iSpring RCC7AK 6-Stage Superb Taste High Capacity Under Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System with Alkaline Remineralization - Natural pH, White
- High Capacity Reverse Osmosis water filtration for safer, healthier water. This under sink mounted water filter and water softener removes up to 99% of over 1, 000 contaminants, including lead (removes up to 98% of lead), chlorine, fluoride, arsenic, hormones, asbestos, calcium, sodium, bacteria, giardia, viruses and more.
- Experience clean, safe, good-tasting water every time you turn on the faucet. Enjoy crystal clear ice cubes, fresher tea and coffee, better tasting foods, healthier baby formula – even better than most bottled water.
- The RO membrane removes not only harmful pollutants but also a few helpful minerals. As a result, a standard 5 stage RO system produces slightly acidic water with a pH of 7. 0 or below. The iSpring RCC7AK includes an additional sixth stage - an Alkaline Remineralization filter which restores healthy minerals and produces a balanced alkalinity, which gives the water a more natural taste than regular 5 stage RO water.
- Premium quality components ensure highest reliability and low maintenance for many years to come. Clear see-through 1st stage housing makes filter inspection a snap.
- Easy, do-it-yourself installation, typically in a couple of hours with industry-leading help just a phone call away. Fits under a standard kitchen sink, with all parts included and clear, well-organized instructions and videos. For leak-free installation, simply push tubing ½ inch deep into quick-fitting connectors and lock - no threading pipes needed.
- Prop 65 Warning: the product contains the material "PVC" that is commonly used in plumbing pipes and fittings. Per California law, this warning is added for public awareness.
Jessica Knap
Unbeatable quality for the price. Great tasting mineral water!!!
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player I spent way too much time researching RO systems, but I had several criteria I needed to make sure of. 1) WGA Gold Seal Filters. 2) Clear cover for the media filter so I could verify and keep an eye on first level filter. 3)Installation instructions clear, and tubing color coded for ease of install. This iSpring system met all my needs at an unbeatable price. Josh, from iSpring, contacted me to make sure I was happy with the purchase, which I was. I came from a Culligan Level 4 system, but knew that only a RO system takes out the hexachromium problems we have in our Marin county water. I followed the instructions very closely. After install, the system filled in the time they specify (a few hours). I fully drained the tank 3 full times to make sure system was flushed. The water had no smell or taste other than great. No leaks, no issues whatsoever. I actually had tons of left over parts that iSpring had included. The install and parts were very well planned by iSpring before hand. I also tee'd off to feed my ice maker, and the ice is noticably clearer...and even more slippery! The filler is very high quality, even though I would have liked a chrome option during checkout. But the brushed look is fine until we move from this house. In the included video, the cabinet floor damage is from an old garbage disposal, and and as a suggestion...install a sink mat and get a water leak detector...every sink will leak from somewhere sometime...but the iSpring system is so high quality, I don't worry about it at all... I look forward to safe clean water for years to come. I love this system.
Pascale Blangenois
Assembled & checked for leaks outside the cabinet for ease and convenience using long hoses..
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player I'm a contractor with a bad back, or even if you don't have a bad back mounting this permanently under the sink can be a real pain when changing filters or checking for leaks. Moving the filter out to the kitchen floor leaves all the tubing connected that's not necessary to disconnect except the tubing on the filter bodies. The worse part is reaching under the sink and lifting the filter unit out and the rest is easy. I just sit on a stool in the kitchen while changing filters and checking for leaks.. Much easier than bending and crawling under the darn sink. Us old guys need to leave the acrobatics to the younger contortionists.. LOL As shown in the pictures and video the long tubing lets me set the filter unit on a stainless cookie pan permanently under the sink just in case of a leak later on. If the garbage disposal just happens to be above the same area it's a double bonus for catching leak water just in case. Garbage disposals are known to leak after a few years and that cookie pan has saved our wood floor more than once. When it's time to change the filters I just reach in and place the ISpring filter out from under the sink on another cookie tray and that makes for easy filter changes with no water spilled on the kitchen floor which makes momma happy. Using the longer tubing really makes it nice as it just follows the unit out to where you can get to it. OK, it's heavier filled with the water, but when moving it in and out the inconvenience of a bit more weight is worth the advantage in my opinion. Another bonus is that you can turn the water back on and fill the unit while it's out from under the sink on the kitchen floor. If you have a leak it's real easy to spot and fix before you put it back under the sink. Also, you can place the ISpring leak alarm in the cookie tray in case of a drip or leak which can save a lot of water damage down the road. Unlike prior RO systems I've used the ISpring sets nice and flat on the filter canisters and one small wood screw will hold it nice and flat against the cupboard wall. It's good that iSpring supplies you with enough tubing to do the job. Other RO systems I have bought do not give you enough tubing for convenient out of the cupboard access.
Candy Mason
Water Filtration System Makes the Best Water
I've had this system for several years and love the taste of the water! It takes out all of the things my doctor recommended I should remove. My daughter has the same system and also loves it. After a visit to my cousin, carrying my water with me in bottles, she also purchased the system. When I meet someone for coffee, I make my coffee at home with the good water and take it with me and only purchase a snack at the coffee shop. I never order a beverage in a restaurant because I have my water bottle with me. It is a sad day when I fly and have to purchase bottled water at the airport. It's just not the same. I tell everyone about this system regularly. I like the water so much that I packed a dozen large bottles for a road trip last Fall. The system is affordable and fits under the kitchen sink. We made a hole in the wall with a 15 ft. tube out to a large plastic tub to save the overflow water for the garden. Even my plants thrive on the overflow water!
Tammy Ranae Meyer
The best tasting water and no need to buy bottled anymore!
This system was recommended to me by a friend and after installing it and having it running for about three months I couldn't be happier with it. The water is hands down the best I've ever tasted from any source and it's completely eliminated the need to buy bottled water for my wife and I so it will pay for itself in about a year. I also bought a TDS meter to measure the total dissolved solids in our water (HM Digital TDS-4). Our tap water consistently measures 690-720 ppm which is extremely high and consequently, it tastes pretty terrible. Our previous faucet mounted Pur filter only made a marginal improvement. The water coming out of the RO system now measures at around 25 ppm and tastes amazing. From reading most of the reviews here and from my personal experience of installing it, I put together some information that I've given to friends and thought it would be helpful to have it consolidated into one post here. A few reviews mentioned that the main shut-off valve that comes with the RO system started leaking after a while and that you'll be much better off if you just replace it with a better one from the start. The valve is $11 and you can get it at Home Depot and I opted to replace it from the start. It's a Watts 1/4 in. Plastic Adapter Stop Valve model #:P-467CS and Home Depot SKU: 1000018247 Just a few notes regarding the installation: Very important: Cut all hoses so the ends are square and and the cuts are clean before making the connections or they may leak. I did that and I've had no leaks, but I can see how you might have leaks if you decide to skip this very important step which is also mentioned in the installation instructions. A few reviews mentioned that changing the order of the filters so the mineral stage comes before storage tank improves the taste of the water. I opted to do this and have never looked back as the water tastes amazingly good. The way it's configured out of the box (after the 3 big filters) is RO Membrane->Storage Tank->Carbon->Mineral->Faucet Change it to RO Membrane->Mineral->Storage Tank->Carbon->Faucet. When you're ready to run water through it for the first time (and whenever you change filters), disconnect the input hose to the RO membrane and flush the first three stages into a bucket. Just like a faucet-mounted filter (ie: Pur, Brita), the water will come out gray at first from the residual carbon so it's probably better not to send all that into the RO membrane. Once the water runs clear connect it to the RO membrane. I think the rest of this is in the instruction manual, but I'll mention it anyway: After you re-connect the RO membrane, keep the valve to the storage tank off and let the water run for a while. It will only trickle out and like the carbon filters, the RO membrane needs to be flushed for a little while and you don't want that going into the storage tank. When you're ready to fill the storage tank, it takes about two hours to fill. Once the tank is full, open the faucet and let it drain it completely and re-fill. You'll want to do that twice before using it. The water will have some bubbles in it at the beginning and it will gradually become very clear. I think that covers it! All of that made a for a leak-free installation and some very tasty water! Since we don't need to buy bottled water anymore, we bought a few of these reusable bottles on Amazon: Copco 2510-2183 Chevron Hydra Bottle, 16.9-Ounce, Neon Orange Dots
Carey Jordan
Easy to install, good value for great water.
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Works well and was easy to install. Directions were clear, and the seller (James) contacted me immediately to let me know there was support in case I needed it. I chose to put the tank in the basement underneath the sink, suspended in my floor joists. This opens up a lot of room that would have been used under the sink. My water has a TDS~500 before the filter and I'm getting ~50 after this filter. It's nice to have the peace of mind of clean water. I also really liked the clear filter on the first stage. It will help me keep an eye on the sediment that may be collecting, although I doubt there will much because I have Pentek 20" big blue filter as a whole house filter, using a dual gradient density 25micron to 1 micron filter that already filters out most of the sediment. We really like the taste of the water out of this unit. It tastes like good bottled water. I haven't tried it without the alkalizing filter, so I don't really know how it would taste without that. I might try it without that filter in 6 months to see if I can taste a difference. For the line that I ran to the fridge, I used a 3/8" line that I bought from home depot. I bought the 25' length of tubing and 2 of the John Guest 3/8 to 1/4 adapters. It worked wonderfully and I have plenty of pressure at the fridge, too. I was worried about ice cube size, but everything has been working well. We have a family of 3 and this unit makes plenty of water for drinking and cooking. We've had it installed for about a month and have never ran out of water. Thanksgiving will be a good test for this, but I might just fill up a couple of pitchers the day before just in case. 4 month update: We made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with no problems. We never ran out of filtered water while entertaining friends/family. Making gallons of iced tea, Kool Aid, coffee, drinking water, and ice cubes, this system kept up. I was a bit leery of the size of the tank, but it appears to be sized just fine for most households. I have noticed that my TDS is now down to ~36, which is lower than the original 50-52 right after installation. I will continue to monitor this over time to see how long the Reverse Osmosis Membrane stays effective. In 2 more months I will be changing the filters, and will update the review with any issues. Josh from iSpring recently contacted me and was helpful at reminding me that filters need to be changed every 6 months.
Vicky Henry
Nick thanks for a great product. This is my 5th system that I ...
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Nick thanks for a great product. This is my 5th system that I have installed in my house over the years,and this is the first time ever that I was not frustrated with leaks and connections that just did not fit properly. Because of where I have this installed it is rather difficult to get to, and therefore having no leaks at all when I turned it on was very much appreciated. As you can see from my photos this was a difficult location between two cabinets, no leaks hurray! The purified water has the best taste of any reverse osmosis system that I have tried. Great product, and I highly recommend this system for trouble free great water.
Maggie Hart
Amazing unit and even better price
Truly a great unit at a great price. My tap water is pushing 1000 TDS some days and this unit brings it down below 60 currently. We go through a lot of water in our house and lugging in a 5 gallon jug every 3 days was getting absurd. I would have made this purchase so much sooner if I knew how reasonable the prices were. We are military and that means we move around a lot and historically everywhere we have been and could go in the future has awful tap water. Its technically "safe to drink" per the EPA but truly is any arsenic safe to drink? I personally don't like the acceptable levels of contaminates that the EPA sets for safe drinking water and I do not trust that the manufacturers of bottled water really care about me and my family all that much either. So you get to take your health into your own hands with this. There's no marketing or hype involved in this system. Its simple physics that proves to me that this system is the best option for my family and I couldn't trust it any more to keep us healthy. Even though we move around this is such an easy system to install I don't mind installing it every 3 years into a new house. They sell replacement parts very cheap on their website so if anything gets broken its not a big deal either. Ideally I can time the filters out so that when we move it will be close to the end of life for the filters in the unit I can throw out all of the filter and start with a fresh batch of filters in each new house to make it simpler. If it doesn't work out perfectly the filters are cheap enough that I don't mind tossing a few before I have gotten all the life out of it. Its a small price to pay for our health. Setup was a breeze. The directions are simple and really leave nothing up for guessing. I would recommend a crows foot attachment for a socket if you have one as it makes installing the faucet so much easier, if not its still easy enough but having the right tools makes things just that much easier. That's not a fault of iSpring or these types of systems as a whole, that's just the reality of working on plumbing under a sink. Space is limited and faucets are in a hard to reach place but you only need to to one or two things behind the sink and the rest you can do on the floor in front of the sink and put it all in the sink after the hoses are all hooked up. I purchased some 1/4 inch tubing from Lowes to attach to the output after the 3rd filter right before the RO membrane so that I could have the other end in the sink to flush out the first three filters until the water ran clear before hooking up the rest of the filters and forcing the membrane to try and filter out all of the new filter charcoal dust. I would definitely recommend people do that also. Trying to use a bowl to flush the water into is not fun and they fill up fast. I spent 2 dollars on about 15 feet of hose which will be useful to have as backup if something happens to any of the hoses that it came with. If you follow all the instructions and recommendations the directions set forth than you should have no issues setting it up and having no leaks. The push to connect fittings are amazing and work great. if you aren't sure if you pushed the hose in far enough than take it out and try again and pay attention to how far it goes in. After you see how far the first one goes in you will get the hang of the rest and knowing if it is in all the way or not. I attached some pictures so people can get an idea of how little room the filters take up when you hang it on the inside wall. The tank takes up a little room but I didn't keep much back that far into the sink anyways since its so hard to reach things back there.
Lia Sahakyan
A great system upgrade
I needed a new RO system. My old system was over 7 years old, it was time for something better. I found the ispring had a 6stage RO system. I also looked at the cost & availability of replacement filters. I like the fact there are filter kits to buy, and are reasonably priced. I have my RO system in my basement, below my kitchen. The RO system is well packed & labled. The instructions are easy to understand. The filters are packed in their containers--well marked. The installation was painless. After all I was replacing an existing unit. The storage tank has a valve. My old unit did not have a valve. Last step was too turn on water & check for leaks. Extra attention was needed to install hoses into fittings. The hoses seat themselves around 1/2" inch. The manual suggests to place a mark on the hose ends to ensure they are seated correctly. No leaks, I let the system fill up after 3 hours. Then drain completely. The water from the new system has a nice taste. Overall, the system was well laced,easy to install & works great. I would buy this system again.
Michelle Gloria
Great clean alkaline water for an affordable price
I have owned the iSpring RCC7AK for over a year now. I've always been able to taste the city water and for years really played a role in the small amount of water I was drinking. When I wake up in the mornings I would try to drink a glass of water. When I did, I did not feel very good and my stomach was upset. I decided to use Crystal Spring, and paying almost $30 a month for 15 gallons of water was not cutting it. Between me working out and drinking water, and my wife and our 3 kids water was starting to cost me a lot of money. I will not lie, I drank the hell out of that Crystal Spring water. I moved out of the apartment into our new house and I felt like I was just throwing money away and wanted to get a RO water system. I looked at Home Depot, Lowes, and a few online. The cost for those were very high and when I read the reviews online they were not very high. There were a lot of customers who hated their systems or the filters were junk. I looked a while on Amazon, and came across this system and the 9 stage with the UV light. From what I read about the UV, people were saying the water was coming out really warm, and for me I love cold water. I opted to forgo the 9 stage and just get the 7. So now you know why I wanted the system, lets talk about the actual system. I thought the install was a 4/5. Instructions were OK, but if you go on the website and watch the video, it will make it a lot easier. Once you get everything hooked up you have to prep the tank by running the system for a while and flushing it out. You want to make sure you have an extra opening on the counter, because it has it's own facet for the water. My city water is a good alkaline value; however the TDS meter reads at over 400 parts per million. That is considered on the high side of things. With this system in place I have a healthy alkaline value and my TDS is around 24 on average. I can wake up in the morning and drink 2 glasses of water and I have 0 taste and my stomach is not upset. One of the other reasons I like this system is that the filters are not expensive at all. $70 for a year supply. That equals about 2 months for me at Crystal Spring. Im happy i made the switch, i'm saving money and at the same time I still have some great quality H20.
Afshan Arshid
Taste Like Bottled Water!!!
My old RO filter (with UV) was not working right, even after replacing all the filters. So I was looking for a new RO system with good reviews and decided on 2 systems: Tap Master TMAFC Artesian Full Contact Reverse Osmosis with Alkaline by Perfect Water and iSpring 6-stage with RO Alkaline. The Tap Master had tons of great feedback, but so was iSpring (the non-alkaline model). The only reason why I ended up purchasing iSpring was the price. DAY 1 The system came in a well packaged box and I found everything easily including some spare parts for future use, which I appreciate. Fittings and pipes were included. All I need was the tools (wrench, scissors, etc) and a Teflon sealer that I got from Home Depot. I noticed a little trace of water and I found out that iSpring did a real test for quality control so that's a good thing. Installation was not hard, but it took me 45-60 minutes because I had to make sure that all fittings were tight and I also labeled the in/out just for future references, steps that most people won't do or not required to get the system up and running. The manual is clear and upon my purchase, the seller emailed me a youtube link that shows how to install it. Once everything was installed, I ran the water for about 10-20 minutes just to flush the system. I used HM Digital TDS-EZ TDS Water Quality Tester and got 150+ PPM (parts per million) in the beginning, and got better as I continually ran the water within minutes to as low as 20 PPM. I also tested a very popular bottled water that I like, and it showed the same 20 PPM with similar taste, which is great. After about an hour or two, it seems to stay within the 15-45 PPM range. Note on PPM: 0-50 PPM = ideal water 50-100 PPM = carbon filtered water 100-200 PPM = hard water 200-300 PPM = average tap water 300-400 PPM = high total dissolved solid (TDS) 500 PPM = US EPA's high contaminant level I've run it off and on for a few hours now and saw no leak. Everything works great. The water quality is crisp and better yet, the Alkaline level is better than just an ordinary RO (alkaline has many benefits and will help you detoxify your body naturally). DAY 2 Tested the water often and I get 20-40 PPM. Water came out with less bubbles. DAY 3 As of now, the PPM is constantly in the low 20s with very little bubbles. This system runs very quietly and I've never heard any noise from it. I will update this
iSpring RCC7AK 6-Stage Superb Taste High Capacity Under Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System with Alkaline Remineralization - Natural pH, White
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Jessica Knap
Unbeatable quality for the price. Great tasting mineral water!!!
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player I spent way too much time researching RO systems, but I had several criteria I needed to make sure of. 1) WGA Gold Seal Filters. 2) Clear cover for the media filter so I could verify and keep an eye on first level filter. 3)Installation instructions clear, and tubing color coded for ease of install. This iSpring system met all my needs at an unbeatable price. Josh, from iSpring, contacted me to make sure I was happy with the purchase, which I was. I came from a Culligan Level 4 system, but knew that only a RO system takes out the hexachromium problems we have in our Marin county water. I followed the instructions very closely. After install, the system filled in the time they specify (a few hours). I fully drained the tank 3 full times to make sure system was flushed. The water had no smell or taste other than great. No leaks, no issues whatsoever. I actually had tons of left over parts that iSpring had included. The install and parts were very well planned by iSpring before hand. I also tee'd off to feed my ice maker, and the ice is noticably clearer...and even more slippery! The filler is very high quality, even though I would have liked a chrome option during checkout. But the brushed look is fine until we move from this house. In the included video, the cabinet floor damage is from an old garbage disposal, and and as a suggestion...install a sink mat and get a water leak detector...every sink will leak from somewhere sometime...but the iSpring system is so high quality, I don't worry about it at all... I look forward to safe clean water for years to come. I love this system.
Pascale Blangenois
Assembled & checked for leaks outside the cabinet for ease and convenience using long hoses..
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player I'm a contractor with a bad back, or even if you don't have a bad back mounting this permanently under the sink can be a real pain when changing filters or checking for leaks. Moving the filter out to the kitchen floor leaves all the tubing connected that's not necessary to disconnect except the tubing on the filter bodies. The worse part is reaching under the sink and lifting the filter unit out and the rest is easy. I just sit on a stool in the kitchen while changing filters and checking for leaks.. Much easier than bending and crawling under the darn sink. Us old guys need to leave the acrobatics to the younger contortionists.. LOL As shown in the pictures and video the long tubing lets me set the filter unit on a stainless cookie pan permanently under the sink just in case of a leak later on. If the garbage disposal just happens to be above the same area it's a double bonus for catching leak water just in case. Garbage disposals are known to leak after a few years and that cookie pan has saved our wood floor more than once. When it's time to change the filters I just reach in and place the ISpring filter out from under the sink on another cookie tray and that makes for easy filter changes with no water spilled on the kitchen floor which makes momma happy. Using the longer tubing really makes it nice as it just follows the unit out to where you can get to it. OK, it's heavier filled with the water, but when moving it in and out the inconvenience of a bit more weight is worth the advantage in my opinion. Another bonus is that you can turn the water back on and fill the unit while it's out from under the sink on the kitchen floor. If you have a leak it's real easy to spot and fix before you put it back under the sink. Also, you can place the ISpring leak alarm in the cookie tray in case of a drip or leak which can save a lot of water damage down the road. Unlike prior RO systems I've used the ISpring sets nice and flat on the filter canisters and one small wood screw will hold it nice and flat against the cupboard wall. It's good that iSpring supplies you with enough tubing to do the job. Other RO systems I have bought do not give you enough tubing for convenient out of the cupboard access.
Candy Mason
Water Filtration System Makes the Best Water
I've had this system for several years and love the taste of the water! It takes out all of the things my doctor recommended I should remove. My daughter has the same system and also loves it. After a visit to my cousin, carrying my water with me in bottles, she also purchased the system. When I meet someone for coffee, I make my coffee at home with the good water and take it with me and only purchase a snack at the coffee shop. I never order a beverage in a restaurant because I have my water bottle with me. It is a sad day when I fly and have to purchase bottled water at the airport. It's just not the same. I tell everyone about this system regularly. I like the water so much that I packed a dozen large bottles for a road trip last Fall. The system is affordable and fits under the kitchen sink. We made a hole in the wall with a 15 ft. tube out to a large plastic tub to save the overflow water for the garden. Even my plants thrive on the overflow water!
Tammy Ranae Meyer
The best tasting water and no need to buy bottled anymore!
This system was recommended to me by a friend and after installing it and having it running for about three months I couldn't be happier with it. The water is hands down the best I've ever tasted from any source and it's completely eliminated the need to buy bottled water for my wife and I so it will pay for itself in about a year. I also bought a TDS meter to measure the total dissolved solids in our water (HM Digital TDS-4). Our tap water consistently measures 690-720 ppm which is extremely high and consequently, it tastes pretty terrible. Our previous faucet mounted Pur filter only made a marginal improvement. The water coming out of the RO system now measures at around 25 ppm and tastes amazing. From reading most of the reviews here and from my personal experience of installing it, I put together some information that I've given to friends and thought it would be helpful to have it consolidated into one post here. A few reviews mentioned that the main shut-off valve that comes with the RO system started leaking after a while and that you'll be much better off if you just replace it with a better one from the start. The valve is $11 and you can get it at Home Depot and I opted to replace it from the start. It's a Watts 1/4 in. Plastic Adapter Stop Valve model #:P-467CS and Home Depot SKU: 1000018247 Just a few notes regarding the installation: Very important: Cut all hoses so the ends are square and and the cuts are clean before making the connections or they may leak. I did that and I've had no leaks, but I can see how you might have leaks if you decide to skip this very important step which is also mentioned in the installation instructions. A few reviews mentioned that changing the order of the filters so the mineral stage comes before storage tank improves the taste of the water. I opted to do this and have never looked back as the water tastes amazingly good. The way it's configured out of the box (after the 3 big filters) is RO Membrane->Storage Tank->Carbon->Mineral->Faucet Change it to RO Membrane->Mineral->Storage Tank->Carbon->Faucet. When you're ready to run water through it for the first time (and whenever you change filters), disconnect the input hose to the RO membrane and flush the first three stages into a bucket. Just like a faucet-mounted filter (ie: Pur, Brita), the water will come out gray at first from the residual carbon so it's probably better not to send all that into the RO membrane. Once the water runs clear connect it to the RO membrane. I think the rest of this is in the instruction manual, but I'll mention it anyway: After you re-connect the RO membrane, keep the valve to the storage tank off and let the water run for a while. It will only trickle out and like the carbon filters, the RO membrane needs to be flushed for a little while and you don't want that going into the storage tank. When you're ready to fill the storage tank, it takes about two hours to fill. Once the tank is full, open the faucet and let it drain it completely and re-fill. You'll want to do that twice before using it. The water will have some bubbles in it at the beginning and it will gradually become very clear. I think that covers it! All of that made a for a leak-free installation and some very tasty water! Since we don't need to buy bottled water anymore, we bought a few of these reusable bottles on Amazon: Copco 2510-2183 Chevron Hydra Bottle, 16.9-Ounce, Neon Orange Dots
Carey Jordan
Easy to install, good value for great water.
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Works well and was easy to install. Directions were clear, and the seller (James) contacted me immediately to let me know there was support in case I needed it. I chose to put the tank in the basement underneath the sink, suspended in my floor joists. This opens up a lot of room that would have been used under the sink. My water has a TDS~500 before the filter and I'm getting ~50 after this filter. It's nice to have the peace of mind of clean water. I also really liked the clear filter on the first stage. It will help me keep an eye on the sediment that may be collecting, although I doubt there will much because I have Pentek 20" big blue filter as a whole house filter, using a dual gradient density 25micron to 1 micron filter that already filters out most of the sediment. We really like the taste of the water out of this unit. It tastes like good bottled water. I haven't tried it without the alkalizing filter, so I don't really know how it would taste without that. I might try it without that filter in 6 months to see if I can taste a difference. For the line that I ran to the fridge, I used a 3/8" line that I bought from home depot. I bought the 25' length of tubing and 2 of the John Guest 3/8 to 1/4 adapters. It worked wonderfully and I have plenty of pressure at the fridge, too. I was worried about ice cube size, but everything has been working well. We have a family of 3 and this unit makes plenty of water for drinking and cooking. We've had it installed for about a month and have never ran out of water. Thanksgiving will be a good test for this, but I might just fill up a couple of pitchers the day before just in case. 4 month update: We made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with no problems. We never ran out of filtered water while entertaining friends/family. Making gallons of iced tea, Kool Aid, coffee, drinking water, and ice cubes, this system kept up. I was a bit leery of the size of the tank, but it appears to be sized just fine for most households. I have noticed that my TDS is now down to ~36, which is lower than the original 50-52 right after installation. I will continue to monitor this over time to see how long the Reverse Osmosis Membrane stays effective. In 2 more months I will be changing the filters, and will update the review with any issues. Josh from iSpring recently contacted me and was helpful at reminding me that filters need to be changed every 6 months.
Vicky Henry
Nick thanks for a great product. This is my 5th system that I ...
0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Nick thanks for a great product. This is my 5th system that I have installed in my house over the years,and this is the first time ever that I was not frustrated with leaks and connections that just did not fit properly. Because of where I have this installed it is rather difficult to get to, and therefore having no leaks at all when I turned it on was very much appreciated. As you can see from my photos this was a difficult location between two cabinets, no leaks hurray! The purified water has the best taste of any reverse osmosis system that I have tried. Great product, and I highly recommend this system for trouble free great water.
Maggie Hart
Amazing unit and even better price
Truly a great unit at a great price. My tap water is pushing 1000 TDS some days and this unit brings it down below 60 currently. We go through a lot of water in our house and lugging in a 5 gallon jug every 3 days was getting absurd. I would have made this purchase so much sooner if I knew how reasonable the prices were. We are military and that means we move around a lot and historically everywhere we have been and could go in the future has awful tap water. Its technically "safe to drink" per the EPA but truly is any arsenic safe to drink? I personally don't like the acceptable levels of contaminates that the EPA sets for safe drinking water and I do not trust that the manufacturers of bottled water really care about me and my family all that much either. So you get to take your health into your own hands with this. There's no marketing or hype involved in this system. Its simple physics that proves to me that this system is the best option for my family and I couldn't trust it any more to keep us healthy. Even though we move around this is such an easy system to install I don't mind installing it every 3 years into a new house. They sell replacement parts very cheap on their website so if anything gets broken its not a big deal either. Ideally I can time the filters out so that when we move it will be close to the end of life for the filters in the unit I can throw out all of the filter and start with a fresh batch of filters in each new house to make it simpler. If it doesn't work out perfectly the filters are cheap enough that I don't mind tossing a few before I have gotten all the life out of it. Its a small price to pay for our health. Setup was a breeze. The directions are simple and really leave nothing up for guessing. I would recommend a crows foot attachment for a socket if you have one as it makes installing the faucet so much easier, if not its still easy enough but having the right tools makes things just that much easier. That's not a fault of iSpring or these types of systems as a whole, that's just the reality of working on plumbing under a sink. Space is limited and faucets are in a hard to reach place but you only need to to one or two things behind the sink and the rest you can do on the floor in front of the sink and put it all in the sink after the hoses are all hooked up. I purchased some 1/4 inch tubing from Lowes to attach to the output after the 3rd filter right before the RO membrane so that I could have the other end in the sink to flush out the first three filters until the water ran clear before hooking up the rest of the filters and forcing the membrane to try and filter out all of the new filter charcoal dust. I would definitely recommend people do that also. Trying to use a bowl to flush the water into is not fun and they fill up fast. I spent 2 dollars on about 15 feet of hose which will be useful to have as backup if something happens to any of the hoses that it came with. If you follow all the instructions and recommendations the directions set forth than you should have no issues setting it up and having no leaks. The push to connect fittings are amazing and work great. if you aren't sure if you pushed the hose in far enough than take it out and try again and pay attention to how far it goes in. After you see how far the first one goes in you will get the hang of the rest and knowing if it is in all the way or not. I attached some pictures so people can get an idea of how little room the filters take up when you hang it on the inside wall. The tank takes up a little room but I didn't keep much back that far into the sink anyways since its so hard to reach things back there.
Lia Sahakyan
A great system upgrade
I needed a new RO system. My old system was over 7 years old, it was time for something better. I found the ispring had a 6stage RO system. I also looked at the cost & availability of replacement filters. I like the fact there are filter kits to buy, and are reasonably priced. I have my RO system in my basement, below my kitchen. The RO system is well packed & labled. The instructions are easy to understand. The filters are packed in their containers--well marked. The installation was painless. After all I was replacing an existing unit. The storage tank has a valve. My old unit did not have a valve. Last step was too turn on water & check for leaks. Extra attention was needed to install hoses into fittings. The hoses seat themselves around 1/2" inch. The manual suggests to place a mark on the hose ends to ensure they are seated correctly. No leaks, I let the system fill up after 3 hours. Then drain completely. The water from the new system has a nice taste. Overall, the system was well laced,easy to install & works great. I would buy this system again.
Michelle Gloria
Great clean alkaline water for an affordable price
I have owned the iSpring RCC7AK for over a year now. I've always been able to taste the city water and for years really played a role in the small amount of water I was drinking. When I wake up in the mornings I would try to drink a glass of water. When I did, I did not feel very good and my stomach was upset. I decided to use Crystal Spring, and paying almost $30 a month for 15 gallons of water was not cutting it. Between me working out and drinking water, and my wife and our 3 kids water was starting to cost me a lot of money. I will not lie, I drank the hell out of that Crystal Spring water. I moved out of the apartment into our new house and I felt like I was just throwing money away and wanted to get a RO water system. I looked at Home Depot, Lowes, and a few online. The cost for those were very high and when I read the reviews online they were not very high. There were a lot of customers who hated their systems or the filters were junk. I looked a while on Amazon, and came across this system and the 9 stage with the UV light. From what I read about the UV, people were saying the water was coming out really warm, and for me I love cold water. I opted to forgo the 9 stage and just get the 7. So now you know why I wanted the system, lets talk about the actual system. I thought the install was a 4/5. Instructions were OK, but if you go on the website and watch the video, it will make it a lot easier. Once you get everything hooked up you have to prep the tank by running the system for a while and flushing it out. You want to make sure you have an extra opening on the counter, because it has it's own facet for the water. My city water is a good alkaline value; however the TDS meter reads at over 400 parts per million. That is considered on the high side of things. With this system in place I have a healthy alkaline value and my TDS is around 24 on average. I can wake up in the morning and drink 2 glasses of water and I have 0 taste and my stomach is not upset. One of the other reasons I like this system is that the filters are not expensive at all. $70 for a year supply. That equals about 2 months for me at Crystal Spring. Im happy i made the switch, i'm saving money and at the same time I still have some great quality H20.
Afshan Arshid
Taste Like Bottled Water!!!
My old RO filter (with UV) was not working right, even after replacing all the filters. So I was looking for a new RO system with good reviews and decided on 2 systems: Tap Master TMAFC Artesian Full Contact Reverse Osmosis with Alkaline by Perfect Water and iSpring 6-stage with RO Alkaline. The Tap Master had tons of great feedback, but so was iSpring (the non-alkaline model). The only reason why I ended up purchasing iSpring was the price. DAY 1 The system came in a well packaged box and I found everything easily including some spare parts for future use, which I appreciate. Fittings and pipes were included. All I need was the tools (wrench, scissors, etc) and a Teflon sealer that I got from Home Depot. I noticed a little trace of water and I found out that iSpring did a real test for quality control so that's a good thing. Installation was not hard, but it took me 45-60 minutes because I had to make sure that all fittings were tight and I also labeled the in/out just for future references, steps that most people won't do or not required to get the system up and running. The manual is clear and upon my purchase, the seller emailed me a youtube link that shows how to install it. Once everything was installed, I ran the water for about 10-20 minutes just to flush the system. I used HM Digital TDS-EZ TDS Water Quality Tester and got 150+ PPM (parts per million) in the beginning, and got better as I continually ran the water within minutes to as low as 20 PPM. I also tested a very popular bottled water that I like, and it showed the same 20 PPM with similar taste, which is great. After about an hour or two, it seems to stay within the 15-45 PPM range. Note on PPM: 0-50 PPM = ideal water 50-100 PPM = carbon filtered water 100-200 PPM = hard water 200-300 PPM = average tap water 300-400 PPM = high total dissolved solid (TDS) 500 PPM = US EPA's high contaminant level I've run it off and on for a few hours now and saw no leak. Everything works great. The water quality is crisp and better yet, the Alkaline level is better than just an ordinary RO (alkaline has many benefits and will help you detoxify your body naturally). DAY 2 Tested the water often and I get 20-40 PPM. Water came out with less bubbles. DAY 3 As of now, the PPM is constantly in the low 20s with very little bubbles. This system runs very quietly and I've never heard any noise from it. I will update this review if I see some degradation in quality other than normal wear/tear or scheduled filter change (which is recommended every 6 months for some, 1 year for the other). Overall, I am happy with the quality and most importantly, I have a good, clean and great tasting water again. I will not have any problem recommending this system to anyone.