Aquasana AQ-4000 Drinking Water System
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Product Reviews of Aquasana AQ-4000 Drinking Water System
Product Review: The best.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought mine directly from the manufacturer about a month ago, and I don't know how I've lived without it. The water at my apartment is absolutely disgusting. You can seriously almost 'taste the fluoride', and you can literally smell the sulfur and whatever else is in the soup coming out of my faucet. With this filtration system installed the water is delicious. Noticeably better than any Pur/Brita water I've tried in the past, yet it doesn't taste 'empty' like perfectly distilled water because it's designed to retain some trace minerals. It's perfect drinking water.
I signed up for the 6 month auto replacement program for the filters (Water 4 Life), which costs $8 a month, automatically debited from checking account, and shipped to your door with no additional shipping charges. The filters have a 500 gallon limit, so that's up to 2.74 gallons a day at 9.6 cents per gallon.
Setup was so easy that it's not even worth explaining here.
Not a whole lot more to say, I couldn't be happier!
Product Review: The water taste better...but it ain't distilled
Summary: 4 Stars
Removes all chlorine and fluoride flavor as far as my taste buds can tell it reduced my tap water from 140ppm to 100ppm as measured with a cheapo TDS meter I'm pleased with it easy installation that even my non-mechanically inclined mother could do I might get one for every faucet in my house.
Cons
1. Can't purify hot water
2. Pricey 100 bucks for a dispenser and plastic housing for 50 dollar filter(It does come with the filter however)
3.140ppm to 100ppm...is that good? I would expect something More significant for 100 bucks
4.50 bucks a filter...
Pros
Probably the best system out there in this price range
Product Review: Threads Break
Summary: 2 Stars
The unit filters water fine. I bought the under the counter kit and have had it there for about 1.5 years. After a year, the threads broke on the part you screw in. Customer service sent me a new one...I paid $10 shipping. A few months later, the threads broke on the unit itself, making it useless. When you change filters the unit tends to leak. This is a poorly designed piece of junk...and overpriced.Product Review: Too many problems
Summary: 1 Stars
Filters are much more difficult to install than I think they should be, unit consistently breaks or has a problem every few months. The white plastic filter housing has broken twice (see photo) and I've had to replace the faucet/dispenser at least once because it constantly dripped or even poured. I am now on hold to get another part since I am a "Water 4 Life" subscriber for about $100 year - which includes two filter changes and warranty. Eventually I will probably spend the time and money to get a better unit.
UPDATE 2008-11-29: After the water filter housing broke a third time, I requested that they send me another one for free which they did (no shipping charge) (I am a Water4Life customer). They seem to have redesigned this part so hopefully it will not break again.
Product Review: UPDATE DEAD @ 19 months - wish I could change to 1 star!!
Summary: 5 Stars
On Thanksgiving day '08 I heard a bizarre noise in the water filter and I didn't have water coming out of the spigot any longer, the housing appeared to be leaking, but not over the edge of the unit (I was wrong) since the unit's filters were so difficult to change I couldn't do it on my own - I ordered a new one from Culligan which my son installed for me today, a week later. Stupidly, I didn't realize that thing actually was leaking over the top and it ruined the flimsy cabinet floor. When he pulled the unit out the entire housing at the top of the filters was cracked to bits...it just ruptured like a balloon - you pay $100 plus bucks for this thing and it doesn't even last 2 years...then come to find out, I'm the lucky one for it to last that long!
Don't buy this, the water was good, the flow was VERY slow...but the unit dies. Why put yourself through that. I'll let you know about the MUCH cheaper Culligan I bought with the easy in - easy out filter!