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Constant Chatter Shopping Center - PUR FM-3700 3 Stage Vertical Faucet Mount with Filter Chrome
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $27.99
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Manufacturer: PUR
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: PUR
Color: Chrome
EAN: 0723987005249
Feature: Three-stage vertical spout-mount water purifier
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Label: PUR
Manufacturer: PUR
Model: FM-3700
Publisher: PUR
Release Date: 2005-10-01
Studio: PUR
Variation Description: Chrome
Warranty: 1
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Features
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Three-stage vertical spout-mount water purifier
Reduces dangerous impurities; easily switches from unfiltered water to filtered water
Attaches directly to faucet, installs in minutes; will not work with pull-out faucets
Includes filter casing, one filter, and an automatic safety monitor gauge
Mount measures approximately 3-by-5-by-6 inches; 5-year limited warranty
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Editorial Reviews:
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Enjoy filtered water right from your tap by installing this Pur water Pur 3-stage vertical spout-mount water purifier FM370. It attaches directly to your faucet and installs in minutes without using tools. You can easily switch from unfiltered water to filtered water by turning the faucet mount to the up position. This filter reduces dangerous cysts, such as cryptosporidium and giardia, while decreasing all sorts of impurities, such as lead, mercury, asbestos, and chlorine. The Pur water 3-stage only works with standard faucets and will not work with pull-out faucets. The built-in filter life indicator keeps track of your filter life and it automatically shuts off when filter life runs out. A filter casing, one filter, and an automatic safety monitor gauge come with this product. The purifier's filter measures 2-1/4-by-2-1/4-by-4-1/2 inches; mount measures approximately 3-by-5-by-6 inches. For consumer confidence, it is backed by a 5-year limited warranty. What's in the Box
Filter casing, one filter, and an automatic safety monitor gauge
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Easily damaged, always looks dirty
Comment: This is our second water filter unit in our current home, and our third overall, having installed one in the apartment many years ago. We weren't able to get filters for the last unit we owned (a Brita) anymore so we picked up one of these Pur units in our local supermarket. Boy, what a disappointment. The plastic (don't be fooled, it's all plastic) cracked pretty quickly, so the shiny bottom you see in the picture is gone - fell off. Instead we get to see the ugly black plastic underneath. The filters need to be changed relatively often compared to previous filters we've owned. And since it's all plastic it's almost impossible to keep clean - even the slightest grease, fingerprints, etc. put spots on the outside that only glass cleaner will temporarily remove.
The unit currently works fine if you excuse the hairline leak that sprays a fine mist of water all over the sink, but it's so ugly and annoying we just can't stand looking at it anymore and we're replacing it.
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Summary: doesn't last
Comment: Great idea, just not very well made. The first one cracked at the cap, the second one leaked around the faucet where it can't be repaired. Both happened in less than a year. Just doesn't hold up well.
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Summary: Pur Lies
Comment: We picked up a Pur faucet filtration system for my home about six months ago. We also bought quite a few filters. They were very expensive (why does plastic and carbon cost so much?), but we figured that good water was worth it - particularly since we have a little boy.
Our water is city water. It's not bad, but we thought it wouldn't hurt to be a little extra safe. It's just too bad we went with Pur.
The filters are supposed to last for two months or 100 gallons. So far, only one out of TEN filters has actually lasted that long. The rest have died within one to three WEEKS. The water stream quickly became very weak, ending up as mere drops. We were always careful to follow instructions, never ran hot or warm water through the tap...still, no matter what we did the filters died in practically no time at all.
We contacted Pur, and they claimed that our water must be incredibly bad. We don't believe that this is the case. We get city water, and it's analyzed on a regular basis; it's not particularly hard or soft, and nobody we know has ever had any problem with it. We used other filters in the past, and never had this problem. And it's not as if we got a bad batch of filters; we've bought filters from several different stores over a period of months, and they've almost all been awful. Approximately $10 per filter is a decent price if they work as indicated, but when they only last 1/8 as long as claimed, they become a rip-off.
Once we use up our final filter, we'll be looking for a new filtration system. I'll never buy from Pur again.
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Summary: Not worth the money - look for another one, a better one!
Comment: I've had 2 of these exact filter systems and both had the same issues.
By mistake I bought a 6 pack filter re-fill with the first system that I got, but the system went bad after about 4 months - It developed cracks and plastics started to fall apart. But I still had 5 re-fills left that I didn't want to throw away after paying quite a bit of money for them. So I bought another system, so I could use up all the filters and well enough about 1 year after it has the same problems. Luckily I am going through my last filter right now and I am definitely buying another brand this time.
While the idea of this system was great it definitely needs a lot of quality improvements, so it can actually last for few years at least.
I gave it 2 stars, because I do think they did a great job on the design part of this system, but the quality of it would not pass a one star rating.
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Summary: Worth the money but a little short-lived
Comment: I've owned this for about year, give or take a couple months. While I've had it, it's been pretty good. It recently failed. Like J. Hunter and others, it developed a crack just below the indicator window. It started with a pin-sized spray of water but rapidly worsened.
While I had it, here's how it stacked up:
* The water tasted decent. I thought it compared well ito my Brita pitcher, though the latter was a little better.
* The water flow out the filter was agonizingly slow at first but I eventually stopped noticing.
* To bypass the filter, you tip the entire "bulb" back or forward. It's pretty easy to use.
* This thing had a best aerator I've ever installed on a sink. Ever. It's not a feature I was shopping for and I was really surprised that I cared!
* The filters were awkward to replace. You have to screw off the bottom and use water pressure to eject the old filter. Not terrible but Brita's on-tap unit seems better in this department.
I replaced my Pur filter with a Brita equivalent but that failed in less than 2 days. I'm on the hunt for an alternative to either. If I don't find one soon, I'm OK buying another Pur.
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