Berkey Ceramic Filters

Berkey ® Systems come in 7 different sizes: Go kit, Light, Travel, Big, Royal, Imperial and Crown Berkey ® System.

Each system consists of an upper and lower stainless steel chamber (except for the Light Berkey ® System which is make of non-BPA/BPS co-polyester). The filtering process is performed by Black Berkey^® Purification Elements which come standard in pairs in all systems (except for the Go Berkey^® Kit which comes with one element) and can be added in pairs up to 8 elements to speed up purification.

Sizes of Berkey Filters with number of Black Berkey^® Purification Elements.

To use, water is poured from any source into the top chamber of the system, and purified water is dispensed from the lower chamber through a spigot.

Depending on filter size, normal everyday use ranges from 1 to 12 people and up to 625 people during emergency situations. Storage capacity can range from 0.95 L to 22.7 L and average flow rate is between 3.8 L/hours and 98.4 L /hours.

Dimensions:

Go Berkey ® kit: 14¨x 4¨ (355.6 x 101.6mm); 2.4 Lb (weight empty); 0.95 L of storage capacity; 3.8 L/hour of average flow rate .

Light Berkey ® System: 26.5¨x 9¨; 8 Lb (weight empty); 10.4 L of storage capacity; 15.2 – 26.5 L/hour of average flow rate.

Travel Berkey ® System: 18¨x 7.5¨; 7 Lb (weight empty); 5.7 L of storage capacity; 10.4 L/hour of average flow rate.

Big Berkey ® System: 19.25¨x 9¨; 7 Lb (weight empty); 8.5 L of storage capacity; 13.3 – 26.5 L/hours of average flow rate.

Royal Berkey ® System: 23 x 9.5¨; 8 Lb (weight empty); 12.3 L of storage capacity; 15.1 – 26.5 L/hour of average flow rate.

Imperial Berkey ® System: 26¨x 10¨; 10 Lb (weight empty); 17 L of storage capacity; 20.8 – 62.5 L/hours of average flow rate.

Crown Berkey ® System: 30¨x 11¨; 12 Lb (weight empty); 22.7 L of storage capacity; 24.6 – 98.4 L/hours of average flow rate.

Costumers are asked to visit Berkey® by NMCL Customer Support & Service for defective products requiring repair or replacement under the terms of New Millennium Concepts product0s Limited Warranty and return policy.

Each pair of Black Berkey^® Purification Elements has a typical expected use of about 5-8 years (up to 6,000 gallons of treated water) before needing replacement and includes a 2 years limited prorated warranty. Other components such as the Berkey PF-2^™ Fluoride and Arsenic Reduction Filters and all Berkey^® accessories include a 6 month warranty.

Black Berkey Purification elements have been tested for biological and microbiological removal efficiency by Biological Consulting Services of North Florida Inc. and ANALYTICAL SERVICES, INC. and for chemical and physical contaminants reduction and/or removal by ENVIROTEK LABORATORIES, INC., QUALITY FILTER TESTING LABORATORY, LLC. and by Water Filter Labs. For a list of contaminant filtration specifications click here.  For the link to laboratory tests results performed see here.

Potential hazards would be those related to the use of this product when damaged and is in need of replacement.  When the carbon of the black filtering elements becomes exhausted, although the ceramic shell will continue to remove pathogenic bacteria and turbidity, the filter will be unable to reduce chemicals, foul taste and odors of the source water.