Waterdrop Filter 5-Year Undersink Inline Direct Connect Water Filtration System Review

Waterdrop Filter 5-Year Undersink Inline Direct Connect Water Filtration System Review

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Takeaway: Super quick installation, leak-free, high flow, clear and clean tasting water.

You'll receive the filter, two braided NPT hoses, two pipe fitting adapters, Teflon tape, two mounting screws, a mounting sticker guide, and illustrated installation manual. Note that a t-splitter is not included and you may need this if you are adding a separate faucet for the filtered water, rather than filtering all the water through your main sink faucet. The female connector hose is for the filter's inlet while the male threaded end is for the outlet side. The thread size on each is 3/8" but you can use the adapter to change the 3/8" male thread to a ½" male thread or use the other adapter for the reverse. If you require different connectors or additional hoses, you can contact customer service for assistance, and I can confirm that they're really responsive and committed to helping make your installation go smoothly, as they sent me an additional female ended hose to work with my existing plumbing.

This 5-year undersink filter (model number WD-RF-5Y) measures 16" from top to bottom and the width and depth are 3.5" and 4" respectively. The pre-installed filter head is mounted using two screws through the keyhole slots at the back. The filter can be removed and replaced at the end of its 5 year life. The blue tabs in the labeled in/out ports are the quick release tabs for the push-to-connect hoses, and these must be installed for a watertight seal. The smaller stem on the hoses simply need to be pushed into the ports through the blue collar. Mounting the filter took only a few minutes and simply requires you to drill two screws into your cabinets; alignment is easy using the guide sticker for positioning.

Waterdrop's activated carbon block filter removes Chlorine, PFOAs, and particles larger than 0.5 micron like sand and microplastics. It meets NSF/ANSI 372 standards and is certified lead-free but note that it will not remove dissolved substances like VOCs and minerals. After installing, you'll want to flush the cartridge by turning on the water and discarding the first 2 gallons of filtered water, or repurpose it by watering your plants, for example. Now I can enjoy as much filtered water as I need from a fast filling tap on demand without having to wait for water to slowly drip through in my pitcher filter. That water tastes delicious, refreshing, clean water with any off flavors, and it only took about 10 minutes to install. Since the filter lasts 5 years before needing to be replaced, that's way fewer disposable filters for the landfill than the ones from my pitcher filter which only last a couple months.

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