Black Berkey®️ Replacement Filter Elements
The Black Berkey®️ Element is the most powerful gravity-fed water filter on the market, removing a wide array of contaminants. Sold in pairs, use these to replace existing filters in the Berkey®️ system or use alongside other elements to increase or maximize the filtration capacity in the larger Berkey®️ systems. Each element includes a full manufacturer’s warranty.
Black Berkey®️ Element Water Filters
In searching for the best water filter system available, many consumers discover that the Berkey®️ stands alone. When using the Black Berkey®️ Elements, tests have shown that even the most heavily contaminated water can be rendered thoroughly safe! No other gravity-fed filter can achieve this level of purification.
What does the Berkey®️ remove from water? Learn more about the wide range of toxins, chemicals and heavy metals that the Berkey®️ removes.
Black Berkey® Purification Elements are fully made and assembled in the USA.
- Black Berkey® Purification Elements are the leader in gravity-fed water purification, backed by independent testing.
- The Black Berkey® Purification Element formulation has been tested by State and EPA accredited laboratories to exceed NSF/ANSI Standard 53.
- Includes: Two 9″ Black Berkey® Purification Elements with 2 washers, 2 wing nuts, and 1 priming button
- Installs in the upper chamber of any Berkey system. Elements can also be used to upgrade most other gravity-fed water filter systems
- Sold as a set of 2 elements
- Durability: Each Black Berkey® Element is designed to purify approximately 3,000 gallons of water before needing replacement; 2 elements in a Berkey system will purify approximately 6,000 gallons of water before replacement is recommended.
- Re-cleanable during the life of the element
- Elements come with a 2-year, pro-rated warranty.
Black Berkey Elements Remove:
VIRUSES
Exceeds purification standards:
MS2 – Fr Coliphage
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA CYSTS AND PARASITES
Exceeds purification standards:
E. coli – Klebsiella – Pseudomonas Aeruginosa – Giardia – Cryptosporidium – Raoultella Terrigena
TRIHALOMETHANES
Removed to below detectable limits:
Bromodichloromethane – Bromoform – Chloroform – Dibromochloromethane
Health effects: muscle & nervous system disorders, cancer
RADIOLOGICALS
Removed to below detectable limits:
Radon 222
INORGANIC MINERALS
Removed to below detectable limits:
| CONTAMINANT | HEALTH EFFECTS |
| Chlorine Residual | Cancer, Birth Defects |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Removed to below detectable limits |
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| Alachlor Atrazine Benzene Carbofuran Carbon Tetrachloride Chlorine Chlorobenzene Chloroform 2,4-D DBCP p-Dichlorobenzene o-Dichlorobenzene 1, 1-Dichloroethane 1, 2-Dichloroethane 1, 1-Dichloroethylene cis-1, 2-Dichloroethylene Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 1, 2-Dichloropropane cis-l,3-Dichloropropylene Dinoseb Endrin Ethylbenzene |
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) Heptachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Hexachlorobutodiene Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Lindane, Methoxychlor MTBE Pentachlorophenol Simazine Styrene 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Toluene 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1,2-trichloroethane Trichloroethylene o-Xylene m-Xylene p-Xylene |
| HEAVY METALS reduced by up to 95%: | |
| CONTAMINANT | HEALTH EFFECTS |
| Lead | kidney, nervous system damage |
| Mercury | kidney, nervous system disorders |
| Aluminum | respiratory, nervous system disorders |
| Cadmium | kidney damage |
| Chromium | liver, kidney, circulatory system disorders |
| Copper | gastro-enteric diseases |
