Originally Posted by Soliloquy (Post 5851377)

I threw out my Santevia within months of buying it, too. I followed the directions EXACTLY and mildew grew in it. :sick

We are absolutely IN LOVE with our Berkey. Just in love. When we first moved out here, the house we rented had very rusty, acidic well water. The pH was 5.0!!! And it tasted bad. We ran it through the Berkey. Came out clear and delicious with a pH of 7.5. [emoji813]s We are in a different house, now, with much better well water but we still run it through our Berkey.

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And a Berkey is an excellent way to be prepared. You can put non-potable water in a Berkey (i.e pond or river water) and it will come out purified and drinkable. The filters last about 5 years, too.

Originally Posted by Kaela Parakaleo (Post 5851477)

Found this which is helpful in my opinion. Plus 1 for the Berkey filters.

Originally Posted by Soliloquy (Post 5851591)

We had a water filtration professional come to the house because the rusty water was ruining the plumbing (and my washcloths, washing machine, dishwasher, etc.) He was testing the water to figure out which system to recommend. He tested the water from the faucet and we asked him to test the water from the Berkey for kicks. He had never seen one before and he was AMAZED.