Instapure COMPLETE F5 Lead Reducing Faucet Water Filter (F5)

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

Faucet mount

Listings checked Oct. 16, 2026

Certified to

NSF/ANSI 42WQA listingchecked Oct. 16, 2026
NSF/ANSI 53WQA listingchecked Oct. 16, 2026

Certified for: Lead, Chlorine

Maker’s list price

$28

as of Oct. 16, 2026

Each replacement, at list price

Replacement filter (R5): $25

Five years, household of 3

$1,375

25¢ per gallon

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Price on Amazon The maker’s page

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 42	WQA	Aesthetic Chlorine; Taste and Odor	Read the listing checked Oct. 16, 2026
NSF/ANSI 53	WQA	Cyst; Lead	Read the listing checked Oct. 16, 2026

Certified for, and claimed

Certified, by a listing

Claimed by the maker only

None recorded.

What it costs over five years

Household of 3, 3 gallons a day of drinking and cooking water. Installation not included.

Item	Replaced	Count	Amount
System, with first media	—	1	$28
Replacement filter (R5)	Every 33 daysgallon rating runs out first	54	$1,347

Five-year total$1,375

Per gallon25¢

Run it for your household

Worth knowing

WQA lists no Class I particulate claim for it, the second claim EPA suggests looking for in a lead filter. Price recorded is the white model; the chrome one is $29.95. The R5 is also sold as a 2-pack for $29.95, about $15 a filter; the single price is recorded.

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