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Travel Berkey® System (1.5 gal)

• The compact Travel Berkey® System is the perfect system for small homes and apartments, travel (fits in most suitcases), outdoor activities or unexpected emergencies.
• Constructed of highly polished AISI 304 stainless steel.
• Storage capacity of about 1.5 gallons.
• Upper chamber nests within lower chamber for transport and stands only 12″ in height.
• Maximum filters: 2 Black Berkey® Purification Elements (in upper chamber).
• System includes upper and lower stainless steel chambers, 2 Black Berkey® Purification Elements, 2 wingnuts, 2 washers, 1 priming button, stainless steel lid, spigot, and a rubber gasket to protect the base.
• Height when in use: 18″.
• Diameter: 7.5″.
• Weight: 6.13 lbs empty.
• For normal everyday use, this system easily serves: 1-3 people.
• Fully configured, this system can serve up to 33-66 people a day, during an emergency
• Maximum Filtration Flow Rate: Configured with two Black Berkey® Purification Elements, the Travel Berkey® System can produce up to 2.75 gallons (10.4 liters) of purified water per hour.
• Up to two Berkey PF-2™ Fluoride and Arsenic Reduction Elements may be installed in the lower chamber of this system if desired.
• Travel Berkey System (1.5 gal) weight: 7.00 LBS.

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Flow rate calculated with upper chamber full to top. Flow rate decreases as water level declines

More Information:

The Travel Berkey is a stainless steel portable water filter that is ideal for individuals that travel frequently. The Travel Berkey Water Filter is designed with a well-constructed, highly polished 304 stainless steel for both the upper and lower chambers. The Travel Berkey Water Filter system has the capacity to filter 1.5 gallons (5.7 Liters) of water per hour. In addition, it can serve reliable and drinkable water to up to 1-3 people during normal and regular usage. However, in case of any problems regarding water supply, the Travel Berkey has got your back since it can serve water to up to 33-66 people in a day.

Even though, that the Travel Berkey water filter is considered to be the smallest water filter system, aside from the Go Berkey, its ability to purify and filter water is still as competent and reliable as the other Berkey water filtration systems. You can still guarantee yourself that this small water filter can still bring you huge, outstanding results when it comes to providing you with safe and drinkable water.

Can be used for camping, home, disaster or other emergency use. The Travel Berkey water filter is simply a compacted system that is excellent to use during travel and any other outdoor activities or unexpected emergencies. This is perfect for small homes with the little counter top! It is ideally sized for small households (couples or singles) and travel.  Berkey systems are among the most powerful and practical water filtration systems available on the market. This powerful system purifies both treated water and untreated raw water from such sources as remote lakes, streams, stagnant ponds and water supplies in foreign countries, where regulations may be substandard at best. Perfect for outdoor activities and a must in hostile environments where electricity, water pressure or treated water may not be available.

Considering that Travel Berkey water filter may be the smallest filter, its effectiveness in purifying drinking/tap water is completely equal. Its performance specification will surely meet from the required classification. This system seriously removes hundreds of contaminants: Bacteria and parasites, heavy metals like lead and mercury, VOCs and toxic chemicals like benzene, chlorine and chromium-6, pesticides, pharmaceutical drugs and more, to levels higher than 99.99%

Background Information:

Water is considered to be a cleansing agent on our body, we intake it to clean the toxins and unwanted substances left by the food we ate. Water serves as an important component of our daily lives, we do so many things with it, and without its presence, there would be tasks and important matters that won’t work well and can’t be done. You might be living in places abundant with water, but the problem is not limited only to the amount but also to its cleanliness and safeness for consumption. People who are unaware of the possible effects of consuming contaminated water won’t really worry much about certain peculiarities on their tap; smell, texture or slight discoloration are actually signs of contamination. The toxins and pathogens present in untreated water may bring you more risk than the benefit of consuming it; even treated water sometimes has harmful sediments left.

Everything that goes with the water we drink will end up inside of you and might cause complications and illnesses. Bacteria, pathogens, fecal matters, and hazardous chemicals are only a few of the many toxins that are not visible to the naked eye. Contaminants in water range from typical dirt to hazardous matters, to name a few; E. coli, Nitrates, total Coliforms, nitrates, bacteria, herbicides, and pesticide.

Waterborne diseases have been existing for decades. Many technologies and methods were created as a possible solution for treating contaminated water. However, if you are aiming to solve the problem with a limited space, always busy, or if you are out to travel, the Travel Berkey System is the best one for you. It is very easy to use and does not require much of effort when treating your water, it is also portable and could be placed anywhere you desire. Berkey Water Filters are capable of cleaning 99.9% of toxins and unwanted sediments including bacteria and metals on your water, despite being smaller in size, it could surpass the cleaning ability of another water filter on the market. People who love to travel the world and explore different places should definitely purchase this system.

The Travel Berkey Water Filter is capable of removing 99.99% of water pollutants and contaminants that are in the mix. This includes protozoans, bacteria, toxic chemicals (e.g. Benzene, Chlorine and Chromium-6), parasites, pesticides and pharmaceutical drugs. Furthermore, it can also remove heavy metals such as mercury and lead. Not only that, but it can also reduce the amount of fluoride and arsenic elements that is found in the water through the PF-2 Fluoride and Arsenic Reduction elements. Outdoor enthusiast and people who love and camping activities won’t need to worry any more about having access to a safe, drinkable and healthy water.

If you are on a camping trip with friends and family, most likely be around rivers, lakes, streams, ponds and all the like. With the Travel Berkey Water Filter there will be no need of feeling worried about having a sufficient supply of water. Because, with the Travel Berkey Water Filter, you can just get the water you need from any of the water sources available, and leave the purification and filtration process with the Travel Berkey. The Travel Berkey Water Filter will be the one in-charge to providing your friends, family and yourself the best tasting, high quality drinkable water there is.

Through the help of its Black Berkey Purification elements, it reached a higher level of efficiency that made it strong and reliable to filter contaminants and pollutants from water.

There is a bar set in order to be classified as a purification water system and that is to be able to remove at least 99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria and reduce viruses by 99.99%. Well, for the Travel Berkey, and all other Berkey Water systems, with the help of the Black Berkey Purification Elements, which are the core feature of all the Berkey water systems, it can remove 99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria and 99.99% of viruses. Those numbers have exceeded the average standards.

Berkey Water Filters can remove: 

• Fluoride – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Pathogenic Bacteria – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Chloramines – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Pharmaceuticals – Removed to greater than 99.5%.
• Petroleum Contaminants – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Methylcycohexane-methane – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Pesticides – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Heavy Metals – Removed to greater than 99.1%.
• Coliform and e-Coli – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Atrazine – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Lead – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Arsenic – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Iron – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Mercury – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Chlorine – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Trihalomethane(THMs) – Removed to greater than 99.8%.
• Bisphenol-A – Removed to greater than 99.9%.
• Uranium – Removed to greater than 97.0%.
• Gross Alpha emitters – Removed to greater than 98.7%.
• Viruses – Removed to greater than 99.9%.

Benefits of Berkey Water Filtration Systems:

Reduces nitrates, nitrites, metals, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, and mercury up to 96%. Reduces bad tastes and foul odors.

Extracts and eliminates harmful chemicals, pesticides, organic solvents, and trihalomethanes.

Removes fluoride, arsenic contaminants, silt, sediment, chlorine, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, cysts, bacteria, parasites, viruses, and chloramines.

Removes bacteria such as e coli, typhoid, cholera, and coliform that causes various diseases.

It does not remove the beneficial minerals your body needs to run at the highest level.

Notes:

Height when in use: 45.7 cm. Compact for traveling events, can be reduced up to 30.4 cm. Diameter: 19 cm. Storage Capacity: 5.7 liters/ 1.5 gallons. Gravity based and doesn’t rely on electricity or water pressure. utilizes the latest technological advances backed by years of performance driven engineering development. Black Berkey elements are self-sterilizing and re-cleanable which makes them cost effective. They have a filtration rate of 22,000 liters. 44,000 500 milliliter water bottles would be needed to equal 22,000 liters. You could save over $7,200 and spend that hard earned money elsewhere!

FAQ’s About the Travel Berkey Water Filter Systems:

1. How do you know when it’s time to change the filters?
   For every 6,000 gallons filtered by the Black Berkey Purification elements, that is the right time to change them. However, it is sometimes difficult and time consuming to go and figure out if you have already reached the 6000-gallon limit. The Best way to perfectly know that it’s time to change the filters is to do the Red Food Coloring Test.
2. What is the Red Food Coloring Test?
   Please note that this test only works for the Black Berkey Purification elements alone, and no other filter elements in that matter. The Red Food Coloring Test is a standard procedure to do in order to see and determine if your water filters are effectively working or not. You can perform this right after purchasing the product and every after reaching the limit of filtered water by your chosen Berkey Water filtration system. In order to proceed with this test, you should purchase and have artificial Red Food Coloring that uses reds FD&C 40 and/or 3. There are other kinds of food coloring in the market, but the red food coloring substance is the best recommended one in order to determine the accuracy of your Black Berkey Purification elements. For the reason that, there are other food coloring products that are highly safe for consumption, but passes through the Berkey filters easily. So, you might think that your filters are defected, but as a matter of fact, they are not. It is recommended to use red food coloring for this test.
3. Steps on how to perform the Red Food Coloring Test?
   1. First, empty your upper or lower chamber. Also, remove the PF-2 filters if there are any installed.
   2. In the lower chamber, place an empty and clean glass under each Black Berkey Purification Element.
   3. Fill up the upper chamber with water.
   4. For every one gallon of water, put in 1 teaspoon of red food coloring. So, if you poured 2 gallons of water, put 2 teaspoons of red food coloring as well.
   5. Leave it for about 6-11 minutes.
   6. After, check and see if the both or either of the glasses contains any red or pinkish mixture. If it is clear, then the Black Berkey elements are working or is still okay, if there both or any of the glass has red or pinkish mixture then it must be both or the respective filter element is defected (if purchased newly) or needs replacement already (if already owned for a specific amount of time).

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