Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis Water Filter System - High-Efficiency Under Sink RO Removes up to 99.99% of Fluoride, Arsenic, Chlorine, and Lead - Brushed Nickel Faucet

Bought this system because we moved to a rural area with a water well. Even though the water tested very well, and we have a conditioner, we wanted the best taste possible, so we got this system. Aquasana came highly recommended in out local area, so it was an easy decision. Installation required drilling a hole in our granite top. If you're not particularly handy or confident, hire this out. I did it myself and it came out perfect. Installation, overall, went very well. Pay attention to the instructions and the connection diagram, and once you understand how it is supposed to work, it's easy to make the connections properly. It has been connected for five months now with absolutely no leaks, noises, or gurgling, as has been reported. Of course, you only get about a gallon of pure water until the pressure drops low enough that it's time to shut the valve to let the tank re-pressurise. Overall, it works great and seems to have been worth the money. Water tastes great, especially for our coffee each morning. We keep a gallon pitcher full on the kitchen counter regularly. Highly recommend.

Do not follow instructions. They are bad. Read them, then layout where things need to go before drilling anything. Don't cut any if the tubes. You will not need to. Then when you've got it all laid out, pack it back up in the box and return it.Main unit leaks badly under pressure. (and no, it isn't over pressured) See images: all stages had the small damage to them (superficial) and stage 2 had damage that should not have left the factory. That is plastic squeezing out, not paper or foreign debree. It was missaligned when pressed together, and what do you know, leaks badly.All other connections are good, but are cheap. Faucet that comes with has a "washer" that goes under the sink side, and holds everything in place with a nut. But the washer tolerances are too tight and will cut the tube easily if not modified. Basically they did not account for the tube when the washer was sized, so it just doesn't fit. I had to file 1/16 an inch off and round off the little nubs to get it to go on and not be pressing into the rube in a dangerous way. Pain in the behind.All that and the stages (filters) leak. They are poor quality overall in apperance as others have noted, but cosmetics don't bother me. But it does show a very low level of quality control and results in a watery mess in kitchens like mine after install.I will attempt to replace that stage and get reimbursed or refunded and update this review when there is more info. For now I can't recomend buying this product because out of the box it has poor instructions, malfunctioning pieces, bad design, and a catastrophic failure.Looks okay though.

This makes the water taste clean and pure. I would recommend it.

I Do Not RecommendPlease read…I’m not sure if this is normal for the filters to be worn out, maybe it’s some kind of Quality control before sending the product out to customers but the 3 main filters all look like photo attached. Very used and worn out. Like someone previously used it and then returned it for a refund and the dealer repacked it and sent back out to me.Installation would have been a lot easier if my counter top was 1” thick. My counter is about 2 inches thick and the thing that fastens the faucet to the counter didn’t reach all the way to the bottom of the counter making it hard to figure out how to secure the faucet to the countertop. They should use a longer screw that reaches down a little further so the bolt and washer can tighten it down to the countertopI need to get a hold of the dealer or the company Aquasana and ask them about these filters. The water seems to be a little softer than my normal tap water. And I tested it with my pool water test strip and it has less chlorine and calcium then the tap waterBut I bet it would be a lot less if these filters were not used. The water still has lot of visible remnants floating in the water glass. RO water systems should pour out crystal clear waterI’m still waiting for the Aquasana to answer their phones it is the weekend. Maybe they are closed.

I have an older house with galvanized pipes. The person working on my plumbing suggested I get a reverse osmosis system, so I read a lot of reviews and chose this one as being effective and reasonably priced, and did not require an electrical plug under the sink. (No electricity is required.). The plumbing person then installed it for me, cutting a little hole in my steel sink’s rim for the tap so I did not have to give up my sprayer hose. The water tastes very clean, and after some research I feel it is safer than tap water coming through my old plumbing. For my friend it was not difficult to install, although I would not have attempted it myself. The canister should be completely emptied of water every two weeks, and a bleach solution poured through every 6 months upon changing the filter; the company’s site has instructions, and there is much information online about these things.One thing to get used to is the gurgling noise, but it is as easy to block out, the way you block out fridge or A/C noise, after a week or so. Additionally, it takes up over half my under-sink space, something you may want to plan ahead for. Overall, very delighted with this product.