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DIY Big Berkey Style Water Filter System with 5 Gallon Buckets (for 1/4 the cost)

DIY Big Berkey Style Water Filter System with 5 Gallon Buckets (for 1/4 the cost)



Berkey water filters such as the Big Berkey have become the standard in free-standing, home water filtration systems. But with a price tag of $300, I wanted something that was a lot less expensive. So using (BPA-free, food-grade) buckets and the same type of filter elements that the Berkey systems use, I was able to build my own high-capacity water filtering system for 75% less than the Big Berkey costs.
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Here are the materials I used:

Waterdrop BB9-2 Filter Elements (2 Pack)

Or see these filters on Amazon:

5-Gallon Food-Grade Buckets

Bucket Lids

Water Cooler Spigot

Also, Berkey makes a manual filter priming gadget for this type of filter element (that doesn’t require running water pressure):

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00:00 – Intro
01:20 – Big Berkey Components
02:26 – DIY Price Comparison
04:18 – Building the Filtration System
06:11 – Priming the Filters
06:42 – Test & Demonstration
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August 4, 2022
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How2: Make a $5 Emergency Water Filter

How2: Make a $5 Emergency Water Filter



I’ll be showing you how to make a three bucket filter and purifier for making almost any water safe to drink, using no to low cost materials and basic tools.
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August 3, 2022
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DIY Berkey Water Filter System - Cheap Water Filtration System - Water Prepping

DIY Berkey Water Filter System – Cheap Water Filtration System – Water Prepping



I’m showing my easy to make a cheap water filtration system! This is great for emergency water needs!
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DIY Berkey Water Filter System – Cheap Water Filtration System – Water Prepping

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August 2, 2022
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Budget DIY Water Filter ~ Under $35 ~ Preparedness

Budget DIY Water Filter ~ Under $35 ~ Preparedness



Budget DIY Water Filter ~ Under $35 ~ Preparedness
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August 1, 2022
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Best Water Pitcher Filters Tier List - 3rd Party Laboratory Tested

Best Water Pitcher Filters Tier List – 3rd Party Laboratory Tested



We sent filtered water from 10 popular brands for laboratory testing to find the best water pitcher filter on the market.

Buy Waterdrop –
Buy EpicWater –
Buy Aquacrest –
Buy Brita –
Buy Amazon Basics –
Buy PUR –
Buy ZeroWater –
Buy NAKII –
Buy Soma –
Buy Aquagear –

Ready to test your water? Buy laboratory water testing from My Tap Score here –

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Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
0:32 Overview
3:40 Lab Tests Analysis
5:22 Rankings Chart
5:56 Filter Analysis
10:44 Best Recommendations

Raw Laboratory Testing Data –

Individual Laboratory Reports

Unfiltered Water –
Aquagear –
ZeroWater –
Soma –
PUR –
Nakii –
Brita –
Amazon Basic –
AquaCrest –
EpicWater –
waterdrop –

Lastly, here’s a link to our contextual version with data, charts, and analysis for everything we covered in the video –

Disclosure – We received zero monetary compensation from SimpleLab / TapScore for creating this video. However, they did provide all of the sample testing kits for free that we used for testing. In addition. SimpleLab / TapScore provided the reports, an analysis of the data, and knowledge support to ensure that our conclusions, analysis, and recommendations are accurate and fair for all brands we tested.

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July 30, 2022
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The Importance of Water Filtration

The Importance of Water Filtration



Humans have long searched for ways of distributing water and developing a functional, reliable public water supply system. Getting clean water to homes was one of the most magnificent breakthroughs created.

But over the years, old infrastructure, poor water treatment, and water contaminants forced many to stop drinking directly from the faucet. After all, do you really know what’s in your water?

Enjoy the benefits of cooking, cleaning, and bathing with filtered water that has no salt, no maintenance, and no fillers with King Water Filtration.

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July 29, 2022
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🥤 PUR vs. Brita vs. ZeroWater Filter Comparison — What's the Best Tasting Water?

🥤 PUR vs. Brita vs. ZeroWater Filter Comparison — What's the Best Tasting Water?



We compare the 3 most popular water filters in a side-by-side battle. It’s PUR vs. Brita vs. ZeroWater filter. What’s the best tasting water? Find out now.

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Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
0:16 Filters
1:14 TDS Test
2:17 Taste Test
3:08 Comparison
4:32 Summary

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Which water filter should you buy?

I would recommend Brita to people who:

Want to spend less money on filters – At the time of our review, Brita filters generally seemed to be less expensive than both PUR and ZeroWater.

Want the best tasting water – based on our taste tests, Brita water tastes the best (according to our taste testing panel). It was far from perfect when it comes to TDS, but as far as taste goes, Brita is #1.

I would recommend PUR to people who:

Want a pitcher that removes more stuff – Number by number, the PUR filter does remove a larger range of contaminants. If you suspect your water source is more susceptible to these contaminants then PUR would be a better choice.

Your water source isn’t high on TDS – PUR was the worst when it came to removing dissolved solids. If you live in a place with hard water or otherwise have a high TDS I would suggest not getting PUR.

I would recommend ZeroWater to people who:

Want to purify down to 0 TDS – If the number of total dissolved solids is the most important issue, it’s hard to beat the performance of ZeroWater in terms of TDS alone. This filter blew the others right out of the water, taking TDS down to 0 every single time we tested.

You’re okay getting used to new tasting water – removing 100% of TDS means the water is going to likely taste very different compared to what you’re used to. As a result, it can take a while to get used to the new taste of the ZeroWater.

Check out the full contextual PUR vs. Brita vs. ZeroWater comparison here:

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July 28, 2022
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