Berkey has created an updated instruction and assembly manual that we are beginning to include in systems. They provide a bit more detail and clarification, but there are no major

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Occasionally, something will happen in the installation process of your Black Berkey Elements, and you may strip the threads. If that happens, your Black Berkey Elements will no longer be

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Many of our customers have written in asking why their new TDS meter does not register much of a change between their pre-filtered water and the post-filtered water. This is

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When your new Black Berkey filters arrive (maybe in a shiny stainless steel Berkey unit!), it’s definitely cause for excitement! You know you’re about to experience some of the cleanest

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The Berkey stainless steel sight glass spigot is a wonderful new addition to the Berkey family of products, and it makes using your Berkey much easier. With it, you can