Whirlpool 4396841 PUR Push Button Side-by-Side Refrigerator Water Filter, 1-Pack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Whirlpool 4396841 PUR Push Button Side-by-Side Refrigerator Water Filter, 1-Pack
Customer Review: Better than rocks I suppose
Summary: 2 Stars
I moved to a location where the water is extremely hard and full of particulates. It's pretty difficult to believe it really is municipal water. In any case, I bought my refrigerator so that I'd have easy access to the filter, in this case this filter.
From the other reviews it has, it must be doing something right I guess. But when faced with horrible tap water it just can't keep up. The massive calcium drip stains on the water dispense paddle, the foul flavored ice... these all tell the tale. I bought a pack of 6 with the fridge so I can replace them and each filter has been as bad as the last.
I'm pretty disappointed and will probably disassemble my last filter and just put in a input-output tube inside. Right now I get water out of the fridge and use that water just to fill up my older, more conventional pitcher filter. Funny enough: it's a PUR filter pitcher. I guess PUR lent their name to a really crappy product this time around.
I know if *I* were depending on this filter for clean water, I'd ask a friend to bring their pitcher filter over so I can test before/after myself.
Customer Review: Great filter
Summary: 5 Stars
These are the standard filters for my refrigerator.
Where I live, the tap water is pretty awful -- hard, strong chlorine flavor.
These filters ensure the water that comes from my refrigerator tastes fresh & 'PUR'. As I tend to drink more water than any other beverage, having a quality filter is important to me.
These are designed to last 6 months -- compared to normal sink faucet PUR filters, I think you get a little more value out of these.
Installation is easy, water flavor improvement is drastic, and filter longevity / value are high. I suspect I could use these longer than 6 months each, but swap them out anyway for optimum flavor.
Recommended for anyone with a refrigerator or other appliance that uses this filter type.
Customer Review: Quite worth it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, the filter is quite expensive, but I did without mine for a month or so, because I ordered the replacement recommended by Whirlpool, which was the wrong one. So, I had to order a replacement, which meant more expense, but the quality of the water is just so much better, as well as the taste and smell of the ice. Installation is fairly easy, just make sure you have a flashlight if yours is at the floor level like mine. You have to line it up correctly. I will continue to replace mine when my refrigerator's light recommends. I won't like the expense, but I do believe it is worth it for better tasting and better smelling ice and water. I had never had water filtration in a refrigerator before, but I'm so glad that I do now.Customer Review: Water..tastes like water.
Summary: 5 Stars
Got this for our Maytag entry level side by side. The old one lasted for a little over 6 months according to the fridge timer. It makes enough of a taste difference to stop my wife buying bottled water. I mean, really, how can you review a water filter. It still leaves some of the taste of the water that regular water drinkers can tell varies from place to place. It tastes just as good as those 'purified' brands with names similar to 'Aquafiner' and 'Darsani' but without the whole less pure than municipal supply stuff (allegedly). Will I buy again... yes. Do I still drink water from the sink... not anymore! So yeah, buy it.Customer Review: Works just like the original filter.
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't tested the water quality, so I guess I can't say that I know it's working well. But the water tastes fine - just like it did with the original filter. It was very easy to install on my Whirlpool side-by-side fridge.
One note that may be helpful to some: the black (or white) cap on the original filter is reused to cover the replacement filter. I realized after ordering that one of the caps shown in the product image was white, so I was worried I might receive a white one. But the cap easily comes off of the filter, so you just reuse the original. No need to worry about color problems when ordering.