I don't trust the EPA or any other agency,especially lately.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

True

@PowderMill

5 ай бұрын

Shut up, put your mask on - and double up for “science”. When you are done, immediately get a booster or two. Hail to Science and “Doctor” Fauci. 🤣

@PowderMill

4 ай бұрын

Shut up and double mask ! + Don’t forget about booster shots 12 and 13… 🤔😉🇺🇸

@pattiannepascual

4 ай бұрын

@@PowderMill 🤣 proud pureblood here.

@steveshooter9010

4 ай бұрын

@@PowderMill LOL

I love the Texas spirit in Berkey! They won't give in and they refuse to compromise their product's integrity!!!

You are so right on. I love what California has done with gas cans. In order to prevent spilling a few drops of gas the government has given us a can almost impossible to use that causes people to spill a lot of gasoline. What a blessing to have the government to help us. They are such good problem solvers.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

lol. Yep. Their fixes make everything worse for sure.

@PowderMill

4 ай бұрын

Government = is why I have to flush MULTIPLE times and have garbage bags full of CFL (mercury vapor filled compact fluorescent lightbulbs) that need special hazard testing by our sanitation department before they will cart them all away. (Went with LED bulbs)

@ericaulbach

2 ай бұрын

I just buy the old school simple spout online to replace the Rube Goldberg spouts.

I've bought 3 Berkeys over the last 10 years. Love them.

I've used my berky for 15 months now...and I love it! Taste is so good!! And I've used rain water 💧... as well as tap. I'm fine.

I have used my berkey since 2016. I will stick with my berkey. Thanks for covering this!!

We’ve been using our Berkey for about 4 yrs, love it! What’s surprising is when we wash it out every 4-5 weeks, that the city tap water we filter through it…is so dirty! The color as I scrub the filters is a medium to dark brown tea color. That’s from city water. So yes, I’ll keep using our Berkey‼️🤗

We have the Berkey Crown. We go through 6 gallons of water every 4 days using our Berkey. We use it for making coffee and cooking with to feeding our sourdough starter and fermenting. When we heard about the EPA lawsuit we started buying the filters. You can also clean the filters. Berkey has a KZread video explaining how to clean them. Berkey also recommends to buy filters from Berkefeld which is a British company that Berkey hooked up with in the beginning.

It’s not a govt ban. It’s a wefer ban. We aren’t stupid.

@asahearts1

6 ай бұрын

wefer? Do you mean WEF?

@flatout5815

6 ай бұрын

Many years ago the pres of nestle spoke of how water shouldn't be free.

@caralyn-ca-5016

6 ай бұрын

@@asahearts1 yes WEF. I call them wefers

@steveshooter9010

4 ай бұрын

If the government can't control it...they are very upset.

@steveshooter9010

4 ай бұрын

@@caralyn-ca-5016 Water Enforcement Fools?

I’ve used and love my Berkey for the last 4 years. Filters are expensive but well worth it. I did the research for the safety of my family years ago and Berkey was, in my opinion also, the best. I will continue using it and recommend it to anyone looking for the best.

I love my Berkey. Serves well after hurricanes and ice storms. I don't trust the giverment, that's why I have a Berkey. Self reliant people are less controllable controllable

great video, I have been using a Berky for over 5 years, very happy with it

I’ve heard good things about Berky. Good job on the presentation. My family has used Katadyn fpr decades. Filters look alike (to me). Both have2had excellent reviews.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Cool

My RO system adds electrolytes back into the water. You can also add a pinch of real salt or Himalayan salt in your glass. RO water is fantastic.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

That’s good. What do you do if you can’t buy the minerals or don’t have electricity?

@Capoe3

6 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience have an RO as well. The minerals aren’t a requirement to run the filter and can be bought and stored like the filters. Have both berkey and RO filters. Unless someone uses a EMP solar and wind backups will power the RO.

@Leonidimus59

6 ай бұрын

​@@CountryLivingExperience Many RO systems don't need electricity, they operate off water pressure. I'm very happy with mine. I used a Berkey but an under sink RO system is more convenient. From the preparedness perspective there is no difference between a gravity fed system and a multi stage RO - you still need to stockpile filters. The cost is comparable. A year supply for my RO is $70. I'd recommend an RO system with standard size filters 2.5x10" - they're ubiquitous and you can shop around. My Berkey is the backup now and is resting in the basement.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

@@Leonidimus59 Glad you are happy with it but you still need electricity to run a pump that creates the proper amount of water pressure to push the water through the RO system. In my opinion from a preparedness perspective, there is a huge difference between the two since one is passive (Berkey) and the other is active requiring power input of some sort. Off-grid or in an emergency only one can be used. The cost seems comparable. Is that $70 for the minerals that you have to add back to the water? What about the electricity cost?

@Leonidimus59

6 ай бұрын

​@@CountryLivingExperience I agree that a passive filter is great for emergencies. However, for normal operation an RO is better. Even in my rural house with a well we still have water pressure during blackouts. We just have to run the generator which powers lights, jet pump, heat pumps. I mean, you have to have water pressure even in an off-grid house, or else your quality of life is really low. So, it's $72 annual cost for both 6 month and 12 month filter sets, membrane and mineral cartridges. I suspect they can go longer than 12 month. I use Neo-Pure 50 GPD from Fresh Water Systems. The whole set is $300 plus an air-gap faucet of your choice ($20-50).

I went down the rabbit hole of water filtration a few years ago. In the end, u can’t confirm very much and have to trust someone. I bought a Berkey and would do the same again today for all of the reasons that u mentioned. Thanks for making this video. I agree with everything that u said in yr video.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate it. Thank you.

@musicisbrilliant

6 ай бұрын

Very well said. Money is the reason we cant trust what anyone is saying about anything anymore, especially on this topic. Its just sad, and frustrating. Im sticking with my berkey too.

@PowderMill

5 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis. I’m going to keep our Berkey in service. We’ve had the Regal model and have gone through 4x pairs of “black” filters in the past 12 or so years. The only 3 problems? 1 - you cannot see the water level without opening the filter. Fixed with a stainless/chrome plated replacement valve assembly with glass column. 2. “Priming” … enough said. 3. We have EXTREMELY “hard” municipal water (in NJ, so it smells like crap but is supposed to be acceptable) In the lower chamber, after filtering for a few months (3 people in our home) , the interior is WHITE. Apparently coated with minerals. I use CLR to dissolve everything during quarterly cleaning. It strips everything out in a few minutes with no “elbow grease”. So, I’m guessing the “black” filters allow for pass thru of minerals? Thanks for this video. The wife has been concerned.

@sensisio

4 ай бұрын

Don't understand why B would not take the government iniated test like all the other brands...

I am from Jamaica. Don't have the Berkley filter and even if it is here l won't be able to afford. I am having financial difficulties right now.But trusting God to see me through. I already see Him at work

Lot of people complaining about Berkey are just repeating what they have read online. Best way to determine if they work is to have your own water tested. Period. I am not sure if Berkey will recover from current events but hope they do. I am wondering if replacing with Doulton aka British Berkefeld ceramic / charcoal filters would be the best option. I believe they fit the Berkey containers.

Thank you for your content. I have a Berkey Royal and it’s phenomenal. Lawsuits are bogus as I’ve seen the guy’s complaint on KZread and he has zero credibility.

We've used a Berkey for so many years I've forgotten when we bought it. Our supplied water is discolored, smells, and tastes bad. That's why we bought a Berkey. Now, we enjoy the best water imaginable, thanks to Berkey.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Awesome

@danbergdoll6800

6 ай бұрын

If your water is that bad, what do you use as bathing water?

Silver is used to treat burns in burn units to kill any negative bacteria. Thus cleans the water too

@CountryLivingExperience

4 ай бұрын

Exactly.

The fact the competition and possible elements in the gubment want them off the market is testament to the quality.

We ❤ our Berkey water system.

I’ve had a Berkey for the last 6 years and swear by them. I trust them and will continue to use their products.

I use charcoal sticks I buy from a whole food store here in Australia called Scoop. I am glad they work without losing the important electrolytes. I shared your video with a few here. No reverse osmosis 👌. Thank you👏

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

Thank you for your review. It’s really good to hear somebody trying to be objective and giving a good synopsis of their own experiences. I do appreciate that.

@CountryLivingExperience

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate it. Thank you

Since you're a researcher, look up Andrew Norton Weber and his work on distilled water. So the principal of drinking distilled or reverse osmosis water is correct however primarily it removes inorganic and not organic minerals. In any case, you can supplement with fulvic acid or pink Himalayan salt which has 60 plus Trace minerals. Inorganic minerals settle into your joints and places they cannot be used by the body. So part of that issue is not only the water or like in Florida where there is high limestone but also with cheap vitamins that are ground up rock

@brackguthrie9470

3 ай бұрын

You do not need to add anything to the water...especially salt. We get plenty of electrolytes from food.

What you say about RO is 100% correct. I have an RO system with an additional DI filter (RO/DI) and the water out of that is DANGEROUS to human and animal consumption. I chuck special salt into it and put it in my marine Aquarium.

I live in Philadelphia and my house was built in 1920. About 4 years ago the water line started leaking and had it replaced. It was all lead from the street coming into the cellar. Recently I have noticed the taste of chlorine pretty strongly to the point that I will now start to filter my potable water. Not big on plastic bottles. I have a brand new Berkey sitting aside also. Using alexapure for now. Good video, thanks.

I put the Berkey in storage a couple of years ago when I got a still. Get one, the water is better, you'll be happier. Just add a pinch of sea salt to each glass and you're good.

Thank you for the LDS Prepper store lead, I just ordered one because of your info. TY, again.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

I ordered an extra filter drain hole plug with my filter. I use only one filter, sufficient for one person, maybe two. I only installed one filter, I have a new spare for future years. You should look into sand filters, used in other parts of the world. Make it your self. Cheap.

@steveshooter9010

4 ай бұрын

I use only one filter and installed it a food grade plastic bucket with another beneath ....$2 plus the cost of the filter makes a great filter system for someone who can't afford to pay for the beautiful stainless steel one.

Love this public service you provide! Thank you 🙏🏼

Very Interesting, now it makes sense of why they are trying to regulate. Shouldn't we be stocking up on some filters? Or are they impossible to get now, and if so which ones would you recommend? Great video, Thanks.

It is a Carbon or charcoal filter ! Not a pure as distillation but it does remove most to the point of very clean . I believe Burkry may have over stated their claims . If Burkey backs their clams off a bit much of this would go away

Wasn't aware Berkey uses silver in their water filters. Very interesting. 🤔

I have a Berkey for 3 years and I love mine.

We have a RO system with a remineralized process at the end... we also test it. We also have a back up system We built. Thanks for sharing Blessings ❤

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Cool. I had not heard of the remineralizing systems. Does that require purchasing mineral packs?

@amsohn1

6 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience it came with ours, and we have an extra cartridge and change it out about every 2 years, some last up to 5 years.

@musicisbrilliant

6 ай бұрын

That is awesome. What do you use to remineralize the water?

@musicisbrilliant

6 ай бұрын

Can you link me to which RO system you are using? It sounds interesting...@@amsohn1

@One-Day-After-Another

2 ай бұрын

I have an RO countertop system and I put drops it to remineralize....

Been using General Ecology filters for 19 years. No problems.

We love our Berkey. I'm a 4 year user. We filter our community well water that is heavily chlorinated. And occasional impurities from broken pipes.

@CountryLivingExperience I can not find replacement filters and I have had my Berkey for 8 years. I have cleaned them with the green scrub pads and that works well. I had scaly sediment in the top tank due to the well water I used. Ok, long story short , I had a bottle of colloidal silver that was due to expire 3 months ago, so I thought what the heck....I poured the whole bottle into the top tank. NO MORE SCALIES, the tank is shiny like brand new and I did not turn blue 🥶🤣

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Oh my. Glad you didn't turn blue. A whole bottle is a pretty serious dose.

I have a berkey and love it. However, I've learned after the fact that it isnt the best filter on the market. Project farm did a good comparison video some time ago

@CountryLivingExperience

2 күн бұрын

I’ll go check his video out

I like the thorough and eye-opening information here. I also know, without having to dig into it, that it is highly likely these are nefarious local (Texas) political interests harassing a perceived threat i.e., the individual or individuals who own the filter company. Just a hunch.

This is Democrat Gov't over reach within the EPA! During the 1800's pioneers used silver coins to purify water. I have a Alexapure system and use a off branded filter made for Berkey and they fit in my Alexapure. The water taste great and the filters use coconut carbon for the filter process.

I appreciate your level headed video. There’s a lot of bad info going around. Unfortunately, looking at their site, New Millennium Concepts (Berkey) seem to be creating some of that confusion. I love my Berkey, but after doing a lot of reading, I’ve come to the conclusion that they are partly responsible for this nonsense by their lack of transparency. I don’t think that the issue is Silver but the fact that NMC didn’t disclose or provide the information in the Silver (how much, etc.) I always stood by their refusal to “jump through hoops”(expensive ones) to sell in California and ID, but I’m questioning that. I’m not done looking into it, but so far I’m finding you have to be careful who you listen to. Thanks for the video and food for thought!

@CountryLivingExperience

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome

I drink RO water and Brawndo for my electrolytes. I heard that you can even use Brawndo for your plants because it’s what plants crave.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Never heard of that. What is brawndo?

@siljatanner1318

6 ай бұрын

It's a reference to the movie "Idiocracy." 😅

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

@@siljatanner1318 lol. Never saw it.

@boxelder9167

6 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience - It’s the sports drink in the movie “Idiocracy” that they piped into the city’s water lines and began watering the crops with it. The plants died and they couldn’t figure out why because they advertised Brawndo as being what plants craved.

You should get with Berkey with this information

I add a tiny amt of Redmond salt and a little bit of magnesium powder to my 16 oz jar of ro water.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Glad you add it but what if you weren't able to buy it anymore.

@m.walter2178

6 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience true :/ thank you for your response and commitment.

@m.walter2178

6 ай бұрын

​@@CountryLivingExperience.. also where do I get berkey filters. The place i have gotten them in the past doesnt have them and sells Boroux filters? ive neverheard of Boroux and dont know where they come from. :/

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

@@m.walter2178 I have not heard of the Boroux filters either. All of the authorized Berkey dealer sites are currently out of stock. You can find some full systems still in stock on LDS Preppers website.

The Berkey is probably a fine filter, I just don’t trust them because they lie by saying the filters are tested to NSF standards when their lab tests show they aren’t tested using NSF testing procedures. Testing through the entire service life is important to me. To be fair, they aren’t the only company who lies like that; I have contacted a couple of other filter companies who admitted they do the same.

@pattiannepascual

6 ай бұрын

exactly. once you catch them in any lie, big or small, they are never to be trusted again. Their price for the units is robbery. Huge companies like this are also known to pay off agencies. I don't trust the agencies either. It's sad the world has ended in this negative situation we are in. No more honor or values

@lokes2

6 ай бұрын

Well you can do your own test. Put some pond water through it and drink it. Whalla! Safe, sound and good. Ez PZ

Thanks for the information. The EPA isn't our friend. Thanks :)

@CountryLivingExperience

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

I was really hoping you weren’t going to share some bad news that you discovered. Whew! I was fortunate enough to snag some extra filters early last year to put away for the future right before the govt filed their suit. I paid $119 when they had been running $144. Only a few weeks later they were sold out as everyone was trying to stock up before the govt potentially shut them down. Then until recently they were unavailable even though the govt has dropped their suit. Now the price is high again. 😢 Just one more example as to why we need to squirrel away things ahead of time because you never know when something is going to interrupt the normal flow of things. Thanks for sharing the extra research you’ve done. There were several great pieces of information that were news to me. Though it’s hard to trust anything theses days I’m glad that you didn’t have to reveal information that could have cast a shadow on something so important as making clean water. 😊 May you and your family have a beautiful and blessed day!

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Exactly. You’re welcome. Have a blessed day as well.

Note: you do NOT need electricity to run a RO system. (You do need water pressure though)

FRESH, CLEAN water is THE MOST IMPORTANT issue to sort out, and it seems like good, solid, clear, concise, legitimate information on this subject is SO MUDDIED. And largely because of money. Im at the point where I want to strip the water of EVERYTHING, and then just add trace minerals to remineralize it. But alas, I have no RO filtration system. Not sure I want to buy and install one. I DO have a berkey filter, but I have not seen enough independent test results on the water to really know its getting all the lead, and all the PFAS and other harmful chemicals out of the water. This was one of the best videos on the subject. Thats all I want to say. Its just crazy how theres no clear answer that I can ever find on this matter of really purifying our drinking water. Im still on a quest to find what works for me and what I fully, truly trust to be healthy, safe drinking water. But until then, I want to THANK YOU for sharing all the info from all the research that you have done. Its as good as gold. If you trust the berkey elements with yourself and your family, then I do too. Thanks again.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Very true. You're welcome.

Berkey does NOT filter out nitrates. It’s stated right on their website. Lake water, pond water, stream water filtration is simply not a realistic claim.

Born with a silver spoon in your mouth. Somehow they just knew back then. Perhaps Grandma's silver set you inherited will be good for something. If they ban the silver out of the filters, I heard an old cowboy trick was to drop a dollar coin in the water (back then, a silver dollar was in fact 90% silver, the other 10% is copper). Other choices from the backpacking world when it comes to water filters: The Sawyer is THE most popular filter amongst long distance hikers (those that do the entire AT or PCT in one season). If you're looking for a filter for a bug out kit, the Sawyer might be a good choice.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

I wish my grandma could have afforded some silverware. Thanks for the Sawyer suggestion.

@Capoe3

6 ай бұрын

The silver helped people not to get food poisoning from improperly washed dishes or bad hygiene. They would literally self sterilize while waiting to be used. Nifty stuff.

Time to stock up on extra filters for my 3 Berkeley!

@ronbrink5749

6 ай бұрын

Good luck stocking up! The black filter has been out of stock for many months.

@scarlettwinters5642

4 ай бұрын

@@ronbrink5749 what are people buying instead?

Thank you very much! Blessed my socks off! Your diligence blesses us.

@CountryLivingExperience

3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome

Hmm could explain why I’ve seen RO systems with remineralizing filters right after the RO filter. APEC makes a RO system that doesn’t use electricity too. After doing some research I like the utility more from the filter type you have. We live next to the Colorado River knowing I could use that massive water source is a plus.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Interesting. I will have to look at that APEC system and see how it works. It usually takes a lot of pressure to get the water through the membrane.

In 4 years time I've used our 2 Berkey filters for approximately 2,000 gallons (2.5 gallon fill every 2 days rounded up a little). I've cleaned them 3 times using 1/3 vinegar - 2/3 distilled water bath as recomended by a bunch of youtubers. After the 3rd time cleaning they didn't pass the red dye test. The water was slightly tinted. I think because whatever apoxy or glue holding the plastic base to the filters has dissolved, or weakened & unfiltered water is seeping through. It could be the washers or the slightly calcified rubber corks. Im going to seal up the crevice around the base to the filter with something (don't know what yet) & replace the washers & corks to see if that fixes it. I bought them from the discouted seconds section of the website (Berkey Light system). One of the filters was a little jagged around the top edge. Maybe the kit was old overstock from years ago when the filters had quality control issues with glue to base. Maybe I shouldn't have used a vinegar bath. I have a spare set I bought over a year ago for SHTF. For the last few weeks we are using bottled water.

@CountryLivingExperience

23 күн бұрын

Sounds like you got some good use out of them. I had never heard about the vinegar wash recommendation.

@bobsmith2404

23 күн бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience Just search 'cleaning Berkey filters', you should come up with several. The vinegar is supposed to kill any mold that might be inside the filter. I also use a toothbrush instead of a green scratch pad as the pad tends to wear down the filters. As a side note, I also moved. The place I lived when I first cleaned my filters, I got a lot of blackish & gray stuff coming off of them. Where I live now, none at all. Both places, 55 y/o & up retirement parks in Florida, have their own water treatment facilities. According to all of my information & research, I should be getting a whole lot more longevity with Berkey filters than that.

@CountryLivingExperience

23 күн бұрын

You should be getting much more out of the filters than just 2000 gal. It should be 3000.

They also say don't drink distilled water.. That's what I drink, I simply add a Tablespoon of Sea Salt per gallon.

Not giving up mine and have 3 more pairs of new filters. If you do have to filter 'last resort water' such as lakes, streams, etc. it would be best if you could pre-filter the silt / mud / etc before you run it thru the Berkey because that stuff will quickly clog up the ceramic filters so that you'll have to be cleaning them off with a toothbrush a lot.

@CountryLivingExperience

5 ай бұрын

Awesome. Good tip for sure.

Always good honest opinions

I've been using Berkey filter system for about 5 yrs. It's the only way to go. I fill up 3 1 gal jars everyday, refill berkey & I'm ready for the day.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Nice!

@Capoe3

6 ай бұрын

I have a few glass jugs that i purpose bought for this too but I swear my family are related to camels. They can drain a 4.5 gallon berkey and a couple gallons in a day.

Those filters have limited use. They don’t reduce TDS like RO systems. In my case it’s insufficient to make the water drinkable. It either has to go through an RO or distiller. The Berkey filter has its place but it’s not for everyone. It’s limited by mechanical and chemical realities that no amount of hype can overcome.

Am going to get one for emergencies

In some people, Colloidal Silver (if used improperly) will turn your skin grey. And is non reversable.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

It must be use carefully

@Capoe3

6 ай бұрын

Yes but generally that was improperly made colloidal silver. The mixture had way way too high of levels of silver in it. The stuff at the health food store most likely won’t cause this problem. Caveat Emptor though. Happened a lot during flu outbreaks in the 60s, swine flu? I think when people were making their own.

I pour in the amount of water that I use, each time, before use, and it stays full.

We use alexapure basically the same thing just a little cheaper and here lately are filters are not lasting as long as they used to

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Cool. Glad the Alexapure is working well for you

Added to my interesting by others playlist so anyone can see! Very interesting

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Distilled water is also dangerous. Like RO without mineralization, it can cause a serious metabolic imbalance from the removal of all electrolytes.

The filters are unavailable and have been. Why would I purchase if I can’t purchase a replacement filter

@CountryLivingExperience

2 ай бұрын

Decide what is best for your family.

Berkey is my only choice for safe water. I use their berkey go and travel berkey when ever I an away from my spring well.

All the who ha about RO water being bad is simply not true. I got into RO filtration many many years ago with salt water reek aquariums. Fresh water needs to be stripped of anything and everything before being used in a reef system. But I've used the water for drinking and cooking for all those years and never had any labs come back deficient. And after being victim to cancer (no longer) my labs are deep diving and extensive. I too know a little about water. Spent the better part of 35 years working in water distribution in the beginning and the past 25 years building the control systems for water and waste water treatment plants. I can say with confidence, DO NOT drink public water without some kind of filtration. Activated carbon is magic given enough contact time to work. If you're worried about bacteria, .5 micron should be the mesh size of the filter.

It's very necessary to follow setup instructions properly or you could easily ruin the filter. Also during first time priming these filters have to be done properly. Most people aren't gonna have the patience. 🤷🏼 Back to RO water being stripped of everything including vital minerals. Water will act like an acid eating away at anything searching for calcium to balance itself out. Thus it is necessary to reintroduce these essential minerals. I won't get into how important CO2 -carbonated water can be a really good accoutrement to just drinking regular water all the time. 👍🏼

I am using my Birkey now for over 2 years and iam very hapoy with it.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Cool

While during good times these store bought water filters are great but when SHTF they cartridges will be gone. In addition to this cartridge filter system it is best to add the skill to construct a water filter system from common materials. OR buy a few thousand cartridge filters!

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Do whatever you can do.

RO water is great for you. You get all the nutrients you need from your diet. Don't worry about drinking pure H2O, you don't need the electrolytes in your drinking/cooking water.

The advice your wife got for the dr was incorrect or misleading. The amount of electrolytes in tap water is so minute is does almost nothing for our body. Its not recommended to rely water for a source of electrolytes by any good dietitian. Electrolytes are in so many foods we eat on a regular basis ( bananas, avocado, potatoes, milk, mushrooms) and if you are eating healthy you will be fine. You cant drink tap water to get required electrolytes, there simply isnt enough in it.

@triforcelink

29 күн бұрын

I think the issue here is that pure water will pull electrolytes OUT of your body.

Trust and verify. 😊

Yes but where do I buy replacement filters that are real Berkey filters?? lol I bought a system less than a year ago and they're sold out everywhere. I know I don't need them quite yet but we're a family of 4 using a Royal Berkey that gets refilled almost daily. I'm thinking of getting ProOne filters.

@CountryLivingExperience

2 күн бұрын

Since the lawsuit is ongoing, I believe production of the filters has stopped. You might need to find an alternative.

Thank you for your research and thank you for sharing it!

I don't trust either the EPA or Berkey

looks like berkey isnt selling right now. not sure if something happen after this video or what, but every system says not available

@CountryLivingExperience

18 күн бұрын

They have been sold out for a while. Hope they get production back up and running.

I've used my Berkey every day since 1999. Enough said !

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Awesome

o water will strip the minerals out of your body is what I’ve heard .

Excellent video and very informative. Thank you sir.

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

I have not been able to find any replacement filters anywhere. Even New Millennium is out of stock. I got excited to see this video thinking there would be a link. :(

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

Nobody has them in stock.

@DanRedler

4 күн бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience There are filters from other companies that will fit in Berkeys You have to search on line

I have the purewell, love it, the water is great

@CountryLivingExperience

3 ай бұрын

Awesome

That is really interesting. We have a Berkey and switched over to a water distiller because Berkey was out of the filters for a while with no date set for when they were expecting more filters. There is definitely something strange going on there with their logic. Thanks for covering this! Have you considered sending your water to be tested by an independent lab?

@CountryLivingExperience

6 ай бұрын

I haven’t considered sending it to a lab yet. I am still comfortable with them at this point.

time stamp 8:38, distilling water is not so simple. things in the water like VOC(s) will evaporate first and go back into the finished product. if you distill water that is basically clean, yes your good. i forget whom the organic chemist that taught my class on water purity is, but this is lab proven. centrafuge water can be extracted, and then filtered by heat, but it is a lab process

@CountryLivingExperience

10 күн бұрын

True

Drinking reverse osmosis water and / or water distilled by any means is perfectly fine for most people. We obtain plenty of minerals and electrolytes by eating food. It does not have to be supplied in the water we drink.

@CountryLivingExperience

2 ай бұрын

Do what you like. You can argue with the doctor if you want.

@libbyd1001

2 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience No worries, I am one too. But yeah, do what makes you comfortable.

Any thoughts on where to find the black filters? They are currently not available through Berkey. Thanks!

@CountryLivingExperience

2 күн бұрын

I’ve been looking for a while too. I think their manufacturing is shut down right now.

Do you need the two black filters and the two white filters when you buy a Berkey? And what do the two colors remove differently? Also, which filter takes out fluoride in city water cause didn’t see that listed as being removed? Great video. Thanks for your info.

@CountryLivingExperience

14 күн бұрын

Thank you. The white filters are just for fluoride. The black filters are for everything else.

I couldn’t afford the berkey by name, I did buy the water drop system and did a lot of research on top of that. I figured that having something is better than nothing. Does anyone have any insight on the water drop company and their filters? I also bought a few huining black water filters both filters have the fluoride filters as well. I appreciate any facts and help on this issue and my unknowledge of this . 😊

@CountryLivingExperience

4 ай бұрын

Something is always better than nothing for sure. I have never heard of the water drop company.

Update** Since Berkey can't legally sell their filters now, what do you use?

@CountryLivingExperience

27 күн бұрын

There are some out there in the full Berkey kit. You just cannot find replacement filters right now because they are sold out. I have many backup filters so I do not use any other brand at this point.

I am looking into one of these right now. SO many dif thoughts on it. I do agree if the government is attacking it then it might just be that good. the price on amazon right now is super high but I mean this sort of thing is for heath and would save me in the long run. I have well water but do not drink it.

@CountryLivingExperience

2 ай бұрын

Careful of Amazon. I don’t think there are any authorized dealers on there.

The only caution on berky filters is claim of longevity not beeing tested to purify water same as new. The charcoal atracts chemicals and pathogens it doesnt mechanically filter like RO. Silver seems fine, if i only would not run filter max out (risking to leach chemicals incl. silver throug, cause of filter sidewall pores beeing too full, water run by and not leaveing polutants in filter, and bringing them out again incl. silver) at capacity of 6000 galon or 10 years i dout performance. As our medical MAF 10 filters in EU require anual change and 1000 glaons capacity. I would change filters not based only on galons but on contamination of source water, then berky seems top notch.

It's the filters and they ain't cheap!

Maintenance and repriming your filters I've understood can last 8-11 years is what I've heard from a news source at 8 and from company direct 11yrs. UK

@CountryLivingExperience

3 ай бұрын

That would be nice. I have not heard that.

@troyallen8223

3 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience 👍🏼 💙💙💙💦

Thank you. I believe they are very good

I can’t find a Berkey water purifier anywhere. Maybe I’m not doing something right

@CountryLivingExperience

Ай бұрын

People bought out every one from every distributor. I cannot find any filters either.