Big Berkey® 2.25 Gal Water Filter System w 2 Black Filters & 2 Fluoride Filters

Description

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®
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Big Berkey
®
Water Purification System
Includes:   Two (2) Black Berkey
®
Purification Elements
Package also includes:
Two - (2)  PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Filter's
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Product Description
*The Berkey® stainless steel chambers are assembled in the USA from US and imported parts. The Black Berkey® Purification Elements are made and assembled in the USA.
The
Big Berkey® System
comes standard with 2 Black
Berkey®
Purification Elements, but can be expanded up to 4 elements
The versatile Big Berkey® System is ideal for small to medium families, and for use during travel, outdoor activities, or unexpected emergencies
Constructed of highly polished AISI 304 stainless steel
Storage capacity of about 2.25 gallons (8.5 liters)
Upper chamber nests within the lower chamber for transport and stands only 13" in height
Maximum Filters: 4 Black
Berkey®
Purification Elements (in upper chamber)
System includes upper and lower stainless steel chambers, 2 Black
Berkey®
Purification Elements (expandable up to 4), 1 stainless steel lid,1 spigot, rubber gasket to protect the base, 2 wingnuts, 2 washers, 1 priming button, and 2 blocking plugs
Height when in use: 19.25"
Diameter: 8.5"
Weight: 7 lbs empty
For normal everyday use, this system easily serves: 1-4 people
Fully configured, this system can serve up to 85-170 people a day, during an emergency
Maximum Filtration Flow Rate:
Configured with two Black
Berkey®
Purification Elements, the Big Berkey® System can produce up to 3.5 gallons (13.3 liters) per hour
Configured with four Black
Berkey®
Purification Elements, the Big Berkey® System can produce up to 7.0 gallons (26.5 liters) per hour
Up to 4
Berkey PF-2™ Fluoride
and Arsenic Reduction Filters may be installed in the lower chamber of this system if desired
Flow rate calculated with upper chamber full to top. Flow rate decreases as water level declines
The Black Berkey Purification Elements are made and assembled in the USA
Black
Berkey
®
Purification Elements are the leader in gravity-fed water purification, backed by independent testing
The Black
Berkey
®
Purification Element formulation has been tested by State and EPA accredited laboratories to exceed NSF/ANSI Standard 53
Each set of 2 Black Berkey
®
Elements Include
: Two 9" Black
Berkey
®
Purification Elements with 2 washers, 2 wing nuts, and 1 priming button
Installs in the upper chamber of any Berkey system.
Durability: Each Black
Berkey
®
Element is designed to purify approximately 3,000 gallons of water before needing replacement; 2 elements in a Berkey system will purify approximately 6,000 gallons of water before replacement is recommended
Re-cleanable and self-sterilizing during the life of the element
Elements come with a 2-year, pro-rated warranty
The powerful Black Berkey
®
purification elements also remove or reduce viruses, pathogenic cysts, parasites, harmful or unwanted chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides, VOCs, detergents, organic solvents, trihalomethanes, cloudiness, silt, sediment, nitrates, nitrites, heavy metals, foul tastes and odors, yet they leave in the healthful and beneficial minerals that your body needs
.
PF-2
Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Filter
s
PF-2 reduction elements
are designed for use in conjunction with
Black Berkey®
water purification elements to adsorb the following unwanted elements found in drinking water.
• Fluoride
• Arsenic V and pre oxidized Arsenic III
• Other residual heavy metal ions
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
FLUORIDE
: Testing for fluoride was based on 20-30ppm of the ion in the influent aqueous solution at a flow rate of no more than 3 gpm per cubic foot of media. Results of < 1ppm of the fluoride ion in the effluent were typical for the media (>95% reduction). Under optimum conditions, effluent concentrations of less than 50 ppb were readily achieved (>99.75% reduction).
ARSENIC
: This product uniquely targets the entire family of arsenic oxide anions as well as the arsenic cations.
REPLACEMENT
:
Under normal conditions it is recommended that each set of two
PF-2
elements be replaced after 1,000 gallons (The
Berkey Light™
is 2.5 gallons therefore the
PF-2
filters should be replaced after 400 refills. If the system is refilled about one time per day, the
PF-2
’s should be replaced annually, if the system is refilled about twice per day, the
PF-2
’s should be replaced about every six months). Actual capacity is dependent on the presence of other competing contaminants in the source water. High levels of Fluoride, arsenic and heavy metals may reduce the capacity and efficiency of the elements.
NOTES
:
1)
Do not
boil this element.
2)
PF-2
elements reduce filtration flow rate by 15-20%.
3) The media used in the
PF-2
filter elements contains high-grade activated aluminum oxide, which currently is the most efficient media available for extracting fluoride from water. Below are the results we obtained when testing the
PF-2
elements (the water was not pre-filtered through the
Black Berkey®
elements). The reduction over time is due to additional residual process dust being washed free from the
PF-2
elements as the system is used. To give a scale for comparison purposes we include test results from a national brand toothpaste and water boiled in an aluminum pan.
• National brand toothpaste 52.878 ppm aluminum
• Water boiled in an aluminum pan for five minutes: 2.791 ppm aluminum
•
PF2
after conditioning (5 cycles): .178 ppm aluminum
•
PF2
after 10 Cycles: .037 ppm aluminum
•
PF2
after 20 Cycles: .029 ppm aluminum
While the above results indicate that the residual process dust adds a minute amount of aluminum to the water, the
Black Berkey®
purification elements reduce aluminum from the water. We tested water that naturally contained .320ppm aluminum and filtered it through the combination of the
Black Berkey®
and the post conditioned
PF-2
filtration elements (5 cycles). The results showed a net reduction in aluminum contamination (Raw influent: .320ppm - Effluent after passing through the
Black Berkey®
and
PF-2
elements: .232ppm). In other words the
Black Berkey®
elements removed more aluminum from the water than was added by the
PF-2
elements.