2 Black Berkey Replacement Water Filters - Big Berkey

by Black Berkey

Product Features

• 2 Black Berkeys good for 6000 Gallons
• Recleanable and Self-Sterilizing

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001C1NSE6
• Item model number: BB9-2
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,670 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #31 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Water Coolers & Filters > Replacement Filters

Product Description

Set of 2 replacement filters. Will fit the following Berkey systems: Travel Berkey, Big Berkey, Royal Berkey, Imperial Berkey, Crown Berkey, Berkey Light. Black Berkey Purification Elements are more powerful than any other gravity filter element currently available. In fact, we tested the Black Berkey purification elements with more than 10,000 times the concentration of pathogens per liter than is required by standard test protocol. This concentration of pathogens is so great that the post filtered water should be expected to contain 100,000 or more pathogens per liter (99.99% reduction - the requirement for pathogenic removal). Incredibly the purification elements removed 100%. Absolutely no pathogens were cultured from the effluent or were able to be detected, even under an electron microscope, setting a new standard in water purification. Black Berkey purification elements are so powerful, they can remove red food coloring from water without removing the beneficial minerals your body needs. Virtually no other filtration element can duplicate this performance. 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes Water Drinkable, September 13, 2010

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Kendra Johnson "Alaska Teacher" (Alaska) - See all my reviews
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We live in rural Alaska and the water here is full of iron, not to mention other metals, but iron is the worst. There are times when the water that comes out of the faucet is orange or brown. We have used this water filtration system for 4 years. I am confident in saying that the filters make the water drinkable. I am not sure of the % of metals it removes, but I do know that once our water is filtered it does not smell like iron, it is not orange, or brown, and it tastes clean. I would recommend this product to anyone who has concerns about their drinking water.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't last as long as promised, July 12, 2011

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RaptureReady - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2 Black Berkey Replacement Water Filters - Big Berkey

I got the Berkey light unit which comes with two Berkey Black filters 4 years ago from another website. The advertisement says two elements filter approximately 6000 gallons. I have not filtered anything near that. With my water needs, they should have lasted 6 years (I did the math). I have to clean the filters once a month because of slow dripping that occurs because of gunk that accumulates on filters but I have been very gentle in cleaning them with the Scotch Brite pad as recommended. But after around 3 years of use, the water began to taste unpleasant with an awful moldy taste. And it now takes forever to get a full jug because dripping is so slow. (They also chipped causing water to shoot out during proving (or is it proofing process.) I wrote to New Millennium Concepts (the people who make the Berkey) to get some info from them. Still waiting for a reply.

P.S.

Great customer care from New Millennium Concepts. They agreed with me and replaced my filters. I noticed there was a new design with a flat rather than a rounded top. Don't know if that did it or if I just got defective filters in the first place. But with these new ones, the water tastes great and drips very quickly! I am very happy. Because of this I upped the stars to 5.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get the best!, April 16, 2010

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A. Davis (California) - See all my reviews
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Without a doubt, the best water my husband and I have ever tasted. We've tried numerous water filter/purification systems and nothing comes close to the quality and taste that we get from this system. If you live in an area with unusually high concentrations of heavy metals, the black berkey will take care of up to 95% of those metals (including lead, mercury, aluminium, cadmium, chromium and copper). Where the berkey really excels is with pathogenic bacteria, cysts, trihalomethanes, radiologicals (radon 222), inorganic materials like chlorine as well as a whole host of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).

After searching the internet for about a week, and informing ourselves about this filter, we discovered that the average removal of contaminants using the berkey was rated at a LOG7 rating (99.99999%). Some sites claim as high as LOG9 (99.9999999%) of some of the contaminant removal. Although we can't verify these statistics, some of them came from what we believe to be official, reliable sources.

We chose this system over a reverse osmosis system, mainly due to the cost factor (berkey is far cheaper and more efficient), as well as the lack of consensus within the scientific community over whether or not water gained from reverse osmosis is really that good for you. So, we opted for the berkey instead and are so happy we did.

Also, in the event of an earthquake (we live on a major fault line), it would be handy to be able to get clean, safe drinking water anytime, anywhere, without the need for electricity or water pressure (you can take water out of a lake and purify it). Makes it handy in a do or die situation.

We may sound like berkey employees, but we have no affiliation with them in any way, shape or form. We are just very satisfied customers and completely convinced of berkey's dedication to the quality of it's products. As their website states, "Berkey® Systems are the World's Most Powerful and Cost Effective Personal Water purification Systems Providing Reliable and User-friendly Water Purification in Both Normal and Hostile Filtration Environments."