We are considering buying a Berkey water filter, but I was wondering how much maintenance it requires. How often does it need to be taken apart and washed?
We’ve used our Berkey for city tap water (i.e. nasty-smelling at times, but fairly “clean”) and it requires very little maintenance. I think it was at least a full 12 months before I scrubbed the filters for the first time. We’ve scrubbed then 2-3 times now, which takes less than 20 minutes start to finish (i.e. taking off the filters, scrubbing, and replacing again).
