Agreed the base is look ugly but I seen in my other friend house also do the same thing

eSpring smart chip is a recorder to tell you how much water you have filtered and used. It will start beeping and blinking when it had filtered 5000 litres. However that does not mean water can no longer flows out of eSpring. If you think adding an external water filter can prolong the cartridge's life, you can still continue to use it. When you turn on the tap water will still comes out of eSpring (just ignore the beeping and blinking). But please bare in mind that the efficiency is not 100% and there is risk that some contaminants will not be filtered. The activated carbon and UV light are designed to filter water efficiently up to 5000 litres.

Think of it this way: Our cars need to change the engine oil after running 5000km. We can add some 'cleaning oil' in the petrol to clean the engine to maintain the car's efficiency. We can still drive our car after 5000km, but how sure are we that the car will not give any problem after that? The engine oil is developed and design to lubricate the engine after running 5000km. If we drive more than that without changing the engine oil, we will bare the risk that the car will have problem.

mean...u r using 3M filter...which model???

can share what is the maintenance like for this espring?

First year rm3604 / 5000 liter = rm 0.72 / liter

2nd year onwards you only need to change the whole set of cartridge after 1 year or 5000 liter (rm583)

I.e rm583 / 5000Litre = rm0.11 / litre

500ml of spritzer mineral water is selling at rm1.60.

Is there any others option other than Espring in term of water quality and price??

This post has been edited by Ronald_loulan: May 17 2017, 04:54 PM

If you are low on budget, there are some value for money filters available in the market yet provide clean and NSF certified water for your family.

For limited outdoor space in your apartment, I suggest you buy Secure back wash filter system. The price is around RM450 and replacement cartridge is around RM40. For outdoor filter, it's unnecessary to be NSF certified.


For indoor kitchen top, the cheapest NSF certified is 3M CTM-01 (replace 3M C-complete cartridge when original cartridge is due for replacement ). Last month a forumer bought it from Tesco @ RM299.


There you go, less than RM1k and you got yourself a clean water to bath and laundry and NSF certified water for drinking.

This post has been edited by aeiou228: May 17 2017, 05:23 PM

How many nsf cerificate this one has? How many does espring has?

Can't seem to be able to find model CTM-01 in NSF website tho

http://info.nsf.org/Certified/dwtu/listing...er&Program=DWTU

Numbers doesn't matter, is the type/level of certification. Is like pmr, some, stamp, degree, Master.

Noted with thanks. thats a good analogy.
does the uv lamp work after the catridge expire?
how much is the uv lamp? i notice you dint put in the calculation

i am using a cosway-3m combo.
looking for upgrade.

Besides Espring, many people here recommend 3M and Aquaphor

Both have NSF/ANSI Standard 42 and 53.
ESpring has extra NSF standard 55 for UV but price also extra by more than 3k.
For those on value for money budget filter, alternative to NSF standard 55 is to boil the water.
BTW, my suggestions were intended to those who are looking for affordable clean and NSF certified water filter at lowest cost.
If budget is not a concern, no need to compare, just buy any brand you think is best.

3M CTM-01 is using C-CTM-01 cartridge. It is tested in accordance with NSF/ANSI Standard 42 & 53 without certification. Use the C-CTM-01 till the next cartridge replacement and replace it with 3M C-Complete cartridge which is listed and certified in NSF.

Additional tip for budget conscious consumer, if you save RM4k in FD @4%p.a. You will earn RM160 interest per annum. You can then use the money to subsidize the purchase of C-Complete replacement cartridge every year.

I read as Many recommend 3M and Amway, while Aquaphor is being promote. Promote and Recommend is two different things.

I am looking to replace my mom membrane outdoor filter, do you know any dealer doing " Secure back wash"?

Many cartridge is designed for certain period of time, the performance will drop significantly after the said period. So is better to change it rather than prolong it

This is not NSF certified, even their website didn't mention about it.
http://www.3m.com.my/3M/en_MY/company-my/a...91210533&rt=rud

There's no guarantee for the UV light to keep operating after expired. The UV light is built-in inside the cartridge together with the activated carbon block.

Inner view of the cartridge.

Apartment, how to backwash. hmm.

Where to get it for @RM450? I think I'll get the Secure over the Diamond Master Filter, since can DIY backwash and also to change the filter.

This post has been edited by Jason: May 18 2017, 12:38 AM