Sprite Massaging Handheld Chlorine Shower Filter Unit with Replaceable Filter pre-installed
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sprite Massaging Handheld Chlorine Shower Filter Unit with Replaceable Filter pre-installed
Customer Review: Noticeable difference with use; great customer service
Summary: 5 Stars
I have noticed others have said it doesn't filter the water as well as some other models. I can't speak to that statistic, because I have never measure the difference in water quality, though I would be curious to do that one day. All I can say about that is now that I have had mine long enough for the filter to quit working, I can absolutely see a huge difference in the time range (1) before I bought the filter, (2) when it was working at peak performance, and (3) after it ran out. My skin started to feel dry and my hair turned to straw, and the water just didn't feel as "clean" and soft - a clear indicator it was time to change filters.
Lastly, it's touted as a handheld showerhead, but my shower happens to be high enough and angled in such a way that I actually use it as a regular shower as well. And I love the fact that it has a good range of adjustable speeds.
I'm not sure about the claims of 6 - 12 months of filter usage. I was told by Sprite that the filters should be replaced every two months. Of course, that depends on how much the shower gets used - a single person versus a family of four will have different outputs. Specifically, it's supposed to be good for 3000 gallons, and uses 2.5 gallons per minute, so it's easy to calculate the projected life of the filter by how many showers are taken each day, and the duration of each shower.
There may be other filters that work better for cleaning every little thing from the water, and I would be curious to test them one day. But my skin and hair seem happy with this one, and for the price, I am happy too.
I also have to say I am very, very happy with their customer service. I went to change my filter for the first time last week, and the plastic portion where the two pieces screw together broke. It has a year warranty, so I called them, and they immediately called me back, were very cordial and helpful, and within hours, my new shower replacement parts were on their way. Two days later, they were in my mailbox, and I'm back in business. A business gets put to the ultimate test when things go wrong, and I'm very happy with the way my issue was handled.
Customer Review: not bad but there are better solutions including from Sprite
Summary: 2 Stars
This item seems to work but I only gave it two stars as I would not buy it again. I installed (easy enough) in our master bathroom. The price had just dropped to $30 at a hardware store. The handle is very long as it needs to integrate the long skinny filter. Because of this it sits significantly higher than any hand held shower massager I've ever tried. We need to be careful to angle it downward in order to make sure we aren't spraying water over the back shower wall. The only other negative is that these long skinny filters are rated for only 3 months of typical use compared to 6 months of typical use for the non-hand held models.
For my daughter's bathroom I decided to install a non-hand held Sprite filter and put a hand held mount underneath that. This was I could choose from a much bigger selection of shower heads (simple non-adjustable non-massaging was my choice as these last longer). There were no leaks. I will have to replace the filters half as often for her bathroom than I will for ours and the height of the shower head when placed on the mount is much better. If I had to do ours again I would do it how I did my daughter's.
Customer Review: tempermental filter replacement process
Summary: 3 Stars
I've owned this shower head for about a year. It works as advertised and I'm happy to shower clorine free. I'm especially pleased to have no calcium residual clogging up the spray.
HOWEVER...I'm surprised no one has mentioned the following problem. To establish a leakproof seal when replacing the filters, one has to vaseline the rubber seals. Otherwise the water bypasses the filter and squirts out the threads between the head and body of the device. You've got to get the vaseline evenly spread or it won't work. you're supposed to reverse the direction of the filter every month and replace on the third month. The body of the filter gets gross with vaseline and the whole process becomes messy and unpleasant.
But I'm sticking with it because I like the performance.
UPDATE: I cleaned the whole thing thoroughly recently, used minmal vaseline the first time and I've used none the last two times with no problem. Maybe some of my issues are user error?
Customer Review: Not for hard water?
Summary: 3 Stars
I had read here on Amazon and elsewhere online that this system helped to eliminate odors from hard water. I was excited to try this item out after it finally arrived. It took me quite a while to get it installed leak free (and this wasn't my first time ever changing a shower head). Unfortunately, I quickly discovered (within days) that the water in shower still has an odor to it. It works well for its massage capabilities. I guess it was worth a try.Customer Review: Doesn't work with our well water
Summary: 3 Stars
After researching this product, I bought it because of its claims to reduce the amount of iron in the water. We either have a lot of iron or it doesn't work. Either way, it is not filtering out the iron. Like another review, I also had problems with leaking, which never happened with other shower heads I have installed. I cannot rate the chlorine filtering because I have well water, but I wouldn't recommend it for iron.
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