Berkey pf 2 and pf 4 elements i installed my pf 2 elements but my water is a bit cloudy and why does it have a funny taste.
Berkey fluoride filter cloudy water.
We instantly noticed it have a funky taste to it a little salty sweet.
Appropriated purged installed and maintained pf 2 filters most likely will not result in cloudy particulate in filtered water unless due to unexpected manufacturing defect.
I noticed when priming the fluoride filters there was a lot of residual dust and the water was cloudy.
Buy berkey pf 2 fluoride filter set of 2 fits white berkey purifiers only.
Lifespan it is recommended that each set of two berkey pf 2 fluoride water filters should be replaced after 1 000 gallons 3 785 liters or one year whichever comes first.
Something hard to not make a mistake with since you.
After posting this on hffg s facebook page berkey responded with the following.
We just set our berkey light up with 2 fluoride pf 2 filters the big white ones.
As you can see there really was not a significant reduction in fluoride even with a brand new berkey fluoride filter.
The only tricky thing with berkey s is choosing the right size.
Most people are just assuming the fluoride filter is properly reducing the amount of this neurotoxin in tap water.
Most of the posts about film dust on the water in the bottom have been with people using the fluoride filters not with the black only.
The black filters filter out everything you can think of while the white filters remove fluoride and arsenic.
If the berkey pf 2 fluoride and arsenic reduction elements are the issue re prime the elements from both sides to force out any residual media from within the filters.
Without the fluoride filter just the black ceramic it taste fine just like plain filtered water.
Be sure to order yours from a trusted reseller source to avoid counterfeit used filters.
If the water is still cloudy we know that the black berkey purification elements are the source.
Berkey fluoride water filter allows you to make this decision about your health for yourself by reducing the amount of fluoride in your water by up to 97.
The fluoride reduction elements are a post filter to the black berkey filters and are compatible with all berkey water filter systems excluding the go berkey.
Cloudy water is a sign that the pf 2 fluoride filters need additional priming.
I m only using the black berkey filters not the fluoride ones the water that it produces is filmy cloudy.
Testing for fluoride was based on 20 30ppm of the ion in the influent aqueous solution at a flow rate of no more than 3 gpm per cubic foot of media.
About the berkey pf 2 fluoride and arsenic reduction elements set.
I did the red dye test and it was fine but i m just confused.
October 27 2013 berkey administrator.
