Customer Reviews

InSinkErator F-201R Filtration Replacement Cartridges, 2-Pack

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Just put a small bowl under the old filter to catch several ounces of water and twist the old filter counterclockwise a quarter turn. The water from the feed line automatically shuts off so you don't have to turn the water off at the valve. Twist on the new filter and turn on the hot water dispenser for about a minute or so to bleed out the air. It couldn't be more simple!! It's just like they say in the instructions. I finally found something that works like the manufacturer says it should.

This was the product I needed at the price I liked. The ordering was easy and the package arrived promptly.

The item works fine, the water flow is great, tasts fine, a bit too expensive in my opinion for what it is.

The pricing was very good. This filter does a good job and lasted us about 5-6 months (2 adults, 1 baby, and 1 4-day/week mom-in law babysitter). We probably should have replaced after 4-5 months. The water flow drops over time, so you will want to replace on a regular basis. The filter does a good job eliminating flavors and sediment; it doesn't add fresh-water flavor like a Brita filter does.

Similarly to all the other reviews, we came home to find water gushing out of a crack in the filter. Kitchen flooded and water pouring into the basement. Thousands of $$ in damage to the kitchen and adjoining rooms. Like the others, we had no idea that the filter needed to be changed. We bought the house 1 year ago and hadn't realized we should check that filter. While I take responsibility for not changing it, failure of the filter should not result in a flooded house. I am removing the filter and having the water line go directly to the dispenser. I would rather pay the extra money and have a house filter added later. Make sure you change these filters, you do not want to deal with the consequences if you don't!!

This was a great price for 2 of these filters! Much cheaper than Home Depot and Lowe's

I buy water filters because family members like the idea. The only specifications published by InSinkErator indicate that the product filters out rust and chlorine taste and odor. No data on biologicals filtration. The product very likely does meet its specs, but it is hard to tell that it does anything to the soft water supplied by the weel regarded public utility that we drank unfiltered for decades. It doesn't change the taste. Easy to install, but take care with dirpping water when you remove the old one. A little pricey for uncertain benefits. Three stars for design and our faith in the manufacturer and the comfort it gives to some in the family. Perhaps users who have hard water, water with off tastes or color, or more highly chlorinated water will write with more specific information on its benefits. :)

I just came home to a lake in the kitchen! Thank goodness I was only gone an hour. The bottom of the replacable filter cracked open and spraying water at nearly a garden hose rate. No doubt about correct installation. This is a manufacturing defect. The filter should fail to filter when it goes bad and not fail and flood your home.

There is no excuse for a part made of essentially pvc not to last as long as pvc pipe and at least be engineered to the same specs. The crack is in a 3"circle on the very bottom and extends over 1/2 the way around. There is an obvious weak spot around the rest. Clearly this is a design flaw that should be immediately addressed and distribution stopped until it is. There is no excuse for a $200 kitchen convenience resulting in thousands of dollars in damage.

Now I have read about two others in 3 minutes and I wasn't even looking for stories. The replacement price is ridiculous at $25 dollars each... really! I'm supposed to replace this every 3 months? Do not buy this product or any other item that has such catastrophic low probability/ high consequence profile.

The price on this item is way too high to change every 3 months. I didn't realize you had to change it every 3 months and came home from vacation with a flooded kitchen because the filter had cracked! VERY expensive oversight having to re-tile entire kitchen, so don't let it go over year. Same thing happened to a friend.

InSinkErator F-201R Filtration Replacement Cartridges, 2-Pack We woke up this morning to discover that our kitchen was flooded with water from a crack in a F201R filter. The water seeped through the floor and rained into our basement, covering a wide area. We had to call in professional contractors who removed the almost-new flooring from our kitchen and drilled holes around the bottom of each cabinet to allow tubes to be inserted from multiple industrial strength dehumidifying units. It's a real mess, and it will be several weeks until the kitchen is fully restored. Fortunately it is covered by USAA insurance. The contractor who built our kitchen never told us that we needed to replace the filter, in fact I didn't know that it was there until today. Instant hot water is a nice feature, but we have made little use of it. Now I am wary about using it at all.