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: Weak Plastic Fittings
Summary: 1 Stars
I have to concur with the other reviewers. I've used these for over 10 years. The first iterations had metal adapters and even though the unit itself was plastic, they seemed to hold up. The one that is currently in our kitchen, for about 3 years, is just starting to leak around the fitting and sometimes, if we're not gentle with it when switching the filter on and off, it falls off.
Before this started to fail, we replaced the kitchen faucet in my sister's home with the exact same unit that we have knowing that the Brita filter would fit. We purchased a filter unit for her. The plastic fitting didn't even survive installation. This is a shame as another reviewer noted, we would certainly pay a bit more for metal fittings since the ongoing revenue stream for Brita is the filters. I'll not be purchasing another.
Customer Review: IT LEAKS - BIG GAMBLE TRYING TO FIX IT
Summary: 1 Stars
Even if you follow all the instructions, it will leak and you have to aim your container so that you get the purified water and not the tap. If you can't accept that like me, then you might try and fix it like I did. That's when the fun begins. Several times in my attempts to stop the leaking by tightening it the device popped off and water splashed in my face. It's doubly frustrating when you sit around and think about how easy it is for these dicks to make this product so that it will fit snugly on the faucet and not leak. This contraption costs about 30 dollars which isn't that cheap in my quarters. So I got it back to where it was to begin with but while I was trying to fix it I noticed how easy the whole thing comes off. So now I have to worry everytime that I use it that its gonna pop off and give me a scare.Customer Review: It'll fall off, you'll be sad.
Summary: 1 Stars
This generation of the product seems to have a flawed connection to your faucet. The plastic threads that hold it to the faucet will strip, and it'll constantly fall off. Taking out the washer helps a little bit, but... turn on your faucet to a reasonable level... it'll fall off again.
Naturally it does this at inconvenient times, spraying all around with water. You might want to take a pass on this product for a while.
Pluses-- it filters! The 3 modes are nice.
Downsides-- after a while, the battery (?) will die, so it won't give you the LED indication on when to change the filter. This'll happen after around a year... assuming the aformentioned fatal flaw doesn't kill it first.
Customer Review: Doesn't last
Summary: 2 Stars
I agree with most of the reviews already written for this. The bottom line is that if you've had this for a short period of time it is great. Water tastes great, everything is fine but after a year coincidentally about the same time the warranty is up the plastic threads holding it to the faucet start to weaken and water leaks until eventually one day you're washing the dishes with very hot water and it springs a major leak and sprays scalding hot water on you.
Given the price, even if you bought a new one of these every year or so (my most recent one lasted almost a year and a half) it's still cheaper and better for the environment than bottled water. I'm about ready to switch brands and try something different.
Customer Review: Free bath with every filter
Summary: 1 Stars
Had one of these eons ago. You know, back when they shipped with metal adaptors? sigh...
Anyway, I hated them passionately back then. Just found them in the way all the time BUT they never popped off.
However, my wife likes them. Idiot that I am I bought one for her birthday a while back. So, in the past year went thru 3 of them. Yes, popping off.
And oddly enough, we have a hose that has a filter in it. Has a button that's either spray or filtered. That's handy. But, she won't use it. Gotta have the britta. Go figger.
In the process of glueing the adapter to the filter to see if that works as a last resort. In a way, I'm hoping it doesn't work! :)