CRYSTAL QUEST 8 STAGE COUNTER TOP FILTRATION SYSTEM

PROS:

* Works good enough to protect you from heavy metals and fluoride
* Easy to use
* Quick install - fits almost anywhere
* Water is noticeably better
* Simple
* Multiple Filters provide convenient water filtration and peace of mind

CONS:

* Plastic leaches toxins into the water over time - Purchase stainless steel unit
* Requires gentle usage - Abusive handling will cause breakage rapidly
* For best results water requires additional filtration - This is the case for any affordable filter however
* Not the best design to obtain surface area utilization - it could be better for little to no additional cost.
* Filtration is inferior to PROPURE* gravity system - still, those are more expensive

TIPS:

* Use the added pre-filter made by crystal quest ASK for it - Additional PRE and or POST filtration suggested.
* Ozonate the water after filtration - Please study ozone generator usage for your personal water
* Prime the filter before using - use high flow for 10 minutes then let drain with medium-fast drip for 2 days.

Flouride's other use is rat poison and this is a good filter to remove it. I have used mine for a year or so and it works great. I'm purchasing another one for my daughter.

I have used this filter for two weeks, the water taste great. Easy hook up however you will need an adapter if your sink faucet is a smaller diameter, adapters come with it but nothing I could use. Right now I have it hooked up in the laundry room so I am still filling containers :( It is a big large for the counter-top so I will be working on a way to get it under the sink using hoses and fitting I already have from an older filter system.

I had the previous generation model to this one for about 5 years. Fluoride removal is very important to me. It worked very well until lately when we could tell by the water taste that the filters were exhausted. I chose to purchase a new one rather than replace the filters due to the new design and technology. Got it today, installed very quickly and easily. Water tastes WONDERFUL now! Tastes completely clean and fresh - what a huge difference! This design is superior to the previous in that it no longer uses a drain hose from the filter housing allowing for more flexible location options. Considering how many gallons these will clean, this is an extremely economical way to get top quality pure water.

I got a fluoride shower filter, too, as this toxin penetrates the skin. You should treat the whole house! Great product so far and I am VERY pleased. It does take up a bit of counter space, and I WISH they had included a longer connctor tubing, but it works great! Water looks and tastes fresh and clean.

I have had doubts about this filter doing anything, but a professional lab test proves that it does indeed work. Tap water fluoride level prior to filtration was around .8, after filtration it tested at .1, so 8 times less fluoride in your water! There are more expensive filtration systems out there (not on amazon) that do filter out fluoride to non-detectable levels, but I can't yet afford it, so for now this will suffice. Plus it makes the beverages taste great, like coffee and tea, if I use regular tap water, the coffee and tea would taste bitter and there'd be an aftertaste in your mouth. With this filter you don't taste anything but the taste of coffee or tea - I will never go back to drinking my hot beverages any other way! The reason I gave this filter 4 stars, is because I got a stainless steel model and I haven't managed to unscrew it. There's a wrench that came with it, but no matter how much I tried, it wouldn't budge! I was trying to unscrew it for my own curiosity, so when time comes to replace the filters in a year or so, we'll see...

Good filter for fluoride removal. Good design .

Fantastic product! The water out of this filter unit is just so fresh tasting I'd rather drink it than anything else I can get from a store. I bought myself some stainless steel bottles and now i'll never buy bottled water again. Great Job Crystal Quest.

This was a replacement for the same unit I bought a few years ago. I changed the filters a few times, but bought a new one because it doesn't cost much more than replacing the filters, and the plastic tube was stiff and the faucet adapter was spraying. I like that this filters fluoride and lead, is easy to install, and the filters last so long. One thing that was different this time is that the filters were installed and ready to go, the last ones the towers had to be unscrewed and the filters had to be unwrapped.