The Big Berkey water filter system is ideal and versatile for use at home with small or medium sized families, while traveling, during outdoor activities or in an emergency.  Perfect for everyday use and a must in a hostile environment where electricity, water pressure or treated water may not be available. This powerful system allows you to filter both treated and untreated raw water from such sources as streams, remote lakes, stagnant ponds and water supplies in foreign countries, where regulations may be substandard at best. Effectively used during a natural disaster or an unexpected emergency such as  hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and blackouts, when clean water is not available.

Big Berkey eliminates pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites. It filters out harmful chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, organic solvents, trihalomethanes, radon 222 and VOC. It will reduce nitrites, nitrates and unhealthy minerals such as lead and mercury. The Big Berkey is so efficient it can remove food coloring from water without eliminating the beneficial minerals your body needs. Virtually no other system is able to duplicate this performance. 

The water filter system comes complete with either two or four Black Berkey purification elements and utilizes the latest technological advances. It's constructed of highly polished 304 stainless steel and has a storage capacity of about 2.25 gallons (8.5 liters). When in use it stands 19.25 inches in height and less than 8.5 inches in diameter. For transport the upper chamber nest within the lower chamber and stands only 13 inches in height.

Configured with two Black Berkey purification elements the system will filter up to 3.5 gallons (12.3 liters) per hour and can be expanded to use four purification elements to increase it's capability to filter up to 7gallons (26.5 liters) per hour. The flow rate is calculated when the upper chamber is filled to the top and decreases as the water level declines.

Features:

• Purifies both treated water and untreated raw water
• Extracts harmful chemicals
• Reduces nitrites, nitrates and unhealthy minerals
• Eliminates pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites
• Constructed of highly polished 304 stainless steel
• Includes 2 Black Berkey filter elements
  
• Purifies up to 3.5 gallons (12.3 liters) per hour
• Holds 3.25 gallons (12.3 liters)
  
• Stands 19.25 inches in height and has an 8.5 inches diameter (when in use)
• Upper chamber nests within lower chamber to stand only 13 inches in height for transport
• Gravity flow design needs no water pressure or electricity
  

Not available in California or Iowa