Is Kenmore NSF certified?
Cert-reality TL;DR for Kenmore
Kenmore cartridges are certified — searching a directory for 'Kenmore' just will not find them. The listings are under Sears Brands Management, and the 9081, 9082 and 9083 carry lead reduction.
Standards held in our local corpus
Performance
Certification Reality: What's Actually Tested
This table shows the NSF/IAPMO/WQA-listed certifications for each Kenmore SKU we tracked, alongside the contaminants the brand markets but which do not appear on the third-party listing. Green chips are third-party verified; amber chips are marketing claims without a corresponding listing. Every row links to the live certifier database so you can verify the listed claim set yourself.
| SKU / Model | Standards held | What’s certified | Brand claims but NOT certified | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9083 Kenmore 9083 — NSF elements P1KB1 (200 gal) and P1KB2 (100 gal) | Performance NSF/ANSI 401 NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy | View NSF listing |
9081 Kenmore 9081 — NSF element P8KB2L, 200 gal at 0.50 gpm | Performance NSF/ANSI 401 NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy
| View NSF listing |
469990 Kenmore 469990 — NSF element 5231JA2006A-S, 300 gal at 0.5 gpm | Performance NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy
| View NSF listing |
469490 Kenmore 469490 — NSF element ADQ73613402-S, 200 gal at 0.5 gpm | Performance NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy | View NSF listing |
9083
Kenmore 9083 — NSF elements P1KB1 (200 gal) and P1KB2 (100 gal)
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- Asbestos
- Atrazine
- Benzene
- Carbofuran
- Cyst
- Endrin
- Ethylbenzene
- Lead
- Lindane
- O-Dichlorobenzene
- Tetrachloroethylene
- Toxaphene
- Turbidity
- MTBE
- Mercury
- Trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- VOC
- Atenolol
- Linuron
- Trimethoprim
- Bisphenol A
- Carbamazepine
- DEET
- Estrone
- Ibuprofen
- Meprobamate
- Metolachlor
- Naproxen
- Nonylphenol
- Phenytoin
- TCEP
- TCPP
- P-Dichlorobenzene
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyListing
View NSF listing9081
Kenmore 9081 — NSF element P8KB2L, 200 gal at 0.50 gpm
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 2,4-D
- Asbestos
- Atrazine
- Benzene
- Carbofuran
- Cyst
- Endrin
- Ethylbenzene
- Lead
- Lindane
- O-Dichlorobenzene
- P-Dichlorobenzene
- Styrene
- Tetrachloroethylene
- Toluene
- Toxaphene
- Turbidity
- Atenolol
- Linuron
- Trimethoprim
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancy9081 and 9083 are often sold as alternatives for the same refrigerator, and on emerging compounds they are not comparable. The 9083 holds the full fifteen-compound NSF/ANSI 401 list; the 9081 holds three. Both hold lead reduction under NSF/ANSI 53, so the gap is specifically in the pharmaceutical and BPA tier.
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Listing
View NSF listing469990
Kenmore 469990 — NSF element 5231JA2006A-S, 300 gal at 0.5 gpm
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- 2,4-D
- Atrazine
- Benzene
- Turbidity
- Mercury
- Lead
- Lindane
- Cyst
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyThis is an LG cartridge with a Kenmore model number. Element 5231JA2006A-S is the same element NSF lists for LG's LT600P under LG Electronics Inc. The certification is genuinely Kenmore's — Sears Brands Management is the listee — but the hardware and its tested claim set are LG's.
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Listing
View NSF listing469490
Kenmore 469490 — NSF element ADQ73613402-S, 200 gal at 0.5 gpm
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- Benzene
- Atrazine
- 2,4-D
- Carbofuran
- Cyst
- Lead
- Lindane
- Mercury
- P-Dichlorobenzene
- Toxaphene
- Asbestos
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyListing
View NSF listingSearch any Kenmore or sibling-brand SKU
Type a model number to see the third-party-listed certifications and the per-SKU contaminant menu. Cross-brand search is supported — try comparing Kenmore against another brand directly.
Decode the NSF/ANSI standards
Every Kenmore listing answers one or more of these NSF/ANSI standards. Each link jumps to the matching glossary section.
Frequently asked
Is Kenmore NSF certified?
Kenmore cartridges are certified — searching a directory for 'Kenmore' just will not find them. The listings are under Sears Brands Management, and the 9081, 9082 and 9083 carry lead reduction.
Which NSF/ANSI standards does Kenmore hold?
Kenmore holds third-party performance listings across NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 53, NSF/ANSI 401, NSF/ANSI 44. See the per-SKU table on our brand page to map each listing to the specific SKU and certifier.
What contaminants does Kenmore remove?
Kenmore SKUs collectively carry third-party-listed reduction claims across Chlorine, Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I, Taste and Odor, Asbestos, Atrazine, Benzene+. The per-SKU scope varies — check the brand page for the SKU you own.
Where can I verify Kenmore's certifications?
Consumers often search "Kenmore NSF certified" on info.nsf.org and find no matches even when the brand carries real third-party listings at IAPMO R&T (pld.iapmo.org) or WQA Gold Seal (find.wqa.org). All three are accredited certification bodies authorized to issue performance listings against the same NSF/ANSI standards. Our cert-reality table maps each Kenmore SKU to its certifier-of-record.
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