Product Features

The Berkey Light is an extremely lightweight, rugged, and shatter resistant model, making it an ideal choice for camping, outdoor, and sporting activities where a stainless steel Berkey system might get dented or damaged if knocked around. Constructed using non-BPA/BPS co-polyester, the Berkey Light will not retain or leach any foul odours into your water.

The Berkey Light is also well suited for home or office use (1-5 people), and allows users to see how much water is left in the upper and lower chambers at any given moment.  Furthermore, the included base raises the system off the counter, allowing users to easily place a glass under the spigot.  

This system has a storage capacity of 2.75 gallons (10.4 litres) and stands 26.5” (67.3 cm) in height with the base, 21” (53.3 cm) in height when used without the base, and has a diameter of 9” (22.9 cm).  Unlike the stainless steel Berkeys, the two Berkey Light chambers do not nest inside one another, and as such they take up more space during transport.

The Berkey Light comes in 4 configurations:

•         2 Black Berkey elements
•         2 Black Berkey elements + 2 PF-2 fluoride filters
•         4 Black Berkey elements
•         4 Black Berkey elements + 4 PF-2 fluoride filters

NOTE: Increasing the number of Black Berkey elements will not change the quality of your water, it will simply increase the flow rate.  Choose more elements to increase your system’s production capacity (see How to choose my Berkey).

System includes:

•         Upper and lower co-polymer chambers
•         Co-polymer base
•         Cloth lid
•         Plastic spigot
•         2 Black Berkey elements (expandable to 4)
•         2 washers + 2 wingnuts (expandable to 4)
•         1 priming button
•         2 blocking plugs 
  
  

Optional accessories for this system:

•         Black Berkey Primer

N.B. The Black Berkey Primer is highly recommended if you will be priming your Black Berkey elements in the outdoors where you do not have access to potable water.

Product Specifications

• Suitable for: 1-5 people
• Holding capacity: 2.75 gallons (10.4 litres)
• Height when used without base: 21” (53.3 cm)
• Height including base: 26.5” (67.3 cm)
• Diameter: 9” (22.9 cm)
• Weight when empty: 6 lbs (2.7 kg)
  
  

Maximum flow rate:

During emergencies, the Berkey Light can produce a maximum flow rate of up to 4 gallons (15.1 liters) per hour when configured with 2 Black Berkey elements, and up to 8 gallons (30.3 liters) per hour when configured with 4 Black Berkey elements.  As such, this unit can meet the water needs of 100+ people a day during an emergency.

NOTE: The maximum flow rate is calculated with upper chamber full to top.  Flow rate decreases as water level declines.  To achieve maximum output during an emergency, upper chamber must be maintained full at all times.