Berkey Water Purifier

[MrEddie68000]

I don't understand where the heat source is coming from to being the process? It seems that you use it indoors where, it is assumed, there is no direct sunlight.

[notcrunch]

thumps up if you saw this because of F.r.i.e.n.d.s! :D

[hydrobot2003]

you should have used a clear glass so we can see how clean the water is, but even that isn't a guarantee. I would need to see consistant lab test from 1 gallon to the 3,000 gallons it makes. Distillers work better.

[brobob777]

@hydrobot2003 - I don't think anybody would argue that distillers make purer water in low-volume quantities. But consider distillers have a much higher initial investment and you must operate them with electricity which costs money. Distillers quit working when you lose electricity or city water pressure. Distillers also require more maintenance to remove "hard water" mineral deposits. For us, the Berkey is a great value and a healthy choice.

[hydrobot2003]

@brobob777 - I'm sure it is ok to use a berkey filter with municipal water but not so sure I would trust any filter with lake water that has bacteria in it. And not all Distillers work on electricity, some are for camping. You build a fire and place it on top and it will work that way. You can get fire anywhere easily, even by rubbing two sticks together. The major Problem with any filter is that water cleanliness declines with each use.

[WeCanAllGetAllong]

5 STARS!

Grade A double plus good guys!

[ctfam]

Berkey Light, Lots of canned food, AK-47 w/ 6 mags and 2 cases of ammo, Dump dollars for Gold and Silver. Good to go.

[brobob777]

Having a Berky down in Haiti right now would make life a lot more bearable.

[ctfam]

@brobob777 Very true. Thanks for posting this. I've decided on the Berkey light with the PF-2 filters. Flouride is a concern for me and I just realized Poland Springs puts it in their bottled water!!! Another company I will boycott. PEACE!

[omatexrimach]

in mexico no purified

[IIIAmericanIII]

is there an easy way for me to test if those filtered water still contain fluoride?

[crabtrap]

the berkey does NOT filter fluoride.they do sell a

secondary filter element that does for $59 (sometimes free with berkey purchase) the secondary slows the drip rate down about 20% but it filters fluoride AND arsenic.

[wheelori814]

@IIIAmericanIII take the filtered water to a lab and have them test it.

[brobob777]

I cleaned the bottom catch tank when I first got it and haven't cleaned it since. It gets nothing in it except purified water. The filters in the top tank will begin to slow down in the speed in which they filter. Then I clean the top tank and the filters. It is surprizing how much dirt and slime collect in there which without the filter, we would be drinking. The pair of filters are good for about 6000 gallons of water.

[Idemandrightforlall]

How often do you clean the tank and how long does the ilters last?

[Justinian43]

haha my mom just bought the little thing lol

[brobob777]

The filters are $99 and are good for 6,000 gallons of water. That's 1.7 cents a gallon. Filtered water at a grocery store is at least 25 cents and in plastic gallon containers, at least 69 cents. Our Berkey unit paid for itself in nine months compared to a Culligan system we were using before. We're drinking for free now.

[jellofast]

i just bought one of these and just waiting for it to come to my house. looks sweet.

for a moment there i thought it was 3000 gallons of water but thats just one filter element, with 2 filters, which is a set, it gives 6000 gallons of water. freakin awesome. im gonna have me some delicious rain water soon heheeh :)

[teamhex]

So can I put creek or pond water in this sucker?

[brobob777]

That would be true. We use farm well water with a strong iron and some sulpher smell and the purified water tastes better than commercial bottled water - no plastic taste.

[teamhex]

Thats the water where I live. Sometimes it smells like sulfur. Its not bad water, its very heavy tasting and im sure its good for you in a way. These purifiers are a bit expensive though :(.

[stud002]

@teamhex not really. they start out at $220 and go up from there. most water filters are at least that much and go up to $2000.

[brobob777]

The top part has four holes so that you can run two sets of filters if you need a lot of water filtered. For most folks, one pair works well. Then you use the plastic plugs that come with the Berkey to plug the unused holes. It's pretty easy to set up. The filters go in a hole on the top container with a foam washer underneath. The plastic wingnut holds the filter in place from the bottom.

[confederateyankeegir]

Is that easy or what? Sure, it's easy once it's assembled. But how do you get the damn thing assembled? My top part has four holes in it and only two long black things.

[sakkurae]

im going to buy one. i already have a water alkalizer called alkalark.