| PUR 3 Stage Vertical Faucet Mount with Filter |  | Brand: PUR
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $18.25 - $49.99
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Rating:  272 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
ASIN: B000SJ4CHA
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| Features:
| • | 3 stage advanced microfilter for healthy, great-tasting water | | • | Bypass function for switch to unfiltered water when washing dishes | | • | Reduces sediment and pollutants like lead, cryptosporidium, and giardia | | • | Lasts up to 100 gallons (approximately 2 to 3 months) | | • | 1 filter included |
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 272
 A 4 for functionality, but the physics of it requires a little pampering September 9, 2010
Bob Feeser (Springfield, PA USA)
I have a water filter on my refrigerator doors water dispenser. I use it all of the time. The junk that you find in water is unbelievable. I will never forget I saw a truck going down the street with 55 gallon drums with a skull and cross bones on them, and all kinds of federal requirement warnings of poisonous substance onboard. It was marked chlorine, and on the way to the municipal water supply to add to our drinking water. Of course they only add a little bit at a time, and it is necessary to destroy the bacteria and other nasty critters that get in our drinking water, but when it is done doing its job, I want it out of my water that makes it to the cup. In addition there is lead in the solder for the pipes, and God knows what kind of bug spray, fertilizers, and septic tank run off that makes it into our water supply, not to mention acid rain, and all kinds of pollutants that come out of the sky and land smack dab in the middle of our drinking water.
So filtering is important. How you achieve that filtering is another matter. I used to use the inexpensive Brita 42629 Slim Pitcher. It is an amazing what a carbon filter will get out, and like this PUR system it gets out high 90 some percent of it. So some kind of system is too inexpensive not to get. The disadvantage to the Brita system is that you have to remember to fill it all of the time, and then there is the lugging it around, opening the fridge and putting it back every time you want a drink of water. With the PUR system it is always at the ready right at the tap.
Now let's get into the problem that so many are speaking of with this PUR 3-Stage, and that is the mount leaking. I think that because of the nature of the physics of attaching a larger device to the end of a faucet and having all kinds of people in the house using it, and maybe some not caring that it is attached in only one spot making it easy to break can lead to early gasket or mounting failure. I have been using it for only two weeks and so far not a drop is wasted. I really don't plan on taking it on and off. It will just stay there. There isn't any need to even swivel it around either. It works just like a regular faucet, unless you flip the little black plastic flap/valve on the right side, and then directs the water to go through the filter like you see in the picture. That flap turns so easily it almost moves itself. So no torque is involved with changing the positions. I like to say that a good mechanic never forces anything. There is no need to exert force on this unit.
So essentially the mounting setup is quite easy and only takes a minute or two. You remove the little screen and round screw on threaded end on your faucet, and then install the plastic threaded adapter on the end of your faucet. Then the two buttons on the unit are squeezed to allow a spring loaded grasping mechanism to hold it onto the adapter. You let go and you are done. Oh yeah you have to install the filter first into the cartridge area, and screw that on first. Let the water run for 5 minutes in order to purge the system of carbon filter dust and you are ready to go.
I really like the idea of being able to get drinking water out of my bathroom faucet instead of having to go out to the kitchen all of the time, so this unit is really handy. I can definitely taste a difference in the filtered water and the non-filtered no matter what type of filtration system you use, and the water here in "Springfield" has always been the best. So far I think the PUR system is great. If I run into the leaking problem that others have experienced I will come back and edit this review, but for now, I have to highly recommend it. Check the date of this review, if you haven't heard from me back it is purring along. :-) (No pun intended)
 Leaked, cracked September 9, 2010
A. E. Ellis
I had used this brand years ago and it was great, apparently they have reduced their standards for durability.
Mine developed a leak where it attached to the faucet, no amount of tightening or loosening or o-ring replacement would fix it. This was 1 week after installing. I figured oh well, and kept using it. It then developed two little tiny cracks on the indicator window, out of which squirts the water - across the room.
I thought maybe it was just me, I must have done something inadvertantly and just couldn't figure out what it was - then I came and saw the reviews when thinking about reordering. Glad I read the reviews first - seems like many people have had this issue with this product. Badly designed, cheaply manufactured - try another brand.
Useful while our town is laying new water pipe September 8, 2010
Diane Kistner (Georgia)
Our whole town is on spring water, which normally tastes wonderful right out of the tap, but recently the town began a huge project to dig up and change out all the water pipes. We started noticing that the water was not tasting as good (hopefully a temporary situation until the work is completed and the pipes have all been flushed out), so I got one each of the new PUR 3-stage faucet-mount chrome filters, the "low-profile" horizontal one (FM-9400B) and the vertical one (FM-3700B). The directions for both are spare but adequate. If you follow them step by step, you should have no problems.
Comparing the two models, I'd say which style you choose is a matter of personal preference. We have standard faucets, not one of the newer designer kinds, so we had no trouble with installation or function with either type. I have a large farm-style sink and never need to rotate the filter to rest underneath my faucet, so either one works for me. For those who want the full 360-degree rotation capability, the horizontal mount would probably be the best for most faucets to ensure proper clearance. Personally, I like the look of the vertical-mount filter better, but the horizontal-mount one is a little easier to unscrew to change the filter. I speculate that the vertical one might be less likely to leak (if/when it starts leaking) due to gravity, but I haven't used these long enough to know if this would be the case.
Both models snap to and unsnap from the faucet easily, and both look good. If you don't look too closely, they look like they are made of stainless steel; they are not as heavy as stainless steel would be, however, and this is a good thing. Both horizontal and vertical models use the same style of filter and both have the green-yellow-red indicator light to alert you to the condition of the changeable filter. Both seem to work about the same. Like I said, which one you choose is largely a matter of personal preference.
One important point I'd like to make: Clearly, to keep from leaking, the filter enclosure cap must fit snugly, and it does on both models. But I have arthritis and found that I could not unscrew the hand-tightened cap by myself. Fortunately, somebody else in my household was able to do it for me.
 vertical or horizontal which to choose September 8, 2010
P. Cannon (Big Pine Key, Florida United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have tried both this vertical upright model and the horizontal low profile model. Both models offer the same great filtering and they do most definitely make your tap water taste much better. We have city water that is just horrible, I have trouble even brushing my teeth with it the chlorine is so strong. This filter made the water taste just fine, I was actually surprised how good it was.
As for which one to choose the vertical or the horizontal? I would only buy the horizontal lower profile one. My kitchen faucet is a moderately raised arch and I found that the vertical upright was in my way because the filter is too tall to swing away under the faucet, it only swings up to it leaving a big obstacle in your line of sight and in the way when washing bigger pots. I don't know of any faucet tall enough that this vertical model would swing underneath. Of the two designs I would only recommend the low profile horizontal model not this one. The horizontal offers the same filtration and actually seemed to have much better water pressure and best of all it swings away under the faucet so it is not in your way nearly as much. They both take some getting use too but the lower profile would be the one to get.
I like that a green light indicator flashes when you turn the lever on for filtered water letting you know it is still clean and safe. The filter is very easy to replace simply unscrew the capsule and stick a new one in. I was also able to find large discounted packages of filters at our local warehouse store.
We have been purchasing drinking water for the past year from a local reverse osmosis bottling place and while it tastes good there were some issues. Number one reverse osmosis takes everything out of the water which makes the water unusable by your body. My husband suffered a heat stroke last year shortly after we switched to r.o. water and was told by the doctor to add electrolytes because his body could not properly hydrate no matter how much he drank because all the minerals that make the water available to the body were stripped away. I had no idea why I was drinking so much and always still felt thirsty. I have not had that problem with this great PUR filter product!
Easy install, works great. September 7, 2010
Nuknuk (Springfield, VA United States)
It was easy to install. It came with 4 different kinds of attachment for various types of faucets. I have to remove the tip from my faucet before I can install it. Took me just 5 minutes to set it up.
It works very good. You have to let it flow for 5 minutes to make the filter ready for use. At first the flow is somewhat slow, but after letting it run as mentioned above, it goes on pretty smoothly. The water is clear and does not taste anything metallic or artificial.
The filter housing can be pushed to rotate out of the way if you need to, like when you need to wash your hands or do some dishes. The switch from filtered water to plain water is just an easy flick of the switch. It also has an LED indicator to let you know when is time to change the filter. You can buy the PUR RF-9999-6 3 Stage Faucet Mount Filter, 6-Pack in 6-pack.
My only concern is how long it can hold. I only own this for a week. I will update my review if it fails to perform as it should. Most of the materials are made of plastic. The chrome finish looks really good, very shiny and it looks like real metal until you actually touch it.
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