Berkey Sight Glass Spigot
Should you add more water into the upper chamber of your berkey for filtering? At a quick glance, the berkey sight glass spigot allows customers the ability to see the water level in the lower chamber of their stainless steel unit. This glass tube can be rinsed out with soap and water when you decide to clean your system.
There are 3 sizes available (shown in image left to right):
- 7.5" - For Travel Berkey and Big Berkey systems
- 10" - For Royal Berkey and Imperial Berkey systems
- 13" - For Crown Berkey system
Note: All systems come standard with a basic spigot and this sight glass is considered an aftermarket upgrade.
Berkey Warranty
Black Berkey purification elements have a two-year prorated warranty calculated in six months intervals. New Millennium Concepts, Ltd. will replace or repair any product that it deems is not properly functioning during the stated warranty period.
Additional Information
| Manufacturer | New Millennium Concepts, Ltd. |
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Recommended Review by Kristie
Rating I would recommend this for all stainless systems if you're going to use the system daily. It's convenient and a nice finishing touch. To address the other reviewer, the threaded portion is a little short, but I didn't have a problem securing it and did not experience any leaking either. (Posted on 11/14/12)
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Good idea, flawed design, possible work-around... Review by Rachel Bruce
Rating This as an excellent idea and necessary accessory for any Berkey user. However, there are two problems:
1. The length of the threaded portion onto which the nut is screwed is way too short. It is at least half as long as the threaded portion on the original spigot that comes with the Berkey itself. Not much room for both washers and nut.
2. Despite tightening as much as possible, soaking washers in olive oil and following the instructions to the letter, the sight glass spigot leaks from behind the washers. No amount of adjustment fixes this.
I found a possible work-around...use the white beveled washer and a black washer from the original spigot instead of the two black washers.
You must put the white beveled washer onto the spigot threads FIRST with the beveled portion facing the exterior of the Berkey itself.
Insert the spigot into the hole, then add a black washer on the inside, PUSH REALLY HARD from both sides and screw the nut onto the threads. There is not much room to screw on the nut, and it may take two people, but it has been 6 hours and I have filled the Berkey full with no signs of leakage whatsoever. Will report back after 24 hours. (Posted on 9/26/12)
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Questions on Sight Glass Spigot
- From joanne at 9/17/12 4:55 PM
- Spigot only comes with one soft washer and one white harder one. How to position these with respect to inside and outside of the tank to prevent leakage?
- Hi Joanne -
The sight glass spigot only comes with the black washers. One on the inside of the system and another on the outside of the system. The plastic spigot that comes standard with all systems has a black washer and one white washer. The white washer goes on the outside of the system with the beveled side pointing towards the hole.
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- From Debi Merrifield at 10/27/12 6:25 PM
- What size spigot is appropriate for the Royal Berkey?
- Hi Debi -
The designed size is the 10", however this size is currently out of stock and should not be selectable in the drop down. The 13" (while longer), can be used as a substitute if you do not want to wait for the item to come back into stock.
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- From Donna at 12/26/12 4:17 PM
- If I purchase a Royal Berkey with a 13" site glass spigot, would I just mark a spot at the 10" level to use it as the type that is normally used with the Royal Berkey?
- Hi Donna -
You just do not want the sight glass water level to go above the top of the lower chamber of the berkey. So you would keep an eye on this and marking a spot should not be needed.
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