Aquasana AQ-4500 Complete Under Counter Water Filter System Review

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(More customer reviews)PROS: 1. The water tastes great. 2. The stem threads into the base, but is double gasketed with O rings. This means that you don't have to tighten it down, and you can rotate it to any position and it won't leak from the base of the stem, as long as you don't unscrew it all the way. It also means you can point the handle in any direction you like, not just the one shown in the picture. 3. The faucet handle can be held down or flipped up and released to pour water. You don't have to hold it if you flip it up. 4. Installation was as easy as plumbing can be. If the supplied T fitting fits what you have under your sink, then you will be fine. If it does not fit, and you do not know what to do to make it fit, CALL A PLUMBER. This is what they do, and it won't cost you much, because it's an easy job.
CONS: The water keeps running after you shut it off. This is not a malfunction, it is a design flaw. The instructions even make reference to it. Considering the cost of this item, I feel this is a major drawback. I am not impressed. This bothers me every time I use it.
NEUTRAL: 1. Water does not come out cold. It sits in the filters at room temperature, so you'd have to run it for a LONG time before it would be the same temp as the water coming out of your cold water tap. It must be refrigerated if you want it cold. This is fine. Just fill a pitcher, not a glass. 2. Water runs very slow. Filling a pitcher, or a coffee pot takes a while. 3. The reason the filter faucet runs on is because the valve in the handle turns water on and off to the inlet of the filter, not to the faucet itself. I can only assume this is done so that the filtration system itself does not need to handle any real pressure. This would make it less expensive to manufacture, but like i indicated above it also means that the water runs for 5-10 seconds after you shut it off, as water pressure bleeds off, and residual water siphons out.
HOMEOWNER TIP: If you do call a plumber to install your water filter, whether it's this one or not, ask him to replace your shut off valves with 1/4 turn "ball valves" if they are not ball valves already. He'll explain why it's a good idea, and why this is a good time to do it. He'll also think you're an educated homeowner, which is in your favor.

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Aquasana's Under Counter Drinking Water Filter installs in minutes without the need for a plumber! Aquasana's patented dual cartridge drinking water filter provides up to 30 gallons an hour of ultra-filtered, high-quality water for drinking, cooking and preparing beverages. Replace the filter cartridges every six months with Aquasana AQ-4025 dual cartridge replacement filters. Always have fresh filters right when you need them, receive a 20% discount on replacements and extend your system warranty with Aquasana's Water For Life auto-ship cartridge program.Contaminant Reduction:99.3% of Chlorine taste and odor98.7% of Lead @ 6.5pH99.0% of Lead @ 8.5pH99.987% of Cryptosporidium (cyst)98.46% of Particulate, Class I particles 0.5 to 95% of Trihalomethanes*(THMs)*V.O.C.s tested by chloroform surrogate as specified in NSF Standard 53. For an expanded list of contaminants reduced please see the Aquasana AQ-4000 performance sheet. Performance testing was perfomed by Underwriters Laboratories to NSF Standards 42 & 53. While testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions, actual peformance may vary. California Department of Health Certificate #06-1792

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ED - Extra Duty Reverse Osmosis Unit Review

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(More customer reviews)I got one of these units for Christmas from my wife. And after about 1.5 months of use we couldn't be happier. This unit reduced our PPM's from 600 to 80. Our Arrowhead bottled water came in at 150-ppm's. The water tastes great and the system works like a charm!
The permeate pump is definitely the ticket. The pressure coming out of the RO tap is excellent and the recharging of the system is very rapid. It does make a clicking or thumping sound when the permeate pump is recharging the system. I'd rather it was quiet, however after doing quite a bit of research I feel the permeate pump is the best overall solution to increasing the out-flowing water pressure, as well as, permitting the membrane to function optimally.
Note: I had some shipping damage to the unit, but the supplier included so many extra fittings and such that I was able to fix the damaged parts myself and get the system up and running without having to wait for parts to be sent.
Stop buying bottled water and get one of these units now! You will not be sorry. Seriously, you will wonder why you've been buying bottled water all this time. You'll never want to pay for bottled water again once you taste this water and realize it's now costing you a few penny's per gallon to produce.

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EDERD- Energy Recovery Reverse Osmosis SystemYour new refrigerator will not work with any of the non-pump driven tap water RO systems offered out there.Your choice is simple no ice, extremely slow delivery of water or, An electrical booster pump driven RO system orthe ERD energy recovery non-electrical pump.The ERD is a powerful pump that is driven by energy that old fashioned systems allow to run to drain un-used.The ERD is like a turbo charger for your pure water system using only energy found in the waste water stream.Not only is it quiet, non electric, already installed, and super reliable, it's a true power house.You will save up to (80%) of the water wasted by normal tap water systems.You will have higher quality water at higher pressure and more water stored.You will have more water andgreat ice at your new refrigerator.You see, the fridge companies got smart, people were just tossing out those ineffective, expensive built in filters. Smart people just used their pure RO water. Well, how are the fridge folks going to make any money on that? Making money is what that simple, ineffective, chlorine removing, dirt cheap to manufacture filter is all about. They took a small carbon filter and put a huge price tag on it. Why? Because they could. In fact, their filter is the only filter that fits their fridge.LOOK NO FURTHER! You will be more than pleased with this unit. It is efficient, fast, quiet, non-electric, and is guaranteed to work with your fridge.Comes complete with everything you need to install and use. Installation is easy, the plumbing connections are plug and play. No pipe dope, Teflon Tape, wrenches, orglue. These fittings just push in.The typical RO system stores water at around 30 psi the ERD drives that pressure to 45 psi . More than enough water pressure. The ED does this while saving you and the world up to 80% of the water wasted by normal tap water systems.Simple to install no bigger than an ordinary system, it does make a click

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Watts Premier RO-Pure 4-Stage Reverse Osmosis System Review

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(More customer reviews)Our municipal water is horrible. It smells like a swimming pool and is very hard.
I purchased this unit from Costco not Amazon. When I pulled it out of the box I started to think that it was going to be complicated to install. The well written directions made it easy to install the unit. All of the connections except for the water supply are quick connect which are secure and easy to make.
After the unit was installed and I opened up the water supply I could hear the water gurgling and the waste of the RO running down the drain. The directions call for draining the first tank of water which I did. The second tank that we sampled was the best water I've ever had from home. It is far better than a Britta pitcher. It has a crisp, clean taste without any chlorine smell.

I let my kids sample the difference by trying 2 cups, one from the faucet, one from the filter. My 9 year old son didn't even need to drink to tell the difference. Once he took a taste of the unfiltered tap water, he pushed it away and said it was horrible. He hung on to the filtered water.
Now we can refill reusable bottles and I don't have to haul cases of bottled water home. It is better for the environment and much cheaper. We are drinking more water rather than soda because it tastes good and is easy to get to.
Another added benefit is that I put a tee in the connection as the instruction described and routed the water to my Samsung Fridge. The Samsung water filters cost about $40 plus shipping from Amazon. Now I can stop buying these filters every six months. The quality of the water from the Watts filter is much better than the Samsung filter.
The only negative part of the install is that the storage tank takes up a fair space under the sink. The directions say that you can put the filter/storage up to 25 feet away with 1/4 inch line or further with a 3/8's line. In reality the space under the sink was taken up with a bunch of junk that we never used and having good water at the sink is a much better use of the space.
UPDATE 4-10: Someone contacted me through my Samsung fridge filter review and pointed out to me that Reverse Osmosis can waste a high ratio (1:3) to (1:5) of water make its final product. You can hear the water running down the drain after you use the faucet. The sound bothers my wife so I put the drain plug in as a mute. I am considering running a line to my drip sprinkler system.

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This four stage reverse osmosis system consists of a stage 1 five micron Sediment filter that traps particulate matter like dirt, rust, and silt that will affect the taste and appearance of your water. Stage 2 is a five micron Carbon Block filter that helps ensure a greater reduction of chlorine and other materials that cause bad taste and odors (these are called PRE-filters because they filter in front of the reverse osmosis membrane). Stage 3 is the heart of the reverse osmosis system, the RO Membrane.This 50 gallon per day semi permeable membrane will effectively reduce TDS (total dissolved solids), Sodium and a wide range of contaminants such as Lead, Arsenic, Percolate, Chromium, Copper and Radium. It will also remove over 99.95% cysts such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The larger production membrane of this state of the art system also means this system has been designed to reduce Nitrates and Nitrites from your drinking water. It is important that this system is properly installed and maintained with a minimum incoming water pressure of 40 psi for it to operate as designed.Stage 4 is a high quality Carbon filter (this is called a POST-filter because it filters after the membrane).The filtered water passes through the membrane and enters the storage tank.When you're ready for a taste, it will leave the storage tank and pass through this fourth stage on its way up to the faucet.The end result?Crystal clear, high quality, and great tasting water!In the Box: RO Pure Reverse Osmosis module (complete with filters)Parts Bag 1 3 Gallon Storage tank 1 Faucet bagInstructions (manual)

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Mini RO System 50GPD Review

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(More customer reviews)Although I will say it goes together easily it does not produce clean water. My water supply goes in at 320-350 ppm and comes out around 90 ppm..I was hoping for better results and am activly looking for a better unit...spend more money if you want better results..this is completly worthless to me.

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..... Mini Four Stage RO System ..... Priced at $129.95 ..... If you want low priced/high quality RO drinking water at your sink; but do not want to use up a lot of space, then this is the unit for you. All parts necessary for a quick installation are included. (The filters, membrane, tank, faucet, tubing & fittings). This Mini RO System is only 6" wide, 14" long and 7" tall. The tank is 3.2 gallons and is 10.5" diameter and 12" tall . This will fit under virtually any sink. It can be mounted or will stand on the rubber feet. Super simple filter changes, no disassembling your system, the filters are all quick connect fittings. You are getting a fifty gallon per day NSF approved membrane which makes about 2 gallons of water per hour. The membrane removes 98% of the total dissolved solids from your water. When you combine a 50 GPD membrane with a 3.2 gallon tank, you have all of the water that you typically need.Please take a close look at our hardware, it's all the very best AND it is quick connect. No wrenches, tape, glue or pipe dope needed, just push-in. Not a cheap metal strap supply valve, a solid top notch supply valve.The unit is shipped with a 50GPD membrane, a sediment filter , and two carbon filters assembled as pictured above. The instructions will show you how to quickly attach the unit (using the provided 25 feet of tubing) to your water supply line, the drain line, the storage tank line & the faucet line. All necessary parts are included for a quick installation, usually about an hour for a typical installation.

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