How long does it take to filter the water with 2 black and fluoride filters? How about 4 filters?
784240
According to Berkey's site, with two black filters, the rate will be up to 3.5 gallons per hour. With four, up to 7 gallons per hour. The fluoride filters may slow this down slightly, but not too much.
784241
Just got our Berkey today. Primed two black filters and two flouride filters per instructions, and my Berkey is only a 2.25 gallon, but began filtering "clean" well water around 3:30pm and it is now 8:41pm and still have about a gallon left to filter. Why on earth it is taking so long is a question for Berkey. Think we will be returning ours very soon!
784242
The two black filters with the fluoride attachments take about 2 hrs. With the extra filters time is cut in half.
167639
Yes you can use up to 3 filters at a time it has 3 slots available. But usually 1 only use max 2 filters just like you mentioned. Hope my explanation helps.
828316
Hi Dave, I honest dont believed you need so many filters. The water flow seams weak for the ratings its true. Now remember what you going after is a steady and consistent flow of water with the right bacteria and minerals fish need to stay healty. You get two of this canisters you will be a believer as well. Just know they need to get clean every 3 months. The best part you dont even know they there working because you hear nothing unlike most annoying motors, power heads are a lot of work after a while. Hope this helps.
791592
I'm having no issues with the filtering speed. It may slow down with time but a fresh one filters a cup's-worth of water in no time.
658494
To get the best treatment of you water, you do not want to exceed about 6 gallons per minute with one filter, with 3 filters you greatly increase your treatment flow rate and removal levels. However, they will reduce your pressure some. If you have very good pressure to begin with you may be fine, if you have low water pressure, you may not get much at all after 3 of the filters.
9076
It doesn't take long. I would say 2 minutes. Parts come off very easily and just wash them under lukewarm water. Brush the screen/filter for 15 seconds. We use this machine almost everyday.
504391
There are 2 filters, one cup and 2 cup, and they work well. I misinterpreted filter in my first response.
1317945
We added filters for fluoride which could change the speed some. Our first set of filters worked pretty close to the manufacturers estimate, it seemed. We just changed the filters in January and they seem significantly slower, perhaps by 50%.
2238034
Hi! I think between 1-2 minutes should be good. You can fill either a pitcher (or gallon container) twice, and just empty that water out. Your filter should be good to go after that. Hope this helps!
1244260
Uses 4 filters at once, so it filters faster. Each filter filters 3000 gallons (I called the company to confirm by the time I want to purchase it). So, just change the filters after 12,000 gallons filtered. Another tip I wished I knew before, be patience with the taste. Just after three full filtration I finally got the amazing and fresh water taste. I have been using it for about two month for all the cooking and drinking, love it. It is worth each dollar and all the research I did.
1101490
When I bought the system it said on the box that for a family of 4 the filter should last about 1 year or something like that - now depending also of usage. I would at least change it once a year even twice in fact as I got more filters with my last order.
1600685
I'm not sure of the exact number of filters, but it comes with a big stack. I rinse out the filters and use the same one for 4-5 days. It does also include the tote bag.
880946
It depends on how much water you filter & how many filters you use (2 or 4). Also, normal city water varies due to local water hardness. We fill up the filter 1 to 2 times per day (usually twice) with 4 & change them every 6 months, but if we didn't have kids, our filters would probably last us about twice as long. However, this is still cheaper than other filtering methods we've used & does a much better job.
880947
The Big Berkey comes with 2 black Berkey filter elements. These will filter 6000 gallons. Every 6 months we remove them and *clean* them according to well written directions. It's easy and takes 15 minutes or so. (If water flow slows, it probably means they need cleaning.) NOTE - the "white filters" are special add-on filters that also remove fluoride. For more information visit http://www.berkeyfilters.com
1807328
The Big Berkey can take up to 4 filters total in any configuration that you choose. I just received 2 black filters with my purchase because I thought that would be all that I needed...and so far am very happy. At this time I am only interested in filtering bad smelling and tasting city water...it does excellent to get rid of the smell and taste that we experience here.
1334512
Are they brand new filters or are they used? If they are used, you might want to take them out and scrub them with this sponge and try again. Most of the time it should only take about 6-8 hours to process 2 gallons of water. It depends a lot too on the type of water you are using. Is it extremely dirty or hard city water? When I tried to filter city water it took FOREVER...If so that may be the issue. Try filtering spring water from the store and see if you have better results.
1544114
The filter lasts about 4 months. This is much longer than previous filters I have used. Also, it depends on how much water you use. I make coffee with mine and use it for drinking water.