The water tasted (and smelled) like plastic. Thumbs down
353846
Filters were awful. The water tasted (and smelled) like plastic. Thumbs down. Bought 2, switched to the second filter after a couple days thinking maybe it was a defective filter and the second one was worse than the first.
356614
After just a few weeks of light use (morning coffee), everything began to smell like "dead fish." At first, I thought it was the water supply. But no, the incoming water was fresh and clean, but after putting it through this filter, it tasted and smelled like dead fish.

This is obviously a poorly engineered, poorly executed design that is not only worthless, it appears to be harmful as well.
2253955
Complete waste of money. Water tasted like plastic, dispenced too slowly. Hated it.
1615110
Do not buy this unless you prefer your water to taste like plastic. I tried everything to remove the flavor without success. I'm sure the money I saved on an inexpensive bag will need to go toward chemotherapy.
1602398
This product smells horrible on the inside, even after washing, and it is HUGE... The water seemed to always have a film over the top, even though I used cold, filtered Brita water, and also used the filter for the tank... Tried using it for a while, but I just couldn't let my cat drink from it any longer.

Plus, I didn't think about this before purchase, but the point of stainless steel is to get away from plastic... and the entire tank is and lid for it is plastic... I'm going to purchase a fully stainless steel water fountain instead.
3987735
Hamilton beach single serve was Not good had to return, Plastic smell and taste, Not made well
2632280
Left in car & no matter how much I wash it or what I put in it, it tasted like melted plastic. Bleecchh!
4607976
I wanted an electric water kettle. I did the research and even read the reviews...
I ordered the Capresso H2O Water Kettle as similar to many others I was concerned about a plastic kettle and this one was chrome and glass with the plastic on the outside only. It was beautiful, it heated the water quickly, the underside did not get hot on the counter....but it had an unacceptable after taste in the water.

I am so disappointed, but had to return it. I thought at first it was the new smell of the kettle, but it was not. I used several mild solutions of white vinegar thinking it was again the newness of the kettle...but it was not. It really did cause an after taste in the water....too bad.

I called the people I purchased it from 'the secretpantry' and they were lovely and credited me as soon as they received it back.

I hope this helps others and someone eventually creates a kettle with no water after taste.
3641578
Not a good choice for a generic replacement filter.  This one made the water have a distinctly metallic, unpleasant aroma and taste.  After 2 days I pulled it out and get a genuine Maytag filter which made the waster crystal clear, flavorless and clean.  I returned this Chinese made bad filter for a refund.
1600518
Plastic taste and smell was horrible. After running 50 pots of water through it, the taste/smell was less, but still unusable. How can a company produce a food product like this? It makes no sense. I returned it.
2461882
My son bought his mother this machine for Valentines day.  The plastic taste was unbearable.  We had to run about 10 reservoirs of water through the machine. I also ran 3 full of vinegar.

We thought the plastic taste was gone. I made a cup for my wife and it seemed fine.  But here we are two days later and the plastic taste is back. It is so strong I could smell it with my nose a foot away from the coffee cup.

We are returning the machine. It is unusable, and a shame really, as it was gift.

Google Keurig plastic taste and smell. There is a problem with the machines. It appears this problem extends to Mr Coffee.
295176
I bought this off-brand "Refresh" filter to replace the original Kenmore/LG water filter in Jan 2016. What a disappointment!  The water smells and has a taste of chlorine, as if it is not filtered at all. The previous (original type) filter worked flawlessly for a year. I am having to buy another filter now and it will not be this one.
1149637
Low quality. The bottom foam piece came off and water got inside, and it got moldy. The straw also tastes like metal.
4401425
Imparts a plastic, chemical taste to the ice.
1418747
This item started out ok.  I liked the nice design.  Pretty soon I was noticing the water I was drinking had flips of plastic like foam on it.  I was reheating a lot though, maybe that's why.  Regardless, that alarmed me.  Initially I thought maybe it was the water, or calcium build up.  So I tested this product over the course of 2 days.  I boiled 3 different brands of spring water and tap water to see if there was any differences.  Turns out they all consistently had plastic foam.  So clearly it wasn't the water.  What are the chances of all 4 water types having plastic sediments?  It was the device - specifically the cheap plastic material used, that's somehow leaking into the product when it this a certain temperature.  Logically, the inside should be made of stainless steel.  Heating plastic repeatedly is dangerous.  Should have done my research before ordering.  Never thought the manufacturer wouldn't think this through.  Ridiculous reputation for the brand.
3757878
My vet recommended I get a fountain to encourage one of my cats to drink a little more.  I have concerns about plastic anyway, but was very disappointed to find that the plastic taste seeps into the water.  My slow-drinker (Jack) used this once when I first put it together.  That same day, I filled the water tank after the drinking area had been filled and the tank's level went down accordingly.  After than, the motor was noisy where it had been quite.  I tried various degrees of fullness for the tank- still noisy, annoying vibrating hum.  I took it apart and made sure the motor was positioned correct and tired again- still the same.  Both of my cats were walking out wide from it.  Jack sniffed it later and walked away.  I decided to taste the water and found it had a terrible, sharp plastic taste by the end of the first day.  I had cleaned it thoroughly before first use and of course had the filter in place.  My cats are used to clean, filter water.  I sure don't need them getting sick from plastics-- they don't do plastic chemicals.  This is going back, not that my cats will miss it.  Jack is now back to drinking his still water-- maybe he's so glad that thing is out of his space that he doesn't want to take a chance it will come back, so he's drinking!  I will likely invest in one of the ceramic ones I saw on Etsy (maybe some other places, too?).

This is a good idea, and is correct from kitty behavior stand-point with moving water, but the materials don't work out.  That hum was about to drive me to drink, too!!  Petsafe-- please improve this!  Get a better material that doesn't leach taste (likely chemicals, too then), and that doesn't hum.

Aside from it being useless for my cats, this was easy to put together.  Note that it requires cleaning on a regular basis, as anything with water in it would.  I have humidifiers around the house that are the same-- just the nature of the products.  If you don't clean them, bacterias and white-orange crusts/ slimes develop (at least in my humidifiers).  You don't see it in the water tank- it's always in the bottoms of the tanks where the standing is occurring, so don't think the fountain is clean because you don't see anything in the tank or the drinking area.  SO, if you happen to get one of these that doesn't hum and doesn't taste like plastic, stay on top of your cleaning of it to keep you cats healthy!
4081957
Good ideas, but the water smelled And tastes bad. I thought I had a bad filter so bought another new filter same process. Our tap water taste so much better. What a waste of money.