Is the Great Value Water Filter Pitcher (HS528N) NSF certified, and does it remove lead or PFAS?

Name: Great Value Water Filter Pitcher (HS528N)
Brand: Great Value

We found no accredited NSF, WQA, or IAPMO certification for it in the public databases - its contaminant claims are "tested to" lab results, not certifications, so we award no certification credit.

Water filter/pitcher

Great Value Water Filter Pitcher (HS528N)

A budget store-brand pitcher whose Walmart listing says 'Certified to NSF/ANSI 42&53' but names no certifier, number, or registry - an unverifiable claim that earns no certified credit here. No standalone filter price is published, so cost per gallon also can't be computed.

1.5out of 10

Limited

Rubric: water-v1.0
Confidence: Verified

Bottom line

In our scoring the Great Value Water Filter Pitcher (HS528N) earns 1.5/10, a weak result, and it scores best on practical fit (7.0/10). On the data, we found no accredited NSF, WQA, or IAPMO certification, so its contaminant claims are unverified. Replacement-filter pricing is a labeled public-data gap, so we do not compute its running cost. Our main catch: no third-party certification on the NSF/WQA/IAPMO database. 'Tested to' is not 'certified to'.

Flags

· No third-party certification on the NSF/WQA/IAPMO database. 'Tested to' is not 'certified to'.
· Replacement cartridge price or rated life not available from any public source.

Flags indicate missing certifications or data gaps under our rubric, not a confirmed finding that a product fails to perform.

Where to buy

No buy link on this one: it scored Limited under our rubric, and we only link products we would shortlist ourselves.

Total cost of ownership

Replacement-filter price is not available from any public source, so running cost cannot be computed. We cap this dimension rather than guess.

Certifications

No third-party certification on an official database. Any performance claims are unverified.

Filters only protect you on their swap schedule. Get an email reminder when this one is due - one note around swap time, nothing else.

Overview

The Great Value Water Filter Pitcher (HS528N) is a pitcher water filter. It carries no accredited NSF, WQA, or IAPMO certification - its contaminant claims are "tested to" lab results, not certifications. It is also marketed for chlorine taste and odor, copper, cadmium, mercury, for which we found no accredited third-party certification (so we award no certification credit; this is not a finding that it fails to reduce them). Replacement-cartridge pricing is not publicly available, so cost per gallon cannot be computed.

By the numbers

Certified to reduce: nothing certified (claims are 'tested to' only)
Marketed, no certification found: chlorine taste and odor, copper, cadmium, mercury
Format: pitcher
Cartridge life: 42 gallons
Install: pour-through pitcher, Brita-compatible

Strengths

No standout strengths in our scoring.

Watch-outs

- Verified Contaminant Reduction: 0.0/10
- Total Cost of Ownership: 0.0/10
- Certification Independence: 0.0/10
- No third-party certification on the NSF/WQA/IAPMO database. 'Tested to' is not 'certified to'.
- Replacement cartridge price or rated life not available from any public source.

Who it is for

· Renters and small households wanting a no-install option

Who should skip it

· Anyone who needs verified contaminant removal - this product is not certified

How it scored

Verified Contaminant Reduction

0.0/10 · 35%

Held NSF/WQA/IAPMO certifications for the contaminants that matter. A claim is not a certification.

·No third-party contaminant certification Aclaims only, uncertified - No NSF/WQA/IAPMO certification. Performance claims are unverified.

Total Cost of Ownership

0.0/10 · 25%

Computed cost per gallon vs the format-class median. The number nobody surfaces.

·Cost per gallon not determinable Ano public cartridge price - Cost per gallon cannot be computed; this dimension is capped and the gap is shown.

Certification Independence

0.0/10 · 15%

Certified on the official database vs self-claimed 'tested to' marketing.

·Not verifiable on a certification database Ano database listing - No third-party certification listing. 'Tested to NSF standards' earns no certification credit.
·Marketing exceeds certified scope Aclaims beyond certified scope - Marketing emphasizes contaminants the certifications do not cover.

Capacity & Flow Fit

5.0/10 · 15%

Cartridge life and flow appropriate to the format.

+3Cartridge life fits the format B42 gal (norm 40) - Rated cartridge life is appropriate for this filter format.
+2Honestly rated filter life Bgallon rating matches typical use - Months claim matches the gallon rating at typical use.

Practical Fit

7.0/10 · 10%

Install, footprint, and source-water readiness.

+5Install type disclosed Cpour-through pitcher, Brita-compatible - Install method and difficulty are disclosed up front.
+2Predictable replacement schedule Chonest life rating - Replacement schedule is predictable from the honest gallon rating.

FAQ

Is the Great Value Water Filter Pitcher (HS528N) NSF certified, and does it remove lead or PFAS?: We found no accredited NSF, WQA, or IAPMO certification for it in the public databases - its contaminant claims are "tested to" lab results, not certifications, so we award no certification credit.

Compared head-to-head

Great Value Pitcher vs Brita Standard

Related guides

This score is our opinion under our published rubric, not a statement of objective fact or a lab test of this product. We score what third-party certifications prove; absence of a certification means we found no verification, not that a product fails to perform. Last reviewed 2026-06-06. Scored under water-v1.0. Replacement-filter pricing is a labeled public-data gap for this product, so running cost is not computed. See the methodology for how each rule fires.