Culligan FM-25R Replacement Filter Cartridge for Faucet Mount Filter FM-25, Chrome Finish

***Long short of this review, THIS IS AN AMAZING WATER FILTER!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!***Here are the facts about this water filter:1) Consumer Reports highly rates this filter, "EXCELLENT (highest rating)" for LEAD REMOVAL, CHLOROFORM REMOVAL, & CLOGGING. Rated FAIR for FLOW RATE. The flow rate isn't fast, but it is decent, and steady. I personally fill up several gallon jugs of filtered water & put them in a mini-frig for convenience.2) DO NOT RUN HOT WATER through the filter EVER, ONLY COLD WATER, or you will significantly reduce its life-cycle. I live in Pittsburgh where the water is over the federal lead limit & the water tastes bad unfiltered. This filter does an excellent job if you use the filter appropriately & the water tastes amazing. Some people say it doesn't last more than a month. Filtering HOT WATER is possibly why so many people complain about it not lasting as long, or their water quality is so bad that the filter is working overtime.3) As previously stated, the FM-15A replacement filter is the SAME w/ a different color = BUY IT TO SAVE MONEY (b/c you can't see it anyway unless you put your head under the faucet)4) Depending on whether your faucet has threads on the INSIDE or OUTSIDE of the nozzle, you MAY OR MAY NOT need to buy a cheap $3 METAL adapter at the hardware store. BUY THE METAL ADAPTER! DO NOT TRY TO MESS WITH THE INCLUDED PLASTIC ONE, the weak properties of plastic means it will fail either immediately from over-tightening or within the 1st month. TRUST ME, SAVE YOURSELF THE FRUSTRATION OF GETTING SPRAYED IN THE FACE OFTEN, & SAVE TIME. Note: Faucets use a STANDARD size, so just ask an employee about the correct & cheapest metal adapter that accommodates BOTH inner/outer threading. The only exception where this filter would NOT WORK is if you have a "DROP DOWN FAUCET" as noted in the description.5) The filter housing is PLASTIC, so when you screw the filter in to the housing, it should be tight, but there's no need to try to torque it to make it super tight or anything, the filters deep threading seal it up very well.6) What to expect for the 1st use after installing the Culligan filter: 1) The water will spray WILD for a little while 2) You need to run COLD water through the filter for about 3 minutes to properly prime it & then it will normalize 3) If you followed the advice from all of the above, I believe that you are going to really love this water filter too! Enjoy!

Culligan has been around since the "water cooler" delivery day's with the paper cone filters. I love my Culligan water filtration system. There are better one's out thete, and there are worse, However, this works quite well for me, the water tastes very pure, I can easily gauge how long it will last without needing a green, yellow, or red LED light to tell me when to change. I LOVE the fast shipping. Many Kudos!!!

I don't know about you, but my tap water tastes like a nuclear waste monster ate some eggs with metal shavings and then sharted (ah, that place between crapping and farting where you can still remember dreams). Okay, my water doesn't taste that bad at all, and this is the last time I write a review after taking Nyquil. Although I think I've said that before....Anyway, the real reason I buy Culligan filters is because they are relatively inexpensive, dependable, not too bulky, easy to replace, and they save me money on buying water. I'm sure you're like everyone, and you have obsessively read through the instructions for this bad boy. In fact, it's probably part of your Saturday night line-up. Reading amazon reviews in between reading the instruction manuals for products you just bought off of amazon. But just in case you passed out from excitement while you were reading and missed some parts...don't run hot water through it. It will ruin it. Other than that enjoy the ease of water from your sink that does not taste like death will become you soon.

This filter replacement works as it should and as the original that came with the kit, it works great, the water flow is amazing and the flavor is pretty much non-existent and one of the best filters I ever owned.However in order to get those benefits there are some cost, first if you live somewhere with below ideal water quality, they will wear out fast, really fast and you won't get those claimed 200 Gallons before the water flow drops drastically to a few drops flow.Also it's not the easiest filter to change, sure in theory is just unscrewing and removing the old and screw the new one, but the position and the format makes it not the easiest to get a grip to be able to do that, and the shell that covers the filter feels flimsy and there is a constant feeling that will snap if you apply a bit more force to open it.All in all it worth the investment for the quality of the water you get, however depending on how much water your household consumes and the quality of water where you live or even the age of the pipes on your house, that can become a bit expensive considering the replacement cost is not that low and when the filter lifespan is done it becomes useless until you replace it.

I bought this in August and have been delighted ever since. I love how it perfectly blends in with my chrome faucet, not unsightly at all. And even though it's been 6 months, I am still extremely pleased how much easier and better it is to use than the filter pitcher I was using for all these years. I love how I can just fill up a pot of water to boil for cooking, right from the faucet, where it used to be a plan ahead hassle to wait for the pitcher to filter enough, or just compromise and use straight tap water.I confess I did not change the filter at 2 months, I only changed it tonight for the first time (almost 6 moths). I noticed the last few weeks the stream was getting slower, and the last couple days the water tasted distinctly off. I had a hard time unscrewing the old filter, I actually had to get an adjustable wrench and open it wide enough to grab to of those triangle grip corners - I think being on so long it had developed some sort of suction - I really couldn't get it with my hands and even with the wrench it took a few turns before it loosened (like the suction broke?). The replacement filter screwed in as easy as pie. Maybe I should not wait more than 2 months next time :)