Crystal Quest Shower Filter with Head, Removes Chlorine, Chloramines & VOCs

Love it and it has pressure. We dont see the pink water build up anymore.

I can't believe all the knuckleheads who bought the filter unit and then complain about the shower head that came with it. That thing is a 'complementary' [read that: throw away] shower head and I just kept using my nice handheld shower head --duh. That said, the filter works great for me. There is minimal, if any, drop in water pressure because of the filter. I especially appreciate that you can change the carbon filter in six months or a year and not have to buy a whole new unit, which is a waste of money. I just replaced my filter after a year, and liked the unit so much I purchased two more for my other two showers. Until I can afford a whole house filtration system, the units work just fine. I'm not sure what all the whining & complaining is about...

So far so good! It's been about a month and I can feel the difference and see it in my hair and skin

This is a real filter not some cheap fake filter it's wonderful what it's done for my hair and my skin already not only does it filter out all my bad water but it soften it as well! If you have hard water or trying to filter out all the crap or both then this is the filter you need thank you crystal quest!!!

I was skeptical about a shower filter, but the water here is horrible--making you feel coated in something. Ick. So, I looked into these shower filters, researched them, and this one was both budget-conscious and well reviewed. Here's what I think of it: PRO: 1, compact (not as small as others, though), 2, nice design, 3, easy to install--even came with the teflon tape. CON: 1, leaks at center seam (no biggie, it just drips in the shower), 2, lowers the shower head a good 5", so if you have a low shower to begin with, you will only get the middle of your back wet. You have to add one of those articulated extender arms to get the shower head above your head, 3, spits out carbon grains...when the shower is done and the pipe in the wall is draining back through the tub, you are left with carbon grains in the tub. They wash down, but that is telling me that the filter 'housing fabric' is breaking down--and it happened within the first week of use. I will admit, I have not "flipped" the filter as recommended by the manufacturer, as I am afraid it will add even more carbon bits to my pipes, potentially clogging them. All in all, it does work--and even "unflipped", it still works. It makes the water better, softer, cleaner and we are not left with some weird mineral film on us afterwards. I think it is a good product. July, 2012: After a year's use of this filter, it did fine--I never flipped the filter cartridge as recommended--for one reason, getting the thing apart (the housing unscrews in the middle) was like an act of god--and if it was that hard to unscrew, why did it drip at this seam? Weird. So, since I wasn't going to be re-installing it (as it would lower the shower head too much in a new place), I decided to wrestle with the thing and see it's inner workings. I found the reason I had the bits of carbon left over in the tub: the plastic mesh at the ends of the filter (a hefty little thing) had been torn apart by the water pressure. And I mean torn apart. Disintegrated. There was about 1/2 of the carbon still within the filter canister. Since I have no way of turning down the water pressure within the walls of the apartment building I live in, it was an interesting find and solved the mystery of the bits in the tub. I'd use this filter again in the right setting, but, unfortunately, I had to find a different filter for the shower--one that didn't lower the shower head as much.

Fits well and appears to work well.

Bought this shower filter because the apartment I just moved into has water that smells like rotten eggs, not cool! But this shower head does an amazing job reducing the smell, it is still there slightly, but like a million billion times better then it was before! The pressure is better then the shower head that was on there, so no complaints...and the massage is not so hard that it hurts. There are 2 settings, massage and regular shower, which I was surprised and happy about. When I first was ordering this filter I didn't know whether to get the massaging head or the other one, but I am happy with my decision! Would definitely recommend this product.

VERY unimpressed with this shower head. It's rather lightweight/flimsy. Initially worked well, but it snapped off/broke within two weeks and when I went to see about returning it, I was told the return time had expired. Since when can't you return a shower head if it breaks!!?

I was really looking forward to using this. Unfortunately, the unit leaks even after sealing it, it continues to leak. I had heard great things about this. Wish this wasn't the case.