Travel Berkey Water Filter Questions

Question 1

I am interested in your filters I live in Italy where we have a very high calcium content in the water. Will the filter take some away and or will the calcium carbonate ruin the filter?

Accepted Answer

No, the Black Berkey filters will not remove the calcium from your water. The Black Berkey filters are designed to leave the beneficial minerals in your water and only remove the harmful contaminants. The hardness of your water will not ruin the filter, in some very rare cases the filter may need to be shaved after a while due to a buildup of minerals on the filter this is easy to do and resolves any problems. As I said this is quite rare and happens in less than 1% of the cases of people with very hard water.I live in a very hard water area myself and have no problems with my filter.

Question 2

Does the price include the Black Berkey Purification Elements? Where is it shipped from?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all prices for the Berkey systems include a set of Black Berkey filters. Everything is shipped from the UK, free delivery to anywhere in the UK or EU and there are no extra costs.

Question 3

What TDS meter ppm reading will water filtered through the Travel Berkey system achieve?

Accepted Answer

A TDS meter measures only Total Dissolved Solids or minerals; dissolved solids are simply dissolved minerals in an ionic form. A TDS meter does not measure the amount of biological and chemical contaminates, it tells you nothing about the quality of your drinking water. Black Berkey filters are designed to leave the healthful and beneficial minerals in your water and to extract only the unwanted heavy metals such as lead and mercury as well as sedimentary minerals such as iron oxide and aluminum. The TDS reading will be the same after filtration through the Black Berkey filters as the minerals are not removed.

Question 4

Does the Travel Berkey system include a set of Black Berkey filters?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Travel Berkey water filter system includes a set of Black Berkey filters and all necessary parts for immediate use.

Question 5

What is the cost of delivery and where is the Travel Berkey sent from?

Accepted Answer

All Berkey orders are sent from the Netherlands and it is free delivery to anywhere in the EU and UK.

Question 6

I have a waterbutt connected to the gutters on my house for collecting rainwater from the roof. Are the Black Berkey filters able to filter the rain water in the waterbutt safely?

Accepted Answer

Yes the Black Berkey filters can purify rain water into drinking water. Please make sure that if you collect it from a roof that the gutters and the waterbutt are as clean as possible. Rotting leaves and twigs release tannins into the water and excess tannins will prematurely clog the filters.

Question 7

I haven&rsquo;t used my Travel Berkey for the past year and want to start using it again. Is it safe to use the Black Berkey filters or do I need new Black Berkey filters?

Accepted Answer

If the Black Berkey filters were allowed to dry out thoroughly before being put away in storage then the filters are safe to use again. You will need to prime the Black Berkey filters again as you did when you first set up the Travel Berkey.

Question 8

Do the Black Berkey filters remove microplastics from the water?

Accepted Answer

Black Berkey filters laboratory test results show that the filters can extract waterborne pathogens down to the nanometer scale, in the tested range of 24-26 nanometers. 24-26 nanometers is .024 to .026 microns&hellip;in other words, much smaller than the plastic particles being found in water.An extensive investigation on microplastics in water found that these analyses caught particles of more than 2.5 microns in size,&rdquo; 2.5 microns would be 2.5 micrometers. A &ldquo;micron&rdquo; is an abbreviated term for &ldquo;micrometer&rdquo;, or a millionth of a meter (1/1,000,000 meters). Working down to a smaller scale 2.5 microns would be 2,500 nanometers.The fact that Black Berkey filters test results show that the filters can remove waterborne pathogens down to the nanometer scale, in the tested range of 24-26 nanometers, suggests that contaminants much larger in size such as microplastics should also be removed. Nonetheless, since actual testing of microplastics removal has not yet been conducted, the manufacturer can&rsquo;t officially make that claim.

Question 9

Can I attach the Travel Berkey water filter system to my water mains?

Accepted Answer

No, the Berkey systems are only available as stand alone counter-top units and cannot be attached to the water mains.

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