PUR 3-Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount Chrome FM-9400B
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of PUR 3-Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount Chrome FM-9400B
Customer Review: Drink up!
Summary: 5 Stars
The PUR 3 Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount with Filter #FM-9400 is easy to install. The filter mount does not interfere with use of the faucet. The drinking water tastes good.Customer Review: Easy install, easy to use, somewhat slow flow rate
Summary: 4 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
My tap water is generally pretty good, but there are times during the year when there's an off taste to the water. So, I started using a water filter system (the Clear2O pitcher). It works well, but there are times when it would be great to get filtered water right from the tap.
The Pur filter installed very easily - took about 2 minutes total, and the process is straightforward. I didn't have any leaks - I have heard (but can't say for sure) that this "one click" install is a redesign to avoid the problems many people have reported in older reviews regarding leaks. Knock wood, it will stay leak free.
The unit is plastic with a chrome finish. Not all that elegant looking, and I do have concerns about how long the finish will last considering the unit is plastic.
The water tastes great - same as I have been getting with the Clear 2O.
The downside of a faucet mount is that it is slower to filter. I've gotten spoiled with the speed of the Clear 2O, and found the filter speed on the PUR a bit annoying. On the other hand, it's easier to use - just turn on the tap and you're in business.
So far so good - hope it stays that way.
Customer Review: Easy to Install. Improves Water Quality. Bulky
Summary: 4 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
This little filter is very well thought out. There are three things that really stood out about it.
1. It is amazingly simple to install. I needed a pair of pliers to remove my old aerator but after that was off I put the new one one and attached the filter. Whole thing too about 6 minutes. Five minutes to find pliers and a minute to screw the new aerator on and install the filter housing. Easy-peasy.
2. We have nice tasting water in our town. It doesn't taste like chemicals or other forms of water nastiness. But it is amazing the difference in taste with this. It really does help. It is also much faster to get filtered water than from our fridge.
3. The silly thing is really bulky. It don't know who to get around this on their part, but it is really large. I have found to fill my big pot with water I have to remove it to fit the pot in the sink and then replace it. The little clips are easy enough to push in to get the filter off.
All and all I like it.
Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
I've been using a Pur 2-Stage water pitcher for the last 10 or 12 years. I have come to trust the name to deliver contaminant-free, good-tasting water. This and the 3700B (which I got at the same time) are my first faucet mounted 3-stage filters.
If you poke around on Pur's website, you can find the "NSF Certified Contaminant Reduction Claims" forms (at the bottom of the FAQ) for Pur's pitcher and faucet-mount filters. They appear very similar but there are differences. However, without expertise in water chemistry it's difficult to know if one is superior to the other. I know someone who owns both types and fills the pitcher with water that has been filtered by the faucet-mount! Whether that is sensible or like wearing suspenders and a belt, I don't know.
Mounting the FM-9400B is simplicity itself with one caveat. Unscrew your current aerator from the end of your faucet, use the appropriate Pur aerator/adapter (they supply several for all types of faucets) and then slide the filter on to it. It will click when it has seated correctly. Installation complete. The aerator/adapters that Pur supplies are all made of plastic and I wonder if at least some of the complaints about leaks developing shortly after the filter is put into service can be attributed to that. You MUST be *extremely* careful when you screw the aerator/adapter onto your faucet that you don't accidentally strip its soft plastic threads or you will have leaks.
When you divert water to the filter, water pressure will build up inside the filter. This forces the water through Pur's filter media and gives you faster flow than the trickle you would get from a pitcher's gravity flow. But if there are any leaks in the system, that same water pressure will find them.
The filter housing is fixed in the horizontal position. Older Pur faucet filters that I have seen diverted water to the filter or bypassed it by rotating the housing up or down. This is now accomplished with a lever on the filter's side. The filter can swivel 360 degrees on the end of the faucet. If you have a "goose-neck" type faucet, you can swivel the filter under the goose-neck when you want it out of the way - like for washing dishes. Alternatively, the filter offers a quick disconnect option. Just press 2 opposing buttons, and the entire filter can be removed. When you want to replace it, just slide it back on to the aerator/adapter until you hear the click.
My filter has been in use for almost 2 months. I have not had any leaks or difficulties of any kind and I am completely satisfied with the FM-9400B's performance.
Customer Review: Excellent filter system
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow... so many people claim this leaks, but I have a few of them... purchased at different times... and none of them leak. I have one that is nearly 4 years old and still going strong with no leaks. I can only think that there are A LOT of people that aren't attaching it correctly. I would bet $$ that many people have cross-threaded the unit when attaching to the faucet.
The guy in the video review even has Teflon tape hanging out of the connection! If you use the tape, and it is hanging out, right there you have a gap that will cause it to leak. However, you shouldn't need any Teflon tape and I don't recommend using any. If you are using the tape because it is screwing on tightly & think this will help.... STOP. You are cross-threading it. Take it off & try again until it starts screwing on nice & smooth. The unit comes with several different attachments for various faucet styles. Make sure you are using the correct attachment. Make sure the rubber washers are in the pieces you are using. Make sure you put it on correctly. PUR is by far my favorite, if you compare boxes side by side, you will see that hands-down PUR filters out MANY more contaminants than any other pitcher/faucet mount style system.
Just keep in mind that you are screwing something plastic onto something metal. You may need to try a few times, you may get it on the first shot, but do NOT try and force tighten it, that is an indication you're not threaded on correctly & it will leak.
Bill