I have a whole house carbon based water treatment system , but the water still tasted less than purchased water quality....after researching non reverse osmosis devices , i opted for Aquasana under counter.....wow!...EASY to install and although a SLOW pour, the quality of the water was there...refrigerate a bottle and Perfection!...the proof was when i left a glass of water overnight and tasted in the morning it was still perfect taste....THANK YOU
Satisfied customer except for the low water volume
on June 19, 2015
Posted by: Gary
from Paradise, CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
Could not install the unit housing along the sidewall of cabinet as suggesgted due to the sink hardware that was in the way. Could not access the screw holes due to the angle afforded. Placing the unit on the other side of the cabinet was also not possible because of the hose location was then in the wrong direction and because of the garbage disposal unit was in the way. Fortunately I was replacing another filter so I cut the existing hoses (which were of the same diameter) of the old unit and purchased unions to attach the new unit thus having plenty of hose lengths. The new unit housing was then placed on the floor along the back of the sink cabinet being careful not to kink the hoses as the location of the hoses on the Aquasana unit still were on the wrong side. A fix to this problem would be to install 90 degree elbows on both the inlet and outlet hoses close to the unit to allow greater flexiblity in the installation. I did not need to use the new faucet as the old one was similar to the new one and I was not concerned about its having lead in its construction making the total installation process easy and simple.
We live in an area of California which normally has great-tasting water. However, during the drought, water has been imported from Southern California. Lots of chlorine is used to treat it, and the pleasure of drinking a glass of water from the tap is ruined by the chlorine smell and taste. The Aquasana filter COMPLETELY removes the chlorine smell and taste. Purchasing it directly through Aquasana is the most cost-effective because of signing up for the Water for Life program. We have not owned it long enough to comment about the length of time that the filters last, but Aquasana said that the timing of the Water for Life program can be customized. Overall, even with the extremely slow flow of water through the filter, it is a worthwhile purchase and I would recommend it to anybody looking for a drinking water system.