Berkey Water Filter Learning Center

Berkey Filters has compiled this online resource to educate and assist our customers. A complete set of manuals, instructions and a video series to explain tasks and routine maintenance that are related to your Berkey water filtration system. Not all of the information presented on this page is directly related to Berkey products but to the water filter industry in general, this allows you to read the information and educate yourself so you are in a better position to make an informed decision. Our instructional video series is designed to present you a more understandable way of performing sometimes confusing but simple tasks that relate to our Berkey filtration products.

This page is a work in progress and information is added on a regular basis in order to help our valuable customers. Please feel free to browse this section and if you cannot find what you are looking for or have a suggestion on a topic that would be useful to others please let us know so we can work on adding it to the learning center. Please bookmark this page and return to see updated information as it becomes available.

Important Information about Berkey water filter system

The difference between a filter and a purifier

How does Berkey purify water

Compare the Berkey to the most popular water filters on the market

The most economical water filtration device in the world challenge

6000 gallons of drinking water without replacing the filters

Selecting the right size Berkey system

Emergency water preperation

Frequently Asked Questions

Setup and Maintenance of your Berkey System

Setup your new Berkey water purification system

Priming the Black filters before first use

Cleaning the Black Berkey elements

Priming the PF-2 fluoride reduction elements

Routine cleaning and maintenance of your filtration systems