Product review (1 stars): Leaks Carbon Specs into the Water
Bought these because I thought the LG brand name ones were too expensive. That was a wrong move. These are significantly lighter than their LG counterparts; first sign of lower quality. The second noticed difference was when I went to flush the filter for the 6-8 minutes the is recommended by the manufacturer. This thing POURED back carbon into the pitcher I was filling. The LG ones never did that. After a while that stopped, but no matter how much water I flushed through it, it continued to spit out specks of carbon in the water. I flushed 20 gallons through it and it wouldn't stop leaving black carbon chunks. If you like your daily intake of contaminant laced carbon specs with a daily glass of water, then buy these. Otherwise cough up another $10 and get the real thing.