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Berkey Water Purification Systems: An In-Depth Review

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Berkey water purification systems are easy to use, operate without electricity and cost far less in the long run than store filters (like Brita or Pur). Furthermore, they’re more effective at eliminating pathogens, herbicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, volatile organic compounds toxins fluoride rust silt and sedimentary minerals than these store-bought filters can.

Black Berkey elements utilize mechanical means to efficiently eliminate bacteria, cysts and parasites while simultaneously reducing chlorine, fluoride, heavy metals, VOCs, trihalomethanes detergents organic solvents as well as offensive tastes and odors.

Easy to Use

The Berkey water purification system is easy to set up and use. Simply position and hand tighten plastic wing nuts before pouring your water in the top chamber – with its purified water flowing back out through its spigot.

Black Berkey elements feature a special design known as the Tortuous Path which increases water molecules’ contact time with their filters, and thus allows more contaminants to be removed than with other systems.

These powerful water filters efficiently filter out viruses, harmful pathogenic bacteria (including E coli ), cysts and parasites as well as chemical contaminants and impurities from your drinking water while leaving in beneficial minerals essential to health.

Berkey water filtration systems are perfect for daily use and become essential in emergency situations such as natural disasters, power outages, storms and floods when treated tap water is unavailable.

Easy to Maintain

Berkey filtration systems are quick and simple to store and clean, requiring no electrical power for function and making them an excellent addition to outdoor trips, hostile environments and emergency preparedness plans. Their highly polished stainless steel construction makes them extremely resilient; mine has survived multiple drops from my counter and trips in an RV without suffering any damages!

Black Berkey purification elements are impregnated with proprietary “absorbing” media that facilitates ionic absorption of pollutants from water, thus eliminating them from it. Each micropore in these elements forms what’s known as a tortuous path; pathogenic bacteria, cysts, parasites, herbicides and pesticides as well as VOCs detergents heavy metals trihalomethanes foul tastes and odors must pass through them all to remain pure.

Cleaning the spigots and lower chambers with vinegar is simple and regularly recommended for maximum effectiveness and a shiny appearance. These systems eliminate more contaminants than Brita or distilled water but don’t strip our bodies’ essential minerals away.

Easy to Store

Berkey water purification systems are designed to be compact and convenient. Their units fit easily in your pantry, kitchen cabinet or on your counter top and are made of highly polished AISI 304 stainless steel that is both beautiful and long-term reliable. Furthermore, portable versions are great for trips or emergencies where treated water may not be accessible.

Black BerkeyTM purification elements contain various media that work in concert to filter water efficiently, eliminating trihalomethanes, chlorine, herbicides, pesticides, VOCs detergents organic solvents heavy metals radiologicals foul tastes odors.

Cleaning your Berkey regularly is essential to its optimal functioning and should be conducted using regular scrub brushing with water to open up pores of black filters and extend their lifespan. Re-priming them regularly also keeps it functioning at its peak performance; additionally, water tests should also be run periodically to determine whether replacement filters may be required.

Easy to Travel With

Berkey systems are portable, easy-to-use systems designed for travel. Perfect for camping trips, family picnics and emergency situations alike!

Berkey water filters differ from traditional home drinking water filters in that they remove more harmful contaminants, including viruses, pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites as well as chemical contaminants and impurities – while still providing essential minerals our bodies require for good health.

Berkey systems equipped with Black Berkey Elements mechanically extract and reduce trihalomethanes, PFASs, heavy metals (lead, mercury and arsenic), pharmaceuticals, pesticides, VOCs, petroleum products, perfluorinated chemicals, rust silt sediment radiologicals. A PF-2 Fluoride Removal or Arsenic Reduction element can remove up to 95% of fluoride while 90% or more arsenic.

Use of your Berkey system is as straightforward as pouring water from its upper chamber into its lower chamber, where safe, potable drinking water is stored and easily consumed by you. No electricity or water connection are needed, while maintenance is simple thanks to hand tightening wing nuts and washers.


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