Authentic Black Berkey Elements BB9-2 Filters for Berkey Water Systems (Set of 2)

Expensive but worth it!! Our town water is undrinkable, and these work amazing!! The water tastes so gooooddddd

Easy to install.

We used this in a knock off Berkey water tank. Worked well. No issues removing the "Florida taste" from the water down there. We used it for a single winter without issue. Will be using again for a second season. I just dried them very well last year, so fingers crossed. If you can get 3-5 winter seasons out of this, than it is definitely worth the cost. Priming was a little tough. Tried the pay for extra primer, but pressuring the including filter ring around a bathroom faucet was the best solution for us. It wound up priming the filters within 5-10 seconds. Overall great product to have fresh clean water in Florida.Update: Season 2 in Florida and it still works great. I just dried them out very well last year and then primed them again this year. Florida water has a good taste again. Hoping this will last several years only using it a few months a year.Update: Season 4 is still going strong. The flow is slowing down a little meaning it takes a little longer to filter the water, but it is still clean and good tasting. I've looked at the current prices and I can't believe the increase in 4 years. I think I will try to make mine last a little longer. :)

The people at Berkey seem to have gotten past their skirmish with getting some shoddy filter elements from their previous supplier. This batch is every bit as good as they ever were. Which is a lifesaver because there is really nothing to compare with a genuine Black Berkely water filter, particularly when you figue it on a price-per-gallon basis, no matter what anyone else claims. Seriously, folks. Got iffy water? Who ya gonna call?

We bought our Berkey in 2006 and never used it. We kept it for emergencies. When we moved to the PNW a year ago, we were on a well with high sulfur content - makes for NASTY HEADACHES (made it feel like our brains were swelling) especially when you are allergic to sulfur. We pulled out the Berkey and within 2 weeks were headache free after 2 months of suffering. The two filters that came with the Berkey had worked perfect, and we have added in 6 more (we have a family of 10, so lots of water needed). What I've found is we do get slime on the filters and you know it is building because the water filtration decreases. About every 6 weeks I take them out and clean them carefully, reassemble and the filtration works really well. We're into year 2 with the same 8 filters, including the two from 2006, and no problems. I also figured out an easier way to prime the filters - use a small straw (looks like a cocktail straw) and place them into the filter and HOLD IT. Then use a 35 cc syringe without a needle, you can get these online or through a vet, feed store, etc. The straw goes into the chamber and as you push the syringe of water through the straw, the water level inside rises and releases air around the straw. Fastest, least messiest way to fill the chambers ever - works incredibly well and uses much less water to prime the filters with. The filters themselves work great - if it weren't for the Berkey I would be in serious trouble with the crippling headaches I had from the water here. Berkey's aren't supposed to remove sulfur that much apparently, but they do, so I am really really happy with them. Not one single problem yet with the filters. I do have backup filters just in case, never know when we might need them, but hopefully we can keep using the ones we have for a while.

This is my second pair of Berkey filters, and I am very pleased with them. It was strictly my fault that the initial filters which came with the unit didn't perform as well as expected, (I didn't bother writing a review) as I failed to prime them properly, or clean them every few months as recommended. Nevertheless, I managed to get about three years worth of steady, albeit somewhat slow use out of them.With this pair, I did a bit more research, watched a few instructional videos, and am quite pleased with the results. The filters are working at a much faster pace, and the water (as with the originals) is top rate.The only reason that I didn't give them five stars is because of the price, which I feel is rather exorbitant.Then again, I was hesitant to use after-market, knock-off replacement filters, although many were available at a much more reasonable price, because I have no way of testing the purity level of the water they would produce, and my taste buds aren't what they used to be. Hopefully, I'll get at least seven or more years out of this pair.