On another unrelated note, I noticed that the Berkey Filter Elements need to be primed, and they suggest doing this with pressurized water (from a faucet). There is an alternative priming method, but it appears to be much less effective.
This makes me start to consider other methods of water purification such as Slow Sand Filtration.
The priming is easier than it sounds. I'm thinking it could be done using a 1.5L water bottle in place of a sink nozzle but as with anything I'll have to try it to be sure. Basically, you turn the filter element upside down and fill it up with water until it "sweats" beads of water for about 5 seconds.
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