Anybody use a Berkey water filter?
These are highly regarded and it would seem a great way to extend boondocking time. Can treat stream or lake water in fairly large quantities to drinking-water quality. Only issue is they are fairly l...
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bobtammy1998 wrote:
We have had a big berkey for 6 months. Water tasted great. Recently in Yuma, we were getting a salty taste from the municipal water AFTER filtering. Wife said she was experiencing bloating. Contacted Berkey and they said to perform the red dye test. Water was red especially from one of the two filters. berkey told us to send the filters back and they would replace them for $25. Told us that the Berkey does not filter salt from water. Thought that was strange because it is city water.
So filters are on the way to Berkey after very extensive protocol. Will see what happens when they ship us new filters.
What is the red dye test? Never heard of it. What does it prove?
