Prime your Black Berkey Filters effortlessly with the Black Berkey Primer. No need for a faucet or water pressure – simply use the hand-powered pump to saturate the filters. This primer tool is a fantastic alternative for those with oversized faucets or shallow sinks that don't accommodate traditional priming methods.
Not only does the Black Berkey Primer prime your filters, but it also allows you to purge them effortlessly. By forcing air through the filter instead of water, you can effectively clean out the micropores of the carbon filter.
This process removes any debris that may have accumulated from use or poor-quality source water, ensuring optimal filter performance. And purging the filters speeds up the drying process, making long-term storage a breeze.
Proudly made and assembled in the USA
About this item
The Black Berkey Primer is a hand-powered priming pump that allows you to prime your system’s Black Berkey Elements almost anywhere without a pressurized faucet or hose connection.
Priming Black Berkey Elements saturates the filters with water prior to use, removing any pockets of air trapped inside the filters which can slow down the filters' ability to produce clean water. Black Berkey Elements must be primed before first use to insure proper operation.
Easy to use—with a Black Berkey Element properly immersed in water and attached to it, the Black Berkey Primer creates a simple pressure gradient which draws water into the center of each Black Berkey Element. Once the Black Berkey Element is completely saturated with water, the water passes through the Black Berkey Primer and squirts out of the opposite end.
The Black Berkey Primer can also purge, or backflush, Black Berkey Elements using air instead of water, clearing the compressed carbon filter wall of water debris that has accumulated with use and reducing the time and effort needed to dry the filters prior to storing them.
A pressure gradient in the Berkey Primer draws water into the center of the attached filter, allowing it to be saturated with water.
2. Why do you need a Black Berkey Primer?
When priming the filters, there is a solution for those who struggle with Priming Button, Prime Rite, or soaking. If packing up and storing filters frequently, waiting for them to completely dry is time-consuming. The primer tool also dries out filters faster than letting them air dry.
3. How to clean and store the Black Berkey Primer?
Keep out of direct sunlight for long periods of time. Best to store in a cool, dark, dry area. Use mild dish soap and warm water solution to clean all components of the primer.
4. Will the Black Berkey Primer work with non-Berkey filters?
It is specifically designed for Black Berkey Filters.
The combination of carbon &fluoride filters leaves the water without any taste
The combination of carbon &fluoride filters leaves the water without any taste. It’s amazing & scary how bad tap water tastes once you have this system. Purchased“blemished” had small dent and scratches. Buy one size larger capacity than you think you need.I use mine to drink, cook and even in my water pick.
Delicious butter! The product arrived in mostly good shape
Delicious butter! The product arrived in mostly good shape. Out of the 12 cans, only one was dented and not on a seam. The concern is that this is clearly older stock product with the expiration date only 8 months out. Generally, this company has dates out longer, so this is older stock that they are clearing out. Not for long term storage. I will order again, but not so much because there is no way I can use 12 cans of butter in 8 months. Looks like I will be doing some gift baking and gifting of cans to family and friends.
Good product, thought I was supposed to get the steel spigot, but after selecting it and then adding some filters... it deselected the accesories. #sigh... just have to place another order. lol. overall positive.
