Great topic and video! Thanks for sharing. Tough choice on filters. Right now, the manufacturer recommended filter for my refrigerator is going for $60 each, which is crazy. I'm ready to go back to Brita pitchers at that cost. Brita filters are $7 each and good for 40 gallons, which is $.18/gallon. A new "everydrop" filter is $60 each and good for 200 gallons, which is $.30/gallon. It's nickel and dime at this level but when you look at cost over long run, you'll double cost of refrigerator in 8-10 years [$60 x 2 per year x 8 years = $960].

@Monica111960

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this reality check on the cost of the Whirpool Everydrop filter, which is ridiculous 😣! I have to replace mine and I am shocked that even on Amazon they are almost $60. I am tempted to buy a Brita, but do you think it filters the same amount of contaminants? Are all carbon filters made the same? I am not sure, that's why I am watching these videos trying to find an answer. For me the quality of water boils down to health, not only taste. I live in Atlanta and despite what they say in those wonderful water reports that they send us yearly, the water in North Fulton county containes Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Chromium, Dibromochloromethane, Dichloroacetic acid, trihalomethanes, trichloroacetic acid. All of these, 3rd party tested in levels that exceed health guidelines, which is pretty disgusting. The water tastes bad, period. We should held counties and municipalities accountable for allowing these chemicals to end up in our glasses endangering our health. These chemicals cause cancer.

My issue with the AMAZON cheaper filters is that the O rings leak. Flooding my kitchen wasn't worth the $30 I thought I'd saved.

@Killobyte

Жыл бұрын

That sux! I've not had an issue with that but it's something to keep an eye on.

@TheRosswise

9 ай бұрын

Actually I had more problems with official filters and O-rings. Ive paid $60 and gotten filters from Maytag that had missing O-rings. Since I switched to cheaper filters off Ebay I havent had missing O-rings.

The thing that always worries me about these 3rd party filters is that none of the brands seem to exist past a year or so. I see no reliable long term 3rd party brands. They all seem to be Chinese knock off brands. I just feel that it seems they close up shop and open as another business to avoid any sort of litigation and that seems scary to me.

My cheaper filters tend to leak

Interesting. I'm probably more likely to pay the extra knowing it has NSF approval, not particularly the membrane.

What's really interesting is that in industrial water filtration buying the materials is actually rather cheap. There's 1 material that's rather expensive at 30-80$ per square meter. If you also look at how the certain compound is made in a lab / Manufactured setting its absolutely crazy how we can feed the worlds need of water because of greed, and wanting to make sure other countries are relied on us instead of sustainability.

Very interesting. Everydrop = Terrible taste! We replaced a water filter in our Whirlpool frig 3 weeks ago with Everydrop; now, our water taste so terrible we can't drink the water. We have now ordered a different brand water filter.

@devonswindell9735

Жыл бұрын

That's weird. I really like every drop compared to others.

@krishaley5502

Жыл бұрын

which did you switch to, and do you now like that one better?

@TheTF01

Жыл бұрын

I’ve tried both those brands in my whirlpool. The filtering was fine on both, as long as I could get the filter installed without leaking. The everydrop fitd perfect every time, but the other one is about 50/50 leaking.

@mark52111

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure you purchased a legit "everydrop" filter? There are tons of counterfeit ones out there. If you paid less than $60 per filter, you probably purchased a counterfeit one.

@Machria23

11 ай бұрын

@@mark52111 And you left out: if you paid the $60, you were RIPPED OFF!

Water filters seem like a scam. Mains water is pure and treated here in the UK, there are no significant contaminants. Also like many households we have a water softening system. I’ve just fitted my American style Samsung and bypassed the filter, it’s a built in unit and no way it’s coming out every 6 months: I’d forget to do it, it’s heavy and I risk scratching the floor. Oh and they cost £15 a pop ! 10 years £300………..

What? By the time that messy shelf had your confused boxes switching places and you calling them by wrong names. I watched 3 times and feel more dumb than before. But thanks for the attempt!