As the demand for Berkey® water purification systems and filters has skyrocketed worldwide, causing backorders and extended shipping delays, we’ve also seen a resurgence of knock-off products of Berkey® filters, stainless steel, and accessories. Though it might seem appealing to save a few bucks, your health and safety isn’t worth taking the chance, especially when […]
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Black Berkey® Filtration Elements Test Results
From time to time, people ask us for the test results of the contaminants which the Black Berkey® Filtration Elements remove and/or reduce from freshwater sources. We’ve attached them below! Find a list of the contaminants HERE. Black Berkey® Filtration Element Test Results: Heavy Metals, Pharmacueticals, Coliform, E. Coli, VOCs, Chloramines, Petroleum, etc. Black Berkey® Filtration […]
Berkey® Tip: Storing Your Black Berkey® Elements While You’re Away
Berkey water filter storage is a simple process. Here’s a quick & easy Berkey® Tip for storing your Black Berkey® Elements (the same can be done with the PF-2™ Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements) when you’re heading out of town for a few days or a couple of weeks. Make room in your refrigerator to […]
3 Ways Berkey® Changed My Life
When I was first introduced to the Berkey® products, sometime before our son Joshua was born in 2005, I was a skeptic. How and why would someone pay around $200 (at that time) for some obnoxious-looking big blue plastic water filter system that would take up our limited counter space in our 1,100 square foot […]
Facts about the Manufacturing & Selling of Authentic Berkey® Products
The explosion of consumer awareness of the Berkey® brand has recently seen a resurgence of what we call “masquerading”, where a handful of authorized Berkey® Dealers use unethical marketing techniques and ambiguous tactics to disingenuously lead consumers to believe that they are the source, manufacturer, or creators of the Berkey® filters, products, systems, or even […]
How to Assemble the Berkey® Water View Spigot
The Berkey Water Level View Spigot (AKA Berkey Sight Glass™ Spigot) is a helpful accessory to have for all of the stainless steel systems from the smallest size Travel Berkey to the largest size Crown Berkey. This accessory displays the water level in the bottom chamber of the stainless steel systems without having to lift […]
Do Black Berkey® Purification Elements Remove Chlorine From My Pool Water?
Since the launch of the Black Berkey® Purification Elements, we have been answering the question, Do Black Berkey® Purification Elements Remove Chlorine From My Pool Water? There are numerous factors that contribute to the answer, although it gets technical because of the amount of factors. Here’s what New Millennium Concepts, Ltd. (the manufacturer of the […]
100% Glyphosate Removal with Big Berkey®
Last month, Mike Adams, the director of Consumer Wellness Center Labs (CWCLabs.com), released independent lab testing of water containing glyphosate and the effectiveness of its removal from water by several leading water filter brands. The testing included sport water bottles, pitchers, and gravity-fed systems. Among three systems that achieved 100% glyphosate removal was the Big […]