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APEC Water Systems filters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 20, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Apr 20, 2025the latest report was made
  • Apr 20, 2025the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
APEC Water Systems
Maker
APEC Water SystemsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
FiltersCPSC’s product type: Filters (code 4005), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from May 2024 to April 2025; the most in April 2025, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20251

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Apr 20, 2025, sent to the company May 8, 2025, published by CPSC May 22, 2025

    The product, in the report: Extrusion Carbon block water filtration cartridge for WFS-1000 three stage under the sink water filtration system. Purchased directly from Manufacturer 1/4/2024

    Drinking water filtration cartridges contanimated with copper specules.

    Model
    WFS-1000
    UPC
    00701
    Serial number
    AZ-WFS-40832
    Bought from
    www.FreeDrinkingWater.com
    Bought
    Jan 4, 2024
    Where
    Cary, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 62, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand APEC Water Systems, made or sold by APEC Water Systems
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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