The latest addition to our off-grid cabin. I’m SUPER happy that we finally have a decent water filter for the camp. This item has been on the “wish” list for a long time but for some very strange reason we just never followed through until now. In all likelihood it’s the upfront cost that makes it such a shocker, however if you think about it… You really do need clean water 24x7 and for a family of 4 you need A LOT of clean water for drinking and cooking. So, having said all that, here is our recently arrived Berkey water filter.
Some specifics about this model. First, and this is a huge advantage… it's gravity fed and does not require ANY energy to operate, simply fill the top and pour from the bottom spout.
Since I tend to always go with worst case, I ended up with the Crown model which is their largest available. *editors note: this is a nice way for him to say he over engineers things!* As it comes, out of the box with 2 filters, it should produce about 6-7 gallons per hour. It has the ability to be expanded however to 8 filters… I think the output would be somewhere in the 25 gallon per hour range… Too much for what we need currently but when all was said and done… having all that extra capacity (minus the cost of the filters) really was not that different from the smaller models. The cartridges are pretty expensive but they do have the ability to be cleaned and reused so this to was important. So, as $$$ allows, we will pick up another set or two of filters and that will either provide for many years of operation and spares OR it would provide the capacity for cleaning large amounts of water very quickly. At this time I will be leaving it disassembled so I can’t give you any real world examples of performance, but I can tell you that from the look and feel of the materials, they are all top notch and I would recommend it for anyone looking for a stationary (yet movable) water filter that is both gravity and zero energy with pretty high output.
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3 comments:
You've probably already know about this, but you can make your own DIY Berkey filter for less money than buying the ready-made. Does take a bit of work, but not really that difficult - and you have spare black filter units for the above anyway, so its helpful in that regard.
A link to the process in attachment - I hope this helps.
http://tinyurl.com/55972e
Better than drinking some nasty bug or cysts....gross.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
I wrote about these on my own site http://www.livingoffgrid.org/berkey-water-filters/ and came to some of the same conclusions. I love the fact that it doesn't need to be plugged into anything and isn't made of plastic.
Just a thought, but if you want to make your blog work for you a little more you could always link people to Amazon or somewhere else where they could buy it. Amazon and most stores these days have 'affiliate' or 'associate' programs where you earn a commission.
Of course I would never suggest reviewing products just for the purpose of getting people to buy them, but if it's a product you truly believe in then everyone wins: You, your readers and the stores you partner with.
Glad to be reading your blog now!
PS: the guy who commented before me "sorry for off topic..." was a spammer just trying to drop a link into his comment. But you probably already knew that.
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