Big Berkey Drinking Water Filter System/Black Berkey Filters
The Big Berkey Water Purification System comes with two Black Berkey Filters. It has a storage capacity of 2.25 gallons and can filter up to 3.5 gallons per hour of safe drinking water. It is offered for sale by 911water. Its stainless steel construction and easy to assemble design has made it the choice of thousands, including missionaries, campers, home owners, emergency agencies and the preparedness community. The "Big Berkey" is compact and easily portable (only 12" tall when not in use) and features two Black Berkey water purification elements that remove bacteria, chemicals, pollutants and sediment, odors and bad taste. Each filter element will provide efficient water filtration between 3400 gallons to 19500 gallons, depending on water quality. Heavily contaminated water would result in shorter filter element use, ie swamp water, filthy river water or heavily chlorinated* water. Filtering cleaner water, such as clear lake or stream water, snow or rain results in longer filter use. *Chlorination levels vary greatly from area to area and may vary daily in the same water system. www.drinking-water-filter-system.com Many users of British Berkefeld filters will purchase one or more spare filter elements, just in case one of the durable filter elements accidentally becomes damaged by negligence at some future date.
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 2:26 am
Yes, the filter remove sediment. However, they will remove some but not all of dissolved minerals, which naturally occur in groundwater.
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 3:17 am
Put the washers on the top inside the bucket just under the filter to keep unfiltered water from entering the lower half.
By FreedomIsPopularLLC, February 12, 2007 @ 3:20 am
Stacey, the ceramic filters come with one washer. Do I put the washer on the top inside of the bucket just under the filter itself or below the bucket along with the nut?
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 4:04 am
Yes, the Black Berkey Elements will remove sediment like lime stone and calcium from the water. To illustrate: When you run water straight from the tap, then allow the water to evaporate, you can see the sediment when the water dries, usually as a white deposit on the walls of your sink. However, with water filtered through the Berkey there is no sediment left when the water dries.
By 2Kaynine100, February 12, 2007 @ 5:00 am
Stacey, do the Berky Water filters remove sediment like Lime Stone and Calcium??
We have a lot of that down here in Florida and those two alone are responsible for Kidney Stones which I have.
Thanks!
Ken
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 5:04 am
According to the manufacturer, the black berkey filter exceeds purification standards for viruses: MS2 – Fr Coliphage.
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 5:11 am
This filter is a proprietary blend of several ingredients.
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 5:54 am
This filter has been laboratory tested and proven to remove viruses, therefore it does qualify for the EPA definition of “Purifier”.
By ArashiNage, February 12, 2007 @ 6:49 am
stacy loves the BIG BLACK BERKEY!
By irvinekid, February 12, 2007 @ 6:58 am
not pure therefore not purifier, otherwise the term purifier has no meaning
By gasdorf, February 12, 2007 @ 7:56 am
royal berkey here ….had mine for 2 years now …never going back to floride tap water…another interesting thing is its cleaner than your pipes …i find rusty slime on the berkey elements that a clean off …tap water is nasty when see what the berkey is filtering
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 7:59 am
The Black Berkey filter removes 99.9999% of contaminants, qualifying it to be called a ‘purifier’ rather than a ‘filter’.
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 8:25 am
This filter is a proprietary blend of ingredients that make it even more effective than charcoal.
By nicknoll, February 12, 2007 @ 8:35 am
The Black Berkey Elements are a proprietary blend of several ingredients. They are self-Sterilizing.
By USAINFOSCOUT, February 12, 2007 @ 9:06 am
~HAHAHAHA Thanks Infowars/Berkey! I just got my Berkey w/ fluoride filters about an hour ago,built, primed and it all only took about one hour(Minus a test run or two)…ITS ALL DONE THAT’S IT!
~HAHAHAHAHA NO MORE New World Order poison for me.. Those suckers aren’t taken me out that easy..day by day the New World Order loses its grip from my life, thanks again Berkey/Infowars!
By maqsad1, February 12, 2007 @ 10:05 am
Is this charcoal?