Review on 🔍 The Ultimate Solution: Pentek CBC 10 Carbon Filter Cartridge for Unmatched Filtration Efficiency by Brian Cheney

This is a great filter IF for any reason you need 0.5 micron filtration. I'm not sure who exactly is doing this. If you suspect Giardia or Cryptosporidium cysts in the water then this filter is not suitable. It will probably catch most of them, but it's not designed for non-potable water. You need something else to disinfect the water, such as B. UV treatment. Submicron filtration also has disadvantages. The most predictable flow rate is lower. The more surprising effect is that our water tastes flat. It's not a softening filter, so at first it wasn't clear how that was possible. Before installing the filter under the sink, we used a Brita jug, which, while impractical, is expensive but makes delicious drinking water (as well as tea and coffee). We live in Brooklyn where the water is of very good quality with very little hardness. We simply use filters to remove chlorine and bad tastes and odors from pipes in our building. I then learned that total dissolved solids, not just hardness, can affect flavor. And TDS contains airborne particles smaller than 2 microns. This means that a 0.5 micron filter can significantly reduce TDS, changing the taste of the water - in our case for the worse. We switched to a Pentek EP-10 filter. This is basically the same but filters down to 5 microns. As if by magic, our water now tastes great. Better than Brita water. The flow rate is about 33% faster than CBC-10. Not a big difference, but at least something. So I would recommend it to anyone who needs carbon filtration and wants to reduce total dissolved solids but doesn't need a full fledged water softener.