PUR Flavor Options Faucet Mount FM-5050B

by PUR

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

From PUR, the Flavor Options Faucet Water Filter offers zero-calorie, fruit-flavored water with the push of a button. A three-stage purification system keeps sediment, chlorine, lead, trace pharmaceuticals, microbial cysts, and other pollutants from reaching your drinking glass. Water is also filtered over natural minerals for a crisp taste. This filter is capable of cleansing up to 100 gallons of water (lasting two to three months, on average). This horizontal mount filter clicks onto any standard faucet--no tools required. The filter swivels 360 degrees and has a convenient built-in replacement indicator.

Flavor Options Faucet Water Filter Flavor cartridges offer fruit-flavored water at the push of a button Removes 99 percent of pollutants, trace pharmaceuticals, and microbial cysts Provides up to 100 gallons (two to three months' worth) of clean water Filter life indicator lets you know when it's replacement time 360-degree swivel feature gives you room to work Fast, tool-free installation on standard faucets

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Flavored Water from Your Faucet
The filter's design gives you easy push-button access to fruit-flavored water when you want it. Compatible PUR flavor cartridges are available in four flavors--grape, strawberry, raspberry, and lemon. There are no added calories, sugar, or dyes.

Each cartridge provides up to 75 servings of flavored water. A single raspberry flavor cartridge is included with the filter to get you started.

Three-Stage Filtration Improves Taste and Odor
The filter's first stage traps sediment, like dirt, rust, and sand, while the second stage greatly reduces contaminants, pollutants, trace pharmaceuticals, and illness-inducing microbes. In the final stage, water is filtered over natural minerals to give it a more refreshing taste. The result is water that looks, tastes, and smells cleaner.

Each PUR filter provides up to 100 gallons of clean water, and will typically last for two to three months.

Activated Carbon Microfilter Removes Contaminants
The second stage of filtration employs an activated carbon microfilter that removes most of the harmful contaminants commonly found in both municipal water sources and well water.

This filter removes 98 percent of chlorination by-products while also reducing the taste and odor caused by chlorine. The filter also removes 99 percent of heavy metals, like lead; industrial pollutants, like asbestos; trace pharmaceuticals, like antibiotics and antidepressants; and microbial cysts, like giardia and cryptosporidium.

User-Friendly Features and One-Click Installation
The filter's one-click installation requires no tools; it snaps onto your existing faucet (filter is not compatible with pull-out faucets). Removing a filter is just as easy--simply push a button. The filter swivels 360 degrees to give you better access to your entire sink.

A simple switch activates the filter and turns it off. For added convenience, this filter features a built-in electronic filter life indicator. The indicator flashes green, yellow, or red with use, so you'll know when it's time to update your filter.

What's in the Box
Flavor options faucet water filter, one filter replacement, and one raspberry flavor cartridge.

Which PUR Water Filtration System Is Right for You?
SYSTEM TYPE	FAUCET MOUNT		PITCHER/DISPENSER

PRODUCT TYPE	3 STAGE	2 STAGE	2 STAGE PITCHER OR DISPENSER
Product Options	PUR Horizontal Mount PUR Vertical Mount PUR Flavor Options	PUR Faucet Mount	PUR Dispenser PUR Pitcher PUR Flavor Options Pitcher
Corresponding Filter	3 Stage Faucet Mount Filter RF-9999	2 Stage Faucet Mount Filter RF-3375	2 Stage Pitcher Filter CRF-950Z
No Refilling Required
Estimated Filter Life	2-3 months	2-3 months	1-2 months
Water Filtered per Filter	100 gallons	100 gallons	40 gallons
Filters Over Natural Minerals*
Leaves Fluoride in Water
Contaminants Reduced per NSF/WQA certificaiton	60	15	20
*Natural Minerals: Water is filtered over natural minerals for a crisp and refreshing taste.

Product Description

PUR Flavor Options Faucet Mount FM-5050B; Faucet Mount with option to add flavor; Easy One-Click Installation; Raspberry Flavor Concentrate: No Sugar, Calories, or Dyes; Electronic Filter Change Light; Premium filtration for deliciously healthy water; Removes 99.9% Microbial Cysts; Reduces 98% Lead. Also reduces Mercury, Chlorine (taste and odor) and more; Can remove over 99% of Pharmaceuticals. (Based on manufacturer testing for reduction in levels of 12 pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceuticals may not be present in all users’ water. Pharmaceutical Reduction Not Certified by NSF International.)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QIYIA4
• Item model number: FM-5050C
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,835 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #90 in Home Improvement > Kitchen & Bath Fixtures > Water Filtration & Softeners > Faucet Mounts

Customer Reviews

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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looks nice and the flavor is good too, August 6, 2007

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Derek G (North of Cyrodiil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PUR Flavor Options Faucet Mount FM-5050B (Tools & Home Improvement)

To quickly answer the question most people will want to know about, the flavoring option is a mixed bag. Personally, I think it tastes great but I am used to the flavor of "diet" tasting drinks so if you can stand drinks like Crystal Light, Fresca soda, or similar you will probably like this as well. This was a present for my mother, however, and she doesn't like the taste. Adding flavor is completely optional. It's simply a small plastic container that is attached to the front of the purifier and it squirts a small amount of sucralose flavoring into the water dispensed from the separate tap.

I'm also pleased to note that this matches a chrome faucet perfectly and I didn't need separate (included) adapters during installation. My only complaint is you never feel like it is installed securely enough. While only finger tightening was enough to use without leaks, it still moves around sideways a lot. I'm not sure if that was the intent, but I would have preferred something that locks solidly into place. Installation of the filter is idiot-proof as you are literally placing a square peg into a round hole. Screw the cap on the front into place, installing the flavor cartridge if you desire, and you're ready to go.

The filters are rated to purify 100 gallons before needing replacement. A small electronic light blinks green, yellow, or red when you switch to purified water as an indicator. Most importantly, the water tastes great and I find myself drinking a lot more of it in place of soda or other drinks. That certainly can't be a bad thing. Recommended.

Update (May, 2008): I feel I should update this review. While my purifier worked, I was disheartened to read so many reviews saying these were defective. After about six months of use I started to see symptoms of problems others were complaining about such as leakage from the mount and decreased water pressure (likely due to a loose seal). P&G, the makers of Pur, were nice enough to send me a coupon for a replacement faucet but unfortunately the replacement leaked everywhere. I now question the quality and reliability of these devices, but cannot change my original rating. While the idea is great, these do seem to be cheap junk and I would not recommend them now. I guess I was lucky the first time.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars How to work around mean old P&G and enjoy your great filter, July 21, 2010

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Derek Currie (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PUR Flavor Options Faucet Mount FM-5050B (Tools & Home Improvement)

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Once, long ago, PUR was a great company with great water filtering technology. I still love their filters! Unfortunately, a big bad company named Proctor and Gamble bought them and messed them over in favor of customer abuse. This was accomplished using two methods. The first method is called 'planned obsolescence' whereby their faucet mount apparatus leak and die briefly after the end of the warranty period. (It didn't used to be that way in the good old days). The second method is called 'timed death' whereby their apparatus lock up their enclosed filters at a preset volume of filtered water, whether the filter is actually used up or not.

Planned obsolescence can be overcome by calling up Proctor and Gamble BEFORE your warranty runs out, and letting them know that your PUR apparatus is squirting water all over your kitchen. Ask them to send you a replacement or a replacement certificate. If need be, call repeatedly asking to speak to the President of P&G, never taking 'no' for an answer. Then take your certificate and get another PUR apparatus. This will provide you with a lifetime for the apparatus more representative of the lifetime of original PUR apparatus. You've cheated no one. P&G's cheat on you has been overcome.

The timed death lockout of your filter is extremely easy to overcome. Pull out the filter from the apparatus. This resets the nasty timing device to zero again. Put your filter back in. TADA! You're done. Your filter will work as before. Note, however, that PUR filters do eventually get clogged with stuff. You'll know when to change it.

I hope that helps everyone restore goodness to the universe. I still love PUR filters better than any other brand and wouldn't be without them. It's P&G's customer abuse that's not worth liking. Shame on you P&G.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly made piece of junk, April 21, 2008

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E.Leger - See all my reviews

This review is from: PUR Flavor Options Faucet Mount FM-5050B (Tools & Home Improvement)

Recently the quality of the PUR Faucet Mount systems have gone into the toilet. I contacted PUR to let them know I was having problems with keeping their PUR filter from leaking. They sent me a coupon for a new one and I purchased this "state of the art" model thinking that if the previous models had kinks then surely they would have worked them out by now. Ummmm... no way. The silver colored plastic Faucet Mount Housing (the large silver part that holds the filter) came off within about a week of us installing it because the glue gave out. The front silver cover that houses the flavor cartridge kept falling off if it was slightly tapped. This thing leaked within a few months of getting it. Try as we may, tightening it did nothing. Then we tried to take it off to check the rubber seal. The mounting nut that attaches it to the faucet then locked up so we couldn't put it back on. Save your money. Replacing the unit every few months doesn't give you any real savings. I'm dissappointed again. I wish I could give it -3 stars because I would.