Culligan FM-25 Faucet Mount Filter Save 17% Off

• Reduces Bad Taste, Odor and Lead and other contaminants
• Compact Design
• Polished Chrome Finish
• Simple design allows for easy, no-tools-needed installation; to activate filter, simply pull the diverter tab
• 2 Year Limited Warranty

Although I haven''t had this filter for long, three features are notable in contrast to the other (poorly-working) faucet-mount filters I''ve used. First, the fitting to the faucet is all metal--it''s less likely to crack and spray everywhere as others have. Second, the switch pops back after the water shuts off so you aren''t wasting your filter the next time you turn the faucet on to wash your hands. Finally, the water flows into the actual filter and then directly out. Other filters accumulate gunk in the parts that water flows through after exiting the actual filter, and those parts are often hard to clean. This Culligan design means that anything growing or accumulating on the exit point from the filter gets thrown away when you get a replacement. It''s a huge improvement.

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UPDATE: August, 2012: The filter came off the faucet and I can''t fix that again; I guess I need a new washer+connector as the current one doesn''t tighten and stay on the faucet anymore. This is bad engineering. I went back to PUR faucet filter; reducing the rating...

Original review:

I replaced my kitchen faucet with Moen Torrance 87484 One-Handle Low Arc Kitchen Faucet Chrome and so had to replace my PUR kitchen faucet filter too PUR 3-Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount Chrome FM-9400B because I didn''t have a good washer to fit this Moen! I was happy with PUR for about 2 years now, but it is due for replacement anyway as the chrome surface is slowly getting peeled and spotted.

So I decided to replace PUR with this one (based on reviews on other/older models of Culligan). Overall, I am happy with this change...

PROS:

1. Water taste is comparable to PUR (I don''t see any difference). (Don''t know if it really filters :) I have to trust Culligan''s claims just as I trusted PUR''s claims :))

2. This one is supposed to last 200 Gallons compared to 100 Gallons of PUR filter.

3. Easy to install (easy to replace filter too without taking the filter mount from the faucet!)

4. Reasonably priced, looks great, smaller size than most faucet mount filters in the market.

5. The mount/washers/fittings on the faucet are all metal not plastic like the others. I like this. (filter housing is chrome-look-plastic)

Cons:

1. After a couple of days of use, if you move the filter housing around as you use the faucet, it tends to loosen from the faucet a little bit and so it can start leaking; have to tighten again. (May be because I only tightened it with hand, but definitely securely). When correctly tightened, it doesn''t leak. So this is not a major issue to complain about.

2. Availability of filters etc are limited (online). I didn''t see clearly marked filters in nearby Lowe''s.

3. Another small nitpick: recycling the filters. Only Brita currently has recycling of filters nation wide. Both PUR and Culligan don''t have this. But one filter replacing 100''s plastic bottles is much better in any case.

4. Slows down the water flow a little bit (in pass through mode, when the filter is not used)

Update 5/22/2012:

The water shutoff valve stopped closing by itself in just 5 months; now after taking filtered water I have to shut off the faucet and the bypass valve of this filter; not good for a product that is sold for 25+ bucks; reducing the rating to 3 average

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This is essentially the same product as the FM-15 except it is in shiny chrome plastic rather then white plastic. If you care how your faucet looks, the extra dollars are worth it. There have been many reviews of the FM-15 and the ones that state it as 4-5 stars are accurate. The one item that kept this from being a five star review, is that unlike the Pur filter, the unfiltered water does not come with a swivel aerator. it''s an easy fix, but add $5-6 for separate swivel that will give you increased reach on your sink...it''s worth adding one to your cart if you purchase this.

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Very simple & effective unit. Does not have any kind of built in indicator saying its ''full''. The unit (& replacement filters) come with a sticker you put on any old calendar. I view this as a good thing, the ''PUR'' indicator seemed to make the unit cost more, and never seemed to work right. I do think the water pressure is better from the ''Culligan'' as well. And am happy ''Culligan'' has finally put out a chrome finished model. Finally, if you live somewhere with hard waterwe live in Las Vegasperhaps the worst hard water in the U.S.! Don''t ignore your filter change date, wait too long and you''ll never be able to unscrew the filter for replacement. Also, the filter is backed up with minerals & worse, so you''re drinking some nasty H2O...!

PS: The FM-15 (white) replacement filters are cheaper, and they fit the FM-25 unit perfectly.

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I bought the Culligan faucet-mount filter about two months ago and had no doubt I was going to have a better quality water from the tap. Few days ago I bought a TDS meter (a tool measuring the level of contamination in tap water). I was shocked to find after testing the filtered water that the Culligan filter didn''t filter the tap water at all!! The meter showed exactly the same amount of contamination in both the tap water and the water coming out from the filter. I understand the Culligan filter wouldn''t give 100% purification but I was hoping it could reduce water contaminants somewhat. Very disappointed in the product!