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Big Berkey® Water Filter System 8.5 Litre

Big Berkey® Water Filter System 8.5 Litre

Regular price $525.00 CAD
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This Big Berkey countertop gravity water filter system comes standard with 2 OEM Black Berkey water filters and a stainless steel spigot.

The Big Berkey stainless steel chambers are assembled in the USA from US and imported parts. The Black Berkey® water filtration elements are made and assembled in the USA.

PDF Download data performance sheet for the BB9-2 elements.

  • This countertop Big Berkey® gravity water filter system comes standard with 2 Black Berkey® water filtration elements, but can be expanded up to 4 elements.
  • The versatile Big Berkey® System is ideal for small to medium families, and for use during travel, outdoor activities, or unexpected emergencies.
  • Constructed of highly polished AISI 304 stainless steel
  • Storage capacity of about 2.25 gallons (8.5 liters)
  • Performance; Black Berkey Elements remove chlorine, monochloramines, heavy metals pharmaceuticals, pathogenic bacteria,  nuclear radiation such as cesium 137 plus more! - Examples of heavy metals include mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), thallium (Tl), and lead (Pb)

Performance Data Sheet Here

  • Durability; Depending on water quality, This website recommends replacing Black Berkey Elements at 2 years or after 3,000 gallons (12,000 Litres) after use - through a pair of elements.
  • Maximum Filters: 4 Black Berkey® water filtration elements (in upper chamber) 
  • System includes upper and lower stainless steel chambers, 2 Black Berkey® water filtration elements (expandable up to 4), 1 stainless steel lid,1 spigot, rubber gasket to protect the base, 2 wingnuts, 2 washers, 1 priming button, and 2 blocking plugs and a Filter Priming Kit. [Sight glass as depicted in some images is NOT included]
  • Height when in use: 19.25"
  • Diameter: 8.5"
  • Weight: 8.5 lbs empty
  • For normal everyday use, this system easily serves: 1-4 people
  • Fully configured, this system can serve up to 85-170 people a day, during an emergency
  • Up to 4  Berkey PF-2™ Fluoride and Arsenic Reduction Filters may be installed in the lower chamber of this system if desired

Berkey® systems equipped with Black Berkey® water filtration elements remove up to  99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria, while also removing or dramatically reducing protozoa, trihalomethanes, inorganic minerals, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, VOCs, petroleum products, perfluorinated chemicals, rust, silt, sediment and even radiologicals.

 

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What contaminants do the Phoenix Gravity Filters remove?

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  • PFOA & PFOS — “Forever Chemicals”

    PFOA PFOS PFOA+PFOS PFBS perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
    PFDA perfluorodecanoic acid PFHpA perfluoroheptanoic acid PFHxS perfluorohexane sulfonic acid PFNA perfluorononanoic acid

    Heavy Metal Contaminants

    Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Beryllium
    Bismuth Boron Barium Cadmium
    Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron
    Lead Manganese Mercury Molybdenum
    Nickel Selenium Uranium Vanadium
    Zinc

    Disinfection Byproducts

    Bromochloroacetonitrile Chloropicrin Dibromoacetonitrile Dichloroacetonitrile
    Haloacetonitrile Haloketones Tribromoacetic acid Trichloroacetonitrile
    Trihalomethanes

    Disinfectant & Inorganic Non-Metallic Contaminants

    Chloramines Free Chlorine Chloride Chloramine
    Chlorine Residual

    Pharmaceutical Drug Contaminants

    Acetaminophen Atenolol Bisphenol A (BPA) Caffeine
    Carbamazepine Ciprofloxacin HCl Diclofenac Sodium Erythromycin USP
    Estrone Ibuprofen Phenytoin Progesterone
    Sulfamethoxazole Triclosan Trimethoprim

    Pesticide, Insect & Herbicide Contaminants

    2,4,5-TP 2,4-D 4,4-DDD 4,4-DDE
    4,4-DDT Alchlor Aldrin Alpha-BHC
    Bromacil Carbofuran Chlordane Chlorneb
    Chlorobenzilate Chlorprophane cis-Permethrin Cyanizene
    Datchal (DCPA) DEET, (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) Delta-BHC Dichlorvos
    Dieldrin Diphenamid Disulfoton Endosulfan I
    Endosulfan II Endosulfan Sulfate Endrin Endrin Aldehyde
    Endrin Ketone Ethoprop Fenamiphos Fluoridone
    Gamma-BHC (Lindane) Glyphosate Heptachlor Heptachlor epoxide
    Hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha) Hexachlorocyclohexane (beta) Hexachlorocyclohexane (delta) Methoxychlor
    Methyl Paraoxon Metolachlor Molinate Norflurazon
    Pebulate Prometon Prometryn Pronamide
    Propachlor Propazine Simazine trans-Permethrin
    Triademefon Tricyclazole Trifluralin

    Petroleum Contaminants

    Crude Oil Diesel Gasoline Kerosene
    Mineral Spirits Oil and Grease

    Volatile Organic Contaminants (VOCs)

    Dichlorodifluoromethane Chloromethane Vinyl chloride Methylcyclohexane-methane
    Bromomethane Chloroethane Trichlorofluoromethane 1,1-Dichloroethene
    Methylene Chloride trans-1,2-Dichloroehene Chloroform MTBE
    1,1-Diechlorethane Cis-1,2-dichloroethene 1,1,1-trichloro-2-propane 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
    1,1-dichloro-2-propane 2,2-Dichloropropane Bromochloromethane Chlorprophane
    Carbon Tetrachloride 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1-Dichloropropane Benzene
    1,2-dichloroethane Trichloroethene Dibromomethane 1,2-Dichloropropane
    Bromodichloromethane cis-1,3-Dischloropropene Toluene trans-1-3-Dichloropropene
    Tetrachloroethene 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Chlorodibromomethane 1,3-Dichloropropane
    Ethylbenzene Chlorobenzene 1,1,1,2- Tetrachloroethane m-Xylene
    0-Xylene Styrene Bromoform lsopropylbenzene
    n-Propylbenzene Bromobenzene 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
    2-Chlorotoluene 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 4-Chlorotoluene tert-Butylbenzene
    1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene sec-Butylbenzene 4-lsopropyltoluene 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
    1,4-Dischlorobenzene n-Butylbenzene 1,2-Dichlorobenzene

    Semi-Volatile Organic Contaminants (SVOCs) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

    Acenaphthylene Anthracene Benz[a]anthracene Benzo[a]pyrene
    Benzo[b]fluoranthene Benzo[g,h,i]perylene Benzo[k]fluoranthene Butylbenzylphthalate
    Carboxin Chrysene Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
    Dibenz[a,h]anthracene Diethylphthalate Dimethylphthalate Di-n-Butylphthalate
    Fluorene Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Indeno[1,2,3,c,d]pyrene
    Pentachlorophenol Phenanthrene TCEP (Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate) TCPP (Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate)

    Radiologicals

    Cesium Iodine Strontium Thorium
    Uranium

    Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

    2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,6-Heptachlorobiphenyl 2,2′,4,4′,5,6′-Hexachlorobiphenyl 2,4,5-Trichlorobiphenyl 2-Chlorobiphenyl

    Emerging Compounds (Contaminants shown on NSF/ANSI 401):

    Pharmaceuticals:
    Atenolol (beta-blocker) Bisphenol A (BPA)
    Carbamazepine (anti-convulsant) Estrone (hormone)
    Ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory) Meprobamate (anti-anxiety)
    Phenytoin (anti-epileptic) Trimethoprim (antibiotic)
    Pesticides and Herbicides:
    DEET (insect repellent)
    Industrial and Other Chemicals:
    TCEP (Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate – flame retardant)
    TCPP (Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate – flame retardant)

Counterfeit and look alike New Millennium Edition™ Phoenix Gravity water filters are plentiful on Amazon and other online platforms. Our Phoenix gravity filters originate from New Millennium Concepts, Ltd. (Berkey by NMCL) of Arlington Texas, manufacturer of the original Black Berkey water filter. 

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    Berkey Water Canada

    Moose Jaw Sask.

    Ph #306 630 4780

    mailto:berkeyheartland@yahoo.com

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