PUR 3-Stage Vertical Faucet Mount Chrome FM-3700B
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of PUR 3-Stage Vertical Faucet Mount Chrome FM-3700B
Customer Review: A 4 for functionality, but the physics of it requires a little pampering
Summary: 4 Stars
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I have a water filter on my refrigerator doors water dispenser. I use it all of the time. The junk that you find in water is unbelievable. I will never forget I saw a truck going down the street with 55 gallon drums with a skull and cross bones on them, and all kinds of federal requirement warnings of poisonous substance onboard. It was marked chlorine, and on the way to the municipal water supply to add to our drinking water. Of course they only add a little bit at a time, and it is necessary to destroy the bacteria and other nasty critters that get in our drinking water, but when it is done doing its job, I want it out of my water that makes it to the cup. In addition there is lead in the solder for the pipes, and God knows what kind of bug spray, fertilizers, and septic tank run off that makes it into our water supply, not to mention acid rain, and all kinds of pollutants that come out of the sky and land smack dab in the middle of our drinking water.
So filtering is important. How you achieve that filtering is another matter. I used to use the inexpensive Brita 42629 Slim Pitcher. It is an amazing what a carbon filter will get out, and like this PUR system it gets out high 90 some percent of it. So some kind of system is too inexpensive not to get. The disadvantage to the Brita system is that you have to remember to fill it all of the time, and then there is the lugging it around, opening the fridge and putting it back every time you want a drink of water. With the PUR system it is always at the ready right at the tap.
Now let's get into the problem that so many are speaking of with this PUR 3-Stage, and that is the mount leaking. I think that because of the nature of the physics of attaching a larger device to the end of a faucet and having all kinds of people in the house using it, and maybe some not caring that it is attached in only one spot making it easy to break can lead to early gasket or mounting failure. I have been using it for only two weeks and so far not a drop is wasted. I really don't plan on taking it on and off. It will just stay there. There isn't any need to even swivel it around either. It works just like a regular faucet, unless you flip the little black plastic flap/valve on the right side, and then directs the water to go through the filter like you see in the picture. That flap turns so easily it almost moves itself. So no torque is involved with changing the positions. I like to say that a good mechanic never forces anything. There is no need to exert force on this unit.
So essentially the mounting setup is quite easy and only takes a minute or two. You remove the little screen and round screw on threaded end on your faucet, and then install the plastic threaded adapter on the end of your faucet. Then the two buttons on the unit are squeezed to allow a spring loaded grasping mechanism to hold it onto the adapter. You let go and you are done. Oh yeah you have to install the filter first into the cartridge area, and screw that on first. Let the water run for 5 minutes in order to purge the system of carbon filter dust and you are ready to go.
I really like the idea of being able to get drinking water out of my bathroom faucet instead of having to go out to the kitchen all of the time, so this unit is really handy. I can definitely taste a difference in the filtered water and the non-filtered no matter what type of filtration system you use, and the water here in "Springfield" has always been the best. So far I think the PUR system is great. If I run into the leaking problem that others have experienced I will come back and edit this review, but for now, I have to highly recommend it. Check the date of this review, if you haven't heard from me back it is purring along. :-) (No pun intended)
Customer Review: A very handy product
Summary: 4 Stars
As anyone who lives out West knows, the tap water here is not that greatest. Making tea with unfiltered water is a good way to get scared of whatever is in the water supply because the tea makes it show up in solution. And the taste is really just... not the same as I was used to when I lived in Florida (a state with more rainfall and thus less hard water).
Enter: the PUR 3-stage water filter. Ever since I bought it I've had great-tasting and clear water for my brewing and drinking needs. Even with LA water I've managed to go 4-5 months between changing filters, which usually means I only end up paying ~$40 a year for all the water I can drink--far cheaper than any bottled water, and I have it in the convenience of my own home.
However, after about 2 1/2 years I did get a leak from the indicator window as a lot of other reviewers did. It seems to key to making the filter system last longer is to not turn the tap on all the way, or turn down the water pressure using the knobs below the faucet. Even though I now have a bit of a damaged product, two and a half years is plenty long enough for the product to last, so I'll give it 4 stars.
Customer Review: Absolute garbage! Stay away!
Summary: 1 Stars
This 1-click install PUR water filter model is absolutely terrible. The separate plastic faucet attachment is not enough to keep the filter device securely attached. After maybe 1 month of use the whole thing just falls right off the faucet and will no longer securely fasten back on. This is a joke of a product. I don't care how good your actual filter is, it doesn't mean anything if it won't stay on the tap! PUR should really be ashamed of this. I am so pissed off at the moment. Is it too much to ask for a damn product that actually works for a reasonable amount of time? At least the older models stayed on the faucet! I will look into competitors' filters going forward.
Buyer beware!
Customer Review: Absolutely PUR Crap!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this unit and within the first 5 minutes of use it started leaking from the seams. Water leaked from nearly every seam and connection. The plastic felt cheap and the build quality was poor at best. I thought it was a lemon and replaced the unit only to have the same exact leaking problems. Take my advice, this isn't worth the money.Customer Review: Add my voice to negative reviews
Summary: 1 Stars
Just want to add that the quality of this filter has gone downhill. The original one we owned lasted for several years, but the last two models barely 6 months. And what breaks down is exactly what you see in the pictures, which plainly signals a manufacturing defect across the line: the chome cover on the faucet mount will come unglued and then the plastic window showing filter life will spring a leak and spray all over you.
Look elsewhere. Save yourself the hassle.
The only reason we keep buying them is a huge stockpile of the filters we purchased back when we got the original faucet mount. who would have thought...