Well, if mind fails the red dye test I’m sending it back in and going Katadyne. I’m organizer of a prepper group here in Central Florida, and a member of three other groups, so I’ll be putting the word out if this doesn’t work out well.
Put the word out anyway. If your people are using Berkeys, they need to know about the defective filters. They need to know about it before the SHTF and they need them.
On threads about defective Berkey filters, I always see one or two people that say they have had theirs for years and never had a problem. They did the red food color test and it is fine.That’s fine. They have older filters, from before the defective ones were made. But a surprisingly large number test and find out that theirs is defective. Sometimes, like me they find out that ALL of their filters are defective.
If they have even one defective filter, that negates the purpose of having a filter in the first place. Especially, if, like me you are using surface water.
Berkey didn’t notify me of the defect, even though I bought my Berkey and 10 filters during the time period that they knew they were turning out defective filters. I was alerted by another poster, and I believe he saved my life. You can save the lives of your friends!
By the way, there are other filters that will fit into your Berkey. Doulton and Aqua Cera filters, manufactured in England will fit in your Berkey. They sell them here, and they are less expensive than Berkey: http://www.stpaulmercantile.com/index.php?action=store&page=WaterFilters