My landlord said he would install this if I bought it. The maintenance man was very impressed with the ease of installation. He also had looked at RO systems locally and was even more impressed with the price (3/4ths the cheapest price he saw and enough filters included to last 1 & 1/2 years). It never leaked during install, priming, or use. They say you might hear water in the drain but the only time I've heard water was at priming. You don't have to flush the system when replacing the first three stages (every six months). The fifth stage only needs a 1 minute flush when replacing (once a year). TDS was 125 ppm now it is 2 ppm. Now I don't have to worry about ruining the filter if I run hot through it like my old faucet filter. This system comes out a separate faucet included with the system and I can taste the difference in the water.Read full review
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Watch the videos and read the instructions first. i put mine in utility room downstairs being i had the 1/4 line down there for my fridge and faucet upstairs. I built a shelf and placed whole unit on it. i marked my lines 5/8 inch before pushing them in. Remember to put clip in. the elbow came pretaped except for tank. just wrap about 6 times around. don't have to over tighten fittings. Tighten by hand and just a little more with wrench. i put mine into soft water line. best way if you have it. put a little clear oring lube on oring and the canisters will tighten to no leaking. i did without first and had to remove and lube and then they gave me a xtra little turn. the decals should be straight. My drain line i ran to the floor drain being i was in utility room. I bought a handheld tds meter for $8. my reading is 6-8 ppm. great value. great product. highly recommendRead full review
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High quality system. I bought this same system for my house 10 months ago because my city water is hard and I'm sensitive to something makes my throat hurt. My keurig and electric kettle would have bad deposits after only a few days. Even after going through a brita pitcher. My kettle would need to be de scaled weekly. I haven't had ANY scale for 10 months! The water from this system tastes like nothing (pure water). I was so pleased with it, I installed this second system in my parents house to run their fridge and the auxiliary faucet in the kitchen. I replaced all the elbow fittings with brass compression fittings on the two systems because they leaked upon install. Take your time and be thorough. I installed the system under my sink and my parents system in their basement utility room supplied with a saddle valve on a main line that was pre-existing. It surprisingly worked well considering it's running about 50' of line to the kitchen. Read full review
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Only had to buy one other fitting for this whole system to get installed. For the amount of variables in play that tells you how well this kit is put together. We use this under sink in our kitchen island to feed the instant hot water spout, and the dishwasher. The dishwasher was getting calcium build up on dishes after 3-4 cycles. About 30 cycles now and calcium film is gone. The hot water spout had its own stand alone filter, we just deleted it and connected to this system. Great! Get one.
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Second day of having it. The installation was easy, just had a minor problem with the first filter housing leaking. It didn't seal right the first time I put it on, but now it works great. I use to have one of those old water factory water purifiers and it just started leaking all over the place. And it was expensive and an inconvenience to buy filters at a retail outlet that I purchased it from. This new express water seems just as good if not better than my old one. And the replacement cost of filters is a lot better.
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I have been installing RO systems since the late '90's. This system from Express Water is one of the best in these areas: - Top quality filters used - Can get water down to 0ppm - Very well explained instructions - Quality hose fittings Is it easy to install? Well it depends on who is installing it. No its not an easy job, it takes 1-2 hours to do a proper job, depending on where you are installing it. If you are installing it underneath a sink, make sure you have enough space for the tank and filter unit. they take alot of space. If you have a granite or marble counter, forget the little faucet that is included, unless you call a professional to drill a 1/2" hole in the counter. Other wise I recommend changing your water faucet to a 3-way kitchen faucet.
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I have bought this type filter before. Filters like this have numerous tube connections that are necessary to make. This one is all color coded and easy to follow. Maybe all filters are like that now -- I do not know ----- but this one is half the price of some of the others. And I am not aware of anything about this filter that is cheap or inferior. It is as good as they get and as cheap as they get. I have used a 5 stage filter for the last 20+ years and this one is just as nice as that one. I moved and had to get a different one. I like this one!
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I am amazed at how well this system works! The price is unbelievable as well. I had it completely installed in about 30 minutes. Our tap water is smelly, cloudy, and will develop a skin on top if allowed to set about 20 minutes. The water that comes out of the faucet (which is included)for our filter system, is just as good as any bottled water you can buy. I couldn't be happier with this purchase!
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Install was easy, great instructions and color coding. Right parts were included to handle most plumbing situations. This was my first time using pex and installing an RO system. Parts were quality and did not seem cheap. John Tucker
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Actually a high quality system! There is protection against disconnection of hoses, there is protection against leaks. Excellent detailed instructions! It is easy to install by yourself with the minimum required number of tools. The water quality is excellent!
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