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: Filter works, attachments don't...
Summary: 1 Stars
We have gone through 3 of these in 2 years. The actual water filter works great but the way it attaches to your sink will eventually fail and end up spraying you or completely falling off. The attachment parts are plastic and if the threads don't get stripped while you put it on the first time, they will eventually wear down and then there is nothing you can do except shell out more bucks for a new one - mainly just for the little plastic threaded connector. Also, the indicator light is not 100% reliable. I recall it flashing red for weeks even though we had just put a brand new filter in the holder.Customer Review: Only OK
Summary: 3 Stars
There are a couple of things to be aware of before you buy this.
The indicator lights are powered by a non-replaceable battery. Britta says it has a 5 year life but if it fails sooner it can't be replaced. After that, no indicator for filter replacement.
The mounting fittings that come with the filter are cheap plastic and I couldn't mount mine without it blowing off if the water was turned up too high. Call Britta and they will send (free) metal fittings but it takes a couple of weeks.
Britta automated phone assistance is horrific to navigate.
Customer Review: What happened?
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought one of these about 6 years ago. It worked well, never fell off. I could taste the difference in my water. The light stopped working, so I decided to buy a new one recently. What a waste of money! It has cheaper parts-the plastic adapter is ridiculous. I went to the hardware store and got a metal one. Now, instead of falling off three times a days it falls off once every three or four days. I will try to use it until the filter wears out and then buy something else. This filter is absolutely terrible. Unbelievable how much the quality has declined from six years ago.Customer Review: Install it without the strainer?
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been going through the installation difficulty that many people complained about here. So far I have exchanged the product 3 times and none of them could be installed properly due to the junk plastic adapter/threading. Finally I found a temporary solution today - I took out the strainer so the plastic threading is deep enough to stay on the adapter. To prevent leaking, I put plumbing tapes on the adapter. Now the filter stays on the faucet just fine and there's no water leak. But I am not sure whether the product will function properly without the strainer.Customer Review: Doesn't fit. Slow service.
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently purchased on of these filters. It didn't fit my faucet (a seemingly fairly standard faucet). Brita only provides two adapters in the box, which is fine if they want to save parts. They give a phone number in their instructions that buyers are supposed to call if neither of the adapters work. I called, and the machine I "spoke" to said they will send new parts in (a whole slew of adapters I assume) in 1-3 weeks! I don't understand why this is so slow. Hopefully it will work when they come. I'll keep spending lots of money on water until then.