Jeff,
I tried to order the royal Berkey and had some questions about the options... I called the 877-886-3653 that is listed at the top of the page, but when transferred, it went to a voicemail box that has not been setup yet message.
I'll ask the questions here.
I know I want to do Fluoride filtration, so I added the PF2 Filter, I suppose I have to add this somewhere in the system.
The Royal states it comes with 2 Black Berkey Elements. Does the Royal take 2 elements at a time? Or is it 1 in the berkey and 1 spare?
How much water can you put through a set of Black Berkey Elements before you have to change them?
Also, I was curious how the Berkey will handle the contaminants in this water test results list:
TEST RESULTS (2013)
Contaminant
Violation Y/N
Level Detected
Unit Measurement
MCLG
MCL
Likely Source of Contamination
Microbiological Contaminants
1. Total Coliform Bacteria
N
ND
Naturally present in the environment
Radioactive Contaminants
1. Radium 226 ('10)
N
.344
PCI/L
0
5.0
Erosion of natural deposits
2. Radium 238 ('10)
N
.09-.645
PCI/L
0
5.0
Erosion of natural deposits
3. Combined Radium
(-226 &-228)
N
0.09-0.757
PCI/L
0
5.0
Erosion of natural deposits
4. Gross Alpha including Radon & U
N
0.881
PCI/L
0
15.0
Erosion of natural deposits
Inorganic Contaminants
1. Copper ('10)
N
0.067
ppm
1.3
1.3
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives
2. Fluoride ('10)
N
0.37-0.63
ppm
4
4
Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories
3. Lead ('10)
N
0.002
ppm
0
0.015
Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits
4. Nitrate ('12) (as Nitrogen)
N
0.80ND 2.39 1.98ND
ppm
10
10
Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits
5.. Barium ('10)
N
0.01-0.3
ppm
2.0
2
Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.
6..Chromium
N
0.00195
ppm
0.05
0.05
Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines
7. Arsenic ('10)
N
0.001
ppm
0.01
0.01
Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production water
Thanks for the help,
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