Product review (3 stars): ... these water filters before I had one with a bad seal. Returning was easy but since I saw ...
I had purchased and used a couple of these water filters before I had one with a bad seal.  Returning was easy but since I saw the name brand was only $5 more I decided to go with that one.  I realized once I got the name brand filter what the differences were.  First you do not have to soak the name brand at all before putting installing it, not a big deal but just a difference.  The bigger thing I noticed was the sound of water when it was poring.  The name brand didn't make a sound when poring water but this filter had a slight sound to it.  The differences were enough to make me change back to the name brand.