Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Drinking water in our household was primarily obtained from the dispenser on our Samsung refrigerator, equipped on the inside with a filter (no longer available on Amazon and I wish I could say I was surprised!). We found ourselves gradually drinking less water and out of curiosity I purchased a TDS meter on Amazon (this one: Water Quality Tester, MagicPro 2016 Newest Released Premium TDS-2 Handheld TDS Quality Water Tester Meter 0 - 9990 ppm TDS Measurement. My tap water measured 440ppm and my refrigerator filtered water measured 480ppm! I don't consider myself an expert handyman but do consider myself above average. I study the steps, read the manual, review several youtube how-to videos, etc. and try to do all of this BEFORE ordering a product. I did the same with this project and am glad I did because it felt very easy to accomplish the install. Item arrived neatly packaged in the box. And these folks have thought of everything, very impressed. I was most nervous about splitting the water line between my kitchen faucet and the filtration system, and about drilling a hole for the RO faucet on my sink. Both efforts felt super easy, and I was quite proud of myself at the end of it. Tasty water at the end of it made it all worth it. Some random observations: - After nearly 6 weeks of ownership, my readings are steadily at ~35ppm. - My water kettle has not needed descaling since switching to this water, nor has my stainless steel water pitcher. - The drinking water intake in our household has nearly tripled! - We haven't needed to wait on the tank to fill which was something I feared. - I remain concerned about the "2/3 wastage for every 1/3 filtered water" factor, and haven't had my next water bill yet to see how much this affects our quarterly bill payment. Will update this review once I do. - I used to use store-bought mineral water exclusively to prevent scaling in my espresso machine but don't do that anymore since switching to this water. - The stage 1 filter turned from white to brown within the first week but it hasn't affected the readings from the TDS meter. Contacted support with a couple of questions and received prompt responses. I am now contemplating purchasing the refrigerator accessory pack to pull a line to the rear of the refrigerator.