PUR Ultimate Faucet Mount

I''d give this 3 1/2 stars if I could.

When you first attach the PUR filter, it works beautifully. Water comes out fast, and comes out clean. But fairly soon, and well before the filter is supposedly used up, the filter cuts down on the flow as it gets more and more clogged. After a while it can take 30 seconds to fill up a glass of water. Ours also has a leakage problem that is exacerbated the more clogged the filter is (the leak comes from the plastic covering that tells you how used up the filter is)...Don''t know if ours is defective or if this is typical.

We have since bought a PUR pitcher filtration system, and that seems to be more convenient to use because you don''t have to sit there like a ... waiting for your glass to fill up.

PUR is superior to BRITA filters, by the way, because they also filter giardia and cryptosporidium, two bacteria that can cause intestinal illnesses. This is especially important if you live in areas with iffy water systems (i.e. St. Petersburg, Russia, which is full of giardia/Mexico) or if you have a weak immune system.

The PUR filters work out to about 25 cents per gallon of filtered water. It costs more to filter dirtier water and less to filter cleaner water.

When you finally throw out the used filter, try cracking it open and having a look at all the nasty gunk that you didn''t put into your body. It''s definitely worth the price, don''t you think?

... I bought my Pur Faucet Mount filter two years ago, when my new place had funny-tasting water. The filter really cleared it up and made it tasteless -... I really like how easy it is to use either filtered or unfiltered water (depending on what I''m doing) with just a quick flip. Also, the spray feature is great. Overall, this filter has saved me from drinking nasty water (and lots of money from buying bottled water).

My only complaint: the faucet mount itself is a bit bulky,

Overall, it''s a great filter and easier than remembering to refill one of those pitchers.

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(COMMUNITY FORUM 04)We have been known to make our every-two-week pilgrimage to Costco to get our bottled water. Honestly, it is a lot of work to carry water around. And like PUR notes in their ad: "There''s more than one way to get 100 Gallons of Drinking Water into your home."

So, something had to be done. This was a serious situation. I need water for tea, when working out and basically for cooking. I refuse to drink water that has not been filtered, just out of principle.

The other problem with bottled water is the bottles you have to recycle. I will probably still buy some bottled water, but the recycling load will be much less.

What amazed me was the ease of installation. Before, I had tried to install an under the cabinet "fancy smancy" water filtration unit which was much higher in price. What then occurred was a leak in the system and unfortunately I did not realize that on certain kitchen faucets, you can''t do the installation yourself when installing a water purifier. I then had to call a plumber and had to install an entirely new kitchen faucet.

Save yourself this hassle and expense.

To Install this product:

1. You remove the faucet aerator.

2. Check for an adaptor (they include a few for internal threaded faucets)

3. Attach the filter to your faucet.

4. Install the filter cartridge.

Yes, it is that easy. Sure beats water torture as you are under the sink trying to peer into the pitch darkness of under cabinet plumbing life and water is dripping on you in a most annoying fashion. I have a completely new respect for plumbers now.

The PUR "Activated Carbon Microfilter" filter up to 100 gallons of water which means you replace the filter every 2-3 months.

There is an "automatic safety monitor": that has a red line which appears in a little window at the front of the filter when the end of the filter life occurs. At such time, you just replace the filter. Keep one on hand for such a day.

What I found as a bonus was the "Swivel sprayer" that attaches to the entire system. The water that makes its way through the filter also comes out in a spray fashion. The "ByPass" feature means that you can still use your regular water for washing dishes and then switch back to filtered water by rotating the water filter at the faucet. While I thought this filter would get in the way, it really doesn''t.

This product claims to reduce lead, mercury, asbestos, MTBE, and TTHMs. This product should not be used with microbiologically unsafe water.

Five Stars for ease of installation and peace of mind! I can even order the filters here with book orders.

Such convenience.

~The Rebecca Review

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I dont want to be mean about this but read the manual. It will tell you to run the new filter for 5 minutes to set the the filter resin. If you do this the filter will provide good flow for the full length of the filter (I get 3 months). If you dont it will slow to a trickle in days.

I have owned these for years. I say these becasue I have had two break and the third is now broken and needs replaced. One of them started leaking out the sight window, another cracked down the side and the most recent failure is that the valve for switching between filtered or not filtered is leaking.

The work great and each time I have had a problem customer service sent me out a new one immediately, I got it in days.

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We use about a gallon of water a day, and I''m tired of lugging bottled water from the store. We settled on the Pur filter based on its capabilities (they claim to filter out more than the competition).

We get a decent flow for two or so days after replacing the filter (about two gallons worth), but it quickly degrades after that. After about a week, it takes about a minute to fill up a glass. After another week, it''s more like three minutes (which seems like an eternity when you''re thirsty at 3am!). After that, it''s pointless -it drips, drips, drips into the glass.

It''s become even worse recently, even after installing a brand-new unit (the whole thing not just the filter). Now, we get about a week out of a filter. I give it two stars because though I''m frustrated by it''s slow flow, the water we do get out of it is good.

Maybe this is a NYC thing? Perhaps other parts of the country have cleaner water? I don''t know. All I do know is that if you live around here, think about another alternative.