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The DIRTY Truth About Gravity Fed Water Filters (Including Berkey)!

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@MDCreekmore Год назад

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@rickclooney5461 Год назад

I just check one of my new ProOne 9" Filters from ProPur systems and it states " Certified by NSF International" right on the box. I sell lots of these filters to owners of Berkey Systems here in Canada. They are on the NSF website you provided to check on. Thanks for the good investigation into this.

@MDCreekmore Год назад

@@rickclooney5461 Thanks, I'll check them out.

@tcathunder Год назад

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@MDCreekmore Год назад

@@wheepingwillow24u17 Here is an article that I just found - truthaboutfluoride.com/berkey-water-filter-scam/

@happycows Год назад

Did you try using a TDS meter? I know when you buy a Zero Water filter system a TDS meter comes with it to check your parts per million. They also have a realistic chart that comes with the system that gives you a general feel for how long each filter will last depending on the type of water and where you get it. So Zero Water also comes with a chart too. If it does not read 000 on the TDS meter then you have contaminants. When it gets to 006 you have to change the filter. The PPM on our city water out of the tap through a house water filter is 85 PPM. When I send that through the Zero water filter the same TDS meter reads 000. So maybe Zero Water truly is one of the few filter companies that tells you up front, hey, you may get a month use out of this filter realistically. Plan on replacing each filter once a month or longer depending on what water you filter, its source and how often. I would suggest purchasing a TDS meter if you want a true water reading. I only know one water filter system on the market that gets you down to Zero contaminants and that is why they have their product aptly named. =^_^=

@brianbusbee1653 Год назад

I am a water treatment plant operator. I can't speak for Berkey,but I have an Alexapure pro water filter and I am very happy with it. You have to use a little common sense when it come to these filters. The dirtier the water you're filtering, the more often you need to change your filters.When it starts filtering slower,your filter is getting clogged up and needs to be changed. If you had no other water source, I'd boil your water after filtering it if you're still concerned about bacteria,etc.I'd much rather have one of these than nothing at all when the shtf.

@brianbusbee1653 Год назад

You also need to keep all of the components of your filter clean. A small bottle brush is perfect for cleaning your spout.

@furbabies3momma 11 месяцев назад

@@brianbusbee1653Great reminder, since it is easy to overlook cleaning the spout! 😃

@escofhari 7 месяцев назад

Touché yous guys

@Tad-For-Global-Peace 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Brian 👍

@christopherjohnpaul5591 Год назад

With all the facts you have presented, in an SHTF situation, I would much rather rely on a gravity filter versus no filter.

@johntrueconservative2547 Год назад

Exactly

@lostinhouston Год назад

Totally agree

@Lifesbeengood Год назад

You can make one from bed sheets, sand, charcoal and grass that would work just as well

@christopherjohnpaul5591 Год назад

@@Lifesbeengood There a lot of different ways of making a DIY water filter. My point was that ANY filter is better than no filter in an SHTF situation. Heck, I’d just put a few drops of bleach in a glass of river water after I ran it through a cloth filter if I was thirsty enough! 😁

@Doofus171 Год назад

Except it wont filter out what would make you sick in that situation. I tested the water from mine (sent it off to a lab to be tested), in SHTF situation you'll be screwed thinking its better water ... its not! In SHTF situation make your own distillation process. Because relying on a Berkey will send you to the hospital.

@Bence_Shane Год назад

JUST TESTED MY BERKEY WITH THE FLUORIDE FILTERS. GUESS WHAT? NO FLUORIDE. IT WORKS. I LOVE IT.

@DS-nv8bi 7 месяцев назад

same

@OhioInTheWild 4 месяца назад

These dudes have to be paid by competitors to lie.

@graveseeker Месяц назад

After filtering how much water through them? You probably don't use fluoridated toothpaste but you do eat and bathe. How much Fluoride are you getting from those activities?

@Historyfreak-f7o Месяц назад

@@Bence_Shane your water tastes better and your ice cubes freeze clear. No chlorine either. We love ours.

@eYeOfXaxaar 8 дней назад

Not all water is fluoridated. The company that supplies my water doesn't add fluoride. If I didn't know that and tested the water after filtering it, I would think the filters were getting rid of it.

@carissacantwell9355 Год назад

It's an unsettled lawsuit. There's a guy from CA suing Texas Pete hot sauce right now because it's actually made in NC instead of TX! Anyone can sue anybody for any reason. I'll wait until a judgement has been reached b4 trashing a company.

@maryruth4557 Год назад

Thank you. I agree 100%

@whatever833 Год назад

Valid but this isn't their first lawsuit. And their quality and ability ahve been in question for years.

@granthill2980 Год назад

AMEN ON THAT!!

@seekingtruth1110 Год назад

I agree . There is nothing that is going to filter 100% and I will stand behind my Berkey. I would hope that people will not jump on this band wagon.

@graveseeker Год назад

@@seekingtruth1110 First we've got to find out if it's a bandwagon. Berkey knows. Where are their test results?

@petramundo Год назад

I have 6 springs on my property... naturally filtered through a mountain.

@billyreb9167 Год назад

Can we all come over and fill up our Berkeys? Lol.

@petramundo Год назад

@@billyreb9167 lol, no Berkey needed. Straight from the source.

@graveseeker Год назад

There is no water on the planet that is safe any longer. But you do you.

@adgeegfad Год назад

Cool, but not really helpful

@petramundo Год назад

@@adgeegfad is for me, but I get ya. I do plan to generate power from one of them in the future.

@masterbeaner 7 месяцев назад

How worried should a fella be that filters aren't certified by standards set by the government that a prepper is prepping himself to defend his life from possibly?

@sirwilliamericclaptonpower1706 6 месяцев назад

the government workers have to drink water too

@graveseeker Месяц назад

I rely on the Red Dye test to ascertain if molecules of that size and larger are filtered out. PPM/TDS test meters tell you virtually nothing since all of the important molecules (yes, the following are atoms but they are generally diatomic or linked to other atoms) like Potassium, Calcium, Sodium, Manganese, Iron, etc. are small enough to pass through the filter...which is a good thing.

@jmb-cm7mr Год назад

I have had a Berkey since 2014 i am only concerened about Chlorine and Flouride i test for this every 6 months and it works in both of these situations so i am good with continuing to use my berkey.

@YuriKuzyk Год назад

Thanks a lot for putting this up!!! Need to identify those who seek to profit from honest people who are only trying to prep for family and friends...

@granthill2980 Год назад

Berkey is not trying to rip people off!!!

@alicelovescats888 Год назад

@@granthill2980what is all of this Berkey mistrust? I can’t make any sense of what’s going on

@jameszooski9053 5 месяцев назад

Why is Berkey filters closing? The EPA has not utilized this new re-interpretation to stop the sale of any other outdoor water filter, just Berkey® alone. We have been informed that the real issue is that because of Covid-19, the EPA does not like the fact that Berkey® filters are capable of removing virus from your water.Dec 19, 2023

@johnnyargo8509 Год назад

We love ours. Can’t drink regular tap water. Smells like a swimming pool. I will stop recommending it to friends but I’m not trading it yet. Thanks for your research.

@karenryden9421 Год назад

seems to me the problem is the white filter,

@granthill2980 Год назад

It works fine! This ONE guy gets on youtube last week and starts trashing them!

@granthill2980 Год назад

@@karenryden9421 The white filters are for flouride and heavy metals. They ae fine.

@jmb-cm7mr Год назад

Why would you stop recommending Burkey just because this guy made a video slamming them.

@graveseeker Месяц назад

@@jmb-cm7mr Because he's not the only one? Because California refuses to allow the sale of Berkeys in the state? Because there is a serious lawsuit against them?

@kellyellis6344 Год назад

Been using a Big Berkey with ceramic filters for years,love it! It depends on how dirty the water is to start with as to how much usage a filter can be effective. Sure beats nasty bacteria and chlorine.

@whatever833 Год назад

ironically carbon filters don't manage to filter bacteria very well at all and in fact become a source of bacteria if not changed every 2 months or so due to the fact that they do manage to remove chlorine.

@Doofus171 Год назад

You might want to send that water to be lab tested. You'll surprised at the results, and once you see it you'll throw your Berkey into the garbage.

@journeyali6788 Год назад

@@Doofus171 Well she's still alive so that's a plus.

@johndavidtackett Год назад

@@Doofus171 lemme guess, you work for a competitor 😂 Berkey’s great, stop complaining, the crap being spread around is misleading for clicks is all.

@LQ101 10 месяцев назад

@@Doofus171 that would interest me! ive sended the destilled water i have to a lab & they sayed its dead water sounds good for me i want nothing alive in there ^^

@radius2372 Год назад

I have a Pro Pur gravity fed filter that has been in use for years. We are on a well and I can say that it tastes putrid unfiltered. After the filtration it tastes pure and delicious and clean. I cannot attest to the scientific data of the water. I just know it tastes far better.

@OptimalTraining Год назад

I did a search on this filter and it has the cert. I think I will order one and give it a try

@jeffreyheuser9503 Год назад

Yeah, been using for soooo many years!

@graveseeker Год назад

They're pretty close. If I recall correctly, the ProPur also filters Fluoride and Arsenic in the same filters, a real plus. I went with Berkey, however...don't recall why.

@graveseeker Год назад

Would your water filtered through a Berkey unit look or taste different? Which would provide safer water? You don't know. Neither do we yet.

@kato76109 Год назад

@@OptimalTraining I just bought a Purewell gravity filtration system and it's also NSF 372 certified. I didn't know anything about all this until I saw this video just now. I went with Purewell because it was less expensive! 😆

@Mayhemcountryliving Год назад

I did a video about two weeks ago on it. You can get a complete water sample analysis for around $25. I did one before and after the Berkey. I’m waiting on the results now until I see data I don’t care about popular opinion. I’ll send you the data when I get it

@MDCreekmore Год назад

Here is an article that I just found - truthaboutfluoride.com/berkey-water-filter-scam/ you might find it interesting...

@Mayhemcountryliving Год назад

@@MDCreekmore yes sir. It is a good article I’ve read it before. I’ve been using Berkey or Dalton filters for 10 years filtering everything the black filters do as well as the white ones. They filter chlorine fluoride and arsenic I think. I’ll wait on the before and after results of my water quality test and I’ll send them to you in an email.

@russelder9743 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this info...appreciate it

@bob_mosavo Год назад

@@MDCreekmore That's a good article. It's focusing mostly on the Berkey white fluorite filter adding aluminum to the water. I thought you were talking about the Berkey black filters. The Berkey white fluorite filters screw onto the bottom of the Berkey black filters. My white filters died a long time ago, and I am just going to go without them.

@karenryden9421 Год назад

@@MDCreekmore well all I gotta say is I'm not going to use the white filter..

@billgates6995 8 часов назад

When we were kids we swam in chewacla creek and I have drank belly fulls of that water straight out of the creek and never once got sick

@Winter_Homestead Год назад

Get the pitcher ZERO WATER Alaska prepper tested that.. came out perfect..I would use my berkey then put it through zero water pitcher

@lindas9806 Год назад

It does not filter bacteria. All it does is remove particles, nothing significant when you need clean water

@unknownunknown9274 5 месяцев назад

I also use the zero water filter, but doesn’t seem like the filters last very long. They clog up very quickly.

@Ziegfried82 Месяц назад

@@unknownunknown9274 depends on how dirty your tap water is. Mine started at around 180-190 using the meter that came with the zerowater pitcher. The Alexapure filter water came out at 240...more polluted than just leaving it tap water. Mind you this was an Alexapure filter used for 2 years, but it shows they obviously only last around the 200 gallons they are tested for. So far I got about 40 days of use out of one zerowater filter but I've seen some people's don't even last a month.

@jerseyjack065 Год назад

We use an Alexapure unit here. As some mentioned below, I think the longevity of the filter is contingent upon the kind of water that is inputted. If you are putting pre-treated tap water directly into the unit, it works far better and far LONGER than dumping unstrained, , greenish, creek or lake water in it... or water collected from questionable sources. I think a lot depends on how OFTEN folks will disassemble the unit and CLEAN said filter! We do it religiously every 2 weeks here. We wipe it down and get the residue buildup off of the filter wall, and I bought a cheap rubber primer piece from Berkey, and it unclogs the filter when it begins running noticeably slower. So all that said? We use only 1 filter in the unit... we have 13 animals and 4 adults that consume the water from the Alexapure, which I recently changed after 1 FULL YEAR when the water started tasting less purified. So.... How many gallons in a year have gone through that filter? Answer.....I have NO clue! lol A LOT! WAY more than 200 gallons..... but most likely less than the 5000 Alexapure advertises. MD's correct.... these gravity fed units DO have their quirks and drawbacks. And ya gotta stay on top the filter cleaning for logevity. Wise to do anyway, as they don't exactly GIVE these filters away! But I'm happy with this Alexapure unit.

@tinhatman895 Год назад

We use Alexapure also. Had water tested for fluoride etc. after 3000 gal. Came back nearly exactly as advertised. $85 full spectrum water test gave me a lot of peace of mind.

@wildrose156 Год назад

We use AlexaPur as well. 3 adults and 2 large dogs. We live it, we run tap water through it. Taste is amazing. Also use it for my inside plants and they are flourishing. We clean ours every couple months. Had it almost a year now and no issues.

@justinedevoe7166 Год назад

Thank you. I have an AlexaPure but haven’t set it up yet. 👍🏼

@dustydawson8977 9 месяцев назад

Alexapure here also,had mine 4yrs always clean and back flush the filter, just me and the wife and dog. Still on the same filter, filtering tap water, and we have good tap water. If I was to filter creek, river, lake water, I would filter through sand,stone,charcoal homemade filter first

@Tad-For-Global-Peace 5 месяцев назад

@ronpetersen7477 6 месяцев назад

It's a hard issue to grab hold of bc we all have a investment into gravity filters. But the bottom line is Berkey has and continues to claim 3000 gallons per filter with NO scientific testing to back the claim. Only tested to 200 gallons on tap water. Tested to 1100 gallons for lead and failed after 1100.

@rickclooney5461 Год назад

I use ProPure water filters only, their Filters are tested and certified by 3rd Party labs, they do NOT test their own Filters. lot's of people I know use ProPure Filters in their Berkey systems. To get Flouride out of your water Berkey wants you to pay extra for their better filters NOT the Filters they send out with their systems. It doesn't really matter how fast it is what matters is WHAT it takes out. The faster the system the less pure the water. I just looked at a new ProPur ProOne 9" Ceramic Filter and on it it states Certified by NSF International.

@bradjon7231 23 дня назад

Love my Berkey water filter. 3yrs now, 1st used on city water for a yr, then creek water for a yr now rain collection water. Still using same filters, I stand with Berkey..

@zacharymbradleyjr Год назад

For those who are claiming that the ProOne has NSF certification, the filters are ONLY certified for the materials used in the filter, not for the contaminant filtration abilities. Im not.for it or against it, just thought some out there may want to know.

@jazzcat1056 Год назад

You can run the Daulton ceramic filter in your Berkey. They are NSF certified

@barb8452 Год назад

Nsf.. is that because government involvement???

@shelahogletree7711 Год назад

@@barb8452 I looked up NSF and it’s a company that “collaborates” with the World Health Organization WHO. So global government influenced, kinda.

@barb8452 Год назад

@@shelahogletree7711 ...government involvement...yes... sadly

@jmb-cm7mr Год назад

@@shelahogletree7711 That's enough of a reason not to trust NSF certification. I will stick with my non NSF certified Burkey

@aaronbrodie5930 Год назад

I'm keeping my berkey, we have used the same filters for 3yrs with maintenance. Could the government be lying on testing to keep us from drinking clean water? State and government testing sounds sketchy to me. Just saying it has to be better than the tap water they want you to drink that they could put anything in.

@furbabies3momma 11 месяцев назад

If you purify your water, removing the contaminants, you wouldn't be ingesting enough p●is●n = fl●ride... 🤔👀😟

@truehope287 5 месяцев назад

Get a TDS meter and you will see your Berkey water is no different than tap water

@steve-ns2bb Год назад

MSR Guardian meets NSF, it is for back packing & is a pump type.

@TimKJV 10 месяцев назад

Richie From Boston has been using BB for years and loves it. He also said on his Overland channel that BB filters actually get better at filtering the more they're used. They also can be used indefinitely. Once they start clogging up, you just blow them out with an air compressor, or canned air. I was up in the air about which water filter to get for a long time. Then I found out with Health Ranger's Mike Adams, who tested some WF's, and the BB scored very well. He has a very expensive certified professional lab, mind you. I also discovered that they were banned in the Communist State of California, and that the EPA was trying to ban them as well, nationwide. They're the only WF company the EPA is attacking... Isn't that interesting. That's all I needed to hear. Got me two of them! 😊👍

@maddeusdoggeus1 9 месяцев назад

Tell us you are a Life Long Pathological Lying Con Man Traitor supporter without telling us you are a …… Yeah you post tells us more about you than any relevant to facts…

@lavonneknechtel9133 Год назад

We bought ours for SHTF to filter rain water and pool water I think that everything you have said aside I feel like it would be an asset in a bad situation But I don’t plant on dipping from a pond or puddle It’s just one tool in our prep

@bob_mosavo Год назад

Make sure you have a way to prime your Berkey filters if they are not in constant use 🙃 I have the bulb that they sell to do that with clean water 😉

@east_tx_countryboy6622 Год назад

In a shtf situation....ur pool will become a pond without ur pool filter🤷‍♂️

@granthill2980 Год назад

It will work great for you!

@what_the_mike Год назад

I bought a counter top distiller rather than a new pair of ceramic candles and was amazed at the amount of junk that was left behind in the tank, and clearly not removed by the candle filters. The only thing the candles filter out is the chlorine smell by the internal activated carbon. The distiller takes out everything even the fluoride. Best tasting water I’ve had and is definitely recommend one as a replacement for a gravity fed filter.

@whatever833 Год назад

Reverse Osmosis and Distillation are definitely superior filtration methods. systems that add carbon as a pre-filter method are even better.

@George-nt8uw Год назад

In a non-SHTF environment we have many options for drinking water. however, when the SHTF, and you have neither water pressure or electricity, let's see what those distillers and osmosis filters do for you. I will supplement the Berkey with boiling, thank you.

@what_the_mike Год назад

@@George-nt8uw Having mobile off-grid solar power for electric distillers addresses that, especially where I live as it’s sunny most of the time and I have access to sea water if necessary. I can also use a fire operated system in lieu of electricity. For now I use it for health reasons (removing fluoride, chlorine and who knows what else they add to the municipal supply). But I don’t trust the gravity feed filters unless I had nothing else.

@maryrenaud6732 Год назад

@@what_the_mike thanks for the info! Two questions, how can we distill water on an open fire? What about the lack of minerals in the distilled water…do you add them back? Appreciate your help…I own the Big Berkey and I am very unhappy…

@1Bonnie777 Год назад

@@George-nt8uw They'll work fine if you have solar.

@rhomeusa5160 Год назад

I understand about gravity fed filters it's just like a oil filter it's how small the holes are in the filter. But I learned back when I was a boy scout in the 60s. Use coffee filters and boil your water. And still today I have a construction cooler and a restaurant pot that are the same size I boil that water. I put it in the construction cooler. And when I keep that pot full as well. This way I always have 10 gallons of pure drinking water on hand in my kitchen.

@CandC_Farms Год назад

I don’t recall the brand, but the DIY kit I bought came with ceramic filters and documents that tell you that dirty water will reduce the gallons you can filter. It also came with a prefilter and material to clean your filter (and they suggest using a prefilter before their system). I’ve tested if with river water, lake water, even irrigation ditch water. All is pretty clean in color, but the filter system has worked great. I’d recommend you test whatever you’re planning to use and know it’s capabilities and be picky about what you run through it.

@louiseappelhans8481 Год назад

Can you get the name of this DIY kit that would be great thank you in advance

@southwestprepper5216 Год назад

Along time ago I watched lds prepper do a video on the Berkey system. He even added water from a drainage ditch to it and his family drank it. I said right then that's what I wanted. As the years went by I myself have put water in it from my pond, the creek and so on. I'm still here and never got sick. The only problem I ever had was the price of the filters. So as most folks I bought some so called filters from Amazon that claimed to be Berkey filters but were half the price. These didn't do anything really and barely passed the dye test. I contacted Berkey and was told if those filters didn't come from them directly or a authorized dealer they were fake. They did not sale their filters any other way. Since then I have bought my filters from them. It's hard to say in this law suite what filters folks were using. I imagine it's the cheap ones from Amazon that aren't the real stuff and have failed the testing. People always want to buy cheap and you get what you pay for. Still I have used water from the pond just showing friends how it works. About that testing lab, when you look into it, they charge a fee for each test. So if your filters do 100 things that's 100 x fee for each thing = I couldn't afford them. I'll just wait and see what happens. I would hope you wouldn't trash these guys til this thing is over. Have a blessed day.

@brunosco Год назад

Thanks for sharing

@republicoverwatch5718 Год назад

Ive used the berky for over 15 yrs. Ive used it in remote beach conditions where the water is actually amber looking and smells of sulpher and its came out completely clear and with no smell. Ill take my chances with what ive used.

@graveseeker Год назад

Yeah, carbon filters tend to do that. Doesn't tell you much though.

@danielwilson1105 9 месяцев назад

The point is, they overcharged you massively with the help of false advertising

@escofhari 7 месяцев назад

They may have overcharged and gouged but you still better filter your water or get sick as an angry pessimistic human….

@aspenglow148 Год назад

Love my AlexaPure. The water tastes just like drinking from a fresh mountain spring.

@katherinebruce500 Год назад

I live in AZ. and our water is 600ppm from the tap. I ran my water through a cleaned , new gravity fed water purifier. The results were still 600ppm.

@graveseeker Год назад

TDS readings are irrelevant. Berkey does not remove many of the desirable minerals that raise TDS readings.

@JustMe-mn4gr Год назад

parts per million of what? What chemical or pathogen were you testing for?

@katherinebruce500 Год назад

Water is considered safe if it is 50 ppm or under, our tap water is 600 ppm. It was still 600 ppm after ran it through my gravity filter (Berkey or alexapure). Doesn't matter what's causing the high reading, I'm not drinking it. However, what these products don't filter out is inorganic compounds.

@graveseeker Год назад

@@katherinebruce500 With all due respect, where did you get those numbers, Katherine? 600 ppm of what? 20 ppm each of 10 beneficial minerals like Sodium, Potassium, Selenium, Iron, Zinc, etc. will FAR exceed your baseline but would be important for good health (which, I'm sure, is why most tap water reads about 220 ppm out of the faucet). You need to get a copy of your complete Water Quality Report and find out why your reading is so high. My guess would be too much Iron from old pipes (which is bad for men). Gravity filters do not filter out minerals which is why your TDS meter reading won't change post-filtering. If you can't find anything from your WQR, then you need to have your tap water tested to find the culprit(s).

@katherinebruce500 Год назад

@@graveseeker I did get a water report from my local area. I live in an area that had (and still does) a lot of mining. Don't drink the water in a mining town! Consuming too many minerals (even if some are beneficial in small amounts), is deleterious to ones health.

@friend757 Год назад

My new plan is to pour water through a t-shirt and or paper coffee filter to get out larger particles, then boil and cool the water or drops of bleach. Then filter the water via Berkey as the last step.

@redpillnibbler4423 Год назад

You could pre-filter using Sawyer squeeze gravity fed,it’s easy to clean the sawyer by backflushing,rather than messing about with cloth etc. Then if you wish you could use an ultraviolet water purifier.This would save enormously on cost,time and hassle of boiling. This method will deal with everything except chemicals (chlorine etc) and heavy metals. (Not sure about viruses,but it’s extremely unlikely anyway)

@shelahogletree7711 Год назад

Yes, We we’re planning to pre filtered water when shtf just to save the Berkey filter.

@tdirish8132 Год назад

Agreed, that was our plan as well, pre-filter, boil, then system. Just a note on the Sawyer comment, the powers that be just haven't come for them yet. These are ALL good filter options (Berkey, Sawyer, LifeStraw, etc).

@granthill2980 Год назад

Lotta work. Use the Berkey, then pour your drinking water in a Brita pitcher and put it in the fridge.

@friend757 Год назад

@@granthill2980 My reason for filtering first was to preserve the Berkey filter not gumming up and clogging to filter much more volume of water before filter replacement. This is for say water source when tap water is not an option that I am supposing.

@jeanniearnett3948 Год назад

When my Berkey water starts tasting a bit off I know it's time to clean my filters. After I do that the water tastes great. Hey...its the best water ever, especially from the fridge.

@russelder9743 Год назад

Me too I love it and dont drink anything else

@andrewbarlow8937 Год назад

I made my filter from Quartzite Sand and Activated Charcoal.

@rickclooney5461 Год назад

I use ProOne water Filters and on a NEW Filter 9" I have in my hand it states Certified by NSF International.

@julesf. Год назад

I’ve heard about those and was going to do some more research. This actually makes me feel better. Thank you.

@peggykush6972 Год назад

Where did you buy these?

@cuttastarminis6305 5 месяцев назад

The certification is on the materials not the filtered water.

@merrypurser961 3 месяца назад

Water Filter Guru on RU-vid does videos where he sends in his tap water compared to different water filters, including gravity fed water filters, to an independent lab. It's interesting to watch. They still filter out some of the contaminants. I'll admit it's suspicious they use this language and suspicious they do not pursue NSF certification. Great video, thanks

@akforge Год назад

I never jumped on the Berkley bandwagon that most preppers seem to have as they are not BOB/BOV portable. I have always kept Katadyn water filters for this reason and their superb Swiss engineering.

@graveseeker Год назад

Yep, different tool for a different use.

@mmm-uw1ep Год назад

Berkey has done a great job at using the Prepper and Homesteader communities to promote their product. This has helped to drive the cost of not only their product but gravity fed water filters in general. Many of these companies claim in their literature that they are NSF tested when in fact, they aren't. The question is, who enforces this false advertising?

@newlifeinchrist313 Год назад

I've been running straight river water through mine for over 3 years. I clean the filters about once a month. My dog and I are just fine and so is anyone else who has drank from the Berkey system. I will confess however that upon installing brand new filters you will get high ppm for a while and this is due to carbon from the filter itself and is not harmful at all. I ran water that was in a storage tank underground for well over 5 years and the filters clogged up during the first run of filling due to the micro organisms but the water that actually passed through the filters I drank and was fine. I think all this negative attack towards Berkey is all due to not properly identifying what the ppm actually is which is the carbon from the new filters which takes time to pass through.

@furbabies3momma 11 месяцев назад

Agreed! 😃

@MariaGarcia-zs3hn 21 день назад

Thank you, M.D Creekmore, for this information ❤😊

@Travis141123 Год назад

I replaced my problematic black Berkey filters with Doulton ceramic candles. It's been 3 years and still working decent; clean every 6 months or so.

@maryrenaud6732 Год назад

@@nadinemacv1848 Berkey doesn’t filter fluoride either, unless you buy the separate white fluoride filters for more money…

@psychedelicpython 9 месяцев назад

There are a couple of different filters you can get for the Berkfield water filtration. One of the filter type has a charcoal added in the ceramic filter that helps eliminate lead, sediment, heavy metals, chlorine, microplastics, and more . There's the regular ceramic candle filters.

@Tad-For-Global-Peace 5 месяцев назад

@kpaulsen01 Год назад

I agree they are a bit deceptive; however, just about everything I purchase has a notice for California that says This product contains chemicals known to cause cancer.... It gets ridiculous. I bought a new mini bicycle pump yesterday with that same warning.

@n3rdygranpa5 Год назад

They also said JIF peanut butter was compromised. Still eating my stash.

@dustyschwartz1576 Год назад

We get screwed in every dealings we have with big name corporations over and over again. Go figure

@russelder9743 Год назад

Amen my friend

@Brett235 Год назад

I have a military survival manual from the 1940's and it shows how to filter water. It takes some work and time but it is very effective.

@cindywisdom6385 Год назад

Supposed to clean filters once a month. No major clean. Just basically scrubbing off the stuff that can clog the filter. That's it. I love mine.

@graveseeker Год назад

Yep, let's hope they're working as advertised.

@SALFXEF Год назад

Pro one filters are certified in California and the filters will fit in your in your berkey

@susanrarey4307 Год назад

My recommendation which has NO certification, but I have all confidence in is the natural filters that anyone can make. They are used in third world countries villages who have to drink from puddles. Using food grade buckets, water passes through 1- pebbles, 2- sand, 3-activated charcoal. After that, I like to add another bucket with a ceramic filter.

@susanrarey4307 Год назад

I couldn’t find the one I was referring to, but here’s another one that shows basic concept. “How to make a water filter in the wild, caveman Cody”

@Lifesbeengood Год назад

Yep. You can also use bed sheets, but buckets sound like a better method

@graveseeker Год назад

Ever been to Mexico? Montezuma's Revenge, to which locals are largely immune, is nothing to trifle with - especially if you have no medical assets to call upon. If you make your own filter, boil the filtered water before consumption.

@susanrarey4307 Год назад

Here is the link for those interested: @OpenSourceLowTech , How to make a $5 emergency water filter.

@roostershooter76 Год назад

Trust me. I used filters in a Lab setting for over 20 years , in my previous job at a major distillery. If the filter stopped "working" it would be clogged up. That's the nature of high carbon filters. They only stop filtering when they stop dripping. I have gotten 10k gallons out of my Alexapur Pro filters, and have tested the water independently at 3k and 5k gallons.

@MDCreekmore Год назад

Great, please email me the test results. Appreciated.

@montananana2869 Год назад

Thanks for this information. Years ago, I had watched a youtuber who said the same thing, and he showed how to unclog the filter using compressed air or an air compressor at less than 10 psi (over that it will destroy the filter). He had worked in a water reclamation facility, so he (like you) has personal, professional experience. He has had the same filters for a number of years, I don't recall if he actually measured the gallons used.

@roostershooter76 Год назад

@@ThereISABootONYourTHROAT The test results have nothing to do with the filter rating. I used the same equipment to test my water as the distillery uses to test their water going into the finished product prior to bottling. Trust me, it's a better lab result than any of these companies you mail your sample into to get a result. Which are usually a gimmick, especially the Home Depot method, which is nothing more than a plot to sell their own filter system.

@graveseeker Год назад

Way cool! I look forward to those test results posted here at your earliest convenience.

@roostershooter76 Год назад

@@MDCreekmore What were your tests results saying that the filters didn't work?

@GregRiley-e1g Месяц назад

I just checked the nsf website and the Pro one water filter cartridge is certified and I believe compatible with Berkshire gravity fed canisters, hope this is useful

@tryingndoing Год назад

Thank you again, MD, for turning the lights on to doing the research before buying. Hopefully these gravity fed water filter systems get testing professionally And either get the certification or fix the problems... And then send out new filters to all their customers. But I am Not holding my breath. Blessings!

@wellinformedirishman 4 месяца назад

I'm in the northwest of Ireland, one of my Facebook friends paid a lab to test tap water before and after being filtered through a Berky, The results were shocking, AFTER being filtered the amount of aluminium in the water was multiple times more, She posted the lab's reports and correspondence/letters from Berky and her all on her Facebook, It seems Berky run their own tests, But an independent lab got very different results, So much so I've retired my Berky to the attic, I'm checking out charcoal filters from the Phoenix company, they fit inside the Berky, so I might set it up again if these charcoal filters turn out to be worth buying, Does anyone use them? Does anyone have any reliable information about them?

@graveseeker Месяц назад

Charcoal is a great filter medium as is unglazed porcelain. Find both and compare spec sheets.

@leswilliamson3587 Год назад

I think that it all.deoends on how the unit is used. You really need to clean the water as much as possible before putting it in the berky filter. Trash screens using wire mesh or cheese cloth. I think the berky was really on intended for clean trash free water and not unfilter pond water for example

@jeffreyheuser9503 Год назад

Good post MD! Bothered many, I'm happy to see the discussion!

@gidgetrose9251 Год назад

Oh well we do what we can do

@DW-lp7bn Месяц назад

I’ve been using barkey for 4 years and I started to develop metal allergies 😓 that metal tank isn’t medical grade stainless if you are already allergic to nickel I don’t recommend to use barkey it will make you more metal allergies

@kato76109 Год назад

I just bought a Purewell water filtration system and luckily it's NSF 372 certified. I didn't know anything about this until just now! I went with Purewell because it was less expensive than Berkey! 😆

@seungjisuh5784 Год назад

I use the AquaMetix high end filters. Many years ago they told me you cannot double the figure for multiple filters being used. One filter is MAX 1200 gal….four filters is a total of 1200 gal. And that is for tap water. Crap water would be 100-200 gallons.

@Sum_Jigh Год назад

RichieFromBoston has a great way to clean a Berkey water filter! Please read what I have to say. Berkey filters are supposed to clean up to 6000 gallons of water. Now, it doesn't say what type of water. I've always used tap water. I've had my Berkey for 5 years and when I went to open the spigot, water came out, but then this SNOT like substance was hanging. Plus the filters were covered in filthy black smut! I'll tell you what I did to clean it. 1. Use very hot tap water to soak the filters in. 2. Then clean the hardware/container inside and outside. You can use soap. 3. If you have an air compressor, buy a blower to hook up to the air compressor. Put the blower up to the bottom of the filter and slowly turn it on. Then turn it on almost full blast. You'll see all the black and green gunk escaping the filter. That means it's cleaning it. Do that at least 3-5 times with the hot water in the filters. Trust me. It WORKS!!! Then get some pipe cleaners and clean out the spigot. You'll be good to go! I did it and it works like a champ! These filters will last forever if you clean them this way. Thanks to RichieFromBoston!

@theherald3117 Год назад

I’m using the Zero Water system, I like it because it tells you up front that depending on the water being filtered, your results will vary for how many gallons the filter is good for. The one I have is the bigger version which comes with a TDS tester (Total Dissolved Solids) and tells you that you should change the filter at 0.006 ppm. It has a 5 stage filter which they say also removes lead.

@kathym2501 Год назад

I got the Zero Water system for my 4 kids and my grown grand kids for Christmas this year.

@jjjackson5183 Год назад

Do be careful, though. Their literature says they do NOT filter all bacteria out. You will need to boil your water if that is a potential problem. Or use it in tandem with a Lifestraw.

@lonewolffullmoon Год назад

Unfortunately it’s only good for a month then you have to replace the filter that’s 12x10 comes out to be $120 a year zero water is excellent

@kathym2501 Год назад

@@jjjackson5183 The kids also have Sawyers. When they receive their Zeros I'll be doing some explaining. But they are better than most.

@theherald3117 Год назад

@@lonewolffullmoon It’s cleaner and cheaper than store bought water, which I have seen for myself, anyway

@misstresst Месяц назад

Ive got uranium in my well water. I got 6 black Berkey filters for my unit. It reduced it ,but not to the accepted level. The acceptable level is .030. my test came back .049.

@charleshutchins5158 Год назад

My question with the berkey is they sale different filters to filter fluoride, but only the water going through that filter is filtering fluoride. The water going through the black filters still has fluoride in it.

@cbass2755 Год назад

I have Alexapro. It’s probably the same BS. I filter tap. Of course I haven’t filtered pond water. It looks like that’s how they got us. I’m wondering about that 4Patroits water filtering system? Reverse osmosis

@joeyperez8581 Год назад

Mike Adams , did a check on it in his lab a few years ago, Berkey is great

@elaineh2286 Год назад

Truth be known I would trust Mike Adams testing over a government website these days.

@huckleberry4487 Год назад

mike adams report was pretty vague about what he tested, although he clearly states he is an affiliate with berkey and receives commission with each sale.

@lannyplans Год назад

One reason that Berkey may not want to get NSF certification is that they would have to disclose their manufacturer.

@polskigirl8547 7 месяцев назад

The cost of getting NSF tested water for 400 plus contaminants is very costly…

@graveseeker Месяц назад

@@polskigirl8547 And unnecessary. If the filter passes the Red Dye test it will filter any contaminants with larger pore sizes than the red dye. I understand Berkey's (et. al.) hesitancy and frustration.

@fuzzy69 Год назад

Wow. They were supposed to be the "prepper " go to water filter. I feel SO PISSED OFF, RIGHT NOW. I paid alot of money for a Berkey, just to know my family's drinking water would be safe. I wish I knew where to join this LAWSUIT!

@russelder9743 Год назад

I bought one for us and another for my daughters family....damn

@johnburgin7478 Год назад

Reverse osmosis is a better system but I haven’t got to that point yet unfortunately. I built my own . Our water is horrible here and the state mails out a letter twice a year. Tri something….Water reeks of chlorine and ammonia. Filter seems to strip at least the smell . I backwash once a month. Shocking how much crap is in our drinking water. Thanks for the video. Have a great evening

@RL-RL Год назад

ProjectFarm did a water purification test of the major brands/look it up on his channel. Berkey included. Of all the filters tested ZERO Water beat everything tested. Berkey is JUNK!

@ms-ry6el Год назад

You can look up the case on PACER to see what counsel is representing the Plaintiff.

@ashyslashy5818 Год назад

VERY NIT PICKY.AND SPREAD ALOT OF DISINFO......go find a women its very creepy a grown man no wife no kids.berky pulls fluoride out for eternity did you read that.

@elainesfuntime3910 Год назад

Also, they say it will filter viruses. The filter will filter down to.2 microns. Viruses are mostly below.045 microns

@greenclawbear4043 Год назад

I’ve always used Berkys but all of mine have ceramic filters not the black Berkey filters. I question them when they came out and actually called up Berkey and they wouldn’t tell me anything about their black filter. Made me very skeptical. Ceramic filters have always proven to be good. Just my thoughts on the matter

@2WOLFS Год назад

It doesn't matter the outside is made from. It's the part inside that filters the water. Always the inside of the filters that cleans the water

@greenclawbear4043 Год назад

@YeetPenguin I had gotten a great deal buying bulk 7” Doulton filters on eBay. This was pre convid. I just looked but the seller is no longer active. Sorry

@2WOLFS Год назад

@YeetPenguin I was saving up for a Berkeley system but not now, I just boil my water I live on seven hundred a month so I have to save to get everything as costly as Berkeley

@granthill2980 Год назад

Mine are black and their ceramic. You can tell by how they feel when you rub your hand on them.

@maryrenaud6732 Год назад

@@granthill2980 Don’t think the black filters are ceramic as I saw a video where someone cut through one vertically; it had an open space in the center core and layers of black plastic-appearing material surrounding the core.

@timothyharris8670 Год назад

ProPur is silver impregnated and is NSF-42 certified, yet i don't know if "42" means it's a low or high quality rating.

@jakewarren74 Год назад

NSF 42 is just “aesthetics” (look and taste of the water). 53 covers health effects and is the one you want to look for.

@timothyharris8670 Год назад

@@jakewarren74 Oh good thanks Jake.

@petroboomn7491 Год назад

Combining my knowledge of fluid dynamics from engineer school, and my firsthand experience with Katadyn and a few other hand pump bushcraft filters, I can't imagine how a gravity filer could remove much. It would by nature clog up any media or filter element very fast if it had a screen small enough to remove such particles. My hand pumps usually have a filter life 1/10-1/5 what the box advertises before becoming clogged. Most industrial/commercial water filtration relies on chemicals and beneficial bacteria to remove bad bacteria and toxins. We have a huge wastewater plant at my work to process our own effluent.

@petroboomn7491 Год назад

I never thought of it this way though, I almost bought a Berkey last winter but didn't have the money. Thanks for the headsup!

@harrylaygs1 Год назад

We run 4 ceramic filters, and use 100% rain water (naturally distilled) healthy as can be.

@FoxfireArmory Год назад

Part of the lawsuit is that it doesn't actually filter out everything they claim it does. There are a few channels that on here that are actually part of the lawsuit or involved in the lawsuit.

@granthill2980 Год назад

Now that makes sense!!

@graveseeker Год назад

California claims that the Berkey filters can't possibly filter out Lead because their filters aren't designed to do that. Berkey's testing says that Lead is filtered out. I have no clue how a judge is going to resolve that.

@FoxfireArmory Год назад

@@graveseeker sounds like someone sent their filters into an independent lab and they are no better than the cheap $20 inline filters. Guess we shall see what comes of it.

@graveseeker Год назад

@@FoxfireArmory Not to my knowledge. Do you have additional information?

@FoxfireArmory Год назад

@@graveseeker I’ll see if I can track down the post I saw. A woman supposedly paid to have the Berkey and the UK ones tested. That’s essentially what was in the lawsuit docs online also, whether those were real or not I couldn’t say.

@MrGavinspoppop Год назад

Thanks for this info ,,, we all need to share info like this ... Bless you brother !

@louiseappelhans8481 Год назад

we took the advice of another prepper and we just purchased the Berkey filters only. it cost us almost 200.00 bucks now I am mad as hell

@jmartinez5888 Год назад

I spent over $600 on them when the plandemic began! It's still brand new in the box. I'm furious about this!

@louiseappelhans8481 Год назад

@@jmartinez5888 we know what you mean we bought our filters last year ours are vacumed sealed still in the original box aswell

@granthill2980 Год назад

No need to be. They will work great!

@jeffreyheuser9503 Год назад

Just use them up while you look for your preferred brand!

@billgates6995 8 часов назад

I’d just buy the filter and make my own tanks with two 5 gallon buckets and save a lot of money

@DerekCarrillo7541 Год назад

Very useful info, however angering it is . I plan on running everything through a ‘LifeStraw Family’, and then the Berkey. I bought a bunch for this very reason , in case one or the other failed …

@granthill2980 Год назад

Lifestraws are only good for a year, what I heard. Think it was youtube!!!

@BucksBe Год назад

You kinda took me down a wormhole. What I found was a company called Doulton USA which produces ceramic water filters that fit the Berkey. They ARE NSF certified and they have some good information on their, (outdated) website as well as some RU-vid videos. Maybe keep the Berkey stainless steel tank but replace the filter with Doulton?

@bctruck Год назад

Years ago, I had a serious issue with berkey. The filters broke completely off their base. They claimed it was defective adhesive, but they wouldn’t warranty them. I did a video showing the filters and my communication with berkey. They threatened me with legal action. I said bring it. Never heard from them again and since then I only buy doulton ceramic filters.

@RuthColton Год назад

Please could you tell me if the Doulton ceramic filters fit in the Berkey?

@bctruck Год назад

@@RuthColton they do.

@peggykush6972 Год назад

Where do you buy the Doulton filters?

@bctruck Год назад

@@peggykush6972 Amazon.

@graveseeker Год назад

I must have beat you to it. They replaced my set and I sent the busted ones back.

@qhazwel Год назад

I have a Zerowater filter. It does as it claims to rid the water of TDS down to 0%. It tells you to replace the filter when it gets to something like 5 on the TDS reader. Why? The others easily run way over 100 and they still work right? I let mine go to about 10 plus. Oh, Zerowater is not on your NSF link either. Neither is Brita pitcher filters as well. I am going to stick with my Zero TDS until I can find something cheaper. Thanks for the great video and the links.

@observationistdave Год назад

I always went back and forth about these filters. We are blessed to have very good well water so any filter would have been for a long-term issue which would affect electric, and then failure of my pump or energy backup. So it seemed superfluous. Instead I finally bought activated charcoal, sand and gravel as well as five gallon buckets for a homemade system. I have all the parts but won't ever put it together unless I need it. I'm sorry if people have been scammed - dollars aren't easy to come by.

@granthill2980 Год назад

No one has been scammed!

@observationistdave Год назад

@@granthill2980 I didn't say they were. I don't know. I said I was sorry IF people have been scammed.

@graveseeker Год назад

Just remember that it won't kill bacteria or viruses or cysts. Get your boil on...

@rickzech6490 Год назад

Any other options? Until then that’s all we’ve got to go on.

@Bigfoottehchipmunk Год назад

That's why most people encourage prefiltering and boiling before running outdoor sources water through your drinking filter.

@granthill2980 Год назад

Hell, I drink muncipal water out of the tap!! No tellin whats in that!! buildin the ol' resistance system up!!!

@CCNCrossCanadaNews Год назад

Good catch ! Thanks for the heads up ! Just checked Lifestraw, same thing even though it says Certified "B" Corporation. Misleading...yup !

@josiemorgan8101 Год назад

I’m wondering why this is coming up now.... after so many years. I have a Berkey and love it. Best tasting water I’ve ever had.

@graveseeker Год назад

It's been around for a very long time. This isn't new. Taste is the least of our worries.

@josiemorgan8101 Год назад

@@graveseeker ... 😊 I’ll stick with Berkey.

@graveseeker Год назад

@@josiemorgan8101 Me too...for the time being.

@fredricknilsson7 Год назад

When Im out camping I always pre filter any water source using an simple t-shirt or coffe filter. Then the most mudd and sedement will be removed. That makes any filter last any longer. A filter that only needs to filter Bacteria or viruses will last much longer.

@shelahogletree7711 Год назад

NSF is designated a collaborating partner by the World Health Organization, better known as WHO. My, my, how interesting.

@furbabies3momma 11 месяцев назад

Just like the F D A, is a G V T ag€ncy... Nothing to see here, folks! 🤔👀😟

@ChristinaPistone 22 дня назад

I still have my Berkley on the countertop but I stopped using their filters a couple years ago when I heard about all this. I use Greenfield Aquametix filters that have the NSF certification. I will keep using these unless something better comes up!

@lisabibby6274 Год назад

Thank you MD for sharing this information, it's very much appreciated sir. 🙏🇱🇷

@whitestar73 Год назад

I was thinking aboit the PortaWell system since it's a pressurized system (basically uses a pump with a house filter system all in one), but NSF has no product cert on their site that I can see (but since the filters are house filters, those might be certified). The video I saw on it had one comment that mentioned it's pump pressure seems high enough to be able to put a reverse osmosis component into it & that would probably do pretty good for NSF certification. Ideally, a powered system like this with manual lever action override would be best. Couple that with a strong pre-filter, carbon & KDF chambers and that should knock out a lot of chemicals as well.

@poodledaddles1091 Год назад

Many years ago I read some scathing reviews on the berkey, so I didn’t buy it. I did pick up catadyn/katydn gravity system. I initially bought it from some missionaries and have bought replacement filters. It will be a back up to boiling, this brand appeared to be used overseas. I think it is made in Switzerland. I’m glad that I didn’t pay for the berkey system, but if users are not getting ill, maybe it is helpful?

@davida8927 3 месяца назад

I agree, Mr MD, The filters dont look like much more than a Britta or PUR, too expensive for the "unclear" claims.

@Mass.Effect Год назад

Nobody that has been using berkey or other water filter's have complained until this lawsuit! Is it possible that they actually do a pretty good job? All the food recall's have been proven to be not so truthful so is this lawsuit happening at the perfect time to throw people into upheaval? I don't know, but something seems wrong about this sudden problem even though people have been giving high praise on the system for year's🤔🤔🤔

@LQ101 10 месяцев назад

thats a good point! its possible that maybe the company changes stuff after they get money so stuff breaks or clogs up faster i would say testing would be nice to see

@LR-xx5ig Год назад

I will continue to use my Berkey. I have had it for three years.

@hdrvman Год назад

Yea I put a Berkley away..... But I also have the Gold Standard put away too......the Swiss Katadyn Pocket Filter !!!!!

@donotworry.iamanexpert8691 2 месяца назад

Mr. Creekmore: Simply take a water sample to your County Health Department. They will do a thorough test with your sample and probably end up giving you more information than you care to know. There may be a fee.

@nancyk7954 Год назад

M. D. Thank you so much for sharing your research and honest opinion about Berkey water filters. I brought this subject on another You Tube channel I used to follow (past tense). With NO research, other than they claimed they had their water tested (sure) they said they stood firmly by Berkey. So they had their well water tested, which already passed the water dept test, and after it was run through the Berkey it passed. So guess what, all is well as far as they're concerned. So WHY did they go to the expense of buying a Berkey? I was heavily attacked just for bringing the subject up. I am building a DYI water filtration system and I thought about buying a Berkey filter. That's how I stumbled onto the law suit and they guy who is doing the research and man are "they" tearing him apart. He's a good person, very passionate and he backs up what he talks about as to why Berkey is a sham ripping people off. Nice stainless steel casing though, but I'll settle for a couple of food grade buckets myself. All this guy is trying to do is educate those of us who are capable of listening and understanding what he is sharing. I have a Bachelor's of Science degree so I'm basically trained to "get it" because of the discipline I was educated in. Not ALL education is a waste as some would want you to think. Clearly M.D. you know "how" to read wording in a claim and see when they're just giving you a lot of fluff that is backed up by total bull. Thank you again for what you do. Sincerely.

@pattiannepascual Год назад

if you prefer stainless steel instead of buckets, just buy 2 stainless steel pots that stack and drill holes for the filters and a stainless spigot.i would do this before ever passing 3=$400 for what are basically 2 pots anyway.

@TMZDDZ Год назад

I will probably go the bucket route as well, unless I can find SS pots that seem good. Have you decided on what brand of filters to use? I'm researching, and it's driving me crazy....

@jeffreyheuser9503 Год назад

I@@TMZDDZ I like ProPur and James Mc Canny's water filters! Best Wishes!

@TMZDDZ Год назад

@@jeffreyheuser9503 hi, thanks for the input! I have heard ProPur is good. I just put James' name into the YT search and up comes a Robert Beaty video (he was the one who has gotten people worked up about the Berkey, with his videos over the past month) that says "Do not buy JMCC-James McCaney water filters"! Lol, don't know whether to laugh or cry. Every time I get a tip, it gets shot down. I'll watch that later. Thanks again.

@jeffreyheuser9503 Год назад

@@TMZDDZ Thank you very much for educating me! Love when people can share! This definitely is an important topic, and sounds like we are all merely seeking some truth about what we drink! I will also check out Beatty...Thank You!

@Mass.Effect Год назад

Think about all the sudden food recall's that went on! That happened until people started coming forward about it! I never saw any complaint's about Berkey until it was SUDDENLY made public...about this lawsuit🤔🤔🤔 my gut is screaming B.S. about it just like the fake food eecall's!!!