Product review (5 stars): Works just like the original.
This is the second one I have purchased.  It sure beats overpaying for what is just a carbon filter.

I cut open my original Lg  and later the replacement Icepure.  I could not see anything major.  Both had carbon elements of about the same size and the same instructions to flush a couple of gallons of water through before normal use.

I'll buy this again when it is time to replace my filter.