this is timely for me, as I was just getting ready to order a berkey.
I went to amazon to read the reviews and found two.
One was good, and the other was this....
""I don't like this filter system at all.
It's difficult to clean.
I don't like the taste of the water.
Water stands in the top of the unit and never filters to the bottom, so it gets slimy very fast.
It has to be filled constantly, cleaned every week, at least. It's really slow to filter the water, so if you forget to fill it one day, be prepared to wait for several hours to get a glass out of it.
The directions say to be careful with the filters when installing them, not to contaminate them. That doesn't make sense since the filter is suppose to clean dirty water.
It's lame and not worth the money.
When you put water in the top portion you can hear it slowly dripping into the bottom, today I filled the container and noticed that the water is coming out much faster than usual, through the drip screw at the bottom of the filter. If I push down lightly on the filter it slows down. So I'm guessing that the seal on the bottom of the filter where it meets the plastic cup that it sits in, is not like it was when I bought it.
Just another reason not to spend $300 on this piece of crap. ""
Is there any truth to this guys review?
I went to amazon to read the reviews and found two.
One was good, and the other was this....
""I don't like this filter system at all.
It's difficult to clean.
I don't like the taste of the water.
Water stands in the top of the unit and never filters to the bottom, so it gets slimy very fast.
It has to be filled constantly, cleaned every week, at least. It's really slow to filter the water, so if you forget to fill it one day, be prepared to wait for several hours to get a glass out of it.
The directions say to be careful with the filters when installing them, not to contaminate them. That doesn't make sense since the filter is suppose to clean dirty water.
It's lame and not worth the money.
When you put water in the top portion you can hear it slowly dripping into the bottom, today I filled the container and noticed that the water is coming out much faster than usual, through the drip screw at the bottom of the filter. If I push down lightly on the filter it slows down. So I'm guessing that the seal on the bottom of the filter where it meets the plastic cup that it sits in, is not like it was when I bought it.
Just another reason not to spend $300 on this piece of crap. ""
Is there any truth to this guys review?
