As I’m telling everyone who posts about Berkeys, get a Douton. Berkey sold way too many defective filters to ever be trusted. I bought a Roupyal Berkey which came with 2 filter candles, and 8 spares. All 10 of mine failed.
Please google ‘defective Berkey’ and spend some time reading about all the unhappy folks who bought them, and wound up drinking unfiltered water because the defect allows water to bypass the filter element. I’m one of them.
Thanks for the heads up on that...I'll test my own Berkey this very day (I understand all one has to do it dye the water in the input side).
I have no trouble recommending the Doulton over the Berkey, as the Doulton is made in the good ol' USA. :)
BTW, was it the filter that had the defect, or the filter elements? This is important because I believe even the Doulton’s can use the Berkey elements.