Big Berkey Water Filter Overview Video
This is a Video Overview of the Big Berkey Water Filter. Watch the quick assembly of this big berkey water filter, some basic features, and comparison against the Berkey Light. The berkey water filter is considered the gold standard in water filtration.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 14, 2007 @ 10:58 pm
@robertdeuce The berkey filters are not designed for a boiling set up given that they purify the water as part of it’s current design. Unfortunately I am unfamiliar with a product of that type that may be what your looking for.
By robertdeuce, February 14, 2007 @ 11:37 pm
@ThirstyBerkey i’ve read that a water purifying system that has a two step boiling system is the one to go with. i was just wondering if the berkey has a that? if not do you know of a good one that does?
thanks
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 12:28 am
@tamilee08 Not typically with well or city water as it will be continuously be flowing through and not be stagnant. If using lake or pond water as a consistent source, then yes, bacteria can accumulate and we recommend cleaning this upper chamber every few days. If just using at your home, then we recommend cleaning the upper chamber of the system at least once every couple months, and the lower chamber of the system at least once a month as a routine sanitary practice.
By tamilee08, February 15, 2007 @ 12:36 am
I like the Berkey System. However I have a question about the Berkey Light.
Isn’t bacterial growth a problem on the upper tank which holds the unfiltered water?
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 12:56 am
@Leonicdragon Absolutely correct regarding boiling and fluoride
By Leonicdragon, February 15, 2007 @ 1:40 am
@ThirstyBerkey HOWEVER, Fluoride is heavy like salt and does not evaporate, so if you boil water, you concentrate the already high levels of fluoride. That’s why I want to get a Berkey; they have a PF2 filter that removes arsenic/ fluoride.
By XXTheRealMcCoyXX, February 15, 2007 @ 2:11 am
@ThirstyBerkey
I got my berkey 2 weeks ago… I Can’t compare it to a water distiller because I don’t have one. But I have to say it’s produced the cleanest water I’ve ever tasted in my life, I don’t boil it or nothing, just top it up before I go to bed and have nice fresh clean water in the morning… I wish I could say the same for the sport bottles as they didn’t pass the food dye test, but I didn’t expect filters that small to do anything anyway.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 2:45 am
@pschrisco All filters are fully warrantied to work to design specifications. The black berkeys are difficult to create given the many types of media that are combined during the production process. As a result defects, which are filters that are not tightly enough bound together, do occur. The manufacturer will replace these filters free of charge in addition to sending pre-paid return postage for return of the defective filter. Please re-contact your representative to address this issue.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 3:15 am
@XXTheRealMcCoyXX Yes, boiling will remove chlorine from the water.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 4:08 am
@XXTheRealMcCoyXX Chlorine typically is not naturally occurring in water, and the large majority of the the population get their exposure from swimming pools and tap water. The body has not evolved to a point where it is able to ingest/absorb chlorine and other chemicals on a daily basis and eliminate them fully from the body. There are too many factors and variables to know how much is “too much” for the body to handle, but we recommend eliminating it completely from your drinking water.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 4:44 am
@pschrisco All filters are fully warrantied to work to design specifications. The black berkeys are difficult to create given the many types of media that are combined during the production process. As a result defects, which are filters that are not tightly enough bound together, do occur. The manufacturer will replace these filters free of charge in addition to sending pre-paid return postage for return of the defective filter. Please recontact your representative to address this issue.
By pschrisco, February 15, 2007 @ 5:23 am
We are very unsatisfied with the product. Our water after filtering it with Berkey has smell and taste of medicine. We primed and it was the same. We installed new filters twice and it worked for a day or two and smell and taste came back. We put colored water through the system and could see that system does not work properly. One filter did not work, we replaced it and a new one worked for a day and then quit working. We do not know what to do. We are very irritated by that.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 6:13 am
@599891 Iowa has fees that must be paid to the state to have the rights to sell the system, and CA had a new law pass recently that’s requiring additional investments for CA-specific certifications. Details can be found on the homepage of our site.
By 599891, February 15, 2007 @ 7:08 am
Why can’t these be sold in California and Iowa?
By XXTheRealMcCoyXX, February 15, 2007 @ 7:56 am
@XXTheRealMcCoyXX
Boiling seems to get the bad taste away.
By XXTheRealMcCoyXX, February 15, 2007 @ 8:28 am
@ThirstyBerkey
Ok, sorry for asking yet another question that you probably get asked a lot , but you say on your website that Chlorine is a carcinogen, I know that this can also be a naturally occurring chemical in water, So how much is dangerous for me? should my tap water really be smelling like bleach and taste like a swimming pool? It never used to be that bad but over time it got really bad, to the point where I couldn’t drink it, I get headaches so I need to biol it…
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 8:54 am
@XXTheRealMcCoyXX Any sodium would not be removed from the urine. And while these systems have not been tested for these conditions, we have customers who have tried this to success.
By XXTheRealMcCoyXX, February 15, 2007 @ 9:51 am
If you had a berkey to go system and you where stranded out in the dessert or out at sea could it filter your urine?
By berkeyboy777, February 15, 2007 @ 10:03 am
i like your video
By pionata, February 15, 2007 @ 10:41 am
My city still does not fluoridate water (thanks to the courageous mayors) but the NWO is creeping in all levels of our governement so it seems I will have to buy one of these very soon.
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 10:49 am
@Aesthete3 No this is not normal. Please use soap and water to scrub out the bottom chamber. If this smell continues, please perform a red food coloring test on the black berkeys to ensure they are operating to specifications. See our related video for details.
By MrMaryJanes, February 15, 2007 @ 10:54 am
@ThirstyBerkey Awesome man. I think I’ll pick one up very soon =).
By ThirstyBerkey, February 15, 2007 @ 11:25 am
@MrMaryJanes It removes fluoride at the 99.75% level.
By MrMaryJanes, February 15, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Does this Remove ALL fluoride in the water?
By Aesthete3, February 15, 2007 @ 1:21 pm
how do you prevent the mildewy smell in the bottom chamber? Is it normal to have to clean it out every week or less because of the smell?