So we bought a new Fisher & Paykel fridge last year and it has filtered water on the outside. The light came on to replacement the filter. Ok sure. Thought it would be maybe $15-20. It is $52!!!! And they suggest you replace every 6 months!!!
What kind of scam is this? I hardly ever use the filtered water. Maybe a couple of times a week max. I'm not sure if it feeds into the ice maker too? I'm guessing it does…so is this a cost I just have to suck up and pay?
Ok good to know I might be able to drag it out to 1 year. I'm going to do a taste test comparison with a glass of the water from the current filter and then I'll replace it with the new filter and have a glass of that to compare if I really needed to change it yet.
It'll be handy to have one ready to go so as soon as you notice the water taste funny. Swap it out straightaway so no-one else drinks from it. The funny taste will be from contaminants built up in the filter (which you wouldn't want to ingest in those concentrations)..
It'll be handy to have one ready to go
Or you can invest the $52 in high yielding bonds until you need to buy one.
You can get cheap third party filters for anything.
Yes I did see some online but they were still about $32 and I read stuff about you not really having any idea what's in the 3rd party versions. Apparently some of them are fake and bad etc. etc. If it's something I'm eating/drinking I don't know if I want to risk it.
$52 it is then. Or simply don't use the filtered water feature since you barely do anyway.
Yeah I would consider not using it but I think it affects the ice machine which I do use so I'm stuck :(
If you don't care for the filtering, can you not just remove the filter altogether? You will likely need to make a small adapter.
You can also get 4 x cartridges for about $70 - $80, so a bit better value: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/174689768650
OP found any decent water filter for $15 that last for six month? Please share lol
Yeah I had no idea they were so expensive. I've never looked at the cost of water filters before. Bit of a shock I tell you.
They not cheap, filter that I use $90, this is for inflow filter. More you use, more frequently you need replace them.
And If you don't replace them, water can get contaminated ( as in worst than tap water) lol
( as in worst than tap water) lol
and drinking it can affect your grammar lol…
Your water flow will get slower the longer you leave it.
Ok interesting to know. It's still a very strong flow right now despite the "replace now" light coming on.
I didn’t replaced mine for 2 years. Only did it because the flow was down to a trickle haha.
I don't have one of those fridges so I don't know what the actual market value is of the filter…. However,
my xiaomi air filter cost around at least that, so to me that cost sounds reasonable for water filter
Is it necessary to have a filter to run the water?
If so, I assume you'll just be getting chilled tap water. Maybe that's your best solution if you are such a infrequent user that you don't want to part with $52 every six months?
Filtered water is a crock.
Not if you’re water source is from rainwater tanks…..
Please don't let me start about Brita
Great Brita ?
Aye
Little Brita
Been using these for about 3 years. I replace it whenever the light comes on. And given that the filter contains the same amount of activated carbon the quality is exactly the same.
4x Fisher Paykel 836848 Premium Compatible Ice & Water Filter FITS AQP-FF17A $55.95
Thanks. Yes I might have to go with something similar.
We use a sediment filter for the whole house, around $20 a year. Then a faucet that has carbon, r/o, expansion tank, post carbon, magnesium enrichment. All cooking and all drinking is from there. Given good cost management it is still under $100 a year. R/O membranes can be found online for as little as $12.
We use RO system too… 5 stage.
Sand, Carbon, RO, [STORAGE TANK] Reminieraliser and a basic filter
I like PSI water filters in Tasmania. used them for years.
Word of WARNING though…. RO takes EVERYTHING out… including the natural calcium in water your body is used to… there is a reason you don't drink [clean] battery grade water… it risks your body taking the calcium from elsewhere… like your bones.
No problems for cooking, ice, whatever, but if it is your primary source of drinking water (like it is in our house)… I would add in another cartridge with coral sand or something similar to remineralise your water…..
Our water is extremely soft. When the shire and city got together the quality dropped to a stinking clorine foul smelling stuff.
So at first I used high quality carbon stuff, the 5 micron ones used to clog up within weeks. Now the carbon are just coconut husk filters, usually buy 20 in a box from cheapest ebay site. Tried different R/O membranes and killed a few being to slow to backwash them. 50GPD seems fine and the magnesium enrichment was the hardest to find. TDS measures still high. Some filters have zero TDS and they are for extremely sensitive fish in home aquariums.
We eat no red meat drink no cow's milk but I do love cheese.
Still need extra magnesium!
Might be cheaper in the long run to ignore the filter and install an RO filter in the connection to the fridge.
I buy from these guys..
https://www.truwater.com.au They always have sales throughout the year… Xmas, Easter, ANZAC Day, even on Valentines day they have a big sale.
We use our Fridge water tap several times a day, so I usually buy 3-4 filters when they have their sales on.
Thanks I will look into this!
If that surprises you, wait until you see the current price of fuel!
If the change-now light is on, your filter system is working!!!!!
Lesson learnt. Don't get locked into an ecosystem.
Have a Fisher & Paykel dishdraw single. Had a door misalignment problem and cost me $750 to fix. $1400 for a single draw with 2 year warranty. You can buy a full size under bench free standing for $600 with 3 years warranty. Plus it is non standard size so you can't buy another brand compact and put it in without reworking cabinets. Lesson learnt.
You don't have to by the OEM filters either. Just google fridge filters I got 3 for the price of 1 OEM
in line filter outside of fridge (between tap point and fridge) is cheaper and allows for more generic connection options.
On my fisher paykel fridge it is an in line filter that is outside the fridge. Im only about to replace my first filter so ill give that a go with a 3rd party one. But pretty sure I could just replace the inline filter with a different type of generic filter with some adapters etc.
I have gone 5 years without changing my filter…………change when the water tastes different.
Yep I think this is a good approach
Our fridge filters were closer to $100 each!
We have a much larger filter system under the sink that does all the cold water coming into the kitchen which also feeds the fridge. The previous fridge had an external filter we never used because of this bigger better setup. The new fridge has it integrated into the inside of the fridge so it's needed.
In the US/Canadian market they have what they call plugs or filter bypass which is essentially an empty filter housing, these are specifically designed for houses that have whole of house filtration already and don't need to or want an additional filter on the fridge itself.
Of course you can't buy one in Australia… maybe whole house filtration just isn't a thing here?? (Maybe our water is better?). In any case, Westinghouse is also sold under Frigidaire and maybe others too, so I looked up the factory filter number and checked what other models it fit and used that to then hunt down the appropriate bypass.
In the end I think I ended up buying it out of Canda. It arrived, fit perfectly and now all I have to do is replace turn off the reminder every four or five months and it otherwise works perfectly.
Six months is the cautious period. It would be if you use it regularly. You can leave it longer until you notice the water tastes "different"/foul.
I would change it at least once a year.