If you have just purchased your Berkey ® system and the filters are barely filtering water, the problem is usually due to high water tension. This high water tension prevents the air from being purged from the micropores of the new filter elements. purification. Your Black Berkey elements ™ need to be primed to purge this air and allow water to pass through them. Included with your Black Berkey ™elements is a beige prime button and instructions for priming. Please remove your elements from the unit, prime your elements, then reinstall them in your unit. This should resolve the slow flow problem. If the flow slows significantly at any time during the life of the elements, the problem can be easily resolved by re-cleaning the elements. What usually causes the elements to drip slowly is turbidity and sediment that clogs the micropores of the elements. purification elements. Simply remove the elements from your system and scrub the exterior of each element with a ScotchBrite®Pad or hard toothbrush. Scrub a section of the element until you see a little black on the pads, then move on to the section next. This simple process should only take a few minutes. Reboot each item, then reinstall it in your device. Your flow should be restored. (Never use soap or detergents)
