| If you are looking for a drinking water filtration | | | | The Crystal Clear drinking water filter has some great |
| system there are two main types to consider... a | | | | features which help with its popularity. It has an auto |
| countertop water filter or an undersink water filter | | | | shut-off, a ¼" tank ball valve, easy install pack with |
| system. There are a couple of good ones on the | | | | feed water adapter, drain saddle, NSF listed storage |
| market and the Crystal Clear Reverse Osmosis | | | | tank, chrome, long-reach and lead-free faucet spout, |
| undersink water filter system is one of the more well | | | | high quality filters as well as good installation |
| known and effective units. | | | | instructions and a diagram. |
| Before you choose your water filter it is important to | | | | The unit dimensions are: |
| know what method of filtration the unit uses as well | | | | - Main Unit: 18"H x 16"W x 6"D |
| as what pollutants it will remove and the pros and | | | | - Storage Tank: 11"D X 15"H |
| cons of the unit. Below I will go through exactly what | | | | This unit comes with a one year warranty on |
| you need to know to find out if Crystal Clear is the | | | | components, excluding the membrane and pre and |
| right filtration system for you. | | | | post filters. |
| Method of Filtration | | | | Final Thoughts... |
| This 5 stage Crystal Clear water filter uses reverse | | | | The reason the Crystal Clear water filtration system |
| osmosis as a filtration method. There is good and bad | | | | works so well is because of its five stages of |
| to using reverse osmosis to filter your water. | | | | treatment. The water is put through five different |
| The good: | | | | filtration stages and the end result is crystal clear |
| - Reverse osmosis is known to be extremely | | | | water that is clean and healthy. |
| effective in cleaning out pretty much all contaminants | | | | Pros & Cons |
| from the water. It works fast and it works very well. | | | | Pro Crystal Clear Reverse Osmosis Undersink Water |
| The bad: | | | | Filter |
| - Reverse osmosis is also known to strip the water | | | | - Affordable |
| of not only the bad contaminants but also of the | | | | - Cleans water efficiently |
| important trace minerals that are essential for our | | | | - Filters quite fast |
| health. If you use a reverse osmosis system it is | | | | - Auto shut-off helps reduce waste |
| extremely important that you purchase some trace | | | | - Compact size |
| minerals from a health food store to replace in your | | | | - Nice faucet |
| water every time you drink. | | | | Against Crystal Clear Reverse Osmosis Undersink |
| Pollutants Removed... | | | | Water Filter |
| The Crystal Clear undersink water filter system is for | | | | - The reverse osmosis will strip the water of all the |
| small quantities of water such as for drinking and for | | | | good minerals as well - they will need to be replaced. |
| cooking. It will clean up to 100 gallons of water per | | | | - Only filters 100 gallons of water per day where as |
| day which is decent but not as good as say the | | | | other systems such as Aquasana filter 30 gallons per |
| Aquasana system that filters up to 30 gallons per | | | | hour. |
| hour. | | | | - The installation instructions have been noted as |
| This unit will remove: | | | | being poor and hard to understand. |
| - Chlorine | | | | I like this unit but to be honest it wouldn't be my |
| - Heavy metals | | | | choice. I have used reverse osmosis in the past and |
| - Barium | | | | have found it to be a little bit tiresome to always |
| - Cadmium | | | | have to be adding back in the trace minerals. It is not |
| - Chromium | | | | that big of a deal but given the choice I would |
| - Lead | | | | choose a unit that uses different a different filtration |
| - Mercury | | | | method. However the Crystal Clear water filtration |
| - Sulfate | | | | system is a very good price and is very appealing for |
| Important Facts and Features: | | | | many people. |