Culligan R50-BBSA Whole House Water Filter Replacememt - Premium 50 Micron 10”x4.5” Long Lasting Water Filter Cartridge Compatible with Many other Home Water Filtration Systems

UPDATE 7/14/16 Now having used these filters for four years I am very, very pleased with their performance. We live in a situation where the filter is of extreme importance (see the original review) and we replace them every 2 to 4 months, as soon as we notice the water pressure dropping in the shower. I have never received a bad one, never had one split or leak, always do their job beautifully. Changing out the old filters is not a difficult job... could only be improved by somehow making them snap on rather than tightly screwed together and requiring the special wrench to remove, but we've never had a leak, thanks to that method. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I live in an old house that uses river water. That sounds nasty, but in truth our river is clear and clean, fed by multiple springs. We do get sediment after rains, but most of the time it's clean for bathing, etc. During the fall season the cypress trees along the river shed needles and clog washing machines and toilets and faucet screens. More important fixtures in the house have standard size filters... the water into the washing machine, also the water heater, and of course there are R/O units for drinking water. But to catch the major debris at the times mentioned, I've always had a back-washable filter located at the pump. These filters have always been a problem because they are small and clog quickly with algae (clear housing exposed to the sunlight), and break after a year or two... and the price has gone up X5 since I started using them. By installing the big Culligan filter with 1" lines at the pump house, I find now the other filters last much much longer throughout the house, and the first 50 micron is now 6 months old and still doing fine. The housing for the filters (reviewed elsewhere) is very sturdy and simple to open to change filters, which I have on a 6-month subscription from Amazon. I really wish I'd changed to this system many years ago because I constantly had to fight sediment buildup in all of the fixtures I mentioned, and it would really mess up the washing machine input valve and fill the water heater with messy slime in the rainy seasons. I don't expect to ever have that problem again. I'm a happy customer. UPDATE: Lost water pressure over a period of two weeks up to the point that it was difficult to take a shower. My 6-month subscription to this filter had just arrived so I put it in. The old filter did not LOOK particularly clogged, but replacing it did the trick. I changed my subscription to every 3 months because I anticipate higher water use in the future. I'm still happy with it. No problem changing filters btw.

This is by far the best water filter for a 10-in filter system that has any type of sediment especially iron I have to replace mine once every 6 months but I have a well that has high content of iron. And this filter works perfectly from keeping the orange rings from appearing and your sinks or toilets. It also works better than the more expensive ones that trap more particles and our home. This is one of the items that you don't always get what you pay for the more expensive ones do not work as well in our home then this one. eliminates iron and sulfur very well 5 Stars all the way

We just built a new home and we have a water filter system. We bought these water filters as our replacements as our old one is already getting gross! Very good quality, easy to install & built strong. Doesn’t allow any odors to get through which is great for our utility closet. Our well water tastes amazing!!

Works as it's holding and better than most

I have small amounts of what the locals call "pepper sand" - basically its small flex's of black sand and mica, other than that my water is clear and tasteless. This filter is good for removing it and keeping it out of the washer and tank bowls. The one negative I would give this is that its lightly constructed. I have the filter model PWFHT4510BT (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004C3VW6C/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00) which is transparent, i can see the filter "twist" as the housing is tightened down. This foes not appear to impact the operation of the filter so far.

I have no complaints here. This is a pre filter to my main contaminant filter. It’s does what it is advertised to do, and swapping them out is super easy. I’ve had my water softener in for about a year now and there are no issues whatsoever with it or any of my plumbing. Great product.

Years ago, when I purchased and installed our whole house water filter, the main reason I did so it was because the filters were available at a store nearby. Wouldn't you know that six months later they no longer carried the correct size filter and they still don't. For a while we were purchasing some off brand here. I will tell you that these Culligan filters perform very well, at least for our intended purpose of filtration and they do seem to last longer while doing their job than the aforementioned off brand ever did. We change every four months or so. I think they are a very good value for the dollar.

First, let's address the 1 star reviews: The company is in the USA, but the product is assembled in China. I have received 3 of these and all have been the correct R50-BBSA. The filter element itself can't really leak, and hasn't torn or anything like that. I installed this bad boy in mid-November after noticing small black grains of sand coming out of the faucet. We have our own well and it's great water for the most part. After a few days I went down and checked it and you can see in the photo that it's doing the job as intended! Haven't seen a grain of sand since. Changed the filter tonight after 5 months. It was in great shape and could probably have gone much longer, but better safe than sorry. No noticeable taste or odor at all even while flushing a new filter. Our refrigerator filters give a much worse taste and odor when new. If you install or use this filter or system just be sure to follow the directions. Do yourself a favor and put a valve just prior to the system. This will make filter change snap. Gaskets need a touch of grease, and on my model of filter housing there is a pressure relief button to release the pressure and make turning the top valve much easier. All and all it's a great setup and easy to do yourself with a little planning.

We use well water and some times there is very fine colloidal material in it and we decided to put a filter in. This pleated filter has worked very well with excellent removal and a good service length. We changed it out after 3 months and while we could have likely used it longer, we had begun to see a slight drop in water flow. We have tried other filters and this one seems to give the best balance between service length and particulate removal. It is just a filter, so do not expect any changes in taste or color but for water where you want to remove colloidal material it is an excellent choice.

Works great as a pre-filter

Muy buena calidad y mas barato que otros filtros de su tipo.

Como el plástico es muy rígido el agua lo daña rápidamente

Este filtro me duro solo 15 días, es verdad que en mi zona el agua llega muy sucia, pero me pareció muy poco tiempo.