Emergency Preparedness Journal

Comprehensive Guide to Berkey Water Filter System

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The Berkey water filter system is an affordable gravity water filtration solution, available in different sizes to meet your family’s water filtering needs.

This filter removes chemicals, pathogenic bacteria, heavy metals, fluoride, toxins pharmaceuticals chloramines trihalomethanes petroleum contaminants and other harmful pollutants found in water sources. Ideal for power outages natural disasters when bottled water cannot be obtained and other forms of pollution.

POWERFUL MICROFILTRATION

Black BerkeyTM purification elements contain millions of microscopic pores that create a tortuous path for water molecules to travel through, making for a tunnel-like “tortuous path” of molecules flowing past. As water molecules travel along this tortuous path, contaminants attract themselves to its surface through static cling. Ions within contaminants become attracted to negative electrons on its surface which extract them from your drinking water leaving behind clean, healthy water with a great taste!

Under independent testing, Black BerkeyTM elements were proven to effectively remove pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites as well as toxic heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, lead (reduced by 99.99%). They also effectively removed pharmaceuticals, pesticides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs and detergents), pharmaceutical residues as well as silt, sediment cloudiness nitrates/nitrites as well as foul tastes/odors; ultimately surpassing laboratory expectations and outperforming competing filters tested under similar conditions – an impressive feat indeed! The Berkey system consistently exceeded laboratory expectations by outperforming competitors tested under similar conditions – an amazing achievement indeed!

EASY TO INSTALL

Berkey water filters are an ideal option in emergency situations when treated water is unavailable. They can be assembled quickly without tools, electricity or plumbing connections needed, making it simple and portable enough for storage or transport.

Black Berkey elements use mechanical filters to effectively remove pathogens while simultaneously reducing fluoride, toxins, heavy metals (including lead), trihalomethanes(THMs), pharmaceuticals, petroleum contaminants and herbicides/pesticides/pesticides in water supply sources. They also remove viruses, cysts and parasites.

Extended contact time with purification elements increases their effectiveness at removing contaminants, for optimum results replace Black Berkey Elements every 3,000 gallons for best results.

Installing filters requires using one silicon gasket on each filter tube and placing the wider part of a spigot tube over them, then screwing on its metal nut tightly to secure them. Use blocking plugs (the colors vary; all look the same) to fill any empty slots; once assembled, test out your system by running water through it to ensure no water leakage exists in unwanted areas.

ELIMINATES BOTTLED WATER

Black Berkey elements utilize cutting-edge, proprietary filtration media proven to effectively filter out hundreds of harmful contaminants found in drinking water, including pathogenic bacteria (reduced by 99.9%); chloroform; lead, arsenic, mercury and other heavy metals; toxic parasites; Giardia (reduced by 99.9%); Nitrites and Nitrates (reduced by 95%); Glyphosate herbicide; pharmaceuticals trihalomethanes petroleum contaminants perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals bisphenol A; pharmaceuticals trihalomethanes pharmaceuticals trihalomethanes petroleum contaminants perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals perfluorinated chemicals bisphenol-A rust silt and sediment etc;

Filtration reduces radionuclides such as uranium-226 and uranium-238 which are natural alpha emitters known to cause bone cancer in humans, as well as microplastics and organic pollutants that are dangerous for our health. Furthermore, unlike some other filters, Berkey does not strip away natural minerals essential to human health that make for good tasting water – saving money over bottled water options in terms of taste quality and salt consumption requirements.

VERSATILE

Berkey water filter systems provide the ideal solution for large families, outdoor enthusiasts and unexpected emergencies alike. Their stainless steel Big Berkey systems will deliver fresh, great tasting drinking water for all of your family needs.

Cleanwater filters help eliminate chlorine, herbicides and pesticides, volatile organic compounds, trihalomethanes and detergents as well as harmful heavy metals like lead, chromium and mercury; parasites and cysts like Giardia and Cryptosporidia; unpleasant tastes and odors as well as radionuclides like gross alpha emitters from thorium-232 and uranium-238 radionuclides such as gross alpha emitters from those sources.

The Black BerkeyTM purification elements are impregnated with a proprietary mix of materials that facilitate IONIC “absorption” of pollutants within its micro-porous element surface, providing for greater removal of unwanted contaminants not usually removed by other gravity filters such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites and cysts (reduced to 99.99%), chlorine chloramines heavy metals toxins foul taste odors etc. Its extended filtration contact time makes this personal gravity water filter one of the most powerful yet cost-effective personal gravity water filters currently available today.


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