SparkPod Ultra Shower Filter - Shower Head Water Filter & Cartridge - 150 Stage Equivalent, Removes Up to 95% of Chlorine, Heavy Metals for Soft Hair and Skin (Egyptian Gold, V2 Improved Design)

Very happy with purchase

This shower filter is a game changer. I didn’t expect to notice much of a difference, but my skin didn’t itch after I showered. The cut on my hand didn’t burn under the shower water. My hair was noticeably softer and less tangled when I was washing it and dried curlier and less heavy-feeling. There isn’t a white film on my shower hardware. My shower pressure is exactly the same as it was before I installed this. It was very easy to install and required no tools—it came with plumber’s tape, a wrench, and spare gaskets in case you need them. I really like that the nut screws independently of the body of the filter, which means you can position it exactly where you want it before tightening. The included wrench did scratch the coating slightly (see picture), but I don’t really mind that. I also haven’t figured out how to change the filter, but there are instructions; I just wasn’t able to unscrew it. I’ll have to play with it a bit to try to figure it out, but it’s likely just tight or user error. Overall, I highly recommend this shower filter. It makes a huge difference!

Purchased 11/20/24. Broke mid-shower on 2/15/25. Less than 3 months and the middle seam popped mid shower. Scared the heck out of my wife, sounded like a shot went off and all the water started gushing out which made the water pressure drop and the shower unusable. Good thing we have a second bathroom and she was able to rinse off on account that we had dinner plans that night. Will not be buying again which is really disappointing because I loved the design and how easy it would have been to change the filter out - but it broke it needed to be changed...

This thing worked for quite a while and seem to reduce the hard water content. I know my soap took longer to remove from my body, so it felt like it was working from a function standpoint. It worked quite well, and it didn’t seem to reduce the water flow significantly, but I have to say I wasn’t a fan of the appearance. It does stand out being a bulky thing in line and there are other more discreet options out there, but for my experience, the more discreet ones didn’t appear to last in its filtering capacity quite as long so there’s a trade offer.

The city over bleached/chlorinated our water due to pipe repair one morning .... the rag on the left is from the bathroom faucet, bleach the BLACK WASHCLOTH omg! So i tested the shower which has the sparkpod, the washcloth on the right looks the how it originally went into the show minus being wet. I tested the other washcloth too under the sparkpod shower and less dye ran...this actually help me confirm that the water from the city line was over chlorinated . Sparkpod filtered the over chlorination . I dont write reviews much on Amazon but in a world where clean water is what we are all hoping for, I needed to say something about this product and how it worked. Ive had it for several months but i finally have proof to show just how much it works. Be sure to change the filter though, it can become sluggish if you dont.

Update 10/21: While this product I got wasn't great when it worked it did work great. The value was definitely not there with the one I received hard to give it a better rating. I have the smaller model on another shower, which is working well so far. The update though is for the customer service. The seller saw my review and went out of their way to reach out and refund which i definitely appreciate. Updated to three stars but the product ultra for the extra money didn't perform half as well or half as long.__________Got this thing and while it works it's really great but maybe used it less than 20 times in total. Water pressure so low it's barely usable and we have high pressure.Probably ended up costing 1.50 per shower for how long it lasted. Not worth it

This SparkPod Ultra Shower Filter has an interesting design with a full carbon block instead of 10+ layers of various ingredients. The transparent housing option was nice to track filter wear.However, the resulting water pressure with the SparkPod was about 65% less than without any filter and about 45% less than with a previous Aqua Elegante filter I had (measuring gallons per minute of water flow). I have a starting point of only moderate water pressure in my apartment, so I can't afford that much of a decline. The SparkPod essentially slowed the water flow rate to be barely useable and not a practical showering experience. I tried 3 separate installations to ensure the fitting was tight and filter was seated correctly, but there was no improvement. No flow restrictors were in place in the shower head or filter. Disappointing.

I like this filter because it doesn’t have a bunch of different layers to help with filtration so there’s less chance of it becoming clogged faster. There’s also just the two parts, the outside filter and the activated carbon filter which helps filter chlorine, heavy metals, etc out of the water.It honestly was bigger than I imagined, but that doesn’t take away from how good it also looks once installed!