Crystal QuestSMART Countertop Water Filter System
The SMART media blend on a countertop, from 87 dollars, with no plumbing work required.
$87
We may earn a commission if you buy through this link. It never affects our scores. How this works
Usability
Usability
At 87 dollars for the single polypropylene housing this is the cheapest permanent-format access to the SMART blend Crystal Quest sells, and for a renter on municipal water it is the most sensible thing in the catalogue. The media covers chlorine and chloramine through catalytic carbon, heavy metals through the redox alloys and ion exchange resin, and organics through coconut shell carbon, at 10,000 gallons of stated capacity. The stainless housings carry a sixty to a hundred dollar premium for no filtration change, which is worth knowing before configuring. Flow is 0.5 GPM maximum, which is the standing compromise across the whole Crystal Quest point-of-use range. The evidence gap is the same as everywhere else: no certifier lists any configuration and no reduction percentage is published, so the media description is the entire case.
- Cheapest permanent-format access to the SMART media blend
- 10,000 gallon capacity, high for a countertop unit
- Six configurations covering polypropylene and stainless steel
- Catalytic carbon in the blend, which is what actually handles chloramine
- No plumbing work, removable when moving
- Stainless housings cost sixty to a hundred dollars more for no filtration change
- Capacity stated as one to three years, too wide a band to plan around
- Maximum flow of 0.5 GPM is slow for filling anything larger than a glass
- No NSF, IAPMO or WQA listing on any configuration
- One-year limited warranty and filter media cannot be returned
The countertop version of the SMART system, connecting to a kitchen faucet through a diverter valve and sold in single, double and triple housings in BPA-free polypropylene or stainless steel. The single carries the SMART cartridge, the double adds a carbon block and the triple adds sediment pre-filtration. Rated 10,000 gallons, quoted as one to three years, at a maximum 0.5 GPM.
Additional information
Specification: Crystal Quest SMART Countertop Water Filter System
| Water Filtration Specifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||||||
| General Specifications | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
