PUR FM-9400B 3-Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount Chrome
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of PUR FM-9400B 3-Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount Chrome
Customer Review: PUR 3 water filter
Summary: 4 Stars
It was fairly easy to install. The size is perfect for my faucet. It has started to leak a little bit - small drips from the faucet side while using the purifier side. So far this, is not a problem.Customer Review: beautiful design
Summary: 5 Stars
I know it works well. It's design is fabulous and it is so easy to install. I can understand why the replacement cartidges are so expensive but I wish they were cheaper. Great tasting water has no taste which is what I was after LOL. Plus it is cool looking and comes with great science.Customer Review: This unit does not leak, never has.
Summary: 5 Stars
I see a lot of people can't install a water filter or they have a cheap faucet and it does not mount properly.
I have two of these installed for over 3 years one it the kitchen one in the bathroom and they do not leak.
The dirty filter light is a joke it will stop
flowing when it is really dirty, then you change it.
Customer Review: PUR, once a quality brand, is now lowsy
Summary: 1 Stars
Having used PUR filters in the military for years with great performance and their first consumer faucet-mounted filters for many years with good performance and durability, my original PUR vertical model - w/moving dial - finally wore out, so I replaced it with this. Within two filter changes, the idiot-light indicator quit working (with the difference between orange and red being barely discriminable anyway), so now I'm reduced to either changing filters by calendar-date or buying another faucet mounting.
However, after looking at reviews of several other of their models, I see repeated complaints of poor materials and poor durability. It is a shame that a company with a great brand name and long reputation for quality has decided to trade that back for quick bucks. It's another good example of "hidden" or "quality" inflation that goes uncounted in the government's measures of inflation - i. e., paying the same or more dollars for poorer and poorer quality merchandise that requires replacement more often.
They still claim high efficiency filtration for their products, but I'm skeptical enough, given these other readily visible declines in quality, to wonder whether their filters are really delivering what they claim regarding purification.
Customer Review: So Far So Good
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this 11 months. It's not perfect but, for me, it's been the best model I've tried to-date.
And to clarify, I do have the FM-9100 (brushed stainless steel) model.
Some of the reviews here make me think the reviewers are talking about different specific models. Not all the PUR models are created equal.
The key to my happiness is simple:
1. It hasn't developed any cracks in the body that spray water everywhere. (Unlike another PUR model out there.)
2. It has metal threads and I don't have killer water pressure, so it stays on the faucet. (Unlike a Brita model out there.)
3. The water tastes fine.
4. It's easy to use and out of the way.
Understand, it's got some limitations:
1. Make sure you're using the right faucet adapter. Even then, if you have very strong water pressure, it's probably not going to stay attached for the long haul.
2. I think it's hard to change the filter. It takes a lot of hand strength from me to twist the cover off and back on. If you have hard water, it will eventually get worse. I'm guessing I will one day break the unit while attempting to get the cover ALL THE WAY ON.
3. The filter life indicator is a rough guide. It *seems* to go by how many times the faucet is turned on, not the number of gallons filtered. So buy replacements when the light blinks yellow, then replace the filter when it starts tasting bad.
If any of those are deal-breakers for you, I suggest a filter pitcher or a larger under-sink model.