American Standard Spectra Filtered 4-Spray Hand Shower Rail System (9238759)

Checked against its certification listings: what they cover, what the maker claims, and what it costs over five years.

Shower

Listings checked Oct. 16, 2026

Certified to

NSF/ANSI 177IAPMO listingchecked Oct. 16, 2026

Certified for: Chlorine

Maker’s list price

$228

as of Oct. 16, 2026

Each replacement, at list price

Shower filter replacement cartridge (FS50): $37

Five years, 40 gallons of showers a day

$746

1.0¢ per gallon

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List price from the maker’s site, checked Oct. 16, 2026. Prices change; the maker’s page is the final word.

What the listings say

Standard	Certifier	Claims	Listing
NSF/ANSI 177	IAPMO	Free Available Chlorine	Read the listing checked Oct. 16, 2026

Certified for, and claimed

Certified, by a listing

Chlorine

Claimed by the maker only

None recorded.

What it costs over five years

40 gallons of showers a day, EPA WaterSense’s figure for the average family, all through this one shower. Installation not included.

Item	Replaced	Count	Amount
System, with first media	—	1	$228
Shower filter replacement cartridge (FS50)	Every 4 monthsmonth rating	14	$518

Five-year total$746

Per gallon1.0¢

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Worth knowing

A hand shower on a rail, with the filter inside the rail. IAPMO lists it, with the 9238254, under the factory that makes them, Xiamen Filtertech. American Standard rates the FS50 for 5,000 gallons and about 4 months. Prices are the $228 and $37 regular prices of the polished chrome model and its cartridge; American Standard showed $148.20 and $24.05. Brushed nickel is $308.

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