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works perfectly, but taste??
Here's the quick rundown:
1. Item looks great, clean, classy
2. It comes with an adapter to attach the hose to the faucet; it did not work AT ALL, it was cheap and plastic - BUT I went to the hardware store and they had a $3 metal adapter that fit and worked perfectly, so once I had that, everything worked great.
3. The top spout on the filter popped in easily with no problem, I don't know why that other reviewer had a problem.
4. Water comes out of the unit perfectly, the whole thing seems to work like a charm.
5. The reason I gave this product a grade of 3 is that (for me) it did not improve the taste of the water at all. I live in Los Angeles and to me the water tastes weird. The water coming out of the filter may be clean, but it still tastes exactly like it did coming out directly from the kitchen sink - funky. The main reason I bought this was I was hoping the filter would "filter out the bad taste", but it didn't at all. My guess is that your water will taste the same. But if you want the comfort of knowing the water is filtered, then I think it's a good product.
[Monday, June 23, 2008]
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Keep Looking
For filtering water, I'd say it is good. As far as the physical quality of the unit, very bad. The unit came to me broken and dinged and scratched though there was no damage to the package. Looks like a refurb unit although it is assumed to be new. Took almost two weeks to get a replacement part from the manufacturer. The replacement part was defective so I repaired it myself so I could use the unit.It's a good concept and much more cost effective than the Brita or Pur faucet filters but I would recommend looking at a different brand due to quality issues. Not worth the hassle.
[Monday, June 16, 2008]
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Good overall, but with one minor issue
This filter does make a difference in the water. The tap water had a slight chlorine aftertaste, and now that is gone. There were also a few floating particles in the tap water, and that too has stopped. The unit is a little taller than I expected and barely fits under the microwave oven, but it does fit and seems sturdy enough.
The one complaint (and the reason it does not get 5 stars) is that the plastic adapter that came with the unit is worthless. I needed it for my installation, but as soon as I started to screw the adapter into place, the threads stripped and it was useless. I bought the identical adapter (metal this time) at a hardware store and the installation was a breeze after that.
I'm also excited that this unit will save us money overall. We were buying machine-vended water at 40 cents a gallon; now we get it at home for about a penny a gallon. That's worth the trip to the hardware store, no question about it.
[Sunday, April 27, 2008]
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