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 Class II particulates = filtered particle size: Class II - 1 to 5 microns January 20, 2007
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
The term, "Particulates" refers to particles of rust, dirt, sand, and sediment found in drinking water. Water that contains Particulates is typically cloudy, and as you might expect, tastes and smells "dirty". By themselves, Particulates are not known to cause any adverse health effects, but they can sometimes carry other harmful organic, inorganic, and microbiological contaminants through the drinking water system.
In general, better filters will remove finer particles. Each filter's ability to remove particulates is measured against a certain "particulate class", or particle size.
Class I - 0.5 to 1 micron
Class II - 1 to 5 microns
Class III - 5 to 15 microns
Where one micron is one millionth of a meter or approximately 1/25,000 of an inch.
For example, if a filter is rated to remove "95.1% of Particulates (Class II)", that just means that it will remove 95.1% of all particles that are between 1 and 5 microns in size
Whirlpool Water Filter May 31, 2007
Michael Fuscardo
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The filter arrived quickly and it works great. It is easy to install and the water tastes noticeably better.
KitchenAid Water Filter April 13, 2008
John C. Norris (Placitas, NM)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product works great and really makes a difference in the quality of the water we use from our KitchenAid refrigerator.
Whirlpool 4396510P KitchenAid Side By Side Refrigerator Water Filter, 2-Pack October 10, 2008
ROBERT OBRIEN (Fort Collins, Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product represents great value for money and is etremely easy to install.
The manufacturer recommends changing every 6 months, but I'm sure it's 'water quality' dependent as my filters last at least 12 months (Fort Collins, CO has great water quality).
My water tastes better December 24, 2006
Patrick Carroll (Atlanta, GA USA)
The water here in DeKalb is pretty good. Safe, at any rate. This filter makes it completely taste-free. It's a very good filter.
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