Berkey Sued: Class action lawsuit against water filter company
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2022
- While digging around trying to find filters that are good to use in the old Berkey stainless steel canisters, I stumbled upon two lawsuits, one class action that involves all of us who purchased Berkey filters. I'm annoyed after reading the court documents. I'm linking to them so you can read for yourself. Now, these court cases haven't been decided officially yet, they are ongoing. We'll have to wait and see. But, if you're eligible for jury duty, you're able to think through the court documents and form tentative conclusions.
I don't trust Berkey or NMC as far as I could throw a Berkey stainless steal canister.
I'm also beginning to seriously doubt Jamie Young's lab, but I can’t come to a solid conclusion. How could his results be so different from an IAPMO accredited lab? Maybe Berkey sent him a filter that was supped up or not representative of the typical quality of the filters they sell. And, why does just about every single one of these company's use him? Even ZeroWater and Clearly Filtered. Thankfully ZW and CF have their own NSF certs independent of his lab for a few contaminants. Idk. Verdict still out on Jaime Young and his lab - maybe good, maybe not.
As far as what filters to use in the old SS cans, use these, and get 5% off with code "beaty" at this link: www.britishwaterfilter.com/?c...
Here's a swamp water drink test I did using them: • I Drank a Glass of Dir...
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Court documents here - click "PDF" under "Download Options": archive.org/details/berkey-la...
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Betrayed by Berkey and other water filter videos grouped here:
• Goodbye Berkey - What ...
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Here are the products that currently seem best to me (some are now affiliate links - more details below):
Ditch-water filter that works in the old Berkey stainless steel canisters:
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Counter-top, fill reservoir:
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Under-sink:
AquaTru
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Pour-through pitchers and dispensers:
ZeroWater - amzn.to/3SVQr4l
*IS tested, though NOT certified, to remove Fluoride
*Note* about ZeroWater: I recently learned that ConsumerLab.com found high levels of microplastics added to ZW filtered water. They said it could be that the filter needs have water run through it 4x and then the reservoir cleaned before drinking. They also noted that ZeroWater is particularly good at filtering Arsenic, so if that is a concerned with your water, they still recommended using it even with the microplastic issue. My conclusion is still consider using it, but make sure you flush it 4x and then clean and rinse the reservoir thoroughly. I wish all of these companies would quit with plastic and use stainless steel or sturdy glass, but, alas!
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*IS tested, though NOT certified, to remove Fluoride
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I did a lot of research on filters last year. Everyone on every group recommended berke. We seen online chatter about these lab tests in this lawsuit. Our research led us to the original filter that berkey is basically copied off of. It's called royal doulton. It actually has real lab tests, and is used by relief organizations around the world. None of them use berkey in third world countries. They use royal doulton. Also they are half the price of berkey and alexapure. Made in England, been around over 100 years, and have gotten better over the years as technology has changed. Every time I tried to share this information to online groups, I was attacked by berkey loyal fans.
Wow! Thank you for this info. Where can I find the lab test results? I hope he sees your comment.
Thank you for this information
@Paul Edwards Thank You!! Finally your message is getting out. I hope more people read your post and all these Companies get exposed for deceiving people.
Paul, as soon as you said Royal Doulton, I was familiar with the UK company as they have made China for decades. If they went into filtration, it makes sense to me they would do so on the up and up. Since the 80,s the majority of filtration systems have been nothing more than fraud.
@@gabbygabbygirl just do a search for royal doulton filters. They are from England so their test are from their government and labs. Which is usually more stringent than our. Not to mention many relief organizations that help starving people in undevelept countries have tested many different systems, including berkey. Berkey makes claims that no filters in the world can currently remove. I am not saying everyone should go buy a doulton. Please do your own research, you may find something that I didn't. But I would trust filtering through sand and then boiling over a berkey or alexapure
My experience with class action lawsuits is that you lost $500 and get back $1.27 in compensation. Lawyers get $10 million.
yeah..
To be fair, often the lawyers have done more work than any of the plaintiffs and the company gets kicked in the ass and stops ripping people off ... so there is that :)
@@Prod-23 True, but the owners of the product should get refunds.
wwowow.so what's the point of suing. lose money
I bought 4 berkey filters as spare survival prep resources. Thinking I had 6000 gallons for one pair. Besides what I was using for my big berkey. I have been using berkey for 15 years. This is truly horrible news. Thank you for discovering this. Do all corporations just lie and cheat and steal?
Me too! I bought a travel Berkey with 2 filters and then bought 2 more to put in my preps.
I sure hope they win the lawsuits and then give us a chance to get some more money back on these Berkey so I can get a different system. I just have a reverse osmosis system at my old house until it broke. I am so upset.
@@yadealone hoping to find a decent filter I can place in my Berkey. If not I'll be purchasing another system. Now I know why I saw an increase in the number of Berkey systems for sell on Facebook marketplace a month ago
@@knothead35 guess what that tells us is that it is not only corporations that lie to us. Our fellow consumers, in an effort to recuperate their investments, try to unload something they know is garbage. So, just who can we trust these days? Sadly, no one. Basic decency is dead!
@@George-nt8uw so true and so sad
You just saved me from making a huge mistake. Thank you for all of the hard work and time it took to research this topic. We all appreciate it.
WONDERFUL it is about time these water filter companies are held accountable.
Purchased a Berkey for RV travel. Hadn’t set it up before buying a house that used well water. Wanted to test the well water so we had the test done using the water, the water through the reverse osmosis, and through the Berkey. The RO water tested fine, the well water showed high Arsenic and high nitrites. The water through the Berkey showed the same results as the well. We paid for a worthless expensive water holder. Thank you for your research.
Ty, I am doing the same. I've been drinking Berkey for 2 years now😪
Did you purchase the arsenic/fluoride filter as well? Just curious.
@@edp4585 that is even more poisonous
@@arici1717 What do you mean poisonous?
@@Biophotogenesis I only used the black filters and got sick (heavy metals toxicity in my spine and brain in only one month of use). The white filters that remove fluoride and arsenic, are using aluminum oxide to "remove" those. They say that aluminum oxide it is stable and it is not affecting us. But, chemically, when you expose Aluminum oxide to hydrochloric acid (we have it in our stomach), you get Aluminum Chloride and water. It looks the Aluminum Chloride is not that nice though... it is a neurotoxin. Which explains the brain fog that some experience.
I bought 4 berky units for myself and 3 grown children 4 years ago. I never received any class lawsuit notices. I was so adamant about not drinking from the faucet and insisted my family use the berky filtered water. Now I feel foolish and angry
Same. So disappointed.
Me three…
Same...ditto here😥
@@justice1178 You still need some minerals. Distilled water, over time, will remove good and bad materials through urine output.
@@justice1178 Welp...when I was getting my Doctorate, I guess my professors were mistaken.
Thank you for posting this. My husband is a functional medicine practitioner. We work with individuals that have chronic health issues. We always test their drinking water on them. Every time we have tested water from a Berkey it has been bad for the individual. So, this information is not a surprise. It gives validation to our findings.
what kind of test did you do?
I have a hippie doctor friend that was promoting some other filtration system and then I discovered they were not even certified. Kind of like that homemade oxygenated water. Doctors dont hold the gravity they used to thanks to the AMA and recent events. Hopefully, we find a solution.
Is there a filtration system that you would recommend?
So which filter do you use?
Does the filter have graphene oxide in it? That would play right into their agenda with what's going on in the world today.
I just wanna know how we get our money back. At least that, but also compensation for this horrific lie and greatly endangering our health in this way. Because we TRUSTED their sorry a$$e$.
Have you learned that the milk companies have been lying to us? Remember the commercials "milk does a body good" or "milk is good for your bones"...all lies!!! Also back in the day, doctors used to tell us smoking was good for your health and smoking would make your sore throat feel better. Now we have "doctors" telling us to eat a high fat diet for better health. We can not trust anyone who is trying to make money from us. Maybe we can't trust the man who made this video? The only one I trust is Jesus Christ! You must be born again. (John 3:3)
me to
This makes me furious. My husband and I are senior citizens that saved our hard earned money to purchase a Berkey for our home and one for our RV. I then, in the mindset of preparedness, purchased extra filters when they went on sale. Now I am finding out that it was all pointless. Unfortunately, we do not have the extra money to keep buying water filtration systems and we purchased on the Berkey reputation. I always thought it was odd that a filter supposedly lasted so long. There will be a lot of angry customers out there that are in the same situation as us. The world gets greedier and greedier at the cost of “the little people”. Very sad.
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Feel your pain. As a widow, I didn't have extra money, but thought it was in my best interest. Now I even have a pair of extra filters. I could have gotten another water system for what I paid for spare filters. 😡😠
I’m with you - retired on a fixed income. I bought a second Berkey for my son last Christmas and a month ago purchased extra filters for both of us. I’m struggling with symptoms from an H. pylori diagnosis which I suspect was caused by bacteria from my well that I depended on the Berkey to filter out.
😞 maybe you could recoup $ on fb marketplace or something for some of it but it's hard because not everyone will know about any potential issues; although some are very brand loyal and may not care.
@@malzimus in good conscience I won’t do that. I don’t know anyone that brand loyal when clearly Berkey has failed so many. It is a shame.
Didn’t expect it to be this bad. Pretty outrageous consider they charge so much.
I have $1500 worth of brand new, unused Berkey products to use for emergencies. I thought my family would have safe water if anything ever happened. I AM SCREAMING MAD!😡
I understand. I spent a lot for my adult children.
Lol,,, Let's see, run pond water thru a sock/ nylon, and the like. Then you boil your water which kills all bacteria and or the like....done...
Mine works fine for my well water . Love to know the water source that has all these horrible chemicals in it .
@@offgridamy7176 That is a great question.
@@offgridamy7176 city water, any city.
So very sad and disappointing! I’ve owned a Berkey for at least 8 years!! You can’t trust any companies anymore!
any health issues arise from using Berkey?
@@aeptacon not that I am aware, but I have multiple health problems.
I was THIS CLOSE to buying a berkey. no way now. Thank You.
Me too! If they hadn't raised their cost so much I think I would have bought one by now.
Too expensive.
There is a trusted brand out there that have been making these since 1826 and they are avaible in the USA.
Zero water is good
I'm so sick of these companies making false claims and cheating people out of there hard earned money. I also have a Berkey but switched to zero water. The sad thing about this is I convinced my mother who had terminal cancer at the time to get a Berkey 🥺. We tried to keep her as health as possible while going through all her treatments giving her one of the purest water filters on the market that we could afford- boy was I wrong😡😤!
RIP mom, I miss you everyday 😞. p.s cancer sucks!
😡😭😡 I'm so sorry for your loss and I am so angry about this.
I am SO sorry for your loss. You did the best you knew at the time. I'm sure she knows that! 💞
REP Mama. 😇
It is hard to loose your mother. I know...I've lost mine & she was almost 90. I miss her every day.
May your heart be comforted.
Blessings
I'm a senior on a fixed income and bought a Berkey because I want clean water. I felt led to also buy a Zero water pitcher a few months later. So glad I did. I filter through Berkey then refilter it through Zero. God help us all, they're killing us off for the love of money.
So sorry for your loss. God bless you.
Zero taste good but just doesn’t last very long especially considering the price.
The terrible thing is that people are trusting these companies with their health. Sometimes their very lives. I've watched mobile home videos where people openly talk about using their Berkey to filter pond and river water when they're on the road. Nobody in their right mind would EVER just drink pond water that wasn't purified.
People have been duped into spending way too much money for a lie that can make people very sick.
I’ve had mine for a long time and did all the research!!!! They lied I’m furious! Our health is the biggest reason we bought this
Im in the same exact boat. I feel so let down.
I have been studying the subject about the water filtration systems. I was looking at the Berkey . From what I can tell, there is not a one filter system that addresses the contaminants in water - especially removing forever chemicals.
What Berkey and most survival filtration systems are known for , are the removal of bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Which can be deadly by just drinking once. Even then, I would use caution to boil the water.
As far as the chemicals, not even reverse osmosis or zero filters are capable to remove all contaminants for the life cycle of the filter. It is a good habit to check water quality and change filters as needed. Even before estimated due date. It all depends on the contaminants in your area. And not all areas are contaminated the same.
Now the reason I was looking at Berkey vs other filters. Is the fact that helps keep water ionized. Vs plastic containers. The stainless steel is easier to disinfect and reuse since plastic is a harvester for pathogens as those I described. I will look at the info you offer. But I am concerned that the info here misrepresents and give expectations for one filtration system to eliminate every pathogen when you clearly stated that those filters are specialized and undergo specific testing for approval and labeling.
If you are expecting the Berkey or any filter , to filter biowarfare or chemical warfare , you might want to study the subject more deeply and buy those filters separately.
But survival systems that you are disappointed with were intended for areas where people are out in the wild and in need of safe drinking water. It has saved lives around the world. It will take more than one lab to test all filters equally to see if even Apple to apples are being assessed. Which from my research- it’s not. I hope you are legit and unbiased concerning this product. Because it has a lot of good reviews minus. But I’m willing to look at your info.
I like your well thought-out comment.
We all have to be open minded, anything is possible when it come to something like this to be talked about. I come to the conclusion yrs ago that I don't truth anything or anyone as far as I can throw...and that's not very far. Peace✌️ on earth 🌎
No filter is perfect. Our water tastes gross. Our berkey made it taste better. We just changed to Filterlogic cartridges, and they seem to be ok so far. Time will tell. Filterlogic/Waterdrop are NSF tested at least, lol.
Thank you for all your hard work. I live in California and purchased a Berkey during the pandemic. Because of California regulations I was not allowed to purchase the larger sized filtration systems. I thought I was doing such a good thing. I watch a lot of homestead channels on UA-cam and many of them have a Berkey on their countertop. Get the word out.
I cannot say anything about the heavy metal or any other issue in this video, I can only say that the berkey does really well for water in the Philippines. My family consistently had problems with the local water causing diarrhea and other issues. After starting to use the Berkey, there hasn't been a single gastro issue from anyone that drinks only from the berkey.
They might be trashing this brand because too many people were benefiting from it. None of these companies can be trusted to tell the truth, one way or the other.
Its definitely better than no filter. The entire reason people is mad is they cost almost 200$ for one set of filters and they apparently do the same exact thing as filters that cost a fraction of the cost,
@@vward4871 thats my thoughts. Mike Adams tests all of that stuff in his own lab and found Berkey to be one of the top best. so i will discredit this video.
Very much appreciate you staying with this issue, Robert. Berkey is a complete scam and has been from day one. It’s just horrible to think of the thousands upon thousands of people giving their hard-earned money and trust to these people. I’m hoping they are held responsible, and folks can at least get some of their money back.
TRUTH! Total scammers selling an exorbitantly overpriced product that doesn't even work while making outlandish claims with absolutely no proof or evidence. Unbelievable!
Why are all these water companies scams 😭😭😭
Berkey, kangen are no different :(
I am so glad to have found this channel a week ago. I have been using a Berkey for about a year now. I am moving so thought now would be a good time to change filters. No way that is going to happen now. Keep up the good work and let us know what the best filters out there are as you become aware of them. Thank You...👍✌️
This really blows my mind. It took quite a while for my health to improve, and if I had had any sense that this type of lawsuit would have existed in the future or if it had existed in the past I would have had a lawsuit myself. Years ago, I threw away my berkey because the water coming out of it at 1 point dried on a plate and it was rusty. I knew there were really old pipes in the building that I lived in and I was counting on that berkey to protect... I ended up getting sick and I had different types of skin problems, chemical sensitivity, and stomach and gut problems. I figured that if there was rust there was no way it was filtering at the level promised. It took quite a while for my health to improve. Around that time I would go on to different UA-cam channels and post comments about the ineffectiveness of the berkey but no 1 ever believed me. As an add-on to this comment, when I saw the rusty material that came from the dried water coming out of the berkey, I did some testing to make sure that the gasgets that tighten the filters in place were sealed well, and that there is no leaks to be sure that water really was passing through the filters.
Now I wondering if that’s my husbands problem, the Berkey and his skin issues, he’s had them since about the time we got the Berkey, OMG THIS SUCKS !!!
I've had the same gut/skin problems as well as my berkey filters never passed any of the red dye tests but maybe the very first time, I kept returning them and getting a new set. but after a few days my stomach would be messed up again, Berkey blamed my water supply, so when I asked if they had a lot of complaints from my neighbors that own Berkey they told me that my water was completely different than any of my neighbors 20feet away, I told them they made no sense. I told them I can tell that my dog and I were getting unfiltered water from the Berkey because both me and my dog belch from this areas tap water and it tears my stomach up. So I'm back to buying bottled water. I hate them, because I suffered to save up for their system for about a year, and I and my dog have suffered because we were getting sick from the tap water, that normally we wouldn't drink except that I trusted berkey's "testing". I'm angry too, and I hate them for stealing a year or two of my life.
@@barbaragoodman1789 I am so sorry to hear that. Cetaphil Restoraderm applied after a shower helped me over time. But knowing what I know now, vaseline and bepanthen applied after a shower, might work even better.
Berkey vs Tap run thru a distiller :
ua-cam.com/video/BzITkqQksvs/v-deo.html
@@theta799 Thank You!!!
It is all Bread and Circus !! Even class action suits. A couple of years ago, I was part of a class action lawsuit with TD Bank with their crafty bookkeeping thefts and I received a check for $1.88.
Lol, exactly. When there are so many people listed in the action there is less money to go around.
Yes, but each lawyer involved probably received a check for $1,000,000.88, so it was still worth it. 😁
Class action lawsuits aren’t about the plaintiffs getting a lot of money, they are about punishing a company for hurting people and deterring other companies from doing the same garbage to us.
@@ReflectedMiles the lawyers obviously are not handling these cases for free. They spend a lot of time working up their cases. So if they get one third of the settlement, the remaining amount will be divided up amongst all the people in the suit. Of course none of the plaintiffs are making money in this situation but at least the company is being punished.
@@maryl8132 It is the magnificence of the sums offered that are one of the great incentives for "ambulance chasing" and the US being the most litigious country in the world. As one observer put it, the US tends to have just two solutions to any type of misconduct: 1) More and longer jail sentences for more of its citizens than any other country; 2) More and larger civil lawsuits and judgments than any other country. So the result should then be that there are lower rates of crime and civil misconduct than in other developed countries, right, since the point is deterrence--but that has never been the outcome of these cultural practices and public policies.
Thieves and Liars, I AGREE!!
Appreciation - I just watched your Part 1 and replied there. So grateful that we are all able to share and learn, and thanks so much. Thumbs up!
This must be why I have such a high failure rate with my ferments bc they end up smelling like toxic chlorine. Thanks, Robert. I appreciate all your work on this.
YIKES !
You should be able to smell that amount of chlorine before putting it into the ferment. I would be willing to bet there’s another issue there.
I wish I’ve known this before I bought my Berkey 3 months ago. 😢
I hope you find a better filter we can all use. Thanks for all your research.
Try to return it. It's a lot of money. Good luck to you.
Multipure filters
@@happyautumn3938 they work in the berkey?
@@vancouvervixen4253 no they are a completely different filter. Reverse osmosis they sell an emergency pump to use with the countertop model. You would have to somehow pre filter water before using the multipure in an emergency situation.. it isn't meant to filter swamp water.. they are great for everyday use.. each filter does 750 gallons of tap water. Thinking get your water as clean as possible and then use the multipure...what are your thoughts?
Me too big is unopened 😞
This is very eye opening and it’s very disturbing news when owning and trusting in it. They need to be held accountable for sure!
Boy, the Homesteaders are not going to like this! Most of them push getting these filters. I'm grateful I procrastinated. Thanks for your diligence in this.
Don’t believe ANYTHING you hear… be your own investigator…
Me too, we were getting ready to purchase 2 I actually have them in my shopping cart, but we were going out town and wanted to be here when they delivered it, then come across this...OMG!🤑😱🤑
Aaahh .. the silver lining for procrastinators like me !
Berkey vs Tap run thru a distiller :
ua-cam.com/video/BzITkqQksvs/v-deo.html
Thank you for updating on this. It's so infuriating and the lying and products not living up to their claims, widespread.
Sounds like he was allegedly paid off to say it passed with flying colors. After I got mine and I saw the filters I was questioning how can it filter out the huge list of stuff, but I trusted them anyways. I'm so angry!!
So glad I found your channel. Thank you for sharing your research! So important we are all aware of what businesses are up to.
If you're wondering about hexavalent chromium, watch Erin Brokavich. Thanks for sharing your research. It's so frustrating when you're trying to do the right thing for your family but all the agencies that should be protecting you are stuffing their pockets and lying. I've started looking into atmospheric water generators as a water source option. Some can run using a small amount of electricity but also require filters including UV.
Thank you for continuing to follow up. I have been using and supporting Berkey for 20 years and have heard ppl say the are lying but I discounted it because I wanted to believe. I really appreciate your research. I pray you find something we can buy that works in the containers. I just want hood clean water too. Bless you ❤️
Wanting to believe isn't safe! Too many nay I say ALL companies, are just thieves!
I applaud you for recognizing your mistake and being willing to admit it. Faith and commitment are a poor substitute for evidence and vigilance.
I think the problem with that idea is going to be that the actual NSF-certified, pour-through systems have multiple-stage filters that address different contaminants, and the filter media are often under containment / compacted pressure by the filter housing in order to function properly. Some of the hardest ones to deal with are like PFAS, for example, which I would be very surprised if a Berkey-type filter could deal with in addition to the more common / easier ones. For example, the Zero Water filters send the water through five separate stages. (This fact is one reason I really questioned Berkey's ability to do what they claimed with one simple filter type.) Even if a very technically adroit and inventive person / company comes up with a way to do it, would it be trustworthy without them getting NSF certifications? I think not, and that is an expensive and time-consuming thing to achieve.
@@ReflectedMiles I couldn't read the redacted part of the paperwork, but the "overflow"control was discussed in the paper. I can attest that I have had water spill out when the bottom chamber is full. The water is supposed to sit in the upper chamber until space is available in the lower chamber (not drip out of the sides).
Aside from that, I used to distill my water after Eternal changed their aquifer from New Zealand to the US.
I live in a large city were the water is heavily chemically processed. I have been happy with the results of the Berkey + flouride filter filtration. I can taste when the filter needs to be changed.
What I find intriguing is that the lawsuit was submitted back in August 2021. The Berkey filters are still being sold. I guess they are not afraid....cause that could snowball into a class action suit.
I remember back in the day when Vibram Five fingers was sued. Vibram shoes are still sold to this day - they just changed their advertising. Nothing wrong with the shoes.
I'll be interested to see how this lawsuit pans out.
Also, many three letter organizations have failed us the past couple of years, so......
Boy you just saved me a boatload of grief... Around March or April 2022 I wanted to get a Berkey system ... But in my gut I said I'll hold off and learn more and it just went by the wayside... THIS SESSION JUST HELPED ME DODGE THAT BULLET... I'm a widow and 74 years old ...can you imagine the inner pain I would be suffering right now ...to know... if I had bought it... I'd have been drinking contaminants all this time...PLUS THE FINANCIAL SACRIFICE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR ME BEING ON A FIXED SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME... Do they not understand that there is a ghastly reward for those who deceive and abuse / rob widows...My. My, My...SHAMEFUL...👎
I used Black Berkey filters for 1 1/2 years expecting a high rate of filtration. 6000 gallons sounded exceptional yet the water never tasted better than water directly from the tap. If it seems too good to be true it usually is. THANK YOU FOR EXPOSING BERKEY AND REVEALING THE TRUTH!!! I purchased the original set up which included 2 black filters and later purchased replacement filters. All in about $400.
Exact same story as you. How do we get our money back?
Strange our water tastes so much better after going through the berkey..
@@cjmonster same. I’m convinced many of these people never did the red dye test to make sure they didn’t have any leaks and that their filters were on correctly. There’s no way this many people have issues if they bought genuine products. Not to mention the lawsuit says many bought their items off Amazon which is KNOWN for counterfeit. Many also discredit the fact that charcoal filters can filter out some nasty things…. always has and it’s basic science!
This is crazy and I’m outraged at this company!! I been trying to heal my body and trusted the Burkey would clean my water.
I’m spreading the word. Interesting topic, and also wow thought I was protecting my kids, apparently only wasting hundreds on trash!
I am going to send these videos you’ve done on berke or whatever their famous name is to everyone I know that has one or moving in that direction.
Thank you for all of the hours and of your personal time that you have done in gathering this very important information. My
gratefulness and thanks to you is HUGE!
You’ve done amazing work and have stayed diligent, which you’ve done far better than I and so many others ever could.
I am not trying to be redundant, but I can’t help myself to say, thank you, in closing.
I was looking at a Berkey and a few others, but have waited due to price. I’m SO glad I did! I never thought to check the NSF ratings! Thank you so much! I’m now thinking I’ll buy one of the other two you mentioned and run my refrigerator filtered water through it and if I had to get alternate water due to an issue, I’ll boil and then use the one I buy. Hopefully that will be good enough. Well, I know for a fact now it will be better than a Berkey! 😂. I’m also going to save a ton of money now, thanks for your diligence and sharing your information with the world.
Please keep us updated on a legit filter replacement.
Man! Thank you so much for this valuable information. I have been using Berkey for only 2 years. I was at the point of just about ordering new cartridges again. Wow! Now I have to rethink the whole process and pray for you to come up with a decent filter. Thank you for all your hard work and research myself and others really appreciate it. I do hope you keep up a UA-cam channel. Peace and love and good health to you and your family from Tennessee.
Take Berkefeld Doulton (UK), the original filters with NSF certification.
Thank you for your work and research. The facts really blow me away.
Thanks for the update, I have never been happy with my berkey, oddly enough as cra cra as Cali is they've outlawed it because they won't get the proper third party testing done and we know why now.
California doesn't allow the big stainless steel berky but they allow the plastic one. I know from experience. I wanted to buy one but the big Becky hadn't passed the testing. Idk what makes the plastic model better. Nothing, I suspect.
Reading the class action suit right now. Thank you for providing it for us. As I read, I am just getting angrier and angrier. Found my receipt from when I ordered it in Jan 2020. Paid $275 for the Royal Berkey and an additional $120 for a set of 2 filters. That was and still is a lot of freakin money for what is basically a stainless steel can and a few lumps of charcoal. I believed the hype. Everyone on every survival forum and YT channel was pushing how great the Berkey is. Took me years to bite the bullet and get one. Regretted it almost immediately. It's a daily pain in our butts over here. Everything we cook, drink, or can we are constantly worried is the Berkey full? Did it filter the water we put in it yesterday? Will we have enough to make a pot of coffee. Do the damn filters need scrubbed again? I just wish I could get my money back. And imagine how many millions of people have spent this same amount of money and more, on their useless filters. I am so glad I never talked any family members into buying one.
Thanks for making me aware of this. I too got sold on the Berkey via various channels and I did not do any research like you have done. It sucks feeling taken advantage of and feeling as though we have continued to be poisoned by chemicals we thought we were filtering out. As soon as I am out of my rental I will return to my Culligan RO system
On SS. Saved up for months for a Travel Berkey. I have not felt the taste was very good. Used to drink bottled distilled water and the Berkey filtered water does not taste as good. This is highly upsetting. Will be watching this closely. Thank you for posting.
Alot of the brands have changed their marketing claims. I know because I am a biochemist and the FDA and NSF is cracking down!
Neither of them are honest !
@@cherylhausam9981 Really? So if the NSF labs aren't the standard, what is? Conspiracy theorist / prepper declarations? The recent water filter results from Project Farm suggest that actual NSF certification might have some serious meaning in practical, real-world performance.
@@cherylhausam9981 At the present time I would trust FDA to run a test and get accurate results. However, they won’t necessarily make those results highly accessible or invest the resources to create a layman friendly interface to them. If by NSF, you mean National Science Foundation, I would have a similar answer. In fact I would trust the NSF more because it’s harder (but not impossible) for politicians to interfere with NSF science.
FDA, nsf are part of the problem.
FDA IS CORRUPT.
I have a question so if Berkey is not being honest. What about Alexa pure? Is there a legit water filtration system that if things get bad and people need to filter water that is safe? This all makes me so mad. People can't be just throwing their money around some of us live on fixed incomes and so when we buy something we're trying to trust in a product that is going to keep us safe or our loved ones.
Is my same question. I did alexapur instead of berky. I feel betrayed. For a year and a half I have thought I was drinking and saving healthy water.
Like others here I am a senior on fixed income that is well below the poverty line. Before retiring I did everything I could to have everything I needed for a few years. Now this.
Reverse osmosis or distillation.
@@ObamaoZedong You also have to be cautious about RO and change filters very often due to mold. People will check their homes for mold because of health issues and forget about their water.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your efforts researching and sharing the information you've found. I bought a Berkey water filter about a year ago, and have been going down the rabbit hole looking for replacement filters after finding out about the lawsuit and block of sales of the Berkey filters.
Thank you for sharing your findings and educating us!
We are with you Robert. We are one.
Yeah, that’s messed up. We’ve been using berkey for 10 years thinking it was doing a great job. 😡😡😡
I bought 2 replacement filters for mine. My TDS meter showed NO improvement whatsoever. Scammers, for sure, so the canister is worthless now.
I bought two replacement filters for mine and got scammed. My TDS meter shows no improvement whatsoever.
Wow I bought one sad to say & I bought extra filters. The water taste better than my picture filter, better than my Britain’s on sink filter. My city’s water must not be bad. With this filter I can drink the water without the smell of bleach & no upset stomach
Berkey vs Tap run thru a distiller :
ua-cam.com/video/BzITkqQksvs/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for sharing your research! You have saved us from buying anymore products from them. We stationed overseas and have been relying on them to filter our household water for years. 😢
Within days of using my new Berkey I developed an irritating cough that has never gone away, and headaches, you make this investment trying to do the right thing for yourself or your family and these greed driven psychopaths exploit us. I certainly do hope that they shut them down but not before their pockets are picked clean.
So sorry. I have a Berkey. Always felt funny about the water. Now what? What can people use?
They are starting to put Graphene Oxide in the tap water and it cannot be filtered out by any system. I have a Berkey but I have been drinking bottled water and now I am wondering the the housing is even stainless steel? A magnet will not stick to mine. I just trioed it. A magnet should stick.
@@clairemontanaro4985 I have heard that graphine oxide is in some coffee's too. Nothing can filter it from water?! A magnet won't stick to my Berkey nor to any stainless cookware in the kitchen but it adheres to an enameled Descanco skillett.
@@gretchenburton7184 I thought I was crazy, I was so brainwashed by all these Berkey people that I was convinced it was good for me even though my throat was raw and the water smelled funny and certainly didn't taste much better.
Unfortunately I believe this to be true of many products we use and many services, it's going to be a rude awakening.
As I have posted on other Berkey YT sites, I had a rash of catastrophic failures of the black elements I had purchased from New Millenium Concepts thru the Berkey site and or on Amazon.
"Prepping" purchases is very fertile ground indeed for companies to sell you stuff, knowing that it may be years before you actually use their product, and by then it will be too late to recover damages. I suspect the freeze dried food industry relies on this tactic as well. (Maybe for the exception of Mountain House which promotes sale of soon-to-be-used camping food and not just for future long term prep storage.) In other words these companies are selling you "insurance" that you think is backed up by solid products that do as advertised.
This has been why I keep some time honored hand pump Katadyn Water Filters that are have been used day to day in more real outdoor third world conditions, where if they did not work, there would be immediate alarm bells sounded by travelers who were getting sick. I sense that most Berkey users, myself included, are keyboard preppers and while we may use Berkeys in daily use, we are using them as a false assurance that our filtered water is OK, but the reality is that these Berkeys are not being put to the test, so that is why no one finds out that they don't do as adverised. Only those who face challenging water issues that require immediate solutions may go out and really check the efficacy of water purification, especially if the water still tastes bad. So the vast majority of us go on not realizing how we are being scammed, unless of course like in my case, your black elements have such poor quality control issues that the plastic hub has a major leak where it was supposed to glued onto the bottom of the black element with a water tight seal, and the water just visibly can be seen pouring through.
And then there are You Tubers who jump on ther bandwagon and exploit the "confirmation bias" of these keyboard preppers that having a Berkey means you are smart and understand the importance of clean water and ways to filter it. Becasue we are dealing with such a small sample size of actual users who are putting their Berkeys to the test, we have entered the realm of Bayesian statititical analysis. It makes these YT preppers seem knowlegdeable when all they have done is jump on the bandwagon for YT clicks. The other mantra is that you have to have thousands of rounds of ammo, when the reality is that if a situation ever arose in which you needed thousands of rounds of ammo, you would probably not live to fire your first 20 rounds!
Your anger and frustration are justified. I was just about to buy their filters and was led to your video. Your video will continue to get shared and the word will get out. Slowly but surely...they will fail for their deceit. Be blessed
So, the obvious question is, is there a water filter system out there that IS reliable? I am so glad I didn’t buy one, but two of my kids did, and they were just trying to prepare for an emergency for their families. For their children. How disappointing.
I don't have a Berkey, your video was randomly recommended to me by the algorithm. but I've been following your videos bc this case intrigues me, I think this is important.
Thank you for keeping us updated! I am mad too. I just bought my daughter one! Going to return it if possible. Maybe we should all try that🤪
I can only THANK YOU for your hard work. Last month I was almost duped by Berkey. Something kept telling me to wait. I didn't make the purchase. Again thank you for ALL your hard work and valuable time spent to tell the truth.
Thank you sir. You have altered the course of my and my wife’s health & lives by calling this abysmal situation out. Bravo and keep up the great work!
Good work on this. The same thing is going on in the supplements/vitamins industry. It is just... abysmal. Finding a 98% discrepancy in some supplement brands is commonplace, but the FDA doesn't do jack about it. It is dangerous and criminal.
I hope the class-action goes forward.
Where do we find the info on the supplements?
@@beckyferru google it! This is old and new information it goes all the way back to the 70's-2022.
You're right, there's lots of information out there on this subject. Just wondering if there was a specific source that they found helpful.
FDA finally put a black box warning on breast implants but took them fifty years. Clearly FDA doesn't do much.
Yea, supplements are one of the largest and biggest scams ever !
Absolutely preposterous, appears the only thing that is effectively being filtered by Berkey are high percentages of consumer dollars! Thanks Robert for another eye opener.
Wow! Thank you so much. I knew something wasn't right. Yet I was subdued each time I questioned the quality of my water results. You are appreciated.
omg THANK YOU for this information! I'm livid!!!!!!
I'm mad, trusted Berkey for 10 years. Switching to Aquasana ASAP. Thanks for your help!
Part of the problem with these filters may be that the top container stays dry after the water drips through to the bottom container. It stays dry as long as it takes to use the water from the bottom container, could be months.
The literature that comes with the (Alexa Pure in my case) says the filter cartridge should stay wet all the time. In fact they ship the cartridge in a sealed foil bag with water in it. The tests they do in the lab are probably with continuously wet cartridges.
The system may be OK if you use the water at a fast rate, but not OK if you use it infrequently.
So glad I saw this! I have a Berke, but haven’t used it yet. Out the window it goes! Will check out the one from England now. Thanks for the info!!
Thanks for the info. For those rates want to follow this Federal case and others there is a program called RECAP that works with Firefox. RECAP allows you to search for some Federal cases that were downloaded under the Firefox platform. PACER itself is the way to go and some stuff such as Docket and filings can be downloaded free
Wow, greed and lies everywhere. I’ve got a big berkey and bought lots of spare filters.
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Thank you for posting! I've seen several recent posts on UA-cam not favorable for Berkey, I had just been researching it and was close to ordering one!
Much appreciation for all you do on behalf of the public. Many blessings to you and yours.
I feel you brother. TY for speaking about this. Much love
Shared your videos and will be following to see what you found on your quest!!! THANKS for all your hard work 💗💗💗🙏
Puts a whole new look on “Watch The Water”
Your video highlights the reason why we need to protect our water sources from run off and other sources of polution.
I am so angry! I have a 3.25 gallon Berkey plus extra set of black filters I bought. How can we join the lawsuit? I am so mad!
I think we are all automatically included :)
@@Robert-Beaty Thank you! What do you think of the Doulton filters?
God bless you. I am a female you. I want clean water. I've been using Zero since 2017. I despise plastic. Today I almost bought a Berkey. Then I thought to investigate some more. I'm glad I did!
Plastic doesn't look so bad anymore, does it?
@@uptoolate2793 Nope, I still despise plastic. I've decided to build my own out of glass and stainless steel. I'm even going to make my own filtering system.
Zero also has a glass water container part and you can buy all metal parts to go inside
I always get a putrid taste from zero or any store bought filter system. I have used Berkey for 2 years and use it only to filter our city water because it has so much chlorine. Once through the Berkey and it takes like spring water. I’m disappointed to find out Berkey is not what it is advertised to be but I will continue to use it on my drinkable city water. It’s worth it for me as without Berkey my city water tastes putrid. I do not regret buying my Berkey.
@@gbmarie836 doesn’t chlorine taste and smell naturally go away from just sitting in a container? Maybe it’s that and not the berky.
You have every right to be angry! Use it to your advantage. I hope everything goes well for you 🙏
Thanks! I've been doing my due diligence before getting a filter, when I came across a series of these type videos. Thanks again!
You don’t have to go to court if you’re in a class action lawsuit the lawyers handle everything
And the lawyers will handle all the money that is recovered if their lawsuit is successful. I don't know whether in this case they are being paid on a contingency basis as Plaintiff Lawyers like in a medical malpractice case, where if they lose the case, they have lost their time and money, but where if they win, they collect the lion's share of the payout. I suspect this lawsuit is on a contingency basis.
I get it that they have to be rewarded for taking risk on a contingency case, but if the legal system is supposed to benefit the consumer , then even if the lawsuit is successful, one thing is almost certain, you the consumer won't see a dime of the award money. The verdict and "award" will be the same to you whether the lawyers win or lose their case;. ZERO. And Berkey is probably paying their legal defense team by the hour, and maybe that is why their prices are so outrageous! LOL. So you see, whether you the hapless members of the public ever get justice is purely SECONDARY. What matters is the preservation of the parasitic legal collective: From the court clerks getting their paychecks and pensions, to the lawyers on both sides, the judges, the judicial oversight review committees, and as we see nationally, the preservation of the corrupt DOJ and other rogue agencies of the government like the CIA, FBI, NSA etc.
I also have been using Berkey for 15 yrs. thinking I was doing good. So mad!
@@hzilla5550 Nolo and other sites on the web say the lawyer’s contingency fee is typically around 30 to 40%. That is high, but so is the risk the lawyer is taking if you don’t win. The lawyer has to pay the salaries and overhead of everyone on your case out of their own pocket. We all complain about greedy lawyers, but they are a necessary defense system against the power of governments and corporations.
Fell very angry! That's a good show of what's wrong in America, companies lie every day and get away with it.
Berkey vs Tap run thru a distiller :
ua-cam.com/video/BzITkqQksvs/v-deo.html
👍👍thanks so much for your research! I hope Berkey gets sued into bankruptcy for their dishonesty.
The dishonest Berkey owners will have sold their shares as soon as this info started coming out. Creeps.
(Ask the Universe to.return all the distressed energy in your field to the Berkey Initiators and perpetrators of this scam. DO IT ! sit with it and feel the shift in your energy field - it will lighten you up. It works … sit with it for a min of 15 mins.
Repeat as often as you want.
You're awesome man. Thanks for doing the research and providing this insight. You just saved me a ton of grief, as I was just in the process of developing my own home-made water filtration system and can now rule out using those stupidly expensive Berkey filters inside of it. Thanks!
This is horrible how much money I have spent on Berkley filters! Thank you for the update!
I love my Berkey and also lots of other persons have sent out samples and it comes through with flying colors.
A lot of people have sent off samples to have them checked and they were fine did you ever consider that big companies that sell bottled water might be behind trying to smear Berkey. Many people have moved towards getting their own water like Berkey systems and these big companies are not happy with this let’s think a little bit outside the box here
In addition who is sending off samples of the all the bottled water in stores Which most people described as glorified tapwater
Thank you for sharing your findings!
Thank you so much!
There truly needs to be a purging of all dishonest people from the face of this Earth, can you imagine life after that?
we need our hearts purified as well the bible says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God pray for these souls to repent and return the money
Lonely.
@@chrismullin8304 Unrelated, but I get it.
@@herekitty6309 The life you are wishing for will happen soon...Jesus Christ is coming back, then we will live for 1,000 years in peace. If you are not born again you will never see the world the way you are talking about.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
A purging of all dishonest people from the earth? Well, then humans would be extinct cuz all humans are dishonest. Jeremiah 17:9
Thank you for your diligence.
This explains why there's no product reviews on their website. I was so curious as to why I couldn't make a review.
In a class action lawsuit, you are usually notified about the lawsuit and given an opportunity to opt out. I was never notified that as a purchaser of a Berkey I was included in the lawsuit. Are only buyers in the state in which the suit was filed included? Also, any monies obtained in the suit are laughably minimal, the majority of the money going to the individual who initiated the suit, the attorneys, and the administrators ot the case. Most buyers will be compensated only about enough to buy a Big Mac.
I am questioning this as well. I never received any communication regarding a class action lawsuit. Mine was a gift however registered in my name.
I use peroxide to clean my charcoal filters, it works great. Been doing it for years. Does not leave any aftertastes, and water tastes same as new filter. Just run it thru filter like water. It will bubble and change color. I keep using peroxide until it comes out clear. Water tastes great.
What unit are you using, which filters? Are those 100% charcoal filters you are talking about? I'm trying to figure out which water system to buy, was gonna get a berkey, but not anymore....
I've always wondered... that looks and taste can be deceiving sometimes 🤔🤔
I bought A LOT of extra black filters and fluoride filters for each of those. Enough to get me through many, many years with regular use. I gave my older system and new filters to a sister’s family and a new set of filters to my child and their mom. I was set for years and had some for bartering purposes. Good to know the reality of what’s going on! But very depressing as well. Thanks!
The Lifestraw line of water pitchers also passes NSF standards and covers PFOAs. I researched these quite a bit a while back and mostly settled in on Lifestraw for a pitcher, and similar to what you found, Aquasana for under-sink or Hydroviv.
4:28 this makes me question if his information is correct. I don’t think testing labs just throw up their hands and quit, before completing the tests they are being paid to perform.
If he is exaggerating, then he is guilty of the very thing he’s mad about.
Read the lab results. Link is in the description
That's what happens when companies cut corners and take advantage of consumers!!
Been thinking about a lawsuit on them since my family has been using Berkey for everything and we live in the city of Phila. It is totally disgusting! Thank you!