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AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS of BERKEY FILTERS
World's Premier Water Purification Systems
How Berkey Water Purification Compares to Other Filters
Bottled Water: Much bottled water comes straight from tap water. This of course means that many brands of bottled water contain the high levels of bacteria and other contaminants found in tap water. Outrageously, this includes formaldehyde, rocket fuel, voc's, heavy metals, and more! The bottled water industry is virtually unregulated.
Carbon Block, paper and certain resin based filters: These filters are not re-cleanable, there is no feedback mechanism for filter replacement, and they do not remove pathogenic bacteria. They must be replaced often to avoid bacteriological colonization of the elements.
Distillation: Removes beneficial minerals from water, while voc's remain. This occurs because the boiling point of water and voc's is different.
Reverse Osmosis: Removes beneficial minerals from water, does not remove pathogenic bacteria, the filter is not re-cleanable, there is no feedback mechanism for filter replacement, and the reservoir tank can become a breeding ground for bacteria. This system also wastes a lot of water during processing - it takes five gallons of water to result in one gallon of filtered water.
Kangen Filters: coming soon