WaterChefU8500 Under-Sink Water Filtration System
Same certified filtration as the U9000 with a 600-gallon cartridge and no electronic monitor.
$432
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Usability
Usability
The U8500 is for the buyer who wants WaterChef's certified filtration but not its electronics, or who already owns a drinking faucet worth keeping. Its strongest attribute is that the certification is identical to the U9000's, covering the same four NSF/ANSI standards through the same IAPMO listing, so nothing is given up on performance. Its weakest is cartridge economy: 600 gallons against 1,000 for a cartridge that costs only a few dollars less, which pushes the cost per gallon up by roughly half. Flow is the same modest 0.75 gallons per minute, and the same dissolved-solids limits apply. The buyer is trading the usage monitor and 400 gallons of capacity for about $67, or $144 if the housing-only configuration suits. That is a reasonable saving on a system that is otherwise the same hardware.
- Identical IAPMO certification to the U9000 across NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 401 and 372
- Housing-only configuration at $354.95 works with most standard drinking faucets
- Same surgical stainless steel housing and John Guest quick-connect fittings
- Lifetime limited warranty on a system with no electronics to fail
- Also reduces sulphur odour from most disinfected well supplies
- Cartridge is 600 gallons against 1,000 for the U9000 at a similar price
- No usage monitor, so replacement timing is guesswork or a calendar reminder
- Rated service flow is only 0.75 GPM at 60 psi
- No reduction of TDS, nitrate, fluoride or hardness
- Oil-rubbed bronze and polished brass faucet options are out of stock
The WaterChef U8500 is the non-electronic version of the company's under-sink carbon block system, rated for 600 gallons per UR85 cartridge instead of 1,000. It shares the U9000's surgical stainless steel housing, John Guest fittings and 0.75 gallon per minute rated service flow, and carries the same IAPMO R&T certification to NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 401 and 372. There is no Intelligent Monitor, so cartridge changes are tracked by the calendar. It is sold either with a WaterChef designer faucet or as a housing-only unit for use with an existing drinking faucet.
Additional information
Specification: WaterChef U8500 Under-Sink Water Filtration System
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