British Berkefeld® Gravity Water Filter with four 7" Super Sterasyl™ Ceramic Water Filter Elements

I could not live without one of these. So much better than a britta filter and does a good job of filtering enough water for one-two people and a dog in a day. I drink a lot of water and teas and use clean water for cooking and it is never a problem to filter a gallon in not too long if it gets low or runs out. The unit is sturdy and fits well on a small counter area in a small kitchen. I accidentally ordered a larger one of a different style from a different company and figured out that this unit is perfect for the single or two-person home with not much counter space - and it's not so big that if I were to go camping or traveling, it would be a real pain to tow it along. The silver finish always looks nice and stylish, besides. Visitors seem really intrigued and impressed by it and want to buy one. I admired a friend's for years before I decided to get one. Most importantly, it really does a great job or producing some of the best tasting water I've had out of a home filter set-up. The tap water I pour in there has such a strong chlorine smell but has none of it when it comes out. I also live in a townhouse that was built in the 70's, so I made sure to get filters that filter out lead.

I live in an area that has to deal with the occasional hurricane and am also getting into prepping a bit. So I bought this Big Berkey and use it a lot. We were going to a local grocery store and re-filling 5 gallon water cooler bottles at 29 cents a gallon, which isn't bad. The big hassle was having to go through the process to re-fill them. So I saw this on Amazon, read the reviews and decided that it would be worth a try. It was very securely shipped and did not take long to put together, thanks to some of the previous reviews here. Being a beginning prepper, I learned that the most important thing to have is water so I bought twenty 5 gallon mylar water bags. We filled up all the bags with tap water and now when the water cooler 5 gallon jug is empty we get out one of the 5 gallon bags and run it through the Berkey, and presto so we great tasting water. With five 5 gallon jugs we always have 125 gallons of drinkable water available in the house at all times. The Berkey is easy to use and no one can tell the difference between the Berkey water or any bottled water we have ever bought. At 550 gallons per filter I figure we can get 2200 gallons from the Berkey at a minimum because I am filtering tap water to start with. 2200 gallons is $638 dollars not counting the wear and tear on my car and body, the gas to get to the store and just plain hassle of having to go when you run out. I absolutely love my Berkey and the great tasting water it provides my family.

Great tasting water. And I love the non-leaching stainless steel body, and the design for that matter. I had recently used Santevia, and was concerned of its plastic construction. Considering the number of hours it takes for the water to flow through, I'm sure plastic was leeching into the water. They say no bpa, but from what I heard, all plastics leech. And this includes the filter with plastic housing that ends up immersed in filtered water for hours as well. This Berkey seemed to me perfectly designed, with the filter sitting on top chamber, and the option of four filters, speeding up the filtering process, and love the filter of ceramic encasing activated carbon. And the fact tha black as well as the fluoride/arsenic filter option being available, when there's change in my water source, I can consider that. I am so glad to finally have found the convenient water filtration system. And I think the cost of this system is worth it, considering the filters do last a lot longer than most others. For the past several years, I've been paying 50+ dollars for Aquasana water filter every 5 months: over-riced and pathetically meager waste. Finally I have a peace of mind.

After many hours of on-line searching, my wife advised me that this promised to be the best water filter available to consumers. So, we purchased it and immediately started using it. Although our city's water has been tested as being either the worst or among the worst public water supplies in the nation, the British Berkefeld more than lived up to our expectations. Our water tastes great, just like it used to taste when I was a kid and our city had one of the purest water supplies in the nation. It filters out just about everything that is wrong with our water, except for the fluoride that the city insists on putting in there. The four ceramic water filters are easy to remove for cleaning and are easy to clean and re-insert. The containers are well-constructed and don't take up too much counter space. The one inconvenience is that it does not come with a stand, which it needs in order to elevate the unit high enough to put a water glass under the faucet. Therefore, we turned a stainless steel dutch oven upside down and placed the unit on top of it---problem solved, and, our improvised stand looks as through it is part of the original unit. We enthusiastically recommend this product!

I've change kitchen, bathroom plumbing and asked a friend who is a plumber to verify what I already knew about the spigot, I'll be on my 3rd now and i know how NOT to tighten too tight, washers are in correctly. there are a LOT of reviews on how this is very poor quality and many have leaked. I received 1st one already cracked, 2nd work for month and I would be very careful turning on/off since it is clearly cheap design/plastic. But leaking again-looked and it's cracked again. Company clearly wants to put blame on customers, but it's not. There should be an option to get a solid, stainless steal food grade spigot! looking for now - the level one looks good but see reviews that is leaking too! Last note, don't over fill both containers, it will leak out of the seam b/w the two even though I expected the water tension to stop adding to water level, it doesn't and will drip out - onto the floor if you aren't careful Again, filter work great, but design is pretty poor.

tres bon filtre a eau , a avoir chez soi ,en inox,cartouche céramique,suite a un probleme d'arriver d'eau potable se systeme ma permis d'avoir de l'eau potable

I think it's a good system. The water tests harder than the average Brita filter but the capacity and ease is great.

Superb piece of kit. Finally get to drink Yorkshire tasting water in the south. A must have for any serious wild campers 👍👍👍

it leaked and its a bit tricky to stop it leaking i wouldnt advise this