This filter works great for cleaning the water. However, even though it is the correct filter for my refrigerator the flanges on the top do not work with the filter removal mechanism on my particular Whirlpool side by side model. Previous versions of the water filter for this refrigerator worked with the mechanism. This one does not. We must use channel locks to remove it which is not easy. And we get concerned with the possibility they may slip and damage the refrigerator or one of us. Frustrating