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Own a Berkey water filter? Might want to re-think using it.

 
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What about zero water filter? I have one of those.
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Just bought one. Love it!
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Two hundred years ago our forefather didn't need no stinking water filter. They drank from a pail left in the rain, a stream, a creek, a river, a pond or from a shallow well they dug themselves. If they got sick they either died or they survived. Pretty simple to figure out how they faired by seeing that you are on this rock along with seven billion other folks. Fear porn is pretty prevelant, yet if we all go back to what our forefathers did to survive I bet a lot of us will.

Case in point, if you are a big prepper and have the choice between a cattle pond or a berkey water filter and you know the berkey didn't pass the EPA standards for filter water AND your berkey sprung a leak, would you then start drinking from the cattle pond? After a week I bet you would.
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I only drink beer.
I don't drunk water because fish fuck in it
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I've heard a lot of justification, but the above is great!
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There was a post on this a few months ago...it's because fake Berkey water filters were being sold... people thought that they came from the company but they didn't. I have one put away for SHTF plus extra filters..in case I need to use our creek water. Buy the original at their website only
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I used to use Alexapure but I installed a reverse osmosis filter on my well water with a water softener to add back in minerals.

My water is pretty fucking good.
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Yeah it’s clean, but it’s dead water. All minerals striped
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Well, its pretty damn hard to drink "living water".

Even clean spring water where I'm at here in Florida is inundated with chemicals. Thats why we have so much red tide.

So I do the best I can by making sure I have the best "dead" water I can afford for my wofe and children.
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If it looks like an ugly brita filter, sometimes it is just that.
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Two hundred years ago our forefather didn't need no stinking water filter. They drank from a pail left in the rain, a stream, a creek, a river, a pond or from a shallow well they dug themselves. If they got sick they either died or they survived. Pretty simple to figure out how they faired by seeing that you are on this rock along with seven billion other folks. Fear porn is pretty prevelant, yet if we all go back to what our forefathers did to survive I bet a lot of us will.

Case in point, if you are a big prepper and have the choice between a cattle pond or a berkey water filter and you know the berkey didn't pass the EPA standards for filter water AND your berkey sprung a leak, would you then start drinking from the cattle pond? After a week I bet you would.
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You must be an IDIOT..you don't realize that everything is fucking contaminated now ? If not from the toxic chemtrails, then from corrupt companies and farms ....you want to drink water that has chemicals, pigshit and shit that will ki you slow eith bacterial infection? Ever hear of water borne diseases like cholera that killed millions before public drinking water was ontroy, ya fucking moron?
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I have never had mine tested, but my black elements are coming up on 5yrs old and they are still removing the chlorine from the municipal water.

Water from my faucet smells like a swimming pool, and water from my Berkey has zero chlorine odor/taste.

Thanks for posting this OP. As an owner of 2 Berkey purifiers for 10yrs I would really like to see test results from multiple labs.
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Yeah my tap water smelled like effluent (recycled waste water), and I have used Berkley for six years, cleaning it and replacing filters yearly.

Whatever dudes, at least I'm trying something, as I recognize we need CLEAN water and air.

Just do the best you can, good luck!
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I drink natural spring water from a local aquifer. Talk about good water
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It may taste OK but it will have farm chemicals in it..
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and or fracking chemicals and chemtrail deposits
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Hahahahahaha

checked out a Berkey long time ago

the filters looked like shit

got a Kayadyn with certified Swiss made filters

been using it for years to filter rainwater for home use

we don't have city water so rely almost exclusivly on rainwater harvesting and Ozarka bottled spring water.

never a problem

doesn't do much for taste but we flavor the water with cut lemons which helps quite a bit

Hahahahahaha
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how about not use a water filter
stupid health freaks
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For those that were GLP'ers in the 90's It was Professor James McCanney that push this filter hard, along with essential oils'

Anyone here remember this?
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If you are home and have water pressure it is hard to beat an under sink R/O unit.

2 big pre-filters, then a big carbon filter, then the R/O membrane, then a final Carbon filter to finish off. Not much gets through that setup.

For portable filtration / disinfection.

The gold standard has always been Katadyn filters. Either the pump type or the gravity drain type which is my preference. Hard to beat the simplicity of filling a bag with water and hanging up for a while to refill a container.

I have the old unit called "katadyn base camp"

I see the similar product now is called "Be-free".
[link to www.amazon.com (secure)]


katadyn base camp water filter
[link to www.military1st.com (secure)]

Other vendors may offer similar stuff for less.
As long as they provide lab tests to certify it, and it has at least 0.2 micron filtration.

If you want added safety, adding iodine to the water is a needed nutrient anyway and will disinfect the water if you dose it correctly and leave it sit for 20 minutes to kill any microbes.

This is all assuming you have water from a questionable stream or pond source, but that there is not oil or kerosene or pesticides in the water. The sub micron filtration is to remove the normal pathogens found in water.

Berkey was a known rip-off for years on another website I used to frequent. They never provided lab data. Just lots of advertising to lure the buyers that did not do their homework.

Like most things, it is cheaper to hire shills than to actually be good.


There is also a cheap ceramic filter that still gives the 0.2 micron filtration, but you need to supply your own set of 5 gallong buckets. It was marketed very cheaply to help people in Africa filter out the Onch worms that gave them river blindness. They used to sell for under $15.

You need to check or test such filters to make sure they are not cracked.

A still tends to not have the multiple theoretical stages needed for a decent separation, and they consume a lot of power. You would need to look into the details. I don't have one, but I have spent a career designing and operation distillation plants. What you buy commerically as a water still is likely just a flash evaporator/condenser. It might remove stuff, it might not. the energy consumption would make it a non-contender for a grid down situation.
 Quoting: JustmeTX


JustMeTX, I'm venturing out to ask a 'Are you fn kidding me?' water filtration question, but I have to do it.

Now, first, sit down.

Ok. What is the best filter or set up for filtering Houston bayou water?

But wait, there's more...

Bayou water that's running close to industrial plants and the ship channel? Simms Bayou.

Do you have anything in your bag of tricks for that hot, industrial, chemical-laden mess?

chuckle

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I drink natural spring water from a local aquifer. Talk about good water
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As long as you don't live in any of the red/orange/blue areas on this map, then you're probably okay.

[link to www.eurekalert.org (secure)]

A lot of the New England and Central Plains areas have VERY high uranium content in the aquifers.
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My buddy is a Chemist and he does water quality for our little area of the state and we are good. Don't ask where I live because you probably won't be welcome by our local yocals- took me these last 2 years for them to trust me with a lot of free help on their organic farms.

Our only concern is if these areas get hit w some disaster
To add we have an abundance of deer and the start if natural pheasant

God, guns, chicken couo,healthy water,organic farm, mushrooms, weed and a friend/ farmer who owns an excavating company. Other friend is a welder- sitting pretty good with some stacked silver and cash to add
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They are crap. They just have active coal, which can't filter a lot of nasty stuff.
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If you are home and have water pressure it is hard to beat an under sink R/O unit.

2 big pre-filters, then a big carbon filter, then the R/O membrane, then a final Carbon filter to finish off. Not much gets through that setup.

For portable filtration / disinfection.

The gold standard has always been Katadyn filters. Either the pump type or the gravity drain type which is my preference. Hard to beat the simplicity of filling a bag with water and hanging up for a while to refill a container.

I have the old unit called "katadyn base camp"

I see the similar product now is called "Be-free".
[link to www.amazon.com (secure)]


katadyn base camp water filter
[link to www.military1st.com (secure)]

Other vendors may offer similar stuff for less.
As long as they provide lab tests to certify it, and it has at least 0.2 micron filtration.

If you want added safety, adding iodine to the water is a needed nutrient anyway and will disinfect the water if you dose it correctly and leave it sit for 20 minutes to kill any microbes.

This is all assuming you have water from a questionable stream or pond source, but that there is not oil or kerosene or pesticides in the water. The sub micron filtration is to remove the normal pathogens found in water.

Berkey was a known rip-off for years on another website I used to frequent. They never provided lab data. Just lots of advertising to lure the buyers that did not do their homework.

Like most things, it is cheaper to hire shills than to actually be good.


There is also a cheap ceramic filter that still gives the 0.2 micron filtration, but you need to supply your own set of 5 gallong buckets. It was marketed very cheaply to help people in Africa filter out the Onch worms that gave them river blindness. They used to sell for under $15.

You need to check or test such filters to make sure they are not cracked.

A still tends to not have the multiple theoretical stages needed for a decent separation, and they consume a lot of power. You would need to look into the details. I don't have one, but I have spent a career designing and operation distillation plants. What you buy commerically as a water still is likely just a flash evaporator/condenser. It might remove stuff, it might not. the energy consumption would make it a non-contender for a grid down situation.
 Quoting: JustmeTX


Thank you for posting this information.
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What about zero water filter? I have one of those.
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That works for the first half of the month and then the city dumps enough chlorine in our water to kill us all off. The second half, we go to get water from the store. It’s poison too, but at least you can’t smell it.
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STEVE QUAIL AND THE HAWK BETTER STOP ADVERTISING THIS SHIT!
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hesright
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For those that were GLP'ers in the 90's It was Professor James McCanney that push this filter hard, along with essential oils'

Anyone here remember this?

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Hahahahahaha

yep i remember

he's pushing some new wind generator over on rense or whatever

we use Katadyn water filters and have never had any problems with our drinking water

not saying the Katadyn filters are the end all be all but we trust them and it better then doing nothing

Hahahahahaha
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Well I bought mine because Professor James McCanney said it was the way to go. I'll bet he had stock in it LOL!
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My Berkey began rusting & had white shit floating in it. that's after installing new filters both the carbon & white heavy metal (Fluoride) on the bottom half.

Now I certainly don't fucking trust it or much of anything else.
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Hahahahahaha

checked out a Berkey long time ago

the filters looked like shit

got a Kayadyn with certified Swiss made filters

been using it for years to filter rainwater for home use

we don't have city water so rely almost exclusivly on rainwater harvesting and Ozarka bottled spring water.

never a problem

doesn't do much for taste but we flavor the water with cut lemons which helps quite a bit

Hahahahahaha
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80575336


Honestly, Katadyn, PUR, MSR, etc are the way to go. They are so widely used in backpacking, .mil, and 3rd world countries that its about the safest bet. You won't get massive speed/volume, but it will work, and it will give you quantity.
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Nope... They're big enough and have sold enough product that if this were the case? I'd have already filed a class action suit on your behalf and made enough money to put my kids through law school again.. whatever
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Own a Berkey water filter? Might want to re-think using it. I wanted to share this while you still have time to grab an alternative.

These were pushed quite a bit throughout the Prepping community, but it almost sounds like this company may have taken advantage of many consumers, given the videos below.

These are not my videos, nor do I know this guy, but it is starting to go around with various other Youtubers who also had water tested.



Video 1 - Summary - Berkey Falsified the testing information. The filters seem to not filter the claimed contaminants, nor are they doing so to the stated ratings. When asked for test results, they replied with "estimated" results.





Video 2 - Summary - There is an ongoing class action lawsuit against Berkey. Water was sent in for 3rd party testing for NSF Std 53, and the Berkey failed horribly.

Apparently, there seems to be a class action going.


Lawsuit Link:

h t t p s ://nopeorg/embed/berkey-lawsuit-court-documents_202210
 Quoting: ifSHTF


I have used a British Berkfield/Royal Daulton ceramic system for years. Have never changed the filters, just boiled them them to remove chlorine from the activated charcoal.
They still work perfectly.
Would not have a Black Berkey, never trusted the design.
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I used to use Alexapure but I installed a reverse osmosis filter on my well water with a water softener to add back in minerals.

My water is pretty fucking good.
 Quoting: Just Passing Through.....


Good move, because he mentions Alexapure is equally trash in the 3rd video:

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For those that were GLP'ers in the 90's It was Professor James McCanney that push this filter hard, along with essential oils'

Anyone here remember this?

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79911400


Hahahahahaha

yep i remember

he's pushing some new wind generator over on rense or whatever

we use Katadyn water filters and have never had any problems with our drinking water

not saying the Katadyn filters are the end all be all but we trust them and it better then doing nothing

Hahahahahaha
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80575336


Yup, I'll bet we are two of the oldest GLP members here (well I have a blue name) just not logged in.
But James McCanney was our "go-to dude" on Hale Bopp, Y2K, 2012 and so on and so on,...LOL
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Two hundred years ago our forefather didn't need no stinking water filter. They drank from a pail left in the rain, a stream, a creek, a river, a pond or from a shallow well they dug themselves. If they got sick they either died or they survived. Pretty simple to figure out how they faired by seeing that you are on this rock along with seven billion other folks. Fear porn is pretty prevelant, yet if we all go back to what our forefathers did to survive I bet a lot of us will.

Case in point, if you are a big prepper and have the choice between a cattle pond or a berkey water filter and you know the berkey didn't pass the EPA standards for filter water AND your berkey sprung a leak, would you then start drinking from the cattle pond? After a week I bet you would.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29706669


50 years ago we drank from a spring on our farm.
But drinking from a cattle pond is not a good idea.

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Love my Berkey for home use. Have several mobile filters but Berkey is my go to.
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Good, i hope whoever ran that ripoff filter company loses every cent and then some





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