Brita - Marella Water Filter Jug Blue + 1 Maxtra Filter Cartridge 2.4L

We do not sell the lid on its own. The Brita Marella Blue arrives complete with its lid, flip-top filling flap and one MAXTRA+ cartridge, but spare parts are not part of our range.

Does the lid sit loosely or shift while you pour? First check that it clicks straight onto the funnel, because a lid placed at an angle always feels wobbly. If something is genuinely broken, send our customer service a message with a photo. Worth knowing: the lid is the only part that is not dishwasher safe, so rinse it by hand.

Count on a fresh MAXTRA+ cartridge every four weeks. The BRITA Memo on the lid keeps track of that interval for you and shows when the time is up, so you never have to make a note of it yourself.

Filter far more water than average and the cartridge will naturally be due sooner. Water running through more slowly or tasting different is another clear hint. Swapping takes about thirty seconds: old cartridge out, new one in, reset the Memo and your Brita Marella Blue filters like it did on day one. Thanks to the PerfectFit technology, every drop really does pass through the cartridge.

The jug holds 2.4 litres in total, of which 1.4 litres of filtered water ends up in the lower reservoir. That works out at roughly six 200 ml glasses, enough for a pot of tea plus a couple of glasses without refilling in between.

Topping up is a one-handed job: the flap in the lid opens while you hold the jug under the tap. Sharing with a household or filling bottles for the road? Then the 3.5 litre Marella XL is the comfier size. Apart from capacity the two jugs work in exactly the same way, with the same MAXTRA+ cartridge.

Yes, the jug and the funnel can go straight into the dishwasher. Only the lid stays out: wash that by hand in warm water with a little washing-up liquid, so the filling flap and the BRITA Memo keep working properly.

Take the MAXTRA+ cartridge out before you load the jug and leave it in a bowl of water in the meantime, so it does not dry out. A dishwasher cycle every now and then keeps your Brita Marella Blue fresh and clear; a quick rinse is fine in between. Let all the parts dry properly before you put the jug back together.

Only the colour. The Brita Marella Blue and the white version are otherwise identical: the same 2.4 litre capacity, the same MAXTRA+ cartridge, the same BRITA Memo on the lid and the same PerfectFit technology.

So simply pick the shade that looks best next to your coffee machine or on the table. The cartridges are interchangeable, so if you already have a Marella in another colour at home, the filters fit both jugs. Want more capacity? Both colours are also available as a 3.5 litre XL version.