# Countertop water filter system

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 6, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045 "2014-01-06T16:43:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045/1 "2014-01-06T16:43:06Z")

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I was looking at getting the [Seagull IV X-1D](http://www.btcbeta2.com/general_ecology/production/product_page.php?product_name_url=seagull_iv_x-1d_ca_countertop_system&category_name_url=in-home-ca) countertop water filter system, but just talked to a rep from the company and she said they no longer manufacture it.

Anyone know of a \*\*\*comparable \*\*\*countertop system? I live in a rental house. I don’t want a Britta pitcher filter. I guess my landlord would let me install a below the counter system, but that would be a last resort.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045/2 "2014-01-06T17:49:30Z")

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[This one](http://www.waterchef.com/store/products/WaterChef-C7000-Premium-Countertop-Water-Filtration-System.html) looks good and it’s a LOT cheaper. Available with [amazon prime](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BK6VGJW?ref_=pe_623860_70668520) (no shipping cost- 2-day delivery). Anyone have it?

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**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045/3 "2014-01-06T18:00:53Z")

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There’s one for sale today (Monday) [here.](http://tools.woot.com/#ref=www.woot.com/sidebar/site@3.10-tools/photo)

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-water-filter-system/678045/4 "2014-01-06T19:13:03Z")

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> [@Lare](#):
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> There’s one for sale today (Monday) [here.](http://tools.woot.com/#ref=www.woot.com/sidebar/site@3.10-tools/photo)

Interesting. That one is also available at amazon. It has three filter cartridges that last for 6-12 months each and cost from $30-$50 each. The cost isn’t that much of a problem as all of these are hundreds of dollars less than the Seagull that I had my eye on. Keeping up with three filters that need replacing? That could be a challenge.

The WaterChef (in my OP) has one filter and a battery-operated light that tells you when to replace it. The replacements are about $50 and presumably last for 1,000 gals. That’s sounding better.

Both of these units get good reviews.