Top positive review
Great investment!!
By CD Family on Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2011
Super easy to install, water tastes great (even when the red light flashes and it's supposedly not filtering anymore) and it saves so much money compared to buying bottled water. If you can, watch "Tapped", a documentary available on Netflix (at the moment). it's about the bottled water industry. This filter works great and is so much safer/healthier/better for the environment. There is no reason why anyone should still be drinking bottled water. This is truly the way to go! I live in an apartment and therefore an under the counter filter is not for me, but this works just as well and takes up little room in the sink. Mine is in horizontal position, which makes it about an inch lower than the original faucet is, and maybe 4 inches wider? Like I said, it tastes great- like bottled water- but it is safer and all around worth the money! I have had this filter for about 8 months. The filter lasts about 2-3 months if only used for drinking and cooking (not washing etc) Green flashing light means it's working, orange means replace cartridge soon (which doesn't cost a lot if purchased here or on Ebay!) red means it's no longer filtering, but I think it still does. In my opinion it's a way for them to make more money, but you could go a little longer before replacing it. I left the red light flashing for a few weeks after it came on before replacing the cartridge and it tasted fine for the first 3-3.5. After that, it tasted kind of like plastic when allowed to warm to room temperature.. (similar to a plastic bottle left in the sun)
Top critical review
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.
Sort by:
Filter by:
By -
Verified Amazon Purchase
Vine Customer Review of Free Product
Sorry, no reviews match your current selections.
Try clearing or changing some filters.Show all reviews
Show more reviews