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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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