Camco TastePURE Flexible Protector 40043 Reviews Summary

Water Quality Improvement

Pros:

• "This filter made a huge difference in the flavor of the water in our RV."
• "I noticed my soap was sudsier and little to no water spot after rinsing."
• "The water that came through the Camco filter was crystal clear."
• "After using the filter, the water is still clear and very tasty."
• "This filter really helps with the stinky Florida water. And makes my dogs coat soft!"
• "My 125 gal fish tank is crystal clear. :)"
• "Great filter. No more hard water spots from the hose!"
• "The filter works as expected. When hooked up without the small white hose the filter seems to work perfectly."

Cons:

• "This filter made the water dirtier than the campsite water."
• "I tested the water before and after installing this filter. The PH was higher after adding the filter from 7.3 to 8.4."
• "The first 2 or 3 cups of water exiting the filter were black with carbon dust."
• "After only one night of using this, I woke up to a river of water underneath my camper."
• "The filter supposedly filters out sediment, chlorine, and other impurities. I measured my tap waters quality with a TDS meter. It read about 500 parts per million or PPMs. After running water through the filter for 1 minute, I proceeded to test the water coming through the filter and it had removed less than 50 PPMs."
• "Filter cracked around the top with water spraying everywhere."
• "This filter let all of the carbon out into my water lines and clogged them up."
• "Complete crap. after i flushed out the charcoal sediment i filled a water bottle, then i filled a tub and filled another water bottle. the first still smelled faintly of sulfur the second smelled exactly the same as it had before i put the filter on."

Hardware Durability and Installation

Pros:

• "It's a durable filter that lives up to its claims of how long it lasts."
• "I will say the small flexing spring hose adapter is not great though. I've had two of these fail (start dripping) at the pressed brass fitting where the end piece connects to the hose."
• "This filter has worked great for keeping the sand and particulates from most campground water supply's from getting into my RV system."
• "Full disclosure - I live in my camper during the week for work."
• "The filter itself works well. The flex connector not so much. Water leaks - even after changing washers."
• "I would recommend using a 90° fitting with it as it does get heavy hanging on the little hose that is provided with it. After time the sun and weight will cause the fitting on the hose to fail."
• "I used a heat gun, on the lines i could get to, but still nothing. Finally, I got upset and just hit the water lines and all of a sudden I had water again."
• "I bought this item ahead of time and stored it until I needed it. I hooked it up just now and it's useless - it spouted water everywhere at the gold colored 'seal'."

Cons:

• "The adapter to prevent kinking that came with the filter broke immediately upon installation."
• "The threads got a hole in it so it wouldn't stop leaking at the point of connection."
• "This was the very first use of this product as I just purchased it before our camping trip."
• "We were not able to either attach the filter to the trailer’s fitting, or the hose which we find very strange."
• "After using this for years I have a tip I can pass along. When you’re about ready to throw your filter out don’t forget to take the o ring out of it."
• "I did try the attachment that came with the filter but doesn’t create a good enough seal and water sprays everywhere."
• "I picked one of these up in order to help reduce the amount of water marks left on a drying car."
• "Used this camping because the water source is yellow and taste like chlorine. Amazingly enough this filter made the water crystal clear."