Brita 42622 On Tap Filtration System, White/Chrome
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Brita 42622 On Tap Filtration System, White/Chrome
Customer Review: Caveat Emptor!
Summary: 1 Stars
The design of this product is very poor if you need to use it on a faucet with inside threads. That was the case with mine and it fell of within miutes of installation. Even when it stays on you can't really touch it without it falling off. FWIW, I've remodeled and installed several bathrooms and kitchens - I'm very familiar with plumbing. I went over everything carefully when I installed it and even tried alternate washers to see if they might get a little extra more room for the threads to engage. The bottom line is that the insert is under-sized for the load the filter and water pressure put on it. They should have made the insert longer and probably out of brass or something more substantial than the plastic they used. Britta should be ashamed of putting their name on this product. Don't waste your time with this if you sink threads are on the inside of the faucet. I don't know about using it with externally threaded faucets but I would look for a better overall engineered unit.Customer Review: Works well with a metal adaptor--do NOT use plastic ones
Summary: 4 Stars
I was pleased with this Brita filter system at first because I did not encounter any problems with the unit leaking or falling off, until my apartment management changed my kitchen faucet into a Delta 2012. The maintenance guy informed me that I needed to use a metal adaptor.
The Brita filter package did come with two adapters, and one of them fits the faucet, but it lasted all but a couple of hours--only a few cups of water. It was leaking and also would fall off very easily. Finally, I took the plastic adaptor to a hardware store and asked if they had a metal one that size. I did find and buy one and now the system seems to work. The adaptor costs about 3 dollars (2.86 to be exact, where I bought it) and it's called an aerator adaptor, model number 420556 [ with O/M 1-5-50 after the model number on the package). The package says that it "converts standard (15/16"-27) female faucet thread to standard (55/64-27) male thread."
Customer Review: It falls off
Summary: 2 Stars
I used this once, for about 5 minutes after I installed it, to get some water for iced tea. The water in my apartment is terrible, but after coming out it of the filter it tasted OK.
The problem is that next time I turned the faucet on, the filter shot off into the sink. I reattached it (making sure I had the threads lined up right and everything) and tried again, but the same thing kept happening. After the sixth time or so, the thing wouldn't even screw on at all. There's just not enough thread on the faucet for the filter to hook onto securely.
I've problems with these things (a few different Brita and Pur units) in all but one place I've lived, so if you're going to buy one, make sure you've got more than just 3 or 4 threads on the end of your faucet. And don't put any fragile dishes underneath the thing until you're sure it'll stay on.
Customer Review: Won't stay on the faucet
Summary: 1 Stars
No matter what I do I can't get this filter to stay connected to the faucet. I even called Brita's customer service and asked them to send me faucet adapters (Brita will send them for free). None of the adapters helped the filter stay on. Any water pressure above a trickle will cause this filter to fall off. If I accidentally bump it while washing dishes, it falls off and water sprays everywhere. I even applied plumber's tape to the adapter before connecting the filter. If the filter manages to stay on for more than half a day, water will start to leak out of the top part of the connector, then it turns into an upward stream until the whole things falls off and water goes everywhere. Shortly after receiving the filter, the indicator light stopped working. After several months of trying to make this filter work, I gave up.
Very poor quality.
Customer Review: Impressed
Summary: 5 Stars
I just screwed this onto my parent's tap and did a blind taste test, it does improve the taste of the water and is a heck of a lot easier than having to pour water into a filter every day! I'm going to go buy one myself--am a bit fearful that the water in my city will fill the thing up with calcium after a day or two but we'll see, will re-post here if I have any problems.
I'm not sure what 'red stuff' the person below is talking about but she seems to be on a mission; posting it on every brita filter product. If it were me, I would have it identified by a lab before blaming my health problems on it. As it says in the fine print at amazon, if you believe the product you are reviewing is unsafe you can report it to the consumer products safety commission.