Comments on: Water Purification System- The Royal Berkey

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:30:27 +0000

Clever, clever! I like the self reliance aspsect of harnessing my own water.

Katie

By: Kate McKeon

Kate McKeon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:51:47 +0000

Very effective systems! We used rainwater on my grandparent’s farm in Rhode Island. I thought my grandparents were frugal and clever to have developed such a great system, yet it was blindingly simple – so simple a 5 year old could help take care of it – what little care was needed.

It just makes good sense to collect rainwater for reuse. It’s foolish of us to depend on the city to provide potable water for our non-potable needs!

kate

By: Darryl Pace

Darryl Pace — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:00:38 +0000

cool. I was curious about how to collect and filter rain water. Health, Fitness for Working People -- Darryl Pace

By: Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:14:21 +0000

Good.
Money saved on filter can buy other stuff you are going to want.

There are other ways to clean water. Two more?(coffee filters with bleach, solar still, or just a tea pot with a long pipe)

By: John Ho

John Ho — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:40:30 +0000

Rob,

To prepare the Y2K bug in late 1999, I bought a British Berkefeld white ceramic water filter. It’s a 7 litre model. At that time, the ONLY difference between the “slow flow” (2 cylinders) and the “fast flow” (4 cylinders) models was that you needed to buy the extra 2 cylinders for the slow flow model as all 4 holes to cater for 4 cylinders were already there! Due to my ignorance at that time, I paid an unnecessary premium for the “better” 4 cylinder model.

Also, I have been using it for 10 years with the 4-cylinders for a family of 3 ( 2 adults & 1 child). It’s only now that I’m about to change it as the water flow is now so slow even after I do the regular clean. Guess what, I still have the extra set of 4 cylinders stocked piled when I bought the unit 10 years ago! I did not knwo that the cylinders lasts that long with regular cleaning!

John Ho
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By: Las Vegas Baby Boomer Dating Expert

Las Vegas Baby Boomer Dating Expert — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:13:14 +0000

Hi Rob,

Living in the desert, I am ALL about the water! Great post. I look forward to your future post on how to build your own. Building up our self reliance skills fosters building genuine self confidence which is always magnetically attractive.

Happy Dating and Relationships,

April Braswell

Single Baby Boomer Dating Success Expert

By: Steve Chambers

Steve Chambers — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:39:05 +0000

This seems so cool. I always thought it would be a good idea to use a rainwater collection system and water storage so that you always have a water reserve. Ideally a 500 gallon tank buried in your backyard with a hand pump and the Berkey purification system would give you quite a supply of emergency water. Steve Chambers, Sale Trainer Speaker

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:11:41 +0000

Vicki, Using twice as many filters speeds up the rate at which you can purify water. Two are twice as fast as one, and four are twice as fast as two. So, depending on how much water you need, you can use that many filters…
Rob

By: Keri Eagan

Keri Eagan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:21:41 +0000

Cool. Can't wait to see your DIY version! Water filtration can cost a small fortune so this is going to be really useful. And I happen to love alternatives. Keri Eagan Anything Alternative

By: Lisa McLellan

Lisa McLellan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:08:37 +0000

Very cool, I never even knew these things existed. I’m still in denial so I can’t see myself buying one just yet. But, by the time I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months I should be ready!

Lisa McLellan
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