Consumer Reports Articles

Water Treatment System E-9225 (2/93)

Five countertop units were tested. Three of the products, including Amway's, were rated equal in performance and superior to the other two. However, the initial cost of the Amway product was $227, plus $53 or $83 for tubing and connections (the price for the two competing units apparently included the tubing and connections, since CR did not note otherwise), compared with $119 and $65 for the other units, and its operating cost (cost to treat 1000 gallons of water) was $110 compared with $25 and $36 for the other units.

CR reported that the Amway unit was the fastest of the three at filtering water, 0.6 minutes per gallon compared with 1.8 mpg for the Sterling and 2.3 for the Amtek.

Distributor cost on the E-9225 was $174.99, plus $41 or $64 for the tubing and connections (plus shipping), which would still make it three times the cost of the Ametek CT CMR-10, and twice the cost of the Sterling Springs CTS.