Kenmore Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System
Buy it on Sears.com for $169.99

Kenmore Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System Reviews


www.sears.com


3.73 of 5 (by 26 reviewers)
Rating Summary | 69% of reviewers recommend (18 out of 26)

Pros
  • great tasting water (8)
  • ro filter is avaiable on sears site (3)
Cons
  • compression fittings difficult to instal (2)
  • r.o. filter is available from whirlpool (1)
  • faucet leaks and corrodes battery (1)
Most Helpful Favorable Review

“Great Water, but Professional Installation Recommended”

The device immediately change the quality of water in the house.  Although we had a minor concern about the size of the tank, it provided an ample for usual household use.  We've never run low on water.  The flow is a bit slow, but no worse than the filtered bar sink water faucet that this replaced. ...

read full review »
Posted on Mar 21, 2010
Most Helpful Critical Review

“Water tastes great, faulty design”

I replaced a Culligan filtration system with this one, and it is far superior to the Culligan. Filters are REALLY easy to replace, and the water tastes great with one less filter to purchase than there was for the Culligan (no "polishing" filter, which I don' t miss at all).

My only issue is that the...

read full review »
Posted on Feb 26, 2010

Kenmore Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System Reviews

Displaying reviews 1 - 13 of 26 in total

“easy, works great”

easy to install great tasting water
Posted on Jan 25, 2011

“Kenmore Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System bad design”

i purchased this filter system 9 months ago when i installed it i plumbed it to the icemaker and waterdispenser on my refrigerator and it worked great for a while ...everyone enjoyed the water everything worked fine,until about a week ago we found the kitchen floor full of water ...when i inspected the issue the red tube hose had brocken from the water faucet and water had leaked all over kitchen this is not a fool proof design it lacks quality ,now i have to purchase a new water faucet and i cant find one of the filters.. so i guess am going to a water softner place and buy their product so...

 read full review »
Posted on Mar 09, 2011

“Good water, bad leaking protection mechanism...”

I got the this system about 2 years ago.  Replaced pre and post filters 3-4 times.  Today when we got home from work, water was all over our kitchen and living room area.  I found out water was leaking from the top of the system where the filters located.  I think the RO filter caused the problem.  There is almost no where to get a replacemnt for RO filter. 

Summary:

1. Good water

2. Bad leaking protection mechanism

3. Poor part availability

 
Posted on Oct 19, 2010

“The Great and the Bothersome”

The Great: The elegant faucet is the first thing others will see, but it is the water quality that will win your friends and family over. The taste is so clean that, while we make ice in trays from this water, we rarely ever add them to a drink. The faucet is easy to use, and I find that my young children are drinking more water since they can easily get it themselves, and young kids LOVE to do things for themselves! And more personally, I fun sense of superiority over people who schlep bottles of water home from the store. My water is better, not full of chemicals leached from the plastic, my... read full review »
Posted on Apr 27, 2009

“Great water, but the RO replacement is impossible to find”

We put this in a couple years ago and have really enjoyed the water.  About 8 months ago we needed new filters so I walked into my sears store, picked up the twin pack pre-post filters and a RO replacement cartridge and we're back in business again.

Now we need new cartridges and my local sears only has the pre-post filters for it.  There are crickets online about the RO cartridge.  

The cartridge I have is 42 38577 which is nowhere to be found.  I do find what probably is the match as 3857705 on some sears parts direct.com site for 51 bucks.  Is that right, $51?  

A serious letdown by Sears...

 read full review »
Posted on Jan 10, 2010

“I like water a lot”

I could not wait to get my R/o system installed. Love water. My father in law bought this unit and recommended it to me. He was in the water conditioning business. This is my second install. This unit is much better than my last one for install. I recommend reading the entire instruction manual first. There are a few items you will miss if you don't take the time to brush thru the instructions. The only drawback on this unit is the water faucet. It is plastic. They could have taken the time to make the faucet so it could rotate to the direction you want the handle to face. Plus, the tiny screw... read full review »
Posted on Feb 11, 2009

“5 stars”

Posted on Jan 02, 2009

“quality is far from good.”

I bought this one about two years ago and didn't use it very often. The storage tank lost pressure very soon. The overall building quality is poor.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008

“Great unit”

We love ours, it was not a problem to install, you'll want to make sure you have a spot to drain. It has great pressure coming out, and we can probably get about two gallons before the pressure drops. This is plenty for most uses. I do like to use the water in the humidifiers for the childrens' bedrooms, and it doesn't have quite enough pressure to fill all of the tanks, problem is solved by filling one in the morning and one at night. My thoughts on this one verses the more expensive Kenmore Elite series can be summed up quite easily - "Filters". The two systems use exactly the same filters, so... read full review »
Posted on Jul 30, 2008

“I'm sold!!”

I purchased this unit when the public water quality began to suffer due to low water levels caused by extended drought. In spite of our municipal facility's best efforts, the water from the tap smelled terrible and was all but undrinkable. I went to Sears.com and ordered this r/o system for store pickup, and was able to pick it up and install it by the next afternoon. Installation was a breeze, and now my family is spoiled by the quality of the water to the point that they will draw water from the tap rather than twisting the top off a bottle of expensive bottled water. The included faucet reminds... read full review »
Posted on May 15, 2007

“Undecided”

I can mirror the comments of the previous reviewers. I bought this to replace an older USfilter system. So iinstallation was a breeze since all the hard connections were already done. I can also say that this system is much louder than the previous 2 systems we've had. It is very annoying! Time to see how essential the air gap is.
Posted on Apr 08, 2008

“Owned product for 4 years”

I have had good luck with this product until only yesterday. I woke up to a huge puddle of water on floor- the top of the osmosis filter housing somehow cracked in two places and water was pouring out. From molding experience it appears that this is on a knit line of the plastic where it failed.
Posted on May 09, 2007

“Great tasting water!”

Clear concise directions make for an easy install! Purchased because we live in the AZ desert city of Casa Grande where water quality leaves much to be desired. This RO filter improves the taste of our water to better than bottled!
Posted on Jul 21, 2009

Reviews of Kenmore Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System

Check price and availability at Sears