Your needs, this model
Does it fit your priorities?
Is the maker-listed alkaline/mineralizing feature relevant to you?
Clear2O describes pH-enhancing minerals in the exact CAF301 five-stage route. Treat it as a feature preference, not a health benefit or a measured result for every source water.
Explore this need in the finder →Would the documented CAF301 80-gallon maker rating fit your replacement routine?
The card and current CAF301 replacement page state 80 gallons, but the CAP350 body is not listed on the checked current pitcher surfaces. Keep this for owner support, not a current buying result.
Explore this need in the finder →Is an exact lead-reduction test result essential?
The CAF301 page uses broad heavy-metal wording but no exact CAP350 performance-data table or named lead-test result was found. This model cannot satisfy an essential documented lead-result request.
Explore this need in the finder →A documented earlier alkaline pitcher
Clear2O’s 2015 catalog shows a blue-lidded pitcher labeled CAP350-BL. Its later one-page quick-start card and the current CAF301 replacement-filter page print the body code as CAP350BL, without the hyphen. The shared code, matching product presentation and explicit CAF301 fit statement support treating these as punctuation forms of the same owner-reference model, not as separate capacity or color options. The product is the Mineral Rich Alkaline Pitcher, a different system from Clear2O’s GRP200 gravity pitcher and its CWS100 faucet-pressure line.
The sources describe a five-stage replacement cartridge, CAF301: a micro-screen, granular coconut carbon, a tourmaline layer, pH-enhancing minerals and a non-woven membrane. Clear2O says the carbon improves chlorine taste and odor, the mineral stage adds calcium and magnesium, and the tourmaline stage reduces several heavy metals. The exact current CAF301 page identifies CAP350BL as the fit and rates the cartridge at 80 gallons. That gives an owner a useful part number and maker-stated service target; it is not a quantified reduction result for lead or a replacement life guaranteed under every water condition.
Do not confuse alkaline wording with a contaminant test
The maker’s launch announcement says the pitcher raises water pH to 8.5–9.0, while its quick-start card describes an increase of two pH levels from the starting water. Those are product-feature claims, not an independently measured result for every source water. The catalog and current replacement page also use broad wording about heavy metals and lead, but the sources reviewed do not provide a model-specific performance data sheet, numeric lead reduction, named standard certification or a microbial test result. If an exact lead or pathogen result is essential, this older alkaline feature does not satisfy that need.
The launch copy also attaches health language to alkaline water. A water pitcher’s pH or mineral claim does not establish a health benefit, diagnose or prevent disease, or change the body’s acid-base balance. Treat the feature as a taste or water-composition preference only, and do not use this system to make unsafe water microbiologically safe.
Setup is simple, but the vessel size is unknown
The quick-start card shows a top water window: insert CAF301 into the reservoir, press it firmly into its housing, soak the filter upright in cold tap water for two minutes, shake out trapped air and repeat, then fill through the lid opening without overfilling. It sets a maximum water temperature of 85°F (29°C), says not to use hot water, and instructs owners to hand-wash the pitcher, lid and reservoir rather than use a dishwasher. The card’s indicator uses green for a good filter, yellow for a filter that will soon need replacement and red for the replacement signal; it marks 80 gallons, but does not provide more precise color-change thresholds.
Neither the 2015 catalog, quick-start card nor CAF301 listing gives this pitcher’s total capacity, filtered-water volume, dimensions or a clear fridge-fit measurement. Do not treat the missing vessel-size specification as a small or large capacity choice, or estimate fit from the catalog image. The body’s exact maintenance schedule beyond the 80-gallon maker claim is also not reconciled to a time-based limit.
Consider it for an existing unit, not as a current body offer
The current Clear2O pitcher collection and all-products feed checked here show the GRP200 body, not CAP350BL. CAF301 is still listed as a replacement filter and explicitly names the old body code, but that does not prove a new pitcher is available or that current support covers a secondhand unit. The model therefore remains an owner reference rather than a current purchase recommendation. No recall or formal discontinuation conclusion is made from a missing current body listing.
If you already own a CAP350-BL, identify the actual body and cartridge markings before ordering, follow the quick-start card, and treat its alkaline and heavy-metal language conservatively. If you want a current Clear2O pitcher, compare the GRP200 review. Its 48-ounce, six-glass gravity format and GRF201/GRF203 replacement filters are not a CAP350 body or filter substitute.
CAP350 alkaline quick-start card · CAF301 replacement-filter page · Clear2O’s alkaline pitcher launch announcement
Key details at a glance
| Included filter | Clear2o cap350 caf301 |
|---|---|
| Stated filter capacity | 80 gal |
| Reusable filter shell | No |
| Made without BPA | Yes |
| What the filter is documented to reduce | Manufacturer marketing describes the five-stage filter and an 80-gallon rating. No exact CAP350/CAF301 performance-data sheet or named NSF/ANSI result was found in the inspected materials. pH, minerals and broad contaminant language are not independent measurements or health outcomes. |
| Use and care | Cold tap water only; quick-start card sets an 85°F maximum. Do not use this pitcher to disinfect microbiologically unsafe or unknown-quality water. |
| Separate TDS meter included | No |
| Dispense while reservoir filters | No |
| Button-controlled electric dispensing | No |
| Stainless-steel body | No |
| Glass water reservoir | No |
| Powered filtration | No |
| Mineral-boost feature | Yes |
Use the exact model’s instructions for operating limits, supplied equipment and version differences.
Sources for this assessment
Check the exact filter setup before you shop.
Capacity, filter type and the written reduction claims belong to the pitcher-and-cartridge combination, not just the pitcher shape.