Big Berkey® 8.5 liters - 2 Black Berkey® filters - Ref BK4X2-BB - FBM

The big Berkey® water filter is the ideal filtration system for an average family of 1 to 4 people. Black Berkey® Elements is the leader in gravity water filtration, backed by independent testing. Black Berkey® elements significantly reduce trihalomethanes, inorganic minerals, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, VOCs, petroleum products, perfluorinated chemicals, rust, silt, sediment, radiologicals. Black Berkey® elements have been tested by accredited third-party laboratories who have reported that the elements comply with ANSI/NSF protocol (Std. 53) and treat over 200 typical contaminants found in drinking water sources. Includes: Two 23 cm Black Berkey® elements with 2 washers, 2 wing nuts and 1 priming button. Installs in the upper chamber of any Berkey system. The elements can also be used to upgrade most other gravity fed water filtration systems. Sold in sets of 2 items. We recommend replacing Black Berkey® elements every 22,712.47 liters (11,356.24 liters per set of 2 elements). Elements may need to be replaced sooner depending on the quality of the incoming water. Reusable for the life of the item. Items come with a 2-year prorated warranty.

How to use your fountain

Simply pour water into the upper chamber of the system and easily dispense pure water through the lower chamber faucet. Equipped with 2 Black Berkey™ filters, you ensure a production of filtered water of approximately 10.4 liters per hour.

The 2 Black Berkey™ filters supplied as standard with your system allow you to purify 22,700 liters of tap water or spring water. 

Scalable filtration capacity of berkey system:

13.3 liters/h with 2 Black Berkey filters*
26.5 liters/h with 4 Black Berkey filters*
Includes 2 Black Berkey™ filters
Diameter 21 cm, height 48 cm
AISI 304 stainless steel system
Empty weight: 3.6 kg
Guaranteed for 2 years
The Big Berkey® system includes:
Upper and lower stainless steel chambers
2 Black Berkey™ purification elements
1 stainless steel cover, knob and screw
1 tap
2 wing nuts, 2 gaskets
1 priming washer
2 blocking caps
1 rubber gasket to protect the base

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*Flow rate is calculated with the upper chamber full. The flow decreases as the water level decreases.

Characteristics of your Berkey water filter