everydrop by Whirlpool Ice and Water Refrigerator Filter 2, EDR2RXD1, Single-Pack
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Like a previous user, I also used a TDS (total dissolved solids) tester on my tap water in Southern California vs. this filter. I\'ve attached a photo of the results. In summary, what am I paying for? My tap water actually scored better than this filter. This is a total waste of money and a fraud. I\'m seriously considering submitting this photo to our local news for their "Fraudulent Products" reporting segments. I have a one year old who was drinking formula that was mixed with the water from this filter. They gave him "Marginally Acceptable" water just so they can make a profit!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I very reluctantly ordered this because our semi-new fridge prompted that we needed to replace the filter. When we bought the fridge, and learned it had a water filter, I thought that\'s nice, but had no idea that MayTag itself would not supply filters for their own products. Instead, we\'re forced to search and research for someone that does sell replacement filters. What we\'ve learned is that this is a captured market and the manufacturers are gouging customers. After you\'ve spent a couple thousand on a new fridge that uses a water filter, you\'ll now need to spend $45+ every few months for filters, forever. Anyhow, the morning after installing this overpriced junk, I opened the fridge and water just poured out everywhere. It causes so much back pressure the connector and seals cannot handle it and the front shield that covers the filter fills up with water in a few minutes and then continues to flow and spill, continuously. Lesson learned. If you can find them, there are $18 versions of this filter that float around Amazon ever so often and they work perfectly. A more sensibly priced and working version is at "Compatible with Filter 2 Refrigerator Water Filter W10413645A W10413645 Kenmore 9082 (1-Pack)\nSold by: apluschoice"'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am writing a review on the listing, not the product. Had there been a single picture of the filter tip, I would have known this was the wrong filter. The fact that I entered the information for the filter specifications I needed and this filter came up is a problem in itself. Secondly, I looked at the pictures in attempt to double check that this was the right filter, and not one photo was of the filter out of the package. We do not need to see 4 images of the packaging, we need to see the filter.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Take the bad reviews with a grain of salt. It says on the label (in very small print) that you must FLUSH the filter with FOUR GALLONS OF WATER before use.\n\nThe first gallon I flushed through was AWFUL. The water was gray and had lots of stuff floating in it. After the fourth gallon, it was running clean and clear, and the water tastes great.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This "FILTER2" style filter performs well, giving excellent water quality at the dispenser and in ice cubes. The first few quarts dispensed by the in-door dispenser at first appeared cloudy, but when allowed to stand, quickly cleared since the cloudiness is actually very fine air bubbles.\n\nFlow decreases gradually as the fiilter loads with use as is expected of any filter doing its job. Our water in Palm Bay, FL has possibly lower particulates than average, so I was able to \'reset\' the automatic reminder on our fridge (by removing and immediately reinstalling the same filter) several times before replacing the filter with a new one when flow decreased roughly by 50%.\n\nThe filter itself consists of a thin cloth-like outer membrane surrounding an activated compressed powdered charcoal core. (See uploaded photos.) This might be compared to a \'finishing\' filter in an RO system. If your fridge is connected to a reverse-osmosis system with such a filter, you might be able to skip replacement of this filter and only change the RO filters as needed.)\n\nI\'m not sure why this filter is so expensive except that it\'s form-factor is quite specific to this model refrigerator and would be difficult to bypass or replace without considerable effort. Hence the 3 stars. This seems to be Whirlpool\'s attempt to tap into the \'subscription model\' of continuous revenue after the sale for the life of the fridge. <mutter, grumble, grumble> :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I used a TDS (total dissolved solids) tester on my tap water in Southern California the results were 442 ppm (parts per million)\nWhen I tested my refrigerator water using this new filter the results was 310. This is marginally acceptable for a water filter and to me a total rip off for this expensive filter. My reverse osmosis filter results are 57. 57 is good enough water for me to drink but not 310 when the filter is new and only getting worse over time'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These filters are a complete waste of money for what you get. First of all, they are almost $50 and in our house we are lucky if they last 3 months. After changing the filter you have to run like 8-10 gallons through it to get the cloudiness out and by then your filter is down to almost 90% if you go by what the fridge tells you.\n\nThese filters also barely filter anything, does nothing for things like chlorine taste, etc. Really displeased with this product and if I had know about this issue I would not have purchased my Whirlpool refridgerator.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "These seem to wear out really quick, and are pricey. Unfortunately that's the only thing that works for our refrigerator. Also, to get them started you are supposed to run some ridiculous amount of water through them to clean them (like 3-5 gallons). We usually go like 1/2 a gallon and just use it. It uses up like 7% of the filter just doing that initial part. Honestly, we just keep using it after it says it's done because the water tastes fine for a while. So, I guess they don't wear out as quick as they say they do...either that or we are just super cheap LOL."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's very difficult to rate this item because it is the replacement filter from the manufacturer. But there are some engineering issues that one has to be aware of.\nFirst, if you don't turn the filter to a full 45 degree angle, you will have water gushing inside your refrigerator. Give it a hard turn to the right\nNext, run 1 or 2 gallons of water through the system before using it for drinking, cooking, or ice making. This is wasteful but necessary since you want to clear out any granulated charcoal particles.\nAfter all this, your filter should work fine."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Always use the brand name to replace items like this. You know they will fit properly and are made for the specific appliance. Hate opening these plastic packages, but they provide the best protections. Note: If you have trouble removing the old filter or inserting the new one, make sure you have the top lined up properly. It's an odd shape and I miss it every time!"}]