Review on 💧 GE FQK2J Drinking Replacement Filters: Pure and Refreshing Water at Your Fingertips by Jason Morrison

The flow rates for these new cartridges are slower than the original cartridges and it has always been annoying, but the latest set I installed today is even worse. The spec is 1.1 gpm, but at 57 psi inlet pressure I only get 0.23 gpm. It should flow more than four times as fast. I wanted to see if there was any pressure loss or clogging anywhere other than at the cartridges, so here's what I did: (1) I tried to measure the flow rate while the inlet hose was running. straight into the tank - it was definitely over 3 GPM; Can't say how much more as it was a powerful jet and squirted out of the container - no delivery issues! (2) I blew out the internal mounting lines with compressed air - there are no obstructions. (3) I measured the flow rate with the hose inserted directly into the filter outlet and got 0.24 gpm. (4) When reseating the exhaust hose, I measured only 0.23 gpm at the faucet. It was 96% speed with no tap, so I can rule that out as an issue. as high as I can set the regulator without going over my water heater's pressure rating of 60psi (it's in the basement so its pressure is 3psi higher than what I can get under the kitchen sink. I used to have the pressure regulator higher discontinued, but it has damaged my water heaters - after replacing two leaking water heaters and my other brand water filter ruptured and splashed water under the sink, I gave up and started adjusting the water pressure to the advertised level.) This can be the The only way to get a reasonable flow rate would be to install a second set of filters in parallel and replace the cartridges annually instead of every six months. I think this will give me up to 0.45gpm which is still pretty bad. I miss wasting old filters! Also, I see that they're made in Taiwan, which is surprising - I usually find a high level of quality control with Taiwanese manufacturers, so working so far off specs is unexpected.