I have been through several Pur faucet mounts.. Each of them cracked and blew up. While Pur was good about replacing them, I was tired of the hassle and switched to the Brita faucet mount. They were pathetic as well. They kept getting detached from the faucet because they used these cheap plastic couplings.

With that said, I am happy to report that this new model uses a metal coupling. We've had it up and running for the past week and it incredibly solid with no sign of leakage. Most importantly, it looks like it's going to stay on.

I feel is that everything we've used up on until now has been a beta test. This one new release feels like they ironed out the kinks. I will post an update if I find out otherwise.

UPDATE: 12/20/2011

We're in our 3rd month and this is still working fine. No blow-ups or leaks.

UPDATE 1/4/2012

Ugggh. I'm sorry to report that it cracked and sprung a leak last week. The good news is that Brita is sending over a replacement PLUS, I have viable theory on how to prevent it. Even though the faucet connector is metal, the internal components are still plastic. The unit seems to be designed to withstand a certain level of pressure. My recommendation (which I will follow) is to minimize the pressure by going easy on how far turn the faucet when you're in filter mode.

UPDATE 5/29/2012

Since the most recent update, this unit has been replaced 3x...all for the same reason. It starts leaking after about 3 months. We appreciate that Brita honors their 1 year warranty by sending us new units, but it's getting annoying. Of course, I know their driver behind the willingness is they sell a lot of filters. But sheesh. Brita feel free to contact me. We love your product and what it's designed to do. But you've got kinks you need to work out and I'm happy to  provide direct feedback to improve the reliability of your system. Please give me a manager at Brita I can contact via the comments for this this review.
I have been through several Pur faucet mounts.. Each of them cracked and blew up. While Pur was good about replacing them, I was tired of the hassle and switched to the Brita faucet mount. They were pathetic as well. They kept getting detached from the faucet because they used these cheap plastic couplings. With that said, I am happy to report that this new model uses a metal coupling. We've had it up and running for the past week and it incredibly solid with no sign of leakage. Most importantly, it looks like it's going to stay on. I feel is that everything we've used up on until now has been a beta test. This one new release feels like they ironed out the kinks. I will post an update if I find out otherwise. UPDATE: 12/20/2011

We're in our 3rd month and this is still working fine. No blow-ups or leaks. UPDATE 1/4/2012

Ugggh. I'm sorry to report that it cracked and sprung a leak last week. The good news is that Brita is sending over a replacement PLUS, I have viable theory on how to prevent it. Even though the faucet connector is metal, the internal components are still plastic. The unit seems to be designed to withstand a certain level of pressure. My recommendation (which I will follow) is to minimize the pressure by going easy on how far turn the faucet when you're in filter mode. UPDATE 5/29/2012

Since the most recent update, this unit has been replaced 3x... all for the same reason. It starts leaking after about 3 months. We appreciate that Brita honors their 1 year warranty by sending us new units, but it's getting annoying. Of course, I know their driver behind the willingness is they sell a lot of filters. But sheesh. Brita feel free to contact me. We love your product and what it's designed to do. But you've got kinks you need to work out and I'm happy to  provide direct feedback to improve the reliability of your system. Please give me a manager at Brita I can contact via the comments for this this review.