Product Description

Pur Water PUR FM8100 - Faucet Mounted Water Filter - It's the Ultimate in water filtration! Reduces lead, mercury, asbestos, MTBE and TTHMs to provide clean, healthy, great-TASting water for you and your family.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15943 in Home Improvement
• Color: Chrome
• Brand: PUR
• Model: FM-8100
• Released on: 2004-11-16
• Dimensions: 8.38" h x 4.12" w x 14.25" l, .50 pounds

Features

• Faucet-mounted water filtration system; chrome-plated
• System easily snaps onto faucet taps; removes impurities, foul scents and discoloration from water
• Tilts back to allow unfiltered water for dishwashing; water flows at rate of 2-1/2 liters per minute; pressure rate of 60 PSI
• Automatic safety monitor notifies users to change filters; filters last 2 to 3 months
• System weighs 3 pounds shipped

Amazon.com Review
Eliminate harmful chemicals and unseemly odors and flavors from tap water with this faucet-mounted, vertical filtration system from Pur. The new Ultimate filtration line improves on Pur Advantage models, eliminating additional contaminants such as cadmium. It also reduces cryptosporidium, giardia, lead, mercury, asbestos, copper, zinc, and sediment 96 to 99.99 percent, plus lowers chlorine levels and lessens discoloration.

This stylish, chrome-plated system attaches to the faucet head--so water flows directly through the filter to the sink. Assembly instructions, including a video, are available on the Pur Web site. Tilting the filter back allows unfiltered water through for household chores such as dishwashing.

Water flows through the system at a rate of 2-1/2 liters per minute with pressure levels of 60 PSI. An automatic safety monitor (ASM) notifies users when it’s time to replace the filter. Filters last approximately two to three months and may be purchased in bulk. While Pur filters rid water of many harmful chemicals, coloration, and bad flavors, they do not soften water or remove fluoride. This item weighs 3 pounds when shipped. --Jessica Reuling

From the Manufacturer
Get fresh & clean water directly from your faucet / Chrome Finish / Fits directly onto faucet

Customer Reviews

More about aesthetics than function
This is a very good-looking filter. We used to live in Orlando where the water tastes like sewage, so a good filtration system was a must. This filter definitely cleans the water to drinking standards and the on/off functionality is well thought out. However, this is one of the SLOWEST water filters we have tried. It starts off okay but after a week or so, we wanted to return it because it took so long just to fill a glass. We tried another filter and the same things happened. A friend who was staying with us informed us that her PUR had done the same thing.

So, we went back to Target and purchased a Clear Flow for 2/3 the price of the PUR and we couldn't be happier. It has 3X the water flow and looks just as good on the faucet. Go with Clear Flow or Brita instead of PUR.

Nice looking and really does the job it's supposed to do
The chrome look of this unit is quite nice and really does look like chrome (doesn't look cheap like some other metallic plastics), matching chrome fixtures nicely. But the important part is that this filter really does its job. You'll find at Pur's website that the Pur Ulitmate is NSF certified to effectively filter 28 contaminants listed in NSF Standard 53, whereas some competing products, including a popular disposable model that doesn't use cartridges, claim certification for less than a third of those. I'm sure there are truly comparable filters out there, but check the specs before you buy. Flow rate seems reasonable to me. I can fill up my 12-cup coffee carafe in under a minute, and I don't mind taking a couple of extra seconds for the peace of mind that I'm drinking cleaner, safer water. After all, I won't be needing it for washing dishes or taking a shower.

It's very easy to install, and it seems more durable than an older generation Pur faucet-mount filter I had that developed leaks after a while. This one has been working for almost a year with no leakage at all.

Does a great job but...
I bought this filter about a year ago. It does a great job, I can taste a huge differance. The water flow didnt bother me at first, but after a week the window indicater started to leak. It wasnt bad at first but then it just got worse with time. Now, more water comes around the window than through the filter. I have to clean it all of the time because of the nasty stuff filtered out builds up around the window and the bottom piece where it twists on started to mold. I looked up the filter and found that it's a common problem with this model. It's too much to buy filter after filter if they will all end up the same way. But since it does a good job we've kept it. We just dont turn the filter all of the way down and keep the water flow low, so it takes SO LONG to get a glass of water. I'v been looking at water pitchers just to have a less time consuming way of getting clean water.