Countertop Superior Water Filter System - White - with 1 Micron Carbon Block Filter
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Countertop Superior Water Filter System - White - with 1 Micron Carbon Block Filter
Customer Review: Great Value
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an amazing product that is easy to install and works so well you'll wonder why you ever bothered to schlep bottled water into you house in the past. The water from this filter tastes clean and fresh. The price is excellent for all it does. It's easy to wonder if the original marketer - Sears - is trying to downplay its availability because it works better than most of their much more expensive models.
The one serious flaw is that earlier models have a plastic tube that connects the faust to the unit, and the plastic breaks, splits or shears off easily. I got two broken ones in the mail and had to return them for exchange. But newer models seem to have a connector made of metal that is much more durable. Be sure to get that style.
Customer Review: Great filter, easy to install
Summary: 5 Stars
Product is simple to install, only takes a couple of minutes. Water comes out clean with no odor and a great taste.
Pros:
-Unit can be used with many 10 inch water filters, not just one particular brand.
-Simple to use.
-No leakage between filter attachment and faucet.
Cons:
-Water comes out of the spout for a couple seconds after faucet is turned off.
-No indicator for filter replacement.
So far, I am happy with my purchase.
Customer Review: Great tasting water that held up to my family's blind taste tests
Summary: 5 Stars
Really convenient that you change the filter once a year. I Looked at another model whose filter lasted 3 years, but there is some monthly maintenance to some ceramic filter inside. It was twice as much as this one and the filter cost twice as much to replace. Lost the info. on that one, brought this one for my girlfriend's home instead and like the clean, crisp taste. I am ordering one for my home today. If you have this model, do some blind taste tests. You'll be surprised at how dramatically the unit filters city water.Customer Review: Great tasting water--will it last as advertised?
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this water filter for its performance and long-rated filter life. It does a great job of cleaning up the taste and quality of Phoenix, AZ water. Phoenix has some of the nastiest tap water I've ever tasted except for the swamp water I've had in Tampa, FL. This filter does the job better than my old Pur filter which died after 2 years of mediocre service. The Pur uses granulated activated carbon which works well at first but then loses effectiveness as the water flow finds the path of least resistance and "channels" thru the media. The extruded carbon of this type of filter won't channel and thus maintains its level of performance until it's completely clogged up. Oh, and the Pur filter housing itself is itself a disposable, non-user-serviceable joke that will eventually crack and leak. Also, if I froze and then melted water from the Pur, I would find white flocculation (floaties) in the water. Don't know what that was but it's kind of nasty to have that stuff in water that was "filtered."
FYI, my filter unit was actually shipped with a .5 micron Pb (lead) reducing filter and not the 1 micron in the Amazon ad. Just so you know, the life of most of these extruded filters are rated at about 2500 gallons! That means I can use 5 gallons a day for 500 days at the same level of performance--wow! If that's anywhere close to accurate, I will be a happy camper. The only niggle is that you really have to crank the filter housing down tight (a wrench comes with the unit) with no water in the system. It's a little tricky to stabilize the base of the unit when you're cranking on the top but a strap wrench on the base will help out, if you have one.
Customer Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Works well, great price, certified by the National Science Foundation.
Easy to install, really makes a difference in my water.
Average speed. Feels like its well built. No problems so far.
Much better and less expensive than the water filter I had before.