passatdoc
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I have a 2004 Frigidaire counter depth model that uses Pure Source 2 filters. I already had an under-sink EverPure system (came with the house when it was newly built), but found that the water from the fridge tasted better than the EverPure water. In addition, I didn't see the sense of replacing both filters on a periodic basis, particularly since the EverPure cartridges cost close to $100. Pure Source 2 filters, if purchased from a discounter like www.filtersfast.com , cost a bit over $30.
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Question/poll: do you change the filter yearly (or more often), or only when you notice a reduction in flow? </span>
I use about one or two quarts of water per day, for coffee or tea, for cooking, and for drinking water. If I'm making pasta, I generally just use tap water, but if it's water that is fully absorbed into the food (e.g. rice) I try to use water from the fridge. Maybe the pasta would taste better with filtered water, but I've never tried it (waiting for 2-3 quarts of water to fill from the dispenser can be a looooong time vs using the kitchen sink tap!). My fridge has a dispenser status light that turns from green to yellow to red as replacement time approaches. I don't know if the light simply measures days since filter was replaced (you have to press and hold the dispenser indicator button for 15 secs to reset it), or whether it senses flow. Pure Source 2 have stickers you can attach to the front of the filter where you can write the date you last replaced it (I do this).
In any case, I've never seen the indicator light go from green to yellow or red. I generally wait for the flow to decrease, then I replace the filter regardless of the light status. For me, this is about 18 months. FiltersFast.com generally offers free shipping on orders over $50 or $60, so I tend to buy the filters two at a time, and don't reorder until the second filter is coming up on a year old.
More re: EverPure. The flow rate is faster than on the fridge, but even then it would take forever to dispense enough water to fill a large saucepan for making pasta. I tended to use it more for water for coffee, or for adding small amounts of water to thin a sauce or soup. As far as I know, EverPure no longer makes its own branded cartridges and instead you have to buy after-market replacements.
ps: if you saw my earlier thread about my parents' GE dispenser that didn't work----two years ago, I replaced their filter, thinking a clogged filter was the source of their non-operating water dispenser. That didn't help. Then I replaced the solenoid, still no water. Finally determined it was a frozen water line, and now it's fixed. Their filter is two years old, but still has good flow rate because it was only filtering water for ice for two years, hence very low volume flowing through it.
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Question/poll: do you change the filter yearly (or more often), or only when you notice a reduction in flow? </span>
I use about one or two quarts of water per day, for coffee or tea, for cooking, and for drinking water. If I'm making pasta, I generally just use tap water, but if it's water that is fully absorbed into the food (e.g. rice) I try to use water from the fridge. Maybe the pasta would taste better with filtered water, but I've never tried it (waiting for 2-3 quarts of water to fill from the dispenser can be a looooong time vs using the kitchen sink tap!). My fridge has a dispenser status light that turns from green to yellow to red as replacement time approaches. I don't know if the light simply measures days since filter was replaced (you have to press and hold the dispenser indicator button for 15 secs to reset it), or whether it senses flow. Pure Source 2 have stickers you can attach to the front of the filter where you can write the date you last replaced it (I do this).
In any case, I've never seen the indicator light go from green to yellow or red. I generally wait for the flow to decrease, then I replace the filter regardless of the light status. For me, this is about 18 months. FiltersFast.com generally offers free shipping on orders over $50 or $60, so I tend to buy the filters two at a time, and don't reorder until the second filter is coming up on a year old.
More re: EverPure. The flow rate is faster than on the fridge, but even then it would take forever to dispense enough water to fill a large saucepan for making pasta. I tended to use it more for water for coffee, or for adding small amounts of water to thin a sauce or soup. As far as I know, EverPure no longer makes its own branded cartridges and instead you have to buy after-market replacements.
ps: if you saw my earlier thread about my parents' GE dispenser that didn't work----two years ago, I replaced their filter, thinking a clogged filter was the source of their non-operating water dispenser. That didn't help. Then I replaced the solenoid, still no water. Finally determined it was a frozen water line, and now it's fixed. Their filter is two years old, but still has good flow rate because it was only filtering water for ice for two years, hence very low volume flowing through it.
