Aquasure Sparkle Series High Capacity Shower Filter
Inline shower filter with GAC, KDF-55 and calcium sulfite media, rated 10,000 gallons or six months.
$35
Usability
The media blend is the right one for a shower filter: calcium sulfite is the accepted dechlorination medium for hot water, where plain carbon loses effectiveness, and pairing it with KDF-55 is what serious shower filters do. Installation is genuinely toolless, it fits any standard arm, and thirty-five dollars is a fair price for the hardware. The problem is the claim list. Aquasure's page attributes reduction of magnesium, calcium carbonate, iron, hydrogen sulfide, mercury, chromium, VOCs, fluoride and arsenic to this cartridge, alongside claims about eczema, psoriasis, acne and skin ageing, and none of it is supported by a test report. NSF/ANSI 177 is the only performance standard that exists for shower filtration and it covers chlorine reduction alone; this product holds no listing under it or anything else. One of the four reviews on Aquasure's own page reports poor water pressure. Buy it as a chlorine filter, which is what it probably is, and ignore everything else on the page.
- Calcium sulfite is the correct dechlorination medium for hot water, where carbon alone underperforms
- Toolless installation on any standard shower arm, fixed, rain, handheld or combo
- Six finishes to match existing bathroom hardware
- Wrench and plumber's tape included with the cartridge
- Cheapest product in the Aquasure range at under thirty-five dollars
- The claim list runs to mercury, chromium, arsenic and fluoride with no test report behind any of it
- No NSF/ANSI 177 listing, the only performance standard that exists for shower filtration
- Marketing attributes eczema, psoriasis and acne benefits to the filter
- Six month or 10,000 gallon cartridge life
- One of four reviews on Aquasure's own page reports a significant pressure drop
- Satin gold finish is out of stock; pricing varies by finish from $29.99 to $35.99
The Aquasure Sparkle Series is an inline shower filter using a blend of granular activated carbon, KDF-55 and calcium sulfite, rated at 10,000 gallons or six months. It fits between a standard shower arm and any fixed, rain, combo, dual or handheld head without tools, and ships with a cartridge, wrench and plumber's tape. Six finishes are offered, with satin gold currently out of stock; the replacement cartridge is AF-SP6M.
Additional information
Specification: Aquasure Sparkle Series High Capacity Shower Filter
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