GE Smart Home Water Filter System | Premium Water Filtration System Reduces Lead, Rust & More | Wifi Enabled | Install Kit & Accessories Included | Replace Filters (FTHLM, FTHTM, FTHPM) Every 3 Months

When the box arrived, I was surprised at the size and weight. Yes the filter is a big one. To give you an idea of the size, the cartridge is about 3 3/4" in diameter and 13" tall. It weighs 1 lb 10 oz when dry. I haven't installed it yet, but it is from GE so I know it will work find. The directions could be more clear for how you rotate the filter for vertical pipes and how you move the control for filter changing. To change the orientation you simply grab the input/output pipe and apply some muscle to rotate it to the new position. Similar deal to unlock it for filter changing. You just have to be confident and keep increasing the pressure until it moves. Once it finally moves, it's easy to keep moving it to the Off position. I expect it will get easier over time.

Installed this about a month ago, so far, it works as expected. I does require some work in regards to a solid mounting surface and some plumbing work. Nothing terribly difficult, especially when using Shark Bites, but it is work nonetheless. The unit itself is much larger than the older 25 year GE unit it replaced. The old one could just hang on the pipe, but this is far too heavy. Finding and creating a good mounting location, with some plumbing tweaks took a couple of hours. After checking for leaks the unit came right up. Downloaded the GE SmartHQ app and connected the filter. No issues with connectivity it works as promised. I haven’t tried to replace the filter yet, but it seems it will be heavy so use one hand on the sump canister when you lower it down. I like that it tracks gallons per day and can detect small potential leaks via notifications. Being that the old GE unit lasted many years, I am expecting a long life with this unit as well.

I purchased this to replace another whole house filter I had because it was too difficult to change the filter. This comes apart easily. Filters are on delivery from Amazon. It has different values of filters for different levels of filtration.

It's an easy install on new. Can be quite a process on existing piping. WiFi is great, app works as expected. Sharkbites to 3/4" cu or cpvc are included. Be careful with the supplied diagram for mounting the bracket. I did the install with vertical piping and the diagram was not correct. The inlet and outlet pipes need to be 8 3/8" apart but the filter inlet and outlet legs are different lengths. Depending on your existing piping if its inlet up or inlet down will determine where the bracket needs to be installed. It's expensive but hopefully worth it. Master plumber here so I actually know what I'm talking about.

A must have for a frequent travelor or a vacation home/rental. The integrated remote leak detection & shut-off capability is a great way to head off catastrophic damage or skyhigh water bills from a leak or careless guest. I've installed many filters over the years and the mounting hardware for this unit is far superior, despite the missing parts I had to replace (I almost sent it back! Fortunately, the value, exceeded the sum of the parts). The wifi setup for the filter & app is easier than a "smart lock." However, the water usuage calendar in the app is still a bit buggy & takes a while to load. The price I was going to pay for other multiple systems would have been four times the cost & aggravation of the GE smart filter. My biggest surprise of the water filter was the remote bypass feature. For example, Ive already used the combined convience of the app & filter bypass when I use the outdoor spigots. The app also showed how much water was lossed when a toilet valve was stuck open for most of the morning, as shown in the picture. The filter also sent me a few medium use alerts during the incident. Our city is treating our water with chlorine and we needed a filter to help protect us and our plumbing. GE needs to make a outdoor filter cover in casevl if you have the filter outside. I made a custom cover to help protect it from the Florida sun, rain and corrosive sea air.