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Cleaning Instructions for Black Berkey

1. All water used to clean the filters and the unit must be free of harmful contaminants prior to proceeding.
2. In a clean bucket, basin or other similar container add clean water. If you are forced to clean your Berkey system elements with compromised water, we recommend adding sixteen drops of household bleach or iodine for every gallon of water being used to clean the elements.
3. Empty all of the water from your Berkey system.
4. Remove the top container and set it on its side on a clean solid surface like a table or countertop.
5. Remove the filters by unscrewing the wing nut that secure the element to the container.
6. Using a new 3M Scotch Brite® pad carefully scrub the outer black surface of the filtering element, rinsing it as needed in the clean water.
7. Clean all filters as described above and set them aside on a clean surface.
8. Empty the container and add more fresh clean bleach treated water as described in precaution above.
9. Submerge the filters in the fresh, clean bleach treated water and set them aside on a clean surface.
10. Wash your hands with soap.
11. Reinstall the filters in the system.