Comments on: The Black Berkey Red Food Coloring Test http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/ For the Love of Clean Water Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:03:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Fred Hewes http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4781 Fred Hewes Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:02:52 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4781 I assembled my Big Berkey Stainless 2.1gal. and did a h20 test using black food coloring since the directions did not say use red. Some black came through so I fingertightend the black wing nuts a little further and stripped one wingnut. I need a new wingnut not a kit costing 28 dollars. Is it safe to use a plastic wingnut from the hardware store? I assembled my Big Berkey Stainless 2.1gal. and did a h20 test using black food coloring since the directions did not say use red. Some black came through so I fingertightend the black wing nuts a little further and stripped one wingnut. I need a new wingnut not a kit costing 28 dollars. Is it safe to use a plastic wingnut from the hardware store?

]]> By: Dan DeBaun http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4772 Dan DeBaun Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:10:26 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4772 Yes JC, you are correct!! Thank you! I've updated my reply. Yes JC, you are correct!! Thank you! I’ve updated my reply.

]]> By: JC http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4771 JC Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:45:55 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4771 Dan, In your last statement I think you meant to say that the red food coloring does NOT have any beneficial minerals in it, therefore it will not be allowed to pass through the elements. Dan,

In your last statement I think you meant to say that the red food coloring does NOT have any beneficial minerals in it, therefore it will not be allowed to pass through the elements.

]]> By: Dan DeBaun http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4634 Dan DeBaun Sun, 15 May 2011 14:26:13 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4634 Hi Vina - The media ingredients used for creation of the black berkeys do not remove beneficial minerals, thus if a food coloring dye has beneficial minerals in it like potassium, the filter will let this dye pas through. Red does not have beneficial minerals as part of it's make-up, so it will not go through the filter if the filter is working properly. If the red goes through, then the filter is not working properly, and this is why it's called the red food coloring test. Thanks Dan Hi Vina - The media ingredients used for creation of the black berkeys do not remove beneficial minerals, thus if a food coloring dye has beneficial minerals in it like potassium, the filter will let this dye pas through. Red does not have beneficial minerals as part of it’s make-up, so it will not go through the filter if the filter is working properly. If the red goes through, then the filter is not working properly, and this is why it’s called the red food coloring test.

Thanks
Dan

]]> By: Vina Miller http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4633 Vina Miller Sun, 15 May 2011 00:01:05 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4633 I don't understand the above post. Why wouldn't it filter the green food color if it filters everything so well? What do you mean when you say the green has beneficial minerals? Thanks. I don’t understand the above post. Why wouldn’t it filter the green food color if
it filters everything so well? What do you mean when you say the green has beneficial minerals? Thanks.

]]> By: Dan DeBaun http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4607 Dan DeBaun Sat, 07 May 2011 18:16:04 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4607 Yes, that is correct! Yes, that is correct!

]]> By: jna http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4606 jna Sat, 07 May 2011 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4606 thanks Dan, so in short a green failure is not necessarily a filter failure, correct? thanks Dan,
so in short a green failure is not necessarily a filter failure, correct?

]]> By: Dan DeBaun http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4603 Dan DeBaun Sat, 07 May 2011 17:40:09 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4603 Hi JNA - Red does not have beneficial minerals in it, so when none comes through, you know it's performing correctly. The other colors do. Thanks Dan Hi JNA -

Red does not have beneficial minerals in it, so when none comes through, you know it’s performing correctly. The other colors do.

Thanks
Dan

]]> By: jna http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-4602 jna Sat, 07 May 2011 17:30:09 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-4602 why only red food color? I used green on three filters before I found this and all have failed, is green smaller than red? why only red food color? I used green on three filters before I found this and all have failed, is green smaller than red?

]]> By: Dan DeBaun http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/water-filters/the-black-berkey-red-food-coloring-test/1/#comment-2723 Dan DeBaun Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:29:04 +0000 http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wordpress/?p=768#comment-2723 Hi Debbie - This test will only work with the Black Berkey elements. Thanks Dan Hi Debbie -

This test will only work with the Black Berkey elements.

Thanks
Dan

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