Brita 42633 Faucet Filtration System, Black/Chrome
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Brita 42633 Faucet Filtration System, Black/Chrome
Customer Review: Poor design
Summary: 1 Stars
Normally, I listen to reviewers on this site for advice. If there are a lot of 1 star ratings, I tend to raise an eyebrow after filtering out ones where people may or may not know what they're doing. This is one purchase I wish I listened to the negative reviews on here.
Plastic. Why use a plastic adapter for a filtration system? After first installing, it worked like a charm...until the first time I tried to fill a pitcher with it. Barely grazing this device will cause it to fall off, and spray water everywhere. This happened about 6 times, and then I went and got some teflon tape to wrap around the adapter. This worked for a little while, however, it would still leak a little through the threads. Then, it fell off again after the slightest bump of a hand (or maybe a feather fell on it, it's all the same with this piece of junk).
I will be taking this back to Target tomorrow...what a waste of time and money.
The filter pitcher option will probably be my next buy. I had one a while ago, and it worked pretty good. As for this, I recommend to stay away from this, unless you are willing to bond this thing permanently to your faucet.
Customer Review: Pricey but a good filter.
Summary: 4 Stars
I recently moved to Pearland, a Houston suburb. The water straight off the faucet is bearable but has a very noticeable after-taste. Since I am too lazy to use the pitcher filters, bought this tap mounted filter and after two months of continuous use it has worked just as promised thus far. I can do a blind taste test anytime between the plain tap water and Brita filtered water and easily see the difference.
Outside of the fact that the light indicator hasn't been very reliable (it was off for a few uses and then came back on) and that the replacements filters are pricey compared to the pitcher filters, its a good buy overall.
Update: Amazon doesnt allow me to take off a star after the initial rating. I would if I could. The light indicator system seems to be the biggest pitfall of this model. After the first indicator broke, they sent me a replacement immeidately ( Brita gets a 5 star for this), but the replacement ran into the same problem not long after. I am giving up on this model for now. As mentioned earlier, indicator aside, this is a good filter.
Customer Review: Much better than PUR
Summary: 4 Stars
I went through 3 or 4 of the PUR faucet mount filters. They gave great results while they worked - but they clogged up very quickly, and invariably, the mount cracked within 6 months. They honor the 5 year warranty, but who wants to go to the trouble and expense of shipping it back to the factory every 6 months, and then waiting several weeks for the replacement.
I switched to Brita about 2 years ago, and have been happy. I've been through probably 8 replacement filters and it still works.
Compared to PUR:
PROS
Mount more durable
Filters don't clog before reaching their capacity for filtration
Much easier to change filters than PUR (PUR often jammed and took a lot of effort to screw the cap on and off). The just pop on, pop off.
CONS
The water taste is not quite as good as PUR, and based on the published stats, they don't filter quite as much as the PUR filters - but on both counts Brita is very close.
Much happier with Brita than PUR. I don't know how PUR manages to stay in business - the quality is just so awful.
Customer Review: Poor workmanship
Summary: 1 Stars
This, this filter thing, is a turd.
I don't mean to be vulgar; this product falls short of any expectations of decent service. The plastic threads are a warning sign; the lack of plastic threads available to make a tight seal on the faucet are precious few with the rubber washer in place.
If you enjoy surprises in the form of water spraying in your face when you turn on the water, then Brita has you covered. Be prepared to tighten the little gem hard without the washer to keep some sense of sanity in the kitchen sink, then keep your fingers crossed.
Oh yeah. The LED light may stop working before your first filter has seen its service duty. No matter: Attempting to revive the light according to Brita instructions will not disappoint you if you prefer not to be surprised; it will fail on cue.
Water taste might be better with the pitcher as well.
These are my experiences and opinions. I used a Brita pitcher for years with satisfaction, but now would prefer a method at the faucet, and Brita seems to excel in areas other than on-faucet. Anomaly?
Turd.
Customer Review: Brita 42633 - Absolute junk
Summary: 1 Stars
I used an earlier model Brita filter system for years with no problem. I wanted to buy a new one and decided to stick with Brita. The first one I received would not tighten properly to the faucet, even using the metal adapter did not help. I returned it to Amazon and had a new one sent the next day. I installed it and found the same problem. I looked at the threads and there was no evidence of damage. The washer was seated firmly and the metal adapter that I received from Brita was tight to the faucet. I snugged it up as best as I could but when I turned on the water and moved the lever to the filter position, I was welcomed with a huge spray of water as the whole unit exploded off the faucet! I threw it back in the box and it's in my mailbox for a trip back to Amazon. I'll take my refund and find a more reliable product. Until Brita comes up with a better attachment method (like metal) I would steer clear of these. Perhaps it works fine with other faucets but certainly not on my Delta.