Customer Reviews

Amway A101, E84, E-85, E-9225 Compatible Fit Replacement Water Filter

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Well....Amazon needs to provide more information because even though it is marketed as Amway compatible it is not the same as Amway's.
First the filtering surface area of the filter is about ˝ of the real Amway filter. Also, the filter is good for 6 months where the Amway filter is good for a year. Last, there is no documentation or any paper indentifying who makes the filter, how does it compare to Amway's, and who assumes product liability. I was given the name of the company that makes it but there is nothing in the filter that identifies the manufacturer. For all you can tell, it could have been made in someone's garage in China.

In all, you pay ˝ the price but you get what you pay for: ˝ the time, ˝ the filter surface area and no company willing to assume product liability.

Won't buy it again.

This product is O.K. as a replacement but a bit smaller than an actual Amway brand filter.
I will probably spend the little more and buy an actual Amway softener next time.
The water tastes great though. I'm just not sure it takes out all the impurities Amway claims theirs does.
Not terribly dissapointed though. As I said...it's O.K.

The size is smaller than the original filter, but works well (so far).

Many reviewers of this 'Compatible Fit' replacement have been noting that it is smaller than the original Amway part. Some have expressed anger at being misled by Amazon, or feel cheated since the filter is in fact smaller than Amway's official replacement. However, they are missing the point: this filter is about 75% of the capacity of the original, but it also costs less than half as much as the original direct from Amway! Setting aside weather or not the unit filters as well as an Amway original, determining if the unit is a good value or not is purely a question of math.

To determine the value of each unit, we'd need to look at the value of the unit by comparing its cost with it's lifespan.

Unit Cost x Lifespan = Value

Amway's OEM Part:

$125.00 for 1 lifespan = $125.00 per lifespan

Compatible Fit Replacement

$60.00 for .75 lifespan = $80.00 per lifespan

Another way to look at this, would be the number of this Copatible Fit Replacement filters which could be purchased for the same price as the original from Amway:

$60.00 \ $125.00 = 2.08

So even if they only have 75% of the lifespan, you do a little better than 2-for-1 on price. Effectively that means that you get an extra half of a lifespan from the unit on Amazon.

Arguments about if the filter works as well as the original could only be tested through a scientific process that would be difficult to conduct at home. I can tell you that the water coming out of the this filter tastes just as good to me as what came from the Amway unit it replaced, but that's just my anecdotal experience. For me that's good enough. If you're worried that this filter won't do a good job of filtering water in general, you should probably pay more and get an OEM part from Amway. If, on the other hand, you believe a water filter is pretty much a water filter, rest assured that this is a good value, at least when compared with Amway's offering.

Hope that clears the air a little bit.

Should have read the other reviews. I guess it is filtering, but I plan to replace it in about 6 months. Besides being smaller, there was no carbon looking water that usually comes out in the first couple of minutes. No carbon means not the same filtering to me. The water doesn't have the nasty taste that is present without a filter. That's why I guess it's filtering. I sure don't have any confidence in this one. I won't buy another one.

I purchased this filter as a replacvement for an Amway filter. Price seemed attracted. No place in the data did it indicate it was an undersize replacement. It performs poorly.

Amway has come out with a new water filter system. The old models work great but still need replacement filters every year or so.
The Amway filter cost over $100 including shipping and tax, etc. These filters from other vendors are of the same quality and work great. The price is much less that going through Amway.

Why in the heavens does Amazon market this item as a replacement whne it is not a real replacement. This is a a 3/4 filter, since it is smaller it will not last as long. But does amazon say anything about that.......noooo they just let one order the thing and play merchandise tag with the vendor. Extremely disappointed in Amazon on this one.

Great replacement product for the Amway E-85 water treatment filter. Works great, lasts a long time.

Great deal, arrived on time and was a good value. These filters normally cost twice this amount if you purchased the Amway version. Thanks