"I intend to update this review over the next couple of months. I have a GE Profile PFSS6SKXBSS refrigerator which is now 6 years old. In that time I've replaced the filter maybe about 10 times. It doesn't get a ton of use since it's only 3 of us in the house and most of the day we're not here. I've been buying OEM only filter and have been very hesitant to buy anything else since I've had pretty bad experiences buying 3rd party ink cartridges and things like that. When it comes to your drinking water you don't want to mess around. Especially with a toddler in the house. I decided to give this thing a trial run and update my review ever few weeks. So far I have to give it 5 stars and here's why: - packaged arrived on time and perfectly sealed and boxed. Assuming that it was sanitized before packaging, I have every reason to beleieve it still is so. - the box has instructions on the outside and the filter itself has a sticker seal to protect it. - I followed the instructions on the box and it installed exactly the same way as my OEM filter. - during the flushing period of 5 gallons, I heard a few air pockets but it stopped well before I was done. - water flow has not changed at all. Nice and fast. - The water tastes great - The price is half of the OEM filter I'll update in a few weeks."
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"Even if I had read the bad reviews, I might have bought this since the bad reviews weren't so bad -- but our experience is BAD. Our whole water system is now broken. I've had this fridge for 7 years, used multiple GE brand filters and never had a problem. With so many good reviews, I bought this one, but also a GE one as a backup. HUGE MISTAKE. When I put it in, it made that horrible, grinding, rattling noise another reviewer described -- and I haven't gotten water out of it since. I immediately put in the new GE filter, and even tried the old GI filter. Nothing. I contacted the company and their claim is that the problem is with my water line. It worked fine before this filter. I'll be getting my money back but now my water/ice system is completely broken and I'm buying water at the store and making ice. ABSOLUTE CRAP. CRIMINAL MISREPRESENTATION. Update: posting a picture. Two hours today working on this, and found the problem. The grinding noise I heard was the filter grinding down the plastic piece that has to be engaged for the water to flow. Replacing this part will cost me $197 at GE, and that's if I do the labor. Save yourself some money and don't buy this filter!!!"
"Bought this filter after reading the glowing reviews. Two negatives stuck out in the reviews that I wanted to see and test for myself - the fact that this filter is only certified for NSF/ANSI Standard 42 (removal of chlorine taste and odor only) and not Standard 53; cysts, other contaminants) AND the fact that it produced loud noises and slow flow when installed. So figured I'd go ahead and spend the $25 knowing that if they turned out true that I wouldnt buy again and would go back to the more expensive OEM filter. So I got the filter today and after initial install including priming as suggested on the box (i.e. fill with a bit of tap water before installing) and flushing the thing whistled like a steam engine and flow rate was low. I new this was an air leak issue so I simply used vaseline to coat the rubber o-rings on the nipple of the filter adapter at the back of the fridge and then screwed back on and continued to flush and it worked. Nonetheless, already one unnecessary step required so strike 1. To verify the NSF/ANSI claims I simply checked the included spec and sure enough the literature claimed only ANSI/NSF standard 42 approved. Strike 2! I'll use the filter for a few months but definitely not worth the $15 saved considering the wasted time and lack of health standard these things are manufactured to. Only reason I gave it 2 stars is because it works."
"I live in an apartment building, so I didn't buy my fridge. When the refrigerator alerted me with that annoying little orange light that I needed to replace the filter, I put it off for far too long. Eventually, though, I grew tired of looking at it, so I started searching on Amazon for a replacement. Not even knowing my refrigerator model number, I unscrewed the old filter and "GE MWF SmartWater." I found this one and it looked the same. I bought it. As soon as it arrived, I screwed it into place, which took about 15 seconds. As per the instructions, I filled about 5 full glasses of water to clear out the filter. I haven't had any problems with this filter whatsoever. In fact, I'm shocked how fast the water is coming out of my fridge. I guess I shouldn't have waited so long to replace that old one, huh? I'm glad the process was so easy because I'm just so horrible about home repairs and maintenance."
"After 4 days the odd taste has cleared. It was worth the wait to have the savings. I have had the Waterfall filter in my refrigerator for 2 days. I thoroughly ran water through the system. There is a distinctively different taste to the water than I had with the original GE filter and from what I have with my Brita filtered water pitcher. It is a rather flat taste which reminds me of the electrolyte prep one has to drink before an endoscopic GI tract procedure. I am trying to give the filter more time and me more time to adjust, but I really want to run out and buy the more expensive GE filter to get back the refreshing taste to which I was accustomed. Have others experienced this? Is there anything I can do to change this taste?"
"I was really leery of getting a non GE brand water filter. How do I really know how well it will work? I was pleasantly surprised. At first, the water had a metallic taste and I was sure I would be returning it. But after a day, that went away and we were in good shape. It seems like the water comes out faster with this filter (is there really anything in it? I guess you just need to have faith). It's been in for quite a few months without any issues. I would buy it again."
"I received this water filter in just a few ways and it came with very easy understandable instructions on how to remove the original filter and replace it with the new product. It was a snap. No problems at all. After running about 8 tall glasses of water through it, the water was ready for consumption and ice making. No chemical taste, just great tasting water. Immediately I could tell a different in that the water pressure from my in-the-door dispenser was much better and filled my glass almost twice as fast. This filter is considerably cheaper than the GE replacement model and thus far has performed brilliantly. I highly recommend."
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