping it up all day. If it doesn't suit the new kitchen layout, just pick it up and move it.
My place is brand new. Do I still need it?
Possibly. New pipes don't guarantee clean water, some newer developments sit near industrial or airport zones where forever chemicals have moved into the local supply, and fluoride, chlorine and microplastics come with the mains supply wherever you are. If you want to know for certain, you can have your water tested.
How fast can I have it running?
Fast. It assembles by hand in a couple of minutes, then you just fill the top with tap water and gravity does the rest. Most people have clean water pouring the same day it arrives.
What does it cost to run?
Around 3p per litre once you factor in the filter life, which is a fraction of bottled water and cheaper than most jug filters that need a new cartridge every month or two.
Your purchase is 100% protected
Waters Co has led gravity-fed water filtration for over 40 years, with independent lab testing behind its removal claims and certifications including NSF International, ISO, CE, FDA and the Water Quality Association. Your BIO 500 MAX ships free within the UK, is covered by a lifetime warranty and a 30 day money back policy, installs with no plumber and no permission, and moves to the next place with you.
See it in action
Watch the bench top filter at work.
No plumbing, no power, no fuss. Fill the top, and gravity does the rest, drawing your tap water down through 13 stages of filtration into clean, great-tasting alkaline mineral water. Press play below, and tap to unmute.
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The last box to tick
Wifi, done. Now finish the list.
No plumber, no permission, no deposit risk, and it comes with you next time. Clean, re-mineralised alkaline water on the worktop of the new place, tonight.
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