With their flexible sizes and powerful gravity filtration systems, Berkey systems are versatile enough to fit into any environment imaginable – be it vacationing, camping or emergencies when treated water is unavailable. They’re perfect for emergencies during natural disasters or power outages when clean drinking water may not be accessible.
Berkey employs an age old gravity filtration method that has long been utilized by relief agencies, including UNICEF, Red Cross and Peace Corps for decades. This system is simple yet healthy and efficient – an economical option.
Purified Water
Berkey water filter systems rely on mechanical micro-filtration for purifying water. Water manually poured into the upper chamber is slowly trickled downward through cleanable Black Berkey elements where pathogens, bacteria, cysts sediment, particulate matter and other harmful contaminants are trapped, leaving purified water to drop into the lower chamber. Independent laboratory test results from State and EPA accredited labs prove its efficacy against ANSI/NSF 53 protocol standards.
Ion exchange technology removes heavy metal ions from water by drawing them to and chemically binding them to microscopic pores on filters’ surfaces, with microscopic pores acting like magnets to attract and chemically bond them together, effectively neutralizing any unpleasant taste and odor, toxic molecules which may be linked to disease, and replacing the unwanted ions with healthy minerals essential for good health. Furthermore, this technique neutralizes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as well as remove harmful chlorine, herbicides/pesticides/pesticides/pharmaceuticals/pharmaceuticals etc that is present in most municipally treated or untreated drinking water sources.
No More Bottled Water
Berkey water filters are not only attractive and practical; their stainless steel chambers add to their beauty. But beyond aesthetics, their efficiency and practicality also makes them economical and sustainable – great for daily drinking and cooking to reduce plastic waste! A set of two Black Berkey elements can filter 6000 gallons (a family of four’s average consumption of water each year) before needing replacement; that’s four years’ worth of delicious drinking water!
Mechanical micro-filtration is used in the filtering process, allowing larger molecules to pass while filtering out smaller particles. Once purified water reaches its destination in the lower chamber it can easily be drawn using a spigot spigot. Berkey systems eliminate viruses, harmful pathogenic bacteria cysts parasites chemical contaminates and heavy metals while leaving in beneficial minerals that our bodies need – plus reduce wasteful plastic bottle purchases (research shows the average American buys over 700 plastic water bottles annually!). Plus they save us both money and plastic waste! (Research shows this average American buys over 700 plastic water bottles annually!)
Portable
The Berkey water filter system employs a powerful gravity filtration method that is easy to set up without tools or electricity, and requires minimal upkeep and maintenance. The Black Berkey elements feature unique design to allow water molecules to have multiple minutes of contact time compared with pressurized systems that merely filter pressurized water, thus producing superior results in terms of removal of chlorine, viruses, harmful pathogenic bacteria cysts parasites other chemical contaminants while leaving essential minerals like magnesium and calcium undisturbed.
Black Berkey elements filter water and deliver pure drinking water to the lower chamber – ideal for camping trips, road trips or work desk use! One set of two elements should last approximately six years of normal family usage depending on consumption patterns (ionized adsorptive filtration technology can even filter fluoride out!). You can take it camping or bring it on road trips; camping trips or work desk use for desk use at work would all work equally well! A set can even filter fluoride out!
Economical
Berkey systems use gravity systems to treat water from both municipal sources as well as wells and lakes and streams, without needing electricity or plumbing hookups for operation, making them ideal for remote locations. Berkey can reduce contaminants such as bacteria and chlorine as well as heavy metals like chromium VI and lead; pharmaceuticals; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); perfluorinated chemicals like PFOA.
As opposed to conventional household water filters, Berkey water filters use adsorption rather than simple filtration to more effectively eliminate pathogenic bacteria and viruses in addition to chlorine reduction, heavy metal reduction, and other contaminants than their industry equivalents. This allows them to provide superior levels of clean drinking water.
While some may find the longer contact time between water molecules and filter elements unappealing, it allows these filters to capture more contaminants than would be possible with pressure filters alone – meaning your family will always have access to safe drinking water even without electricity!
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