This is a good replacement filtration unit. If used in a new application - you would need to fabricate your own mounting plate.

This was a challenging canister to seal. The 1&#34; connections required an insane amount of teflon tape to seal- even then I had to utilize food grade grease to keep from seeping. Main plastic canister also required grease to keep from dripping as well. I have a couple kenmore canisters that I have used that did not require all of this grease and tape to seal.<br /><br />I can't say it is a terrible product because once it is sealed up it does its job just fine, just annoying to seal... definitely start the job with grease and plenty of teflon tape. I started with just tape and had to run out to a hardware store to find food grade grease (next to thread tape and pipe dope in most stores).

My experience is that you normally wrap teflon tape around threads 2-3 times to ensure a leak free connection in plumbing. I tried that with this filter and it leaked a lot at both of the pipe connections. I wound up putting over 10 wraps of teflon tape around the threads and now it only has a very slight leak on one side. The leak at the other side stopped. These plastic threads have some significant problem because I can't get a water tight seal at the pipe connection. I can't tighten it any more because the fittings are screwed all the way in to the filter. Maybe I'm supposed to use 20 wraps of teflon tape? Also, the holes at the top to mount it in the optional bracket are not threaded, so I had to thread those holes to accept the bolts that mount it to the optional bracket. Good thing I had a tap and die set. It does filter the water though, so I'll give it 3 stars. You just have to leave a bucket under it to catch the drips.

I have had one before and it is the reason I bought another. This one came without any hardware, bolts, washers or a wrench to tighten it down. This is not a kit. You will need to search for all of the accessories.<br />Off to Home Depot tomorrow.

The O-Ring that came with this was too big by about 1/4 inch! Got it to seal after fiddling with it for over 1/2 an hour, what a pain in the &%#.

Just beware the mounting holes are not threaded and the bracket,(as expensive as it is), does not come with any hardware. I'm reading that 5/16 x 1 1/4 inch lag bolts are whats required. GIVE ME A BREAK.