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« on: March 01, 2011, 11:59:30 am »

has anyone here ordered a big berkey water filter? i ordered one from bigberkeywaterfilters.com a month ago and i haven't received it yet  Undecided has anybody had to wait this long for theirs?
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2011, 03:57:46 pm »

has anyone here ordered a big berkey water filter? i ordered one from bigberkeywaterfilters.com a month ago and i haven't received it yet  Undecided has anybody had to wait this long for theirs?

I ordered one last year around this time - I don't remember how long it took(I don't think it took that long). Maybe you may want to call them.

BTW - have you had your 2nd child yet?
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2011, 08:35:55 pm »

I did this. Just had to buy the filters, two buckets w/lids, and a spigot.  Grin


Homemade Berkey Water Filter

This article will guide you through the construction of a filter equivalent in performance to the Imperial Berkey that sells for about $300. My total cost was $122

Gather the necessary components. You will need the following:

◦two 5-gallon food grade buckets (got mine from Lowes for $5 each)
◦two lids for the buckets (got mine from Lowes for $1.50 each)
◦a pair of Black Berkey filter elements (ordered mine on Ebay for $99 which included free shipping and a free Sport Berkey filtered bottle)
◦a food grade spigot (the kind used for large coffee pots or water coolers is perfect, ordered mine from jamesfilter.com for $10)

Drill two 1/2″ holes in the bottom of the upper bucket and two matching holes in the lid of the lower bucket.


Drill a 3/4″ hole in the side of the lower bucket toward the bottom. Make sure that the hole is up just far enough for the spigot to clear when the filter is sitting on a flat surface


Assemble the lower bucket by installing the spigot and the lid with holes.

Install the filter elements in the upper bucket through the holes in the bottom.

Assemble the filter by placing the upper bucket on the lower. Be sure to line up the holes so the tubes extend through the lid of the lower bucket. Place the remaining lid on top.

To use the filter, fill the upper bucket with water and wait. If you are starting with dry elements, it will take quite a while before the water starts dripping into the lower bucket. It takes up to several hours for the clean water to drain into the lower bucket. This process can be sped up considerably by frequently topping off the water in the upper bucket. This maintains maximum pressure on the elements.

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◦The specifications of the Black Berkey elements can be found here: http://berkeywater.com/BerkeyLight/BB_Purification_Elements.html
◦There are a number of ways to make this even cheaper: Use free buckets from a grocery store bakery or restaurant. I have found the same type of spigot for $5 since making this one. Super Sterasyl elements can be substituted for the Black Berkey elements. They cost about $84 a pair.
◦The filter can be made considerably larger by using any two stacking containers suitable for water, trash cans or 30-gallon water barrels for instance. The flow rate can also be increased by adding more filter elements.
◦The filtered solids remain on the outside of the filter elements and will eventually interfere with the rate of flow. Therefore, it is important to prefilter through a dense cloth (we use cloth diapers) if your source water is particularly cloudy. The elements can be scrubbed clean with a plastic scouring pad. The Black Berkey elements last for about 3000 gallons each (6000 gallons for the pair)
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2011, 11:38:22 am »

thank guys for responding (wow akfools, thats pretty handy thnx)

bornagain: yes i had the baby Smiley a girl, 9 pounds! she's 2 weeks old i will change my default pic to show a picture of her. thnx for asking been meaning to announce it, just so busy....also do u remember which site you ordered ur berkey from?
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2011, 11:52:19 am »

What day was she born? My wife delivered our baby girl on the 11th. Sounds like they were born around the same time. Smiley Our baby girl was 8 LBS. We named her Abigail Faith.
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2011, 11:58:36 am »

thank guys for responding (wow akfools, thats pretty handy thnx)

bornagain: yes i had the baby Smiley a girl, 9 pounds! she's 2 weeks old i will change my default pic to show a picture of her. thnx for asking been meaning to announce it, just so busy....also do u remember which site you ordered ur berkey from?

http://www.berkeyfilters.com/
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2011, 05:44:46 pm »

What day was she born? My wife delivered our baby girl on the 11th. Sounds like they were born around the same time. Smiley Our baby girl was 8 LBS. We named her Abigail Faith.

oh wow congratulations, what a beautiful name! my baby was born on the 12th! the day after urs thats pretty cool, her name is Natalia Juliet
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