Question 1

Where is the berkleley manufactured?

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The company says they are made in the USA!

Question 2

Is this a counter top unit?  is the system has a tank or tankless?  does anyone know how it compares to multipure mp880le under counter filter system?

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These questions could easily be answered by googling them and watching product videos.  This unit is a countertop model.  It works by filling the top portion with water which then filters down to the lower portion and stays in that tank until you drain it.       Both the Berkey and Mulitpure filter are excellent and have great filtering ability.  There are independent lab tests from both that verify this.  You would want to search for "performance data sheet" or "lab test results" for each product.  Keep in mind there are minimum detectable levels for the lab's equipment, but both excel and produce comparable results.       The Berkey filters however edge out in service life.  Each black filter (sold in pairs only) has a service life of 3000 gallons (this is an additive effect, meaning a set of two filters needs to be changed after 6000 gallons, a set of 4 at a time can do 12000 gallons).  The multipure unit has a service life of 960 gallons.  This gives the Berkey a huge advantage in total cost of ownership since it not only costs less up front, but the replacement filters last significantly longer and cost less.    The Berkey filter is a gravity filter and will require you to regularly fill the top tank and can take some time to produce filtered water.  The multipure connects to your water and produces filtered water immediately.  The Berkey's downside is that you need to remember to fill the tank, which we do after washing dishes.     I have had my Berkey for roughly six years now and have done very little maintenance to it.  I've only cleaned the unit twice and it still performs amazingly and I haven't had to change filters yet.  We estimate an 8 year service life for our two filters and household water use.  That is between two adults, several pets and a 12 gallon fish tank so you can estimate usage.

Question 3

Does this product have NSF certification?

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i did a quick search to find out if the Berkey is not NSF certified and i found the following, the berkey ProOne G2.0 7-inch  replacement filters are NSF certified, the ProOne filters are not cheap they cost $145 dollars, for the pair of filters, but they last more than one year depending how much they are used, these are the filters we use and we have owned our big berkey for over ten years, previously we were doing distilled water, the big berkey provides us with endless clean fresh tasting water and we are very happy with the water quality, tasteless and odorless clean water as it should be.

Question 4

Does the filter remove calcium ?

Accepted Answer

Berkey systems do not remove Calcium.

Brand	Berkey
Model Number	IMP6x2-BB
Color	Black
Product Dimensions	65.53 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm; 4.76 kg
Capacity	4.5 Gallons
Material	Stainless Steel
Special Features	Portable
Item Weight	4.76 Kilograms

Stainless Steel Imperial Water Filter System

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