Can I clean the filter in my Sport Berkey® filtration bottle?
Unfortunately the Sport Berkey® filter is not cleanable. Replacement filters however, are available.
I have a generic Sport
Berkey® filtration bottle, does it work the same as a
regular Sport Berkey® filtration bottle?
Yes, both systems function identically; the
only difference is the generic version has no silk-screening on the
exterior of the bottle. The generic versions of the Sport
Berkey® filters have been designed for organizations,
such as missionaries and relief organizations, wherein it is critical to
keep their costs to a minimum.
What is the capacity of the
Sport Berkey® filtration bottle?
The capacity of the bottle is 22 oz. and
the bottle will efficiently filter ~160 refills of raw untreated water
and ~640 refills of municipally treated water. Always use the cleanest
source water possible as the dirtier the water, the quicker the filter
element will become clogged.
Can I put my Sport
Berkey® filtration bottle in the refrigerator?
Yes you can refrigerate the Sport
Bottle, just don't let it freeze as freezing could expand the pores
within the filter element and could compromise the integrity of the
filter element.
Is the Sport
Berkey® filtration bottle just as powerful as the
larger Berkey® systems?
There is a slight difference. The Sport
Berkey®, to our knowledge, is the most
powerful sport bottle available. However, because the wall thickness of
the filter is thinner than the wall thickness of the Black
Berkey® filters, it is slightly less efficient. I doubt
however, that you would be able to discern much of a difference with
normal water supplies. If you were to put red food coloring into the
water and run it through the Sport Berkey® bottle, most
of the food coloring will be removed. If you were to run it through the
Black Berkey® filter elements, the food coloring would be
removed entirely.
Do you make a fluoride
reduction filter for the Sport Berkey® filtration
bottle?
Unfortunately we do not make fluoride reduction filters for the Sports
bottle. Fluoride is very difficult to extract once it has been
introduced into the water supply and it requires a large amount of media
to remove just a small amount of fluoride. Currently, it would require
that most of the room within the sport bottle be used for a fluoride
filter leaving next to no room for the source water. Until a more
powerful media is developed, it seems to us that it will be unfeasible
to develop a fluoride reduction filter for the sport bottle. We do
however make fluoride reduction filters for our larger systems because
we have more room with which to work.
I am leaving the US for a
third world country; can the Sport Berkey® filtration
bottle be used instead of bottled water?
Yes, the Sport Berkey® was
designed for use in third world countries and can be used instead of
commercial bottled water. The Sport Berkey® is used
worldwide by missionaries and relief organizations to transform
otherwise un-potable water into potable drinking water. We always
recommend, however that you use the cleanest water possible as this
extends the life of the filters. You may also want to consider ordering
several replacement filter elements to bring along with you. These will
come in handy in the event that you are forced to rely on very turbid
water that can more easily clog the filter elements.
Can I filter boiling water
through the Sport Berkey® filtration bottle for making
hot tea?
Hot water can break down the filter element
and compromise its efficiency so we recommend that you first filter the
source water through the Sport Berkey® filtration
bottle then afterward boil the filtered water for your tea.
