How to Clean and RE-USE your Big Berkey Water Filters.
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- Опубліковано 8 бер 2022
- THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION ON WATER FILTERS, NO COMPANY IS GOING TO AGREE AS IT HURTS SALES.
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I forgot to tell you oh by the way, run 🏃♂️ to Yahusha.. put on the whole armour of Yahuah. Much love Richie.
Our Savior and Father
GREAT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE AND SEE YOU AGAIN. KINDA MISS YOUR RFB CHANNELS. LOVE FROM LONDON,ENGLAND.
Buddy, ... you just saved me $140!
Thank you for the information.
Love your haircut!!! 🙂
Add a sliver coin to the bottom chamber of your berkey. Keeps bacteria slime from forming. Thanks for the video btw
I've owned my berkey for about 5 year's now. It keeps passing the red dye test. Not once have I had to change my filters. I don't have extremely hard water, but the water i do have will turn my shower curtain slightly orange. Love my Berkey.
The orange color is usually iron.
Thank you Richie for presenting the obvious .
Been using this system for about 14 years on my 3rd set of black filters and my fifth set of fluoride filters. Thanks for the education .
Great advice. I would add one tid-bit. I now hold the flat end of the filter against something firm and push down on the end air is going in while blowing it out. That is, after I blew the end off of a filter once. Much love 👍🏻
good call. I was being lazy as I was working on like 4 things at once lol
We did too :(
I've watched this dude a long time ago when he was a real epic truth teller. Godspeed. Eaglegards...
I have had to do some electrical work in an old water treatment plant. It was no longer in use but just stand there and look around. If everybody could see what I saw or what you've seen, they would buy a Big Berkey in a heartbeat. Thanks Richie, always useful information can't do any better than that. God bless.
I took a tour in 1976 of a water treatment plant. The demonstration: An employee took a clear bottle and dipped it in the FILTHY black water tank. He put a few drops of "something" in the bottle and instantly turned CLEAR!!!
What made me buy a water filter (a berkey, but that's not important) was a comment I read.........if you aren't drinking filtered water, then YOU are the filter.
Yuck!
Perfect timing. I was planning on dumping my filters when I move shortly as they are at the 7 year expiration mark.
I love our filter. I am thankful I can give my family clean water! Been using it for 3 years now.
Thank you for the video
Thank you. I learned one can use a plugged ceremic plant pot in a bucket also.
The one hour to live video you posted yesterday made a huge difference in my life, It may have lengthened it, and I was in tears. Thank you so much for posting that. Perfect timing
I was in the electrical and mechanical industry. Installation. I got my Berkey a couple years ago. We’ve cleaned it before like you’re showing. I love it . I even bought another one just to have you know for the kids if they need one. Thanks for the video.
Great video Richie.
We've been using Berkey since 2004 and we love it.
Instructions say to scrub the candles but it wears them out especially the closer to the bottom you go, that's because the bottom filters more water.
If someone could make the candles so that you could flip them upside down they would last twice as long.
Wow thank you Ritchie! I’m amazed, It’s great to know that it’s so easy to revitalise the Berkeley filters.
Thank you Richie, you always have good information!!! Prayers for you, your family, friends and neighbours!!! Much love!!! Peace and blessings!!! 🙇🏾♀️🙇🏾♀️🙇🏾♀️💝💝💝🕊🕊🕊
Thank you Richie, keep on teaching , you have taught me and others and I have purchased many products based upon your recommendation!
THANX RICHIE FOR CAREING ENOUGH TO DO THIS VIDEO. helping the helpless.
Hiya Richie, I too used to work for a water company for 7 years and have also seen the fluoride dosing tanks, in my last year working for the company I used to test the tanks once a week to see if the correct amount of fluoride and chlorine was going into the water, back then I thought nothing of it, thank you for this video, me and my family very much appreciate your informative work, keep shining brother 🙏
Although I do appreciate the video, I tried this with an air compressor at work, and...
I blew the filter up!
Carbon everywhere😂😂😂😂 Clarification: I tried it with a ProPur G2.0 filter. It is entirely made of ceramic. Not sure what the PSI of the compressor is set at.
I've been using my Alexa Pur for ten years and I love it. Thanks for your service and have a blessed day brother. Keep making videos!
Thanks so much for demonstrating the compressed air cleaning method. Im so annoyed at how little info there is about that. I live off of well water and had my filters for less than 2 years, and they've stopped filtering the top chamber to about 1/3 of the water remaining. And they've slowed down a lot. I scrubbed them real hard one time and it improved the filtering slightly, but only for about another week. Will definitely try the compressed air method next time I clean them!
All the info I keep reading is from people filtering tap water, and it's frustrating that berkey themselves don't provide extra information for people who use their filters in slightly more rural situations, especially since filtering all kinds of water is a huge feature of their filters
Thanks Richie! Missed seeing you and your great videos!
Thanks Richie. I just ordered another set of filters and oh so appreciate this video....I'm gonna save those two for when I need them....a looooooong time from now. GOD bless....
I have an air compressor and I'm going to use it this weekend now that I know how to clean the filters. A very big thank you!
No matter the subject, you always make your videos interesting.
I love your work Ritchie. God Bless you. Very good info.
Thanks so much for this info! I never thought about cleaning out my Berkey filters!
I love this. I was dreading buying replacements. Thank you!!!!!
Love it, thanks Richie. For info. I used on a 4 year old Alexapure filter which had almost stopped. i had no air compressor. I used a "Gallo Gun" Co2 GGC6 cartridge. Made for unblocking pipes. Same concept. worked a treat. Thanks so much because it is almost impossible to replace the alexapure filter in europe. something to do with someone called alex who is apparently unliked. you know the score Richie
| THANK YOU | I have the Big Berkey and soft scrub with sponge pad the black fliters about once a month, I do hand pump water out and into the black and white filters as well. I now know I can use air when needed.
Thank you! We have the same water system. This is very helpful.
Thanks for this Video Richie! I was wondering just how you did this! I remember a few years back when you mentioned use of a pressure hose on your other channel etc. I'll never forget what you said.. "Don't tell Berkey I told you that" lol And ever since I've been wondering just how you did this.. So thanks again Richie! Much love!
I’ve got the last one you showed from the Alex Jones channel many years ago. I’m still o my first filters. I bought like 4 extra sets of filters when I bought the unit. I should be all set. Great video. I’m gonna clean mine soon. 👍
Great to see hear you again...
Thanks Richie. We recently set up our Big Berkey that we've had for years in a closet. We've been enjoying the clean water for a couple of months, and I've been wondering how long the filters would last and when I'd need to replace them. It's great to know I can clean them!
Richie , good tip , thanks for sharing ,God bless !
Much appreciation Richie!!!
I wasnt aware that you could blow out the flouride filters too. Thanks!
Seems like a slick method to clean the filter. We used to have a berkey and always had this problem.. At some point I suppose the activated charcoal would loose its power to absorb chemical toxins. Because of the cost of these filters, I did lots of experimentation with making your own activated carbon by using hot salt water. Certainly not as potent as store brought activated carbon, but it would turn tea into clear water within a day. All very interesting.
Just bought one and this was very helpful
Thanks Richie.
I do appreciate.
Thank you Richie...love you. God bless you..
Wow overland it is great to see you taking time to show how to properly clean that berkey
Anytime, People have been asking me for years. lol
I know your a very busy guy and you have alot going on with the 4 runner I my self have been working none stop on my 4 generation runner I don't have the ability to do everything you have done to yours but I'm rebuilding the entire frame rail system on both sides it's a he'll of a job and I've had flash burn so bad because my hood was failing but the boys got there boots for winter 😆
Thanks brother. Be blessed.
REMEMBERED YOU TOLD US THIS LOL I AM GLAD YOU MADE A VIDEO ON IT FINALLY!
This was very helpful, thank you for posting. I have an Alexapure, and I am so glad I got it before everything goes up.
Did this work with your alexapure and how do you like the alexapure brand?
@@jewelofwisdom8279 I haven't tried this yet, because I've only had my Alexapure about a year. I like my Alexapure, and I will try this to extend the filter.
@@Geaners100 Ok! It's pretty good, but I don't have a benchmark!
Thank you for this, I recently purchased a travel Berkey
GOD BLESS YOU FOR THIS!!! and everything you share
No judgment on the hair good INFORMATION LOVE FROM MICHIGAN THANKS
Perfect timing. I am in the market for a water filter & have been looking at the Berkeys. I did not know about the AlexaPure Pro.
I have a Berkey as well and just scrub them down and re-prime them. I have never used compressed air. Just keep in mind, not to use too much air psi, since the one end is just glued on and I have seen them split. I just changed out a set of filters after 8 or so years. The old filters were filtering slow, even after a good cleaning. Possibly calcium build up, not sure.
Nice, definitely looks like a worth while investment. Thank you for providing the vid Richie.
thanks for the info Richie. God bless
yes indeed, good job and thanks for the education - I'm actually one of those guys - 1 is none and 2 is one so I have 4 sets of filters in my stock - guess I wont need filters for sometime -
Thank you so much for making this video. I have a Big Berkee but I haven't used it yet.
OMG WHY?????
@@pamelaremme38 I have another water filter I use and I'm saving my BB when/if I have no electricity.
Thanks for the info Richie
Thanks Richie! Your method worked great!
Glad it helped!
Thank you. I'll be doing just that. Very helpful.
Best thing I bought for my household.
Good video! I needed to know how to clean the cleaning and filtering for my Berky.
Thank you Richie, great info. I have a Berkey as well
Thanks for this richie amazing infomation to know
Thank you and Bless you for this, Sweedart
Thanks man you are appreciated
Thanks richie stay safe brother
Hi Richie, I use a Berkey which is one year old now and what a great video showing how to clean the filters. I was thinking to replace the fluoride filters but my dealer hasn't got them in stock for months. I guess with your great tip I don't need to buy new ones. Kudos to you for your video came just in time.
Black filters last 7 yrs more or less depending on use and white ones for a year. All u have to do is clean them
they are expensive don't REALLY pull all fluoride out in the first place so I just do what the video shows, now look through the comments and see how many plumbers are in total agreement.
@@jailbreakoverlander that's sucks. I suppose for total fluoride removal would be distilling or reverse osmosis?
Thanks so much. I just recently bought one so good to know!! I did have to purchase the fluoride filters separate but to me they were definitely a must have.
You can't filter fluoride, it requires a reverse osmosis system I think
@@eibhlinnichrualoai no not based on my Berkey.
@@eibhlinnichrualoai not true. White filters do filter out fluoride
@@jaenyc263 do they? It says they don't. I'm in England atm, they might be different here?
@@eibhlinnichrualoai Berkey is a global company. Doesn’t matter where u live. Just search online, Berkey PF-2 filters
Thanks for sharing. I'm searching now for a filter.
Thank you Richie!! Like you said, very easy. 👍👍
Thanks Richie! God Bless🙏
Thank you Richie
Doing this today. Thanks Richy
Nice
Excellent ! Thanks! Great haircut.
thank you Thank You THANK YOU!!!!!
I have one set of back up filters, had a friend blow out my old ones (wasn’t aware you could do the floride ones too) ... I don’t have an air compressor but I will get the compressed air in the can. You are Awesome!!!!!!!!
But if he reccommends a psi of 60-90 with a can of air how can this be achived? And do we still need that little ten$ rubber tip ??
@@sarahbarber5418 I’ll have to rig up my pressure gauge in the tubing to check the psi - all I know is I hooked up about a 5” of tube with cone tip to the can nozzle (instead of the lil coffee stirrer sized thing that came w the can and it did blow out water/etc out of the length of the filters... I repeated it a few times then ran em under scalding hot water and they’re running beautifully.
Thanks again my brother. Awesome info!
Thanks Rich.
That's exactly what I decided to do after getting tired of buying filters. Yes it works well.the filtets worked like new.
GOD bless you Richie man I sure miss you on YT🤗🙏🐑😘
Nice vid. I assumed the black filter was fluoride remover and the white the standard. Advice rocks ---- hair aint bad - beats paying 45 bucks at the shop.
I've been telling people about Fluoride for years, good video
Been using Berkey water filters for 10 years since I moved to AZ which has horrific hard water. I use Berkey shower filter too, who wants to bathe in fluoride. Thanks for sharing great cleaning tip, I am one of those idiots who didn't know.
Thanks Richie!
OMG I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD ANOTHER CHANNEL ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Brother, Im on a well & have a top of the line water filtration system that removes hard water, arsenic & bacteria, It also backwashes itself with a large salt hopper. Probably something you could install in your sleep if you wanted, Judging by what your showing of your work. However it would be nice to also have a more portable system just incase of whatever
On a well also out here in BFE. I've a "Nomad" made by ClearSource on my list of portable potable water filtration devices. It'll make my Travel Trailer that much more self sufficient but can also take it anywhere in another vehicle. A bit pricey up front, like the Berk but well worth it in the long term.
And now that we have sewer water on tap, this filter is even more important.
Thx Rich.
Hey Brother Richie!
I did not want to spend the money for the stainless steel so I used 2 food grade 5 gallon buckets with covers and bought the parts and built one with a tap. I like you love doing things myself. No worries about the self bloviating about your skill as a plumber.. I to am a master, a master painter. I was taught the painting trade by a guy who was taken from Poland in 1939 to be a slave laborer for the Germans in a labor camp in Magdeburg Germany, for 6 years. I learned the trade OLD SCHOOL! A true MASTER!
So like the old days Brother Richie when we used to play pool in the bar room...When you see a nice shot say...."NICE SHOT"!
Be and Stay Blessed!
Ray
if you build one use food grade plastic pails
@@jailbreakoverlander
Brother Richie,
Absolutely did use food grade!
Richie...Keep On Truckin!!!
Ray
Thanks! Love the hair🥰
Thank you for this video. Been wondering how you did it. Heard you mention it but I’m a picture type of person. Thanks l!!
I miss hearing your voice anything you say sounds great to me. Happy birthday. I'm 67, so what ever, keep on truckin'. ❤️🇨🇱 Hair cut looks like you..
You're the reason I bought I bought one almost 2yrs ago and been using it since. Texas has some of the worst water quality in the country, so bad it almost killed my labrador due to a toxin he picked up outta one of the local lakes where 90% of our drinking water comes from and I noticed the water will actually change the color of rubber wading boots. South of me the ground water has so much tritium and "other" radioactive elements that it can't be used anymore. Thank you for all your informative presentations over the yrs and really enjoy JBO presentations! God Bless brother.
Well, I live in the country and there are military grade looking HUGE tanks that every fall they dump MILLIONS of gallons of SOMETHING HORRIBLE smelling on that land. The trucks keep coming for a week straight one after the other and ride and dump as they go. On a small field!!! NO ONE is going to tell me it is manure. I KNOW what manure smells like. Pig, cow etc. This is BREATH STOPPING STENCH and all that shit goes into our WELLS. Like the saying goes....They poison the wells.
@@pamelaremme38 I live out in the country as well and I've seen and smelled what you're referring to , at first I thought it was chicken manure from the chicken plants nearby but has the stitch of death mixed in..not sure myself what all is being put down
@@pamelaremme38 you may want to talk to your local sheriff's department and see what they say , I'd be curious to see what their input might be
@@richardflanakin2294 First thing that came to my mind was SOYLENT GREEN.
@@richardflanakin2294 I've learned a long time ago that "sheriffs are not on our side. They work in the same Admirality/Maritime law system masonic system that all our politicians are functioning under.
I've followed your journey for years, and I long for the pre-censorship years. These days we live are a validation to your work. Im sure your have started a "Style" with the hair, its badass like you...as we slide down the banister of life, we pray the splinters are pointed the right way my dude!
Thanks Richie
yup
Thanks for the info!!!!
Thanks!
Thank you
Fantastic video- THANKS Richie! At what point do you decide its actually time to replace them??
Right on Richie! I retired last year out of Plumbers Local 8 Kansas City! I clean my Alexapure the same way! Love the hairdo!!!
Nice
@Tim Ryan do you use the CAN of compressed air method, and if not, can you still please recommend if there is a specific one or brand that's best to use? Thanks in advance!
@@jewelofwisdom8279 No, I've use an air compressor! I think any brand of compressed air will work!
@@timryan7198 ok, thank you! I was concerned about the strength and therefore the effectiveness of the can of compressed air.
@@jewelofwisdom8279 I think a can of air will work good! It doesn't take a lot of pressure to clear them!
Thanks for the video.