Product review (5 stars): taking a shower was like being in a swimming pool
This item definitely works. Shortly after we got the filter our city drinking water had E. coli contamination, so they had to flush out our system with a lot of chlorine, taking a shower was like being in a swimming pool, but this filter took all the chlorine smell and taste away. Although they do recommend replacing filters after E. coli contamination, we didn't and I don't believe this filter claims to filter out E. coli. We're just a little more laid back about E. coli scares than we probably should be, but we didn't drink the water (even from the filter) until they had declared the the water E. coli free. Just want to be clear I'm not claiming this filter kept us from being sick. I will definitely be using this filter the next time we need to replace.