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Now I don’t have any pictures of my husband doing the installation, but he had no problem installing it. He said the instructions were good and it was pretty easy to do.  I feel the price for the unit is really reasonable, and the same with the cost of replacement filters. We have to replace the 3 first stage filters every year and they run around 40 bucks for the set. It ends up being much cheaper then using our refrigerator filter for water. (We actually do not use the fridge for water any more) . The other reason we love it is because it fills the glass with water REALLY fast. You get really spoiled with this aspect and waiting for a refrigerator to fill a glass is like watching paint dry now. You can read other reviews HERE and see others have enjoyed it as much as we have.

BEFORE SWAPPING FILTERS

Here is what it looks like pulled out from under the sink and ready to swap filters.

We were almost at our yearly replacement date and I ordered a new set of filters off of Amazon. One thing you may notice from our picture is we have an upgraded first stage sediment clear filter cover as I wanted to be able to see how dirty is gets between filter swaps. Look it this picture, the sediment filter is a pretty ugly brown by now. I was also able tell it was getting close to time to swap out the filters as I could detect the water flow was a little slower on the dedicated water filter faucet the filter uses.

This time I went and ordered 2 sets of the 3 pre-stage filters that get changed yearly. I was able to save 10 bucks and now will have a set on hand for next time. As for price, you can get them direct from Apec or through Amazon. They are usually about the same price, but if your a Prime member at Amazon you save on shipping and get them faster. This was the double pack that saved me a little money.

Here is a picture of the first stage Sediment Filter after removing it. The water had some chunks of stuff floating in it. This is what would be in our tap water.

The carbon filters #2 and #3 did not look to bad when I pulled them out of their containers. The first one #2 had a little discoloration.

THE NEW FILTERS

Getting ready to add the new filters. They just drop in place into the container.

Here is the first stage sediment filter, notice how white they are when they are new. Crazy how dirty the filters end up and all the gunk they pull out of the tap water.

Here is the RO-90 with the clean filters installed and ready to go back under the sink.

While I have never had a leak with the unit, I do have it into a plastic tub under the sink just as a precaution. I guess I am a little paranoid.

We are ready for another year. The other two filters on the unit will need to be replaced in 3-5 years. We plan to do it on our next filter swap as it should be about 5 years. We will just do all 5 filters at once.  This full sett next year will run more as the #4 and #5 filters are more expensive. The whole kit of 5 filters was in the 130 dollar range last I checked. But again, this is once every 3-5 years. I think the difference in time depends on the quality of tap water you already have. I always thought we had pretty good water in our location, and I am surprised at how dirty the filters gets.

We purchased our unit directly from Apec Water’s website here https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/  and you can see they do have some optional upgrades. We did a clear sediment filter housing and some 3/8 line upgrade they were offering at the time. They also have some good sales once in a while you can keep an eye out for. If you do decide to make a purchase online through them, They do have a referral program. If you use a friend for the referral they can get a free set of filters. (or you can always use me if you don’t have anyone 🙂  gabbiegillmer@gmail.com

But another great option is to buy it on Amazon HERE. I tend to get the filters on Amazon out of convenience and the free shipping with prime. With Amazons free shipping the price usually seems to be about the same as on Apec’s website. But it doesn’t hurt to check both to see which price is best for you.

Anyways , I really love our water filter and how convenient it is to use. I feel it really is a great product.

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This is the couch that I am reviewing:

Divano Roma Furniture Collection – Modern Plush Tufted Linen Fabric Splitback Living Room Sleeper Futon (Orange)

Here is what you can expect if you order one.

The couch showed up at the door in this large box. It was pretty heavy and took two of us to carry it inside the house.

While the box was big, it did not seem to be large enough to fit the whole couch. I started to wonder if I was missing a box. So we opened it up to find out. We were very careful when using the knife to open so we did not cut into the fabric. On our packaging they did include a piece of cardboard to help prevent this and you can see it in the picture below.

Looking inside I was pretty sure we were missing part of the couch.

Here is the couch removed from the box.

Folding open the couch we could see the extra pieces were hidden in a couple compartments underneath the couch.

Here are the hidden compartments opened. You can see it included the pillows and end pieces.

After pulling it all out we found the bolts and legs to the couch as well.

Here are the 6 legs and bolts. After seeing this, I though this was going to be a breeze to put together.

So starting with the leg’s I did the corner legs first, just a couple Hex bolts and washer’s for each leg.

Then I did the center leg’s. Oh, they also included the needed Hex wrench.

All 6 legs installed on the couch.  Only took a few minutes.

Next I flipped it over onto its legs.

Now to attach the end guards. They just slide into these brackets.

One they are mounted the couch looks like this.

One neat thing about this couch is the back has a few different positions. You can go full recline to flat like below. It is about the size of a twin bed.

Here it is with the back of the couch in a recline.

You can even have each side recline separately.

I wanted to get a good closeup of the fabric. Here is about the best I could get. It looks really nice.

Here is a shot of it in the room.

Summary

I think for the price this is an amazing couch. The couch has a pretty firm feeling which I like, but that may detract others. Also the couch is 75 inches in length, but if you measure from the inside of the end pieces it is 68″ (5ft 8″). So if you want to use it as a bed and are taller then 5′ 8″ you might want to pop off the end piece before sleeping (Or lay down at an angle depending on your height.) The end pieces are easy to remove and put back on. I will update this if we have any issues with wear and tear, but so far I am really impressed with the quality for this price. It seems to be a great value. Again the couch can be found HERE

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