Superior Material: The new iron-coated activated alumina media is not only robust but also efficient, providing you with cleaner, safer drinking water. Its orange color makes it visually distinctive, ensuring you have the right filter during replacement. Broad pH Range Filtration: Engineered to perform over a wider pH range, this filter effectively removes various contaminants including fluoride, chlorine, chloramines, and soluble metals such as aluminum, lead, iron, mercury, and copper. Innovative Cartridge Design: Updated with a unique purple color, the cartridge is designed to fit only one way. This foolproof feature simplifies installation, making it hassle-free and ensuring perfect alignment within your filtration system. Compatibility: Perfectly sized for standard 10-inch housings, this cartridge is specifically made for the Home Master Jr system, guaranteeing a seamless fit and optimal performance. Healthier Water: While it removes harmful contaminants, the filter preserves essential minerals like calcium and magnesium. Enjoy the health benefits of drinking water that’s not only clean but mineral-rich. Eco-Friendly: Our filters are designed with both efficacy and environmental responsibility in mind. They reduce the need for bottled water, decreasing plastic waste and providing you with a sustainable way to consume clean water. Orange is the new White – Our New Activated Alumina Media is coated with iron and is orange in color. The new CFF2E-10 filters better over a broader pH range! Produces cleaner, better tasting water. Removes up to 93-percent: dirt and rust; soluble metals like fluoride, aluminum, lead, iron, mercury, copper; chemicals like chloramines, chlorine, VOCs, and many pharmaceuticals (microcontaminants) that create foul tastes and odors in your tap water. Does NOT remove calcium magnesium minerals, salts or TDS. This 5-micron multi-stage mixed-media filter contains: coconut shell granular activated catalytic carbon, activated alumina and KDF85 media, and uses channel blockers to ensure uniform filtration without channeling or dumping. Packed Tight – this Home Master purple filter canister is packed full of media, to provide the very best performance, the longest life, and the best value for your dollar. Settling may occur – media fines (orange, white or black) may be visible on the inlet pad due to the media settling. This will flush out during installation. Please follow the installation instructions exactly. Call for live personal service 877-693-7873 M-F 9am to 5pm MST. 3 months or 500-gallon life cycle depending on water hardness. Please change the O-ring periodically to ensure a watertight seal. The O-ring is located between the cannister and the sump and is sold separately. Fits: Direct replacement for Home Master Jr F2 Elite. Also fits all Home Master Jr countertop filter systems, and standard 10-Inch housings. Filter dimensions: 9 7/8-Inch tall x 2 3/4-Inch diameter, 1-Inch center hole. Operating conditions: pH <7. 5, Feed water PSI 20 - 90 PSI, Water Temp 40 – 100 degrees Fahrenheit max. Total dissolved solids: 2000 ppm. In the box: one filter.