British Berkey Water Filter Monthly Maintenance Inspection & Ceramic Filter Cleaning
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British Berkey Water Filter monthly maintenance inspection and ceramic filter cleaning
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Keeping your water filter clean is key to get the most out it and keep water pure and fresh and make the filters last a little longer.
Here is a run through of the suggested monthly cleaning regime. And we missed a few cycles so these were very gross!
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We have pretty clean water round here in the midlands and i have still not cleaned my filters yet and i have had them in for 18 months with still perfectly clean water tested with the TDS meter. These Berkey's are worth every single penny, just turn the kitchen tap on to fill up and the stench of chlorine that comes out reminds me of the swimming bath's at school. Top man.
cheers mate, what reading do you get from the TDS meter out of interest
That looks like a container that a person might clean their adult relaxation devices in ;-) Ive used these abroad before and its no joke.....after using one of these for a while then returning to drinking tap water you can really tell the difference. Looking at the silt left on the filters it makes you think about what you put into your body and the harm it can do. Thanks for the video Mike and Kath (and garden cat audience) :-)
ironic that this was done then i got ill :-)
@@mikesunboxing When D_8Ken came round lol
@@mikesunboxing A sanitized environement is not good for you immune system... Now, go eat sand outside! 😁
@@patricklebel1141 we both get enough germs from our keyboards and cats :-)
Thanks Jay and Team.
thanks
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Yeah, I have so many key bought cheap that when I add my account to a new computer, it always find a key somewhere to activate it.. Long live the 5$ keys 👍
yes i agree using a MS account does have its uses
on another note, who is the person in your profile pic?
@@mikesunboxing Somehow, all of the notifications to my comments was turned off. I just found out and tuned them back on. YT tricks? I don't know.
@@lorderectus1849 Yes, I'm quite the Heffer. 😂
Pouring water into the outlet points of the filters kind of goes against what you're doing
It's a fact that ceramic filters are like letting water drop through about 80 feet of sand. Also, they don't expire, mainly because he who sells the panic also sells the cure. In other words, Berkey is selling the replacement filters. Simple fix take your filtered water to the county in an approved vile and let them test it. You will find that your water is drinkable. Good enough is good enough!
So is this what people do to make the filters last 10 years? Hard to understand, as surely inside would be clogging up which is impossible to clean?
i guess the bulk of the dirt and the larger particles are stopped at the outside walls
Makes my ickle in fridge brita waterfilter feel small and inadequate 🤣
lol we had brita's for years they are pretty good but these are another level and the taste is less plasticy
I will watch the review on this, it would be interesting to know the end PPM of the water.
i am still trying to work out how the PPM works, and if the parts in the water are good or bad parts as the tester doesn't care what the parts are
@@mikesunboxing good to know if you do figure it, if just for pure curiosity.
Stick it to the dishwasher dude. It is SS. Keep the valve at open position. Run one cycle with a tablespoon of citric acid or cup of vinegar, and one without.
You can clean the ceramic by hand while machine is doing its job. Who washes shyte by hand in year 2024? Only fossils.
Can the black Berkey filters fit in the British berkfeld?
yes we have done that with ours and the taste is different and the filtering is a lot faster
@@mikesunboxing also for the "Big Berkey"?
@@praisegod3768 We have only tried the Black Berkey ones , not sure if that is another type or not?
Have you done any tests to see if it actually removes fluoride?
they don't there is an add on filter for that, lucky for us here in Bristol they no longer add it, but it still maybe present
How often do you have to clean them please? I'm guessing it depends where you live - we have very hard water here in Essex. I've seen some people clean with the green side of a brand new washing up sponge. Apparently it removes a tiny layer of ceramic to expose a porous surface to the water My worry is whether the bottom chamber gets slimy and I'm wondering how often that will need cleaning if it constantly has water sitting in it. I always run my Brita hug thru the dishwasher once a week. I don't know why I bother- brutal clearly doesn't do anything as my jetties furs up in no time!
I'm waiting for mine to arrive- can't wait! I got a sweet deal where I could buy a set of spare ultra sterasyl for only £20 on top of the 15% discount,so it should be set for quite a while.
Looking at yours I wish now I had upgraded to the metal tap.
clean as often as you like, you can usually see the condition when you fill up and that will be your best measurement guide, failing that do it every week or two as a routine
Someone starting your video at 4:45 seieng these things in your hand would certainly flag the video for inapropriate content🤔 But seriously, I have the same brown rusty stuff in my kettle. And when you start the kettle with not enough water in, then the brown stuff get into you coffee, or tea! I was thinking about adding a filter..still thinking!
lol yeah i know what you mean, it felt weird filming it 😊
Just ordered one of these. Got a ' Stainless Steel Spigot with Water Level Sight Glass for Gravity Water Filter Systems ' from Finerfilters. Looks pretty handy for this.
It is usually said to not use warm water at all, because it can damage the filters.
I wasn’t aware of that and it doesn’t appear to cause any problems or flow issues
What a huge cat
No RGB on it?
and no fan headers either :-)
All im saying is That Cat is plotting against you Mike
yes very much so
Thanks for this video, we've had Berkey's in the family since I was young but never watched them being cleaned so didn't know how when I got out on my own. I'm needing to clean for the first time and it's only been a year and they're quite filthy eeeeeeu. Think I'm gonna get some scotch brite pads, hope that gets off the discoloration in mine which seems to be set in pretty good to the bottom portion. Thanks again and your accent is so cool!!
let us know how you get on, and thanks for the compliment
Very interesting video, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Can the filters get mouldy?
probably if left for to long.
Oh dear you in a hard water area?
yes very much so, limescale in the kettle has been a constant problem
Thank you for this Mike; I bought one from Doulton on the strength of this video and have just set it up. I wish I’d upgraded to a metal tap because the rubber washer on the plastic one somehow got dislodged (😜) With the result that water has leaked all over my kitchen worksurface, darn it.
It looks like I have to run water through the system at least twice before it’s safe to drink? I love how clear your video is, thank you
Glad it was helpful! and hope you get your kitchen cleaned up without any damage
I just got my new Big Berkey today and am running my first full container through the ceramic filters. It came with those instead of the black ones, which is fine for now. It is taking literally hours however for the 8 liters to filter through. Literally just drips. Is that normal? It doesn't mention anything about "priming" the ceramic filters in the instructions. Do you know how long it will take? Is this normal?
yeah they run slow to start with but pressure prime them and it should speed up. I switched to the black filters after a while, they aren't as good but faster
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thanks
Good video Mike. Amazing how much has built up on those filters. We live in humberside so again hard water and calcium deposits. To think what we would be drinking without filtration!! Take care Mike & Kath👍
Very true
Thanks. I live in Arizona, our water is extremely "hard" and time to clean my filters.
Sorry to hear that
I don't know what I'm doing wrong with mine, it's new, I followed the instructions running the water through twice and also soaking the candles overnight, the total dissolved solids reading is almost as bad as the tap water, it tastes very bitter when left for a while, the water is filtering through the candles. Not heard back from the seller and thinking I wasted my money at this point.
that doesn't sound right, the taste should be neutral, sounds like bad filters maybe? Regarding the TDS, the reading won't change a lot because the good trace minerals etc are still in the water, it hasn't stripped those out just the larger particles an germs etc.
@@mikesunboxing thanks for replying, I wondered about that with the TDS reading, I was all set to return it but might try some other filters instead as that after taste is really bad.
excellent video. thank you for sharing .
Good information.
Glad it was helpful!
If we wash them does that mean we don’t replace them every 3 months?
yes that is the idea
What size is your water filter container? Thank you
6 litres i think
Ive been buying new ones every 6 months! Does this mean i can just re use and not buy new ones so often? How often do you buy a new one?
We bought the black berkey filters after these and still have the ceramic ones cleaned and could reuse them, keep cleaning them and they should last for ages until they start clogging or falling apart
Canadian here: we've had our Berkey with ceramic filters for nearly 30 years. We've found that they could last you a lifetime, but have replaced them every 10 years. We just take care of them, probably once a year, and they keep doing their job like they were new. I would recommend every 6 months as a better maintenance plan. The water tastes amazingly different from the city's tap water. Cheers!
Cheers brother. Mine arrives today and as you say the candles are expensive! Thanks for making the video 👍🏻
No problem 👍
Doultons are cheaper as they are made in U.K. great if you live in U.K. 😁
just fling it in the dish washer
good idea
Thanks so much for this video
Glad it was helpful!
What about limescale in water
does seem to help and the kettle now requires much less cleaning and tea and coffee don't have the "scum" in it
Do you answer please need help how do you install these filters right out the box brand new? I can’t find one video on priming these filters.
there is a small part that goes on the top of the filter and you press hard against the water outlet or sink tap and force the water through under pressure to prime it
@@mikesunboxing please can you do video on how to do that so it’s on here because no videos on these old filters I looked everywhere?
@@mikesunboxing I just do that once?
@@Nazrenefollower Will see what I can do
@@Nazrenefollower Yes
Are these genuine as I've been told they are probably not genuine?
Always try and get them from trusted sources like the official site and amazon seem to be good and eBay stores but make sure it is the officially supported eBay sites.
Saying that even the “off brand” ones are most likely okay but there are also some unscrupulous sellers so be careful
@@mikesunboxing Would you consider Royal Doulton to be reputable? They sell floor model berkefelds at considerably lower prices than new but it's definitely not value for money if it's a fake.
@@Little_Sidhe We found them to be good. Changed to Black berkey filters now, though
@mikesunboxing do you prefer the black berkey filters?
After following Your advice I purchased British Berkey but a slightly bigger version. I've also replaced the plastic spigot. I understand that makers recommend this filter to be replaced every 6 months, with that in mind do You think scrubbing them will extend their life by how long? Surely You won't be able to scrub them for ever and keep on using them? Many thanks for a great video keep up the good work.
one of our friends has a similar setup and has never cleaned or changed the filters, and that was bought a good few years ago 😂
personally i think with regular cleaning and reasonable water quality these should be able to be used for a couple of years easily. But i'm no expert and maybe there could be internal bugs or whatever, but as long as it tastes clean and doesn't give you any gastro issues i don't see why they can't be used until they start falling apart.
Be very careful. After a while the carbon inside can become a Petri dish of bacteria, because it’s constantly moist and collecting germs. You can however “restore” these filters.
I watched a video of a guy hacksaw off the bottom and empty out the activated carbon. For 12$ he replaced all the carbon inside and scrubbed the outside, then coated it in colloidal silver paste. All in for around 30$ he glued it back together and he had a “brand new” pair with fresh Carbon good for another six months to a year. You can likely “renew” them five or ten times and have one unit for five years as long as you occasionally replace the carbon inside.
So unnecessary twattle! Clearly you love the sound of your own voice. Thetr atr videos shorter surely?😢
clearly you think you needs and preferences are more important that everyones else's. try being less selfish, there are other people in the world you know