GE Merlin Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE Merlin Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System
Customer Review: Water frequently runs continuously
Summary: 2 Stars
I'll add my vote to find another brand.
Like many others, I've had the problem where it runs continuously after use.
I installed a shutoff in the supply line under the sink, which is a pain.
The TDS isn't as good as I would have hoped; the kettle ends up with a thin skin of hard water deposits after as little as a couple of weeks boiling perhaps 3-5 litres a day - perhaps 4 times as much as it used to take, but not the nearly zero TDS I expected.
It broke my icemaker catastrophically - the output pressure was too low, and the icemaker value stuck open, filling the freezer with about 50 pounds of icicles which made it impossible to even remove the components. After I disconnected it, it took a couple of months for the icicles to sublimate (evaporate) so I could pull out the tray and clean it up.
Customer Review: Not for everyone. Didn't pass the wife test.
Summary: 2 Stars
Pros: I used to have the more typical sears RO system but was frustrated by low capacity. I bought one of these last summer. It was great to be able to fill a 5 gal water jug in minutes instead of hours. Cool design.
Cons: LOUD! The air-break in the spigot sounds like a jet engine. Because it is filtering so much more water per unit time than the low capacity systems, it sounds like you are pouring a bucket of water down the drain the entire time it is running. It has startled people in the next room when the ice maker goes off. Replacing filters is a $250 exercise. Mine lasted 9 months before the flow rate dropped to the point where it was no longer acceptable. Now it keeps turning on spontaneously with a trickle of water. It may be because of a bad valve or because the filers need replacing.
Customer Review: Mine is loud garbage too
Summary: 1 Stars
I've had the system for 2+ years now. It's never worked well. It's very loud when filtering water, and has very low output pressure. I added a booster pump and a storage tank to make it moderately useful. Even though our water usage is low, the prefilter has to be replaced every month or 2, or the valve will make even more noise. It kinda whines like a dying animal as it leaks waste water throught the manifold valve. My wife will be extremely happy when it's in the trash. I'll be replacing it with a conventional RO system in the next couple weeks. I'd only recommend it if you need 200+ gallons of water per day, don't mind 60+dB of noise, only use the supplied faucet, install the unit within 2 feet of the faucet, and keep a big stockpile of prefilters on hand to swap out every few weeks.Customer Review: Great for the first year...
Summary: 2 Stars
At first, this unit worked absolutely great - just as you would expect with great tasting, clear water. But after only a year it has developed a problem where 1 out of 10 times, the internal valve won't shut off and keeps wasting water from the drain line after the faucet is shut off. This is with 65psi line pressure and brand new pre/post fliters. In typical GE tradition and value, they have sold off their residential water division - so now customers are left with ZERO support on these units.Customer Review: How to quiet Merlin
Summary: 5 Stars
Had this for one year without problem, and am very satisfied with the performance. One annoying thing is that the air gap in the faucet makes large noise when running. Since the airgap is there to prevent reverse flowing of the waste water, I solved the problem by installing an one-way valve (check valve) on the waste line. The airgap is bypassed entirely and the waste line goes directly to the drain. With this mod the Merlin runs whisper quiet.