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Berkey Frequently Asked Questions

The Berkey Light® System is the newest development in Berkey water purification. Perfect water purifier for inside or outside use. The included filters will filter thousands of gallons of water before needing replaced (SEE Berkey Frequently Asked Questions) Great for those who spend a lot of time outdoors. It's shell construction is 50-mil thick Lexan® polycarbonate, the material used to make bulletproof glass and industrial safety face shields. Every Berkey Light® has a capacity of 2.75 gallons, can accept two purifying elements, and comes equipped with two Black Berkey® purifying elements. The Berkey Light® purification process is gravity driven, requiring no electricity or water pressure. This makes Berkey® systems completely and easily portable. Filters up tp 4.25 gallons/hour. The 2 included filter elements will purify up to 6000 gallons of water. Replacement filters are only $99 for 2.


Standard Berkey Light® Model: The standard Berkey Light® is non-illuminated. Its Lexan® polycarbonate shell is incredibly tough, yet lightweight compared to similarly sized purifiers made of other materials.

(Optional- See Additional Images Above) Two Illuminated Models: In addition to the standard model, the Berkey Light® is available in two models that offer LED illumination in either white or cobalt blue color. "LED" stands for "Light Emitting Diode"; LEDs are solid state lamps that have no filaments to break. Their power consumption is extremely low, and life span averages 100,000 hours — more than 11 years of continuous use. Water purification performance is identical for all three Berkey Light® models.

Easy Setup and Simple Installation: The Berkey Light™ system sets up in minutes. Simply screw in the purification elements and spigot, snap the chambers and base together and you are ready to purify your water.

The LED-equipped models provide illumination that guides users to the water supply at night when other lighting isn't available, and also provide area lighting that's bright enough for reading near the purifier (the white is much brighter than the blue.) The LED lamps can be powered by several means. An AC adapter (included) can be used when 120V AC current is available. Rechargeable internal batteries, also included, will operate the LEDs all night on a single charge from the AC adapter. An auxiliary battery adapter (optional) is available and will power the LED base 8 hours per night for a two full weeks on 4 AA alkaline batteries. And an optional solar charger with internal NiMH battery set also can be used to power and/or recharge the LED base as well as most other battery powered devices you use.

Unequalled Effectiveness: Berkey® purifiers using the Black Berkey® purification elements are proven to reduce pathogenic bacteria (including E. Coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Giardia and Cryptosporidium) by 99.99999%. The Berkey Light® System has been tested with the highest pathogenic contamination levels that can be produced in a laboratory. When contamination levels exceed one billion pathogens per liter of water (10,000 times the density of contamination used in the standard test protocol for bacteriological removal) they're classified as "TNTC" (too numerous to count.) Under normal testing protocol, one pathogenic organism is tested at a time, each with a fresh purifying element. For this test, however, the laboratory was directed to combine three separate pathogenic TNTC cultures. Tested under this extreme contamination level, absolutely no pathogens were able to make it through the purification elements. The laboratory then incubated the water, and nothing grew. When the filtered water was viewed under an electron microscope not even in-viable (dead) microbes were detectable — nothing was present but pure H2O. Furthermore, contaminants reduced to below-detectable-limits include Trihalomethanes, Radon 222, and volatile organic compounds including Benzene, 2,4-D, Heptachlor, MTBE, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene and Toulene, among many others.

Features:

• Dimensions: 9" D x 26.5"H with base (21"H w/o base)
• Holding Capacity: 2.75 gallons
• Flow Rate: 4.25 gallons per hour when full (102 gallons in 24 hours.)The flow rate of all gravity filters is highest when prefiltered tank is full.
• Warranted by manufacturer: Read warranty
• Includes 2 Black Berkey Filter Elements which will filter up to 6000 gallons before needing replaced ( replacement cost $99 for 2 filters, about 1 penny per gallon)
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• International Shipping charge is US $50 (Includes Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australia). We will send you an invoice before shipping product.