Aquasana AQ-4500 Complete Under Counter Water Filter System
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: AquasanaBrand: Aquasana
Model: AQ-4500
Product features:
- Voted Consumers Digest Best Buy
- Performance Certified by Underwriters laboratories and the California Department of Public Health
- Help prevent thousands of plastic containers from winding up in landfills and further polluting the environment
- Filters out chlorine, lead, VOCs, MTBE and Cysts
- 30 gallons a hour of ultra-filtered high quality
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Aquasana AQ-4500 Complete Under Counter Water Filter System
Customer Review: Runs and dripps after you shut it off
Summary: 2 Stars
PROS: 1. The water tastes great. 2. The stem threads into the base, but is double gasketed with O rings. This means that you don't have to tighten it down, and you can rotate it to any position and it won't leak from the base of the stem, as long as you don't unscrew it all the way. It also means you can point the handle in any direction you like, not just the one shown in the picture. 3. The faucet handle can be held down or flipped up and released to pour water. You don't have to hold it if you flip it up. 4. Installation was as easy as plumbing can be. If the supplied T fitting fits what you have under your sink, then you will be fine. If it does not fit, and you do not know what to do to make it fit, CALL A PLUMBER. This is what they do, and it won't cost you much, because it's an easy job.
CONS: The water keeps running after you shut it off. This is not a malfunction, it is a design flaw. The instructions even make reference to it. Considering the cost of this item, I feel this is a major drawback. I am not impressed. This bothers me every time I use it.
NEUTRAL: 1. Water does not come out cold. It sits in the filters at room temperature, so you'd have to run it for a LONG time before it would be the same temp as the water coming out of your cold water tap. It must be refrigerated if you want it cold. This is fine. Just fill a pitcher, not a glass. 2. Water runs very slow. Filling a pitcher, or a coffee pot takes a while. 3. The reason the filter faucet runs on is because the valve in the handle turns water on and off to the inlet of the filter, not to the faucet itself. I can only assume this is done so that the filtration system itself does not need to handle any real pressure. This would make it less expensive to manufacture, but like i indicated above it also means that the water runs for 5-10 seconds after you shut it off, as water pressure bleeds off, and residual water siphons out.
HOMEOWNER TIP: If you do call a plumber to install your water filter, whether it's this one or not, ask him to replace your shut off valves with 1/4 turn "ball valves" if they are not ball valves already. He'll explain why it's a good idea, and why this is a good time to do it. He'll also think you're an educated homeowner, which is in your favor.
Description of Aquasana AQ-4500 Complete Under Counter Water Filter System
Get the very best water, the best value and the most convenience, at a fraction of the cost of bottled water! Aquasana's exclusive dual filter system uses a combination of carbon filtration, ion exchange and sub micron filtration to produce truly healthy, great-tasting water conveniently from your new AquasanaŽ kitchen faucet. Filters out chlorine, lead, prescription drugs, pharmaceuticals, VOCs, MTBE and cysts (chlorine-resistant parasites) and leaves in the natural trace minerals! This patented twin cartridge drinking water filter installs easily under your kitchen sink and attaches to your new AquasanaŽ kitchen faucet providing up to 30 gallons an hour of ultra-filtered, high-quality water for drinking, cooking and adding to beverages. *Includes filter housing, twin filter cartridge set (lasts 6 months/filters 500 gallons), under sink installation kit, faucet and easy-to-follow instructions. Naturally healthy, great-tasting water at your finger tips for less than 10˘ per gallon. No other product, at any price, has ever produced better results than Aquasana! Contaminant reduction capabilities for Aquasana products are third party tested and certified by the California Department of Public Health Services. Made in the U.S.A. * AQ-4000 and AQ-4050Undersink & Countertop Filtration
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