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PUR versus Culligan
By Linda on Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015
I am very happy with the Pur faucet filter. I had a Culligan FM-15A for a year, and after much research, I decided to switch. Here is why. The Culligan water flow through the filter is very very slow. The Pur is much faster- may even be twice as fast. They both have about the same depth off the faucet. The Pur can be removed by pushing the two white buttons near the faucet and then easily reattaches. So if you need to fill a planter watering can or something that doesn't fit in the sink with the filter on, it is so convenient. The Culligan must be unscrewed. In the year I used the Culligan I never unscrewed it, just cursed at it. The Culligan does not have any source to tell you when you need to change the filter. What's the sense of having a filter? The Pur has a light on it that is supposed to change color when it needs to be changed. I can't tell you if it works yet because I just bought it, but it is presently blinking green which is what it is supposed to do. The Culligan only filters out a few contaminants as compared to the Pur. I am not going to get into the various ones because I am not a scientist. However, I don't want to drink pharmaceuticals, cysts, industrial chemicals, metals, pesticides, lead and mercury. The Culligan does not match up to this list. Especially the mercury, cysts and pharmaceuticals. The Culligan claims to filter 200 gallons per filter (FOR 2 months) and the Pur 100 gallons per filter (UP TO 3 months). It makes sense to me that if I am getting cleaner water with the Pur, it will need changing more often. However, I think we are only talking about a month difference. You also have to consider how many people in your household or if you use a lot of water. I have uploaded a photo of the two filter system units so you can compare. I did have some frustration unscrewing the cover off the Pur because the instructions, nor their website, tell you how to unscrew it. COUNTERCLOCKWISE. It was very tight when I took it out of the box and I wasn't sure if I was unscrewing or pulling it off. However, with some gentle persistence I figured it out. As of this review the Culligan was priced at 22.99 (FM-15A) and the Pur was priced at 27.49 (FM 9400B Chrome). Replacement filter for Culligan is 10.77 for one and the Pur is 23.48 for 3 pack. You also get a coupon for $2.00 in the Pur box good for about a year towards the multi-pack. ( I can't tell you if you can use this on Amazon- my guess is no but someone else may know) One other observation: I noticed that under the Culligan filter which is open on the bottom of the housing gets black mold on it and you wouldn't notice this until you change it. I was grossed out about it when I changed the filter. The leaking issue that reviewers are complaining of: mine has not leaked yet however I haven't had it that long. Some reviewers said that the company will send you a better connection and it has worked. This is why I don't worry about it.
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PUR Water Filter
By Vincent Wiley on Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013
There is a noticeable difference in the taste of the faucet water. An improvement! I assume that is from all the contaniment, including cholrine, being removed. But I wonder, from other reviews I have read, if my filter supply is going to outlive the PUR filter housing. I purchased this in mid-January and now in mid-April, like many others, my attachment has been developing leaks. I have been able to tighten some connections and stop them but I sense the leaks will continue to develop. The housing for the devise is a very cheap plastic. It looks pretty and looks like a good chrome finish but it is just a cheap plastic. I would think for a few dollars the housing could be made of strong metal and be almost indestructible. I would have hoped that after just three months there would be no problem with a purchase of this nature. I have noticed that by removing the housing from the faucet to apply Teflon tape at the leaks the indicator starts over again and therefore to be sure that the water is being filtered it is safer to replaced the filter whenever the devise is removed for maintenance. The attachment is rather large for such a small area as a kitchen sink. It is difficult to get many taller pitchers and pots under the faucet making filling one impossible. The switch at the front of the housing is very easy to engage and makes changing from free flowing water to filtered extremely easy. It also makes it too easy to accidentally hit the switch and not notice that filtered water is running down the sink or being used to wash dirty dishes. . I have found that I have engaged the switch while running hot water. I believe that I had read somewhere that running hot water through the filter can destroy it. Accidents happen. At current market value a six pack of filters cost around 52-53 dollars. One filter cost around $9.00 and filters around 100 gallons of water. One gallon of water cost a little less than 9 cents. A substantial saving over bottle water! Also, the container water is being stored can be controlled. I prefer glass to plastic and though I don't consider myself an environmental nut I prefer not to add to the waste of plastic bottles in the landfill. In summary; the quality of the drinking water appears to have improved since placing the filter on the faucet. The cost for unit of filtered water is a substantial saving. The reduction of waste, plastic bottles, is eliminated. The filter housing does not appear to be able to endure the test of time.
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