GE Water Filter System for Entire Home, GX1S01R

I wasn't pleased with flow rate from the existing Brita filter and having to discard relatively expensive and hard to find twist-on cylinders of plastic into the landfill. The installation of the GE filtration system was straight forward and involved threading 3/8 inch WATTS quick connect adapters (PL-3826) to each side of the filter after wrapping each with Teflon tape. I purchased the WATTS adapters locally for about $10 total. I then inserted the 3/8 inch plastic water lines that connected to the water valve and the faucet under the sink (I was able to reuse the existing water lines). Mounting the filter base only required installing 2 screws in the backboard of the sink cabinet. Be certain the backboard is stout enough to support filter system and locate it so as to facilitate later replacing the filter. The GE filter canister accepts several different types replacement filters depending on your filtration needs. Placing the filter in the canister and threading it on presented no issues (or leaks) but I did purchase the GE plastic wrench which helped. The flow from the faucet has notably increased and the water quality is equal to or better than with the other filter. The GX1S01R does not come with connectors, water line or a filter but 2 mounting screws are included.

I added 0.5 micron filtration to my kitchen sink. I installed a faucet, and connected up with 3/8 tubing and push-to-connect fittings. This GE housing is the same as the others you'll find, but it's also one of the least expensive, a no fills solution. It's high quality, and will last forever. You can use the fancy GE filter media, or just get a 0.5-micron carbon block filter. I put a bit of plumber's grease on the o-ring and on the threads so it will easily tighten down by hand and not leak.

Bought this with the GE Single Handle Faucet (UNFCTFBL) also by GE - together these work great! If you haven't any plumbing experience or ability this might be a bit of a challenge, but those who are handy will find it a relatively easy job. Buy the roll of 3/8" plastic tubing needed for hose/water supply connection at home depot - same with the stop/supply valve needed so you have a second connection teed with the cold water supply to your sink. The filter works great - no more chlorine smelling water - no more particulates in the water. Only downside at all is that they did not include a plastic wrench to tighten and un-tighten the filter assembly when you go to change the filter cartridge - I just used my hands to do that and it doesn't leak, so not really too bad.

GE’s GX1S01R drinking water filtration unit appears to have a major design flaw. A standard GE, “C” type filter, specified for this unit, did not fit in the unit. A week ago I purchased a GE GX1S01R from the Home Depot along with a GE filter specified to work with it (GE: FXUTC). I mounted the unit under my kitchen sink. Before installing the FXUTC filter, I tested the unit for leaks and it worked fine. Upon installing the filter, something immediately looked wrong. The sump would not screw all the way into the head, leaving about an eighth of an inch bigger gap between the two assemblies than with no filter installed. I checked several times to make sure the filter was properly aligned in the sump and then tightened it as much possible with a sump wrench. When I turned the water supply side on, it shot out of the gap and all over the place. I purchased another GE FXUTC filter to make it wasn’t a flaw in the original filter: same results. Then I purchased a second GX1S01R filtration unit from Amazon to reduce the possibility of a one-time manufacturing defect. SAME RESULTS: GE SPECIFIED FILTER (FXUTC) DID NOT FIT INTO THE GE GX1S01R DRINKING WATER FILTRATION UNIT. Which leads me to the conclusion that the GE GX1S01R water filtration system has a major design flaw. I believe GE recently redesigned the unit and kept the same model number. Therefore reviews and star ratings of the product may not be a true reflection for the redesigned units. And there are other ONE-STAR reviews on Amazon that complain about the same issue I’m describing here. Also, beware of the “quick fix” described by at least one Amazon reviewer of this product. “Ditching” one of the rubber gaskets on a GE “C” type filter may appear to solve the problem (no more external leaks.) But this probably brakes the internal seal between the input of the filter and its output. Thus, inside the unit, unfiltered water takes the path of least resistance, going around the filter and into the drinking water output. ~Ted

Works well. It does help to use some teflon tape on the threads. Need to get the hose connectors separately; they can be found inexpensively at your local home improvement store. The advantage to getting your own connectors is that you can pick the desired hose size. I'm using it as a single stage inline filter to feed a refrigerator water/ice maker supply. Had ready access to the line from the basement. Gives a cost effective alternative to buying the refrigerator's manufacturer filter. Finally, I highly recommend buying the sump wrench; a tool that allows for snugging up the sump and easy removal when changing out the filter.

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Excellent

Works great. Only issue was getting a seal on the inlet port (3/8 female NPT thread). Had to really torque in a brass fitting, but now it seems fine.