Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Joe Patterson photo
Bulgaria, Sofia
1 Level
724 Review
63 Karma

Review on Aquasana 3-Stage Under Sink Water Filter System - 99% Chlorine Filtration & Oil-Rubbed Bronze Faucet - AQ-5300.62 by Joe Patterson

Revainrating 1 out of 5

BEWARE bad hardware - danger of flooding!

I made this a one star review mostly because of the horrible tee provided with the product to split the incoming water line between the faucet and the filter. As at least one other reviewer mentioned, the hardware is total junk. I installed it following the instructions and less than 48 hours, at 2 am I was awakened by the sound of waterworks under my kitchen cabinet.The compression fitting on the tee failed and the entire 3/8 plastic water tube that supplies the filter simply fell out causing water to gush out in full force. Luckily for me I have solid wood cabinetry and a stone floor, so water damage was minimal. If I had particle board cabinets and a wood floor then things would've been quite different.Back to the issue at hand though -- throw away the tee provided by Aquasana and replace it with something like this item sold on Revain: TOTOMO 3/8"OD Push Fit Angle Stop Adapter Valve. It may be $20 instead of the $2 junk bundled by Aquasana but it'll save your kitchen.The filter itself is fine, and one of the few that is NSF certified to remove a whole bunch of contaminants. It's shameful that Aquasana can't bundle proper hardware to go along with it.As a side note, I did not use the faucet included with the filter. I used my own faucet made by Moen. The one included by Aquasana is smaller, weighs about 1/10th as much and looks really flimsy. Other reviews mentioned it leaking and cracking and I'm not surprised. I wish I could've bought this filter without the faucet to save a few bucks but that is not an option as of this writing.To summarize, the filter itself works fine but I'll have to see how well the O rings will survive in the long term as O ring failure within a few years is another common complaint.

img 1 attached to Aquasana 3-Stage Under Sink Water Filter System - 99% Chlorine Filtration & Oil-Rubbed Bronze Faucet - AQ-5300.62 review by Joe Patterson



Pros
  • Aquasana's patented Claryum filtration technology ensures high levels of performance, preventing clogging and reducing the need for frequent cartridge replacements
Cons
  • Can alter the taste of certain types of water, such as well water

Similar reviews