Berkey Water Filter Instructions

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[MessengerNaomi]

Hey Bob, just got my Black Berkey up and running two days ago. Two things--it took 36-48 hrs to filter two gallons of water--it just drips and as I recall I think the black berkey is suppose to process several gallons in an hr or two.  Do I need to reprime the two filters?

Also will the chemical taste dissipate after a few gallons have been run through the filters? If so, about how many gallons will it require to get a clean tasting water?

[SelfRelianceGuy]

@MessengerNaomi

With the new Black Berkey filters, we have noticed two things. First, it takes long for them to become saturated. This means that they do filter slower when first installed. Keep in mind that the gallons per hour that Berkey publishes are lab results where they keep the top chamber full at all times to create maximum water pressure. With regard to taste, we have found that the taste of the filtered water does mellow slower than the older filters.

[SelfRelianceGuy]

@MessengerNaomi

With respect to taste, we have found from our experience and that of other customers, that the taste takes about 30 to 70 gallons of filtered water to mellow. It continues to mellow from there, but there is a slightly different taste than with the old style filters.

[Macedon51]

Does Berkey filer out industrial toxins like sodium fluoride?

[SelfRelianceGuy]

@Macedon51

You can find a list of published contaminants that the Black Berkey filter removes by looking on the DisasterStuff website. Look at the Black Berkey page toward the bottom.

[FreedomIsPopularLLC]

Bob, 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?

[SelfRelianceGuy]

@FreedomIsPopularLLC

The black washer always goes on the filter base beforeyou put it through the upper chamber holes.

[henryzimmer]

Yeees! Thanks for a good video! You dont know how many guys have been trying to make a cover of this one hahaha! =D Keep up the good work and quality! Cheers from Sweden

[MessengerNaomi]

Thanks Bob, yes the rate of filtering sped up a lot after a few days; maybe three or so days. AND so happy to report to readers and prospective buyers of the Berkey, the water is now as clean and sparkling tasting as my distiller produced~~so relieved!!! Very happy with my Berkey to date.

[SelfRelianceGuy]

@orrlong

Sure. Remove your filters, place them in a sunny window to dry out for a few days, and then store them in a zip lock bag until you are ready to use them again.

[orrlong]

We have been using the berkey water filter for around 6 months, but would like to take a break from it. Is it possible to store used filters? If so, how would I do that?

[SelfRelianceGuy]

@TexasCannoneer There really is no way to know when a filter should be installed. Berkey recommends that you change your filters every 3000 gallons. We recommend that you measure how many gallons of water you use for one week. Take that number and divide it into 3000 gallons (6000 if you are using two filters). that will give you how many weeks you have. Divide that into 52 weeks in a year and you have how many years you can go before they need to be changed.