Finding the Best Water Filter for GE Refrigerators

Let’s talk GE refrigerator water filters!

If you have a GE refrigerator, you have two basic choices when it comes to replacing your appliance’s water filter: the GE name brand and third-party alternatives.

In our research on this topic for other refrigerator brand water filters, we found third-party filters worked just as well in real world tests. And we asked our parent readers for their experiences . . . most said the same thing.

But there is a wrinkle to this for GE refrigerators: some newer models require a computer chip on the filter that communicates with the refrigerator’s electronics. This effectively prohibits third-party brand water filters, which lack the chip. No kidding.

So here are our picks, with the caveat you should check your refrigerator model first to see if it will work with third-party replacement filters before ordering:

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