Shower Head Filter

Questions on Shower Head Filter

• From Barbara Barnett at 8/31/12 10:00 PM
  • Dos the shower head filter limit the force of the shower?
  • Hi Barbara -
    
    You may see a slight change in water force, but technically should not. It's not designed to impede or reduce the shower pressure speed in any manner.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From Patrick at 9/1/12 11:52 PM
  • Does this shower filter, filter out sediment or trap sediment?
  • Hi Patrick -
    
    It will remove sediment, but will not fully trap it as this is not it's primary design purpose.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From melanie at 9/2/12 4:04 PM
  • does this shower filter remove fluoride?
  • Hi Melanie -
    
    No, it unfortunately does not. Removing fluoride at high pressure speeds (like a shower) it not easy to do given the size of the molecules and at this time there isn't a quick add-on filter solution available to do so.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From regina at 9/26/12 7:52 PM
  • I have kids that take baths. How can we get a filter on the bath tub spigot? Or will we just have to use the shower to spray into the bath tub to fill it? How do you know when you've reached 25,000 gallons used? These would be used for well water.
  • Hi Regina -
    
    A 10 minute shower uses approx 25 gallons of water. So, that would equal 1000 showers per shower filter, or approx one year for a family of 3. Unfortunately we do not have a bath tub spigot filter, so you would have to fill via the shower, which may not be practical for many people. Let us know if we can help with anything else.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From Mirna Clavijo at 10/23/12 5:40 PM
  • Hi. I was wondering if I could use the filter with my existing shower head or if I would need to purchase the Berkey shower head in order for the filter to function? Thanks.
  • Hi Mirna -
    
    As long as your shower head is a standard piping size (which most likely it is), you would just place this filter in between the piping coming out of your wall, and your current shower head. The only shower heads that might be a issue is the hand-held shower heads since the filter itself extends the connection coming out of your wall by another 4-5 inches and this may result in a hand-held shower head being too low or not fit right in the shower setup itself.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From Mary at 12/18/12 10:07 AM
  • Does this filter also filter out any remnant pharmaceuticals that would be in the water?
  • Hi Mary -
    
    The shower filter has not been tested for such, so we cannot comment as to it's effectiveness in this regard.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From Kathy Dabanian at 1/16/13 1:06 AM
  • Can I use it with a waterpik ecoflow shower head. It has a water saving trickle button that reduces the flow to save water while soaping. Will that have a bad effect on the filter? Thanx, Kathy
  • Hi Kathy -
    
    We do not have any experience with this shower head, so we cannot fairly answer your question. A slower flow will not have a bad effect on the shower filter though.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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• From Ginger at 1/27/13 7:54 PM
  • Does anything need to be cleaned or replaced? How often/How do we know when? My Big Berkey has lasted a year without needing to be cleaned, and the shower attachment will be filtering the same water.
  • Hi Ginger -
    
    The shower filters is replaced approx every year or 25000 gallons, whichever comes first. The big berkey berkeys black berkey filters will last 6000 gallons per set of 2, so you should be getting a few years out of them at least before replacement is required.
    
    Thanks
    Dan
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