I’ve had one of these for a while and I think they’re great. Who wants to douse their hair and body with chlorine every time they shower? It’s very drying for your skin and your hair.
The filter assembly is pictured left and the replacement cartridges are on the right. The assembly comes in white, chrome, or gold and the filter inside is supposed to last a year — you reverse it after 6 months. You simply install it before your current shower head. I suggest you use Teflon tape on the threads. After 6 months you screw it open and reverse the filter and 6 months later you put a new filter in. They provide a little plastic cling sticker so you can mark down the date to change it and put it in the shower.
The only problem might be for really tall people since it lowers the shower head. Not a problem for me at 5′ 3″.
Supposed to remove chlorine, rust, sediment, hydrogen sulfide and heavy metals with the HOC cartridge.
All I can tell you is that my hair and skin are softer when using it and I know (if I’ve ignored the sticker) when the filter needs to be replaced because I start getting dried out again. The filter may not last as long if multiple people use the shower every day, but it’s worth every penny.
