Berkey Light Water Filter With 2 Black Filter Elements

by Berkey

Product Description

Now you can enjoy virtually the most delicious, freshest, and healthiest drinking water possible for pennies a day. Anytime a reliable and healthy source of purified water is desired. Berkey Water Purification Systems are the ultimate in water purification and the ideal personal protection traveling companions. Used worldwide for normal, hostile and emergency environments to provide the purest, sparkling clean water possible. The revolutionary Black Berkey self-sterilizing and re-cleanable purification elements, purify water by removing pathogenic bacteria, cysts, and parasites entirely and by extracting harmful chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, VOCs, organic solvents, radon 222 and trihalomethanes. They also reduce nitrates, nitrites, sediment and unhealthy minerals such as lead and mercury. Constructed of a shatter resistant, high impact strength non BPA copolyester; the system comes complete with two purification elements, a base and utilizes the latest technological advances. This system has a storage capacity of about 2.75 gallons and when in use it stands 26.5" in height with a diameter of 9". The system stands 21" when used without the included base. This system comes with two Black Berkey® purification elements, and can purify up to 4 Gallons per hour. The Berkey Light system is designed for use during travel, outdoor activities and during unexpected emergencies. This powerful system purifies both treated water and untreated raw water from such sources as remote lakes, streams, stagnant ponds and water supplies in foreign countries, where regulations may be substandard at best. Perfect for outdoor activities and a must in hostile environments where electricity, water pressure or treated water may not be available.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 26.5 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002EGJ3L0
• Item model number: BL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,197 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Water filter, March 18, 2010

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Vivian B. Good - See all my reviews
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Have used one in Costa Rica for a year. Bought another for this year. The water comes through clean and pure. However, after 6 months, one of the water filter components came unglued from its base and we didn't have the proper glue to fix it.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This device helped me survive the Christchurch quakes, April 27, 2011

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Marc Rose (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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Christchurch was recently rocked by a series of two major unrelated quakes. The Sep 4, 2010 7.1 quake did a lot of damage but the 6.3 of Feb 22, 2011 was much closer and shallower and destroyed most of the business district. My home was in the hardest hit Eastern suburbs along the Avon River. Since these quakes began we had almost 1700 aftershocks. My house is still standing although most of my neighbors are not. I had the foresight to buy a Berkey 8 months before the quakes began. My initial thought was that I did not need to store any water as I could take it from the river across the street to purify. But the day of the first quake all the water in the river disappeared and came up a liquefaction in the road and property. The only water left in the river was a white sludge which would have clogged any purifier. I was able to get some municipal water and use the Berkey to purify that. It has been in constant use since the quakes began. Although the city says the water is safe, several friends have reported strange infections they attribute to the water. So, I will continue to purify the water and have not had any of these problems. The water tastes wonderful and makes a drop at a time but fairly quickly. My only complaints are that the instructions were not clear how the washers on the tap go on (they are not symmetrical) so I had a few leaks the first time I used it. Also, the device is called "Berkey Light" so I assumed it was the model that has the LEDs built in to illuminate it at night; it does not. That model is called the Berkey Light LED. The use of the word Light is misleading. Now I wish I could have had the model with the LEDs as power was off for a considerable time. The device looks a bit top heavy and looks unstable but so far it has not fallen over in some large aftershocks. Maybe the company can invent a device to secure it. During the latest quake I didn't have water for over one month. This device is a lifesaver and I am purchasing extra filters for it just in case Planet X shows up one day in the future...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice filtering system, July 15, 2011

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I will be the first to admit that the price is a bit steep for a couple $10 plastic jugs and a $5 plastic spigot. I admit the filters are worth it though. They seem to do the job quite nicely.

We have very distasteful tap water where we live. Unfortunately, even these filters are not enough to make the water taste palatable. However, I certainly feel better having this water filter system in case of an emergency.