Culligan IC 3 EZ-Change Inline Icemaker and Refrigerator Filtration System with Filter, 500 Gallon , White

I had one of those filters that you put on the end of your faucet for a number of years. It worked pretty well until I finally noticed that water had started leaking out from the base of the faucet neck. Apparently after all this time the back pressure caused by that filter and the weight of it levering down on the neck was causing the internal gaskets to fail. I removed the filter and the leaks stopped. But, this left me without filtered water. I wanted filtered water still but without the hassle of a pitcher in the fridge or having to replace my entire faucet due to the back pressure and levering caused by the on the neck one.Looking on Amazon I found a number of filters of varying prices and ultimately I decided to take a chance on this Culligan unit because the price was decent, the name is well known to me, and it had pretty good reviews. So far in the month or so that I've had it installed I'm quite satisfied with it. The water comes out at a very decent pressure, far better than my old on the faucet based filter.The kit comes with a plastic bracket that fits to the wall, some plastic tubing, a little adapter to put in-line with your cold water feed, some screws, the filter cartridge and the faucet.The faucet is not a super high quality item. It's mostly plastic, but it feels pretty solid for my needs. It actually comes in several pieces that you put together during the installation.I started my installation by drilling a hole in the sink. Make sure you have a sharp drill bit of the right size. The size they ask for is 5/8" which is one size larger than you'll find in most off the shelf drill bit sets. I thankfully had a 3/4" bit laying around from a different project, but my bit was fairly dull after that previous project so drilling was a bit of a challenge for me. I compared my 1/2" bits to the threaded stem on the base of the faucet and decided it just was not worth the risk of making too small a hole. The threads on the stem are all plastic and could be easily damaged by jamming the works into a hole that wasn't big enough. So do yourself a favor and get the right size drill bit before you start.After I had the hole drilled I unscrewed the wing nut from the base of the faucet and removed the metal plate. This left a plastic gasket on the base of the faucet that came off and I had to put back in place. After looking at the pictures I finally realized that the handle is supposed to go on the side of the faucet so I set the faucet in the hole and then reached under the sink to put the metal plate on and thread on the nut. Be careful not to over-tighten this as you could easily strip those plastic threads. Once it was snugly on the base felt pretty solid. I then took the neck of the faucet and attached it to the base and it looked pretty sharp, with no sign of the mangled hole I had drilled to put this in place.Next I shut off the cold water and proceeded to disconnect the feed line from the cold water connection on my faucet. I applied a little nylon plumbers tape to the connection and screwed on the plastic connector that came with the kit. A little more plumbers tape on the bottom and I reconnected the cold water feed line.After that I took the plastic bracket and using a sharpie clearly market the in and out sides so I wouldn't get confused later and hung it on the back wall with the included screws.Once all the major pieces were in place I took the plastic hose line, this is the same diameter as the kit that feeds my ice maker on my fridge, and carefully measured and cut two sections. On the base of the faucet you'll have a little plug that goes into the tube and a collar that goes over the hose. This threads onto the base of the faucet and once snugged down creates a good connection. The other end you simply wet and insert into a friction lock on the plastic bracket. The other line is even easier as it uses the same friction locks on both the hose line adapter and the plastic bracket.Finally I took out ye olde sharpie and wrote the date on the filter to remind me when I had installed it and connected it to the bracket by twisting it into place. Once it was snugly connected on went the water and after a quick check for leaks I turned on the faucet and a jet of water came streaming out. The instructions say you have to let it run for about ten minutes or so to let it flush out material from the filter. After the directed time I filled up a cup of water and tasted the sweet tasteless taste of success.The best part is that there is absolutely no impact to the water flow on my regular faucet and the new faucet provides water at pretty much full pressure. I'm sure this will go down over time but it is much better than my old filter.Looking at this solution I can see where if I ever so desired to step up to the two or three cartridge solution I could easily swap out the bracket by simply removing the plastic hoses from the friction locks. So if you are questioning whether you need the single cartridge or three cartridge solution know that you should be able to easily upgrade.

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I have the filter system attached to my sink. Only way my husband will drink water from sink. Taste is clean no chlorine taste. Our water can taste bad at times. This does the trick.

Product meets all specifications Installation easy….IF you use optional adapter. I bought it and great! However, However, an adaptor does come with filter, but no description on size…which is different then the optional adapter pur.chased

I had just purchased a second Consumer Reports check rated room humidifier and was using tap water in both... until I saw the white mineral dust accumulating everywhere. Consumers Reports just had an article about humidifiers and recommended an under sink filter... this Culligan US 4 EZ filter that was highly rated to reduce minerals. Before ordering, I read the pdf owners manual (did you see the link on the page?) I knew the included 1/2x1/2 inch T wasn't going to work and a trip to the hardware store would be needed. At this price point you might expect Culligan to include another 3/8x3/8 T, but no. My supply pipe is 1/2 to the valve, then 3/8 to the faucet. Fortunately, the guy at the hardware store found the appropriate T and an additional nut/ferule/insert for the 1/4 inch plastic tubing that fit perfectly. The next problem was where to mount the filter head. One side of the under sink cabinet had the garbage disposal, the back wall faced the outside (and potential freezing) leaving the side next to the dish washer. That wall was too thin for the long screws that were included. I just happened to have a 6in x 6in x 3/4 block of wood that I Flex Glued to the wall after marking and installing the filter head mounting screws. I left the screws slightly loose in order to lift the filter off and pull it out for easier filter replacement. That just left connecting the water lines, which was as easy as laying on my back and reaching wayyyy up behind the sink to first hand tighten the nut to secure the faucet to the sink (the hole was already in the stainless steel sink), then again with a wrench to tighten the water line to the faucet. Pushing the water lines into the filter housing was easy, just be sure to push in to the marked lines on the hose. After running water for ten minutes (to clear the charcoal dust fines from the filter as per the instructions) I tried my newly filtered water and was surprised on just how clean, wet and tasteless it was. Excellent! I then filled my humidifiers with filtered water and now enjoy dust free humidity. I am also now using far fewer plastic water bottles... actually, I have used 0 water battles since this install. I also tried using filtered water in my Keurig coffee maker. Guess I was used to the tap water taste because I didn't care for it. I tried half tap water and half filtered water and that worked great. The faucet is designed so that the LED indicator is facing you, that puts the handle on the right hand side. That handle could be better designed, but works ok. The faucet nozzle snaps into place and is pretty wobbly but does not (yet) leak. Overall, CR had it right.

All who are replacing the RC-EZ-4 Cartridge, NEED TO READ THE REVIEW BY SAMANTHA SPRING, first. If you have problems replacing or fitting the cartridge in all the way ,you need move a specific piece the other way.I spend 10min. try to fit it in to no avail until I read Samantha's review.....

I replaced my reverse osmosis and all the trouble of multiple filters with this. Should have done it years ago. We still have a counter Berkey for the highest level of filtration but now can wash veggies and other uses that don’t require super pristine filtration

El cartucho Culligan RC-EZ-1 EZ es muy cómodo y rápido para remplazar, a de mas su instalación inicial es muy sencilla.

I installed the IC-EZ-4 to pre-filter the water before going to my refrigerator water dispenser that also has a filter (LG).The problem with my fridge with only the LG filter is that the water still smells and tastes like chlorine and who knows what... This is why I needed an additional filtering solution.The IC-EZ-4 completely removes the odor and the bad taste and makes for perfect water and Ice from my fridge.It was very easy to install and I was up and running in less than 15 minutes.I installed the unit in my utility room in the basement, just below my refrigerator and transitioned my PE 1/4 tubing to my existing 1/4 copper with a 1/4 compression coupling.

great filters for the price that is why i buy them on sale, use camel camel camel and when the price drops i pick a few of these up and i am good for the year.I bypassed the fridge cartridge and plumed this baby in and saved some money for the life of the fridge.

Seems to work good. No leaks.

Simple to install. Great tasting water. Excellent outer filter for fridge ice cube system and chilled water.