Culligan SY-1000S Easy Change Undersink Drinking Water Filtration System
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at
5:12 pm
- Easy Change Drinking Water System
- Culligan SY-1000
Product Description
Culligan SY-1000 Easy Change Drinking Water System With Faucet and Filter… More >>
Culligan SY-1000S Easy Change Undersink Drinking Water Filtration System
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I just installed this system this week. I did some extensive research on several filters and decided that this was the one that would best suite my needs. The price was also very good. Other systems that I considered were the Kenmore 38461, the Culligan US-EZ-4, Pentek US-1000, and the Culligan Preferred 250. This one had the cheapest initial system cost, filter replacement cost, and additional parts cost.
After reading reviews of the US-EZ-4, I decided that with that system, I’d have to buy a different faucet than the one supplied, which would add to the already higher cost of that system. Plus, the replacement filter runs about $25 more for that model than the SY-1000 (look on E-Bay for some great deals).
After all those calculations, the SY-1000 had the lowest effective cost/gallon over a 5 year span (Under 4 cents/gallon) with the US-EZ-4 having the highest cost. Way to bring value to your newer product line, Culligan.
I was a bit worried about them possibly discontinuing the replacement filters for this, but it seems that Pentek is the actual manufacturer of the cartridges and they are continuing to make replacements (Pentek QC10-CBRR) as well as sell the filter system under their own brand name. I plan on stocking up on a few just in case.
Pros:
-Filters: Chlorine, Lindane, Atrazine, Lead, Cysts, particles > 0.5 micron
-Very Inexpensive relative to other systems
-Includes most necessary hardware
-Faucet is a good height, seems durable, don’t have to hold down a button to keep water flowing.
-Water tastes way better now, compared to untreated Austin city water. Better than bottled water.
-Cartridge easy to change – single cartridge.
-Much more convenient than Pur/Brita water pitchers
Cons:
-Included T-fitting was wrong size (1/2″), where I needed 3/8″ that goes to my sink. The included water fitting was also plastic and felt cheaply made. The correct fittings for my setup cost around $12 or so at Home Depot. Be sure to talk to somebody who knows plumbing and how to properly fit the plastic tubing.
-Faucet threading is not long enough for my granite countertop, which is slightly thicker than 1″. My solution was to use a flat washer instead of the weird bracket one they provided.
-DOESN’T (claim to) filter chloroform, MTBE, VOC, Asbestos, Mercury. Austin claims these things are not in the water supply, so it seemed ok for my purposes. I was mostly concerned about taste, lead, and cysts.
It has only been a few days, but so far I’d recommend this product. I only give it 4 stars for the poor thread length on the faucet and lack of proper fittings. The filter is what really matters, though.