Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
Customer Review: No Surprises
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked this product because as a renter I wanted an easy to install filter that I can take with me when I move. This is much better than the type you attach to the faucet itself as it is larger and will filter more water before needing to change the filter inside. I like that ANY 10 inch replacement filter may be used when it's time to change it.
Water taste good with the whole house filter it came with, but when the time comes I'll probably buy a better replacement filter that will remove more of the things you can't see or smell.
Good as the under the sink type filters, but installs in seconds. Definitely a step up from Pure!
Customer Review: Watts 500315
Summary: 3 Stars
This filter is fast, and I'm glad to have found a counter top filter system.
The down side? I struggled to open the system to install a filter. The design is very, very poor since there is very little to grasp onto without damaging the exterior of the filter.
Customer Review: Better than PUR
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased this filter after going through two PUR faucet-mount filters in less than a year. We had a Kenmore counter-top filter like this one before, but the tubing had broken off the housing. When we went to replace it, Sears was no longer carrying them.
I was excited to find this since we had liked the Kenmore. This is even better, because it has the nice feature of switching back to the faucet automatically after use. Also, many pieces on the Kenmore that were plastic are metal and more sturdy.
The only thing that I am worried about is that we couldn't get the housing off to look at the filter when the package arrived. We are hoping that after being filled and used for 6 months we will be able to get it off to change the filter.
Customer Review: best by far
Summary: 4 Stars
So far I have tried a few filters and all were not up to expectations. I felt that it was impossible to have clean drinking water unless you set up an expensive under the counter filtration system until this one came along. The purina one was annoying as you had to stand by it filling it up with water as it slowly filtered it, plus taste wasn't that great. I seen the ones they have attaching to faucets at my friends house and didn't like it as the water didn't come out very well plus taste was same as with the one I had. Then after so may great reviews I went with the culligan faucet attachments which were the worst. Tried three different casings and five filters and they were all terrible, they have the worst water pressure ever. Even with water going at full blast the filter is barely dripping water.
This one on the other hand is very good, water flows well and the taste is decent. I found it easy to install and had no problems with it yet.
I do have some issues with it and it is why I can't give it 5 stars. First is that the casing is impossible to remove without a wrench and it wasn't included. They sell it for $3 on their web site, but for the price it's pure laziness that it's not already in the box. I called them and they also recommended a strap oil wrench in case I do not want to buy theirs.
The look of the filter makes it stand out heavily in my kitchen, and not in a good way.
This filtration system only works with cold water, not I don't know whether it is because of the filter that they have in there or because of the casing. I seen replacement filters that fit this type of casing that do well with hot water also but will have to call to find out what is the actual threshold temperature of this one.
After a few years of searching, so far this is the only filter I can recommend.
Customer Review: Better divider valve
Summary: 5 Stars
It looks like this is identical to the Crystal Quest unit I bought almost a year ago, except this has a much better valve for re-routing the water to the filter. The Crystal Quest valve began leaking early on and gave out completely a few months ago. I bought this filter to replace the valve, because the old filter is still running cleanly. So now I have a back-up filter for when I need it later, and a good quality valve that works with both.