- Reduces chlorine taste and odor, sand, silt, sediment, and rust
- Portable; operates by use of a diverter valve attached to the main sink faucet
- Fits on to small areas on the counter top
- Meets all plumbing codes
- Accepts all standard 10-inch replacement filter elements
Product Description
This attractive system sits beside the sink and operates by use of a diverter valve attached to the main sink faucet. Filter will reduce chlorine taste and odor, sand, silt sediment and rust form the water. Will accept all standard 10-inch replacement filter elements…. More >>
Watts 500315 Counter-Top Drinking Water Filter
Unit does not come with wrench to open unit in order to change filter. Package is generic brown box with 1 pg Watts Premier instruction sheet inside. The instructions indicated that a wrench may be required to open the housing (to change the filter). Believe me, a wrench will be needed. If unit performs as advertised, i won’t need to worry about the wrench for 6-months, but I’m still disappointed that a basic tool which i will need down the road was not included in this purchase.
Rating: 2 / 5
I received this item and connected to faucet….water is coming out all around connection…not where it is suppose to come out!!!!! I called the company to see what to do, the woman I spoke with was trying to help me but when she realized this was an item from Amazon.com she couldn’t help me!! She transferred me to someone else, I just got a voicemail….I left a long detailed message but have yet to hear back from anyone, this was 5 days ago! I will try again next week to see if I can get this resolved before returning this item. Hopefully I will have better info next week and will write another review.
Rating: 1 / 5
I purchased this product in April of 2009 and I can say that out of the numerous water filtration devices that I have purchased over the past 3 years, this one is the simplest and most convenient to use and provides great tasting water instantly without having to wait for the water to filter through a pitcher.
I live in an apartment complex and I’ve had to move four times over the past two years due to different circumstances. Installing this countertop device has made it so much easier for me to disconnect/reconnect and move it with me with ease. I worked with my dad to install a 5 stage reverse osmosis system at his house underneath his sink and it was a very tedious process. Not only that but he has to get down there every six months to change several filters. I did not want to this given that I rent a place and move frequently and the complexity of the installation of an R.O. system. With this filter, it makes a simple connection directly to the faucet and I only need to pull a pin to transfer the water through the filter. My dad’s R.O. system also has a 3-5 gallon container to store the filtered water in but the water pressure coming out of the faucet is great at the beginning but near the end of a gallon, the water is trickling very slowly due to diminished water pressure. It will take him 4-5 minutes to fill a gallon jug of filtered water. This is not true with my countertop filter, If I turn up the water faucet pressure, the water comes out faster, and if I turn it down, it comes out slower. It doesn’t take me more than 45 seconds to fill a gallon of filtered water into a pitcher, which I then store in the refrigerator or put directly into a glass with ice for instant cold drinking water.
I have one filter to change when I need to change it (and I still haven’t needed to change it yet). Unlike brita and pur pitcher filters, there’s no waiting for the water to filter into a pitcher and hassle to get it under my faucet in my sink to refill daily. I have even tried the PUR faucet mount filter and the water quality is disgusting tasting. PUR’s water is so bad they have to sell flavor shots to mask the foul odor and taste of its filtered water. This is not the case with the Watts Countertop system. Only fast, clean water comes out from this filter.
I have one caveat with countertop filtration systems and that is the water hose that leads from the faucet to the filter. It gets in the way and moves unless it is tied down to the faucet. This is not a major issue because it can be zip-tied down to the sink faucet and routed behind the hot/cold handles over to the filter. The pros outweigh the cons so I can live with that. The other thing that I didn’t like was that Watts did not include a tool to open the filter housing when I need to change the filter. I went to Lowe’s hardware and bought a tool to open it. Even Home Depot didn’t carry this in stores (useless store!)
I really love this filter. I’ve finally found a product that is versatile to meet my needs, simple and convenient, and provides great tasting clean water instantly! And the cost of changing filters every six months will only cost about $20-$30 anually! Get it!
Rating: 5 / 5
Our well has iron in it which isn’t removed completely by our reverse osmosis system. Water has a funny taste so we were still buying water for coffee, etc. Well, not anymore! This unit does the trick…and so easy to install. In less than 90 seconds we had great tasting water at our fingertips. Worth every penny………..
Rating: 5 / 5
The water certainly tastes better than tap. It’s no ten-stage filter, but I’m not going to shell out the $130 for one of those. If I could, I probably would, but this one makes the water drinkable.
Also, the water diversion system is a little less than optimal, but it seems they all are.
Rating: 4 / 5