Watts 5YR Premier Filter 5-Year/20,000-Gallon Inline Ice Maker Water Filter
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Watts 5YR Premier Filter 5-Year/20,000-Gallon Inline Ice Maker Water Filter
Customer Review: Fantastic Filter
Summary: 5 Stars
After a month of use to get it broken in I believe I can share my brief experience with this filter. First off, installation was really easy. Less than 30 minutes (don't forget to 'flush' it for five minutes). The water I had previously smelled and tasted like pool water. It seemed to have a more than acceptable amount of chlorine going by smell alone. As soon as I plugged this filter in instantly odorless tasteless water came out. Also, very recently some maintenance was done to the city pipes turning all the water in the house brown for a short while. Sinks, toilets, hose, everything that is except the fridge attached to this filter was clearly brown. Hands down side by side comparison this filter does an awesome job. If you want a better sense of security and want to remove the nasties that end up in your water get this filter.Customer Review: I use em on commercial ice makers
Summary: 4 Stars
I buy these for 29.99 at home depot, the exact same model. We have some 500lb/day commercial ice makers, they get to be a real mess when the water isn't filtered, these filters do the job cheaply and last for a fair amount of time, for us we replace every year, but they REALLY get used. I have never seen black stuff come out of them, I just install one and run a 30min clean cycle on the ice machine and have never seen black specs in the ice. (The 30 min clean cycle dumps about 5 gallons of water, before making ice).
Pro: cheap, works well, again cheap
Cons: has to be unscrewed to replace and water must be turned off, where as some more expensive have 1/4 turn replacement filters.
Customer Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent product; it is very competitively price, and lasts much longer. When you buy one of the other filters which only last 6 months to a year, and spend $20 each, this becomes a bargain. It comes with all the necessary hardware for a re-install (not new install) (meaning it has new copper adapters, no copper line) if you already have the line run, (copper line is best), this install is quick and easy. Even without the copper line, the problem is just running the copper line, not this product. Water tastes good, and I'm extremely picky about my water, I only drink certain bottled waters as well, as taste does change between brands. Most people will be very happy with this product.Customer Review: So far, great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this filter for only a few days and wow can you tell the difference. I had to disconnect the old filter secondary to a leak and it costing almost [...] bucks to fix. I bought this thing, connected it to the 1/4" plastic tubing in less than ten minutes without difficulties. The tubing leaked slightly, I tightened the screws and presto, no leak. I first dumped about 5 gallons of water into a bucket. AT FIRST THE WATER WAS BLACK. This went away after 2 to 3 gallons. After the bucket was done we tried the water and what a difference. My wife says it's better than bottled water.
I'll give an update if anything goes different.
Customer Review: Doesn't work
Summary: 1 Stars
I installed this filter 3 weeks ago into my water line that feeds the ice maker. I previously had a different brand filter that had been working but was getting old and needed to be replaced. After flushing this filter for the recommended amount of time, I let it make some ice. I discarded the first few batches before testing the ice. It is more cloudy and has more white floaties than it did with the old filter. I've never done a review before, but the ineffectiveness of this product caused me to want to warn others. Buy something else and avoid the regret/lost time.