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PUR PBSS Push-Button Refrigerator Ice and Water Filter Cartridge

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19 in Home Improvement
• Brand: PUR
• Model: PBSS
• Dimensions: 2.40" h x 2.50" w x 13.30" l, .85 pounds

Features

• Fits refrigerators with a Push Button in-grille water filter
• Refrigerator brands include Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid, Maytag, Amana, Jenn-Air and other Whirlpool manufactured brands
• Replaced regularly, PUR water filters reduce contaminants to provide clean, fresh tasting water and ice
• Reduces lead, cysts, benzene and other contaminants. Reduces chlorine taste and odor
• Does not remove beneficial fluoride from drinking water

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Customer Reviews:

“ATTENTION: PLEASE READ REGARDING SEARS, WHIRLPOOL, & PUR”,
Review Date : November 19, 2009
Reviewed By : S. Scott Proud "Scott" (Florence, KY) -

This review is from: PUR PBSS Push-Button Refrigerator Ice and Water Filter Cartridge (Tools & Hardware)

It seems there are a LOT of misunderstandings in these reviews. If you own a Sears refrigerator it IS a Whirlpool, or Kitchen Aid, or whatever else with a "Kenmore" name plate on it. Sears doesn't make their appliances and they purchase appliance from various companies and put their "Kenmore" brand on it. I have a Whirlpool fridge, Whirlpool dishwasher, and GE microwave. They all say Kenmore and the stainless steel matches perfectly. A Sears sales rep will tell you who makes the specific unit. This is true for Kenmore washers & dryers as well, all appliance. Secondly, Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid, Kenmore, etc. do not make the filters. Sears, Whirlpool, etc. sell the filter with their markings on it. PUR make the filter. This is not a cheaper replacement for the filter, it is the same filter. I have been using PUR filters bought on-line for 5 years now and it is the same filter that came in the refrigerators when I bought it. The only thing to keep in mind is that the "universal PUR Filter", that fits all push button, in the grill units, does not have the same filtration as the the specific PUR filter that comes with the fridge. For example the "Universal" filter is about $26 on Amazon and my fridge came with a PUR 4396710 which cost about $32 on Amazon. Both will work, but the $32 unit filters out about 11 types of impurities, the $26 unit is 4 types. I buy the 4396710 to protect my 2 year old and wife. What is $7 more when it's your family's health. They are about $50 each at Sears.

I hope this information helps clear up some misconceptions and helps people make an educated decision on what to buy.

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“Not the Same as the #4396710”,
Review Date : May 16, 2009
Reviewed By : John Coltrane "MovieLover" (Arizona) -

This review is from: PUR PBSS Push-Button Refrigerator Ice and Water Filter Cartridge (Tools & Hardware)

If you go to PUR's website, you'll find that this filter handles only 4 problem areas: (chlorine, sediment, lead, o-dichlorobenzene).

The more expensive #4396710 Kitchenaid/Whirlpool deals with 11 problem areas (the side of the box lists all these in detail: (chlorine, particulates, lead, mercury, benzene, o-dichlorobenzene, toxaphene, asbestos, cysts, turbidity, atrazine).

The strange thing is that the PUR website only seems to show the cheaper filter and its attendant 4 areas of filtering. It may just be my ineptness, but I couldn't find the other better filter on their website.

My wife, wanting the best water, always opts for the more expensive filter. It's around $60 in local area markets. I just ordered one from Amazon a couple of weeks ago for $35 delivered; other internet dealers carry it for around the same price.

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“Used this in a Kenmore fridge. worked fine”,
Review Date : September 15, 2008
Reviewed By : N. Corrieri (USA) -

This review is from: PUR PBSS Push-Button Refrigerator Ice and Water Filter Cartridge (Tools & Hardware)

First time changing filter. Not sure if all do this, but when i changed, we had extremely high pressure. Im guessing it was acting like there wasn't a filter in at all. Caused water to keep flowing a bit (without pressing).

After that strangeness, took about 6 pitchers to get airbubbles out of filter, etc.
Kenmore and Whirlpool are the same thing more or less. Works fine now its been in use.

Definitely cheaper than getting the kenmore one

Whirlpool 4396710P PUR Side-by-Side Refrigerator Push Button Cyst Reducing Water Filter, 2-Pack

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6 in Home Improvement
• Size: 2 Pack
• Brand: Whirlpool
• Model: 4396710P
• Number of items: 2

Features

• NSF-certified refrigerator water filter retains beneficial fluoride in water while reducing chlorine taste and odor
• Also reduces cysts, asbestos, particulates, lead, mercury
• Replace every 6 months
• 2-pack premium push-button refrigerator water filters
• For Whirlpool and KitchenAid side-by-side refrigerators with filter access in the base grille

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Customer Reviews:

“Works great, incredible value overall”,
Review Date : September 3, 2008
Reviewed By : Nathan Price (San Antonio) -

This review is from: Whirlpool 4396710 PUR Side by Side Refrigerator Push Button Cyst Reducing Water Filter, 1-Pack (Tools & Hardware)

I have a Kenmore refrigerator form Sears that I bought about a year and a half ago. Kenmore is actually made by Whirlpool and although the filter this replaced was labeled Kenmore, this is the exact same filter but labeled Whirlpool instead. I looked it up on the Sears site and they wanted $50 for the same filter. The price is a steal and even though it says 6 months I used it for over a year since I have soft water in my house and only one person. My fridge has a 6 month built in timer that goes from green to orange to red when the 6 months is up. I thought it might be based on actual usage, but it's not, because it went red at exactly 6 months and I use far less water than most other households. I have no idea why more time would harm a filter, as far as I'm concerned it's just a marketing tactic to get you to buy them more often then needed, like oil changes every 3,000 miles.

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“Whirlpool filter 4396710”,
Review Date : June 14, 2007
Reviewed By : Sanjeev Pant -

I bought my whirlpool refrigerator from sears in 2006. Sears sent me a reminder through mail that I need to replace my filter. I almost ordered the part through the sears.com website because this particular filter was not available through the sears store or through their parts center. I went to the sears.com website and their price was $60.59($44.98part+ $4.62tax+$10.99shipping). Then I thought about checking amazon.com to see if this filter was available, and it was, for a much lower cost to me. My total was $41.98($34.99part+$6.99shipping). I ordered the filter on May30 and received it through usps on June2. Replacing the filter was easy - just pop out the old one, transfer the filter cap from the old filter to the new one, and pop the new filter assembly back in. The old filter was dripping water, so I took it over to the sink to shake out the water and out came some rust colored water and small pieces of debris which would have been in my drinking water if it had not been filtered out by the filter. So it is a good idea to replace the filter on a regular basis.

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“Superior taste, excellent performance -- for less than 20 cents a day”,
Review Date : March 2, 2006
Reviewed By : imvho -

WIth all due respect to the reviewer who complained that the cost of 20 cents/day was unreasonable and excessive, this filter does an amazing job and is a fantastic bargain, **especially** when compared to bottled water and manufactured ice. We've had our new KitchenAid fridge for just a little over 6 months, and we've been delighted with the sparkly-clean, crisp, tasteless water & ice that this filter enables it to dispense. Especially since we live in a "hard-water" area, where the stuff coming from your tap, while acceptable, leaves a faint, gritty mineral taste. I used to "splurge" on store-bought ice several times/year for parties and special occasions, just because it tasted so much better. (Or rather, didn't taste like anything at all -- which is of course the point.) Since we've had this fridge, with this filter, I've never needed to spend extra on bagged ice OR bottled water, because the ice & water thru this filter are every bit as good. The acid test? I could fill a clean plastic bottle with the water from this filter, and let it sit at room temperature for a day or more, and it still tastes just as good warm as if it were freshly dispensed. That same exercise with our regular tap water would've resulted in a nasty, nose-wrinkling, mineral stew as soon as the chill was gone. Another nice advantage this filter has over bottled water is that it does NOT filter out cavity-preventing fluoride, whereas most (all?) bottled waters do.

Whirlpool 4396841 PUR Side By Side Refrigerator Push Button Fast Fill Water Filter, 1-Pack

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Product Description

Push button fast fill in grill noncyst refrigerator water filter for Whirlpool, Maytag, Amana, Estate, Roper, Kitchen Aid, and Jenn Air side by side model refrigerators.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Whirlpool
• Model: 4396841
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 14.00" w x 3.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• PUR Fast-Fill
• NSF certified refrigerator water filter retains beneficial fluoride in water while reducing chlorine taste and odor
• Also reduces particulates, lead, mercury
• Replace every 6 months

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Customer Reviews:

“Good Filtration But...”,
Review Date : January 7, 2007
Reviewed By : Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) -

We purchased a new Whirlpool refrigerator earlier this year. The new refrigerator has all the marvelous improvements developed in the last ten years for refrigerators, including a water filter.

The water filter really does deliver better water. However, the water filter seems quite expensive to me. Whirlpool, and other manufacturer's that use this type of filter, recommend the filter be replaced twice a year, whether you need to replace the filter or not.

The filter is relatively easy to replace, but be aware of what happens when you pull the filter. To remove the old filter you push a button next to the filter, typically to the left of the filter. Then pull on the cap covering the filter and pull the filter out. Make a note of how the filter was oriented when you pull it out.

The filter will now begin dripping water, so have a paper towel or small bowl available to let the water drip into. You can either let the filter finish dripping into a sink, or throw it into a plastic bag that you can seal to keep the water from dripping out of the bag. Be sure you remove the cover from the filter before you toss it. On our Whirlpool the cover twists counterclockwise for removal.

Install the filter cover onto the new filter. It takes just a twist to lock it into place. Holding the filter so that the two straight pieces on the end of the filter are vertical, with the open portion of the filter cover oriented on the bottom, slide the new filter straight into the filter cavity until the button on the left clicks to let you know the new filter is locked into place. Note that these instructions are for a Whirlpool, but I believe most other refrigerators are similar. You should be ready to go!

Had I known refrigerator water filters were so expensive I might have gone with a refrigerator without one, though our local water has a lot of chlorine in it (which is filtered out by the filter).

As with many modern conveniences, this water filter represents a convenience that you did not know you needed until you had it. Now that I have it, I am wondering whether I want it since I have to spend a chunk of change each year in filter replacements. Oh well. I guess I can sleep more soundly knowing that the water filter is now removing a bunch of stuff from my water that my body either did not want or need.

Good luck!

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“These filters are wonderful!”,
Review Date : December 8, 2007
Reviewed By : D. Martin (FL) -

Since I had had previous experience with Pure water filters, we purchased a side-by-side water and ice dispenser Whirlpool fridge over a year ago that uses these filters and they have made a huge difference in the quality of our water. We live in Riverview, FL, a suburb of Tampa, and the water here is so foul that I sometimes wonder if I have an odor from it after I shower. Since it smelled that bad coming from the tap I knew I was not going to drink it, cook with it, nor give it to my cats. So, to save us the expense of buying bottled water, we bought the fridge. Yes, the filters are expensive, but they are Pure water filters which, in my opinion, are better than Brita. I would rather have the expense than get sick drinking nasty water. Since I use the filtered water for just about everything, I have to replace my filter more frequently, but it is well worth the cost.

To save a few bucks, I order my filter online and three at a time; this usually saves me $3-5.00 per filter. Just search for the item number of the filter and you will find several places that sell it either as a single, a three-pack, a four-pack or a six-pack. Obviously, the more you buy, the more you save.

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“Expensive, Simple, and Effective”,
Review Date : June 1, 2007
Reviewed By : GBS -

Product arrived as advertised. These things are expensive, but they do improve water quality. This particular model is well designed. With some types, you have to shut off the water supply. With this one, it's pull out the old one and replace, that's it.