The Priming Button Is Included in Each Set of Black Berkey Elements & PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements; In Case of Loss, The Priming Button May Be Purchased Individually.
Berkey Priming Button
- Fits Between Respective Elements and Pressurized Faucet To “Prime” The Element.
- This Little Priming “Button”, As It’s Been Called, Allows You to Prime Your Black Berkey Elements & Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements Using Existing In-Line Plumbing.
To Prime the Black Berkey Elements:
When You First Receive Your Black Berkey Elements, It Is Important to Prime Them to Saturate the Pores and Remove Air. They Should Also Be Primed After Routine Cleaning Which Helps to Backflush the Elements Extending Their Lifespan. A Priming Button (Large Beige Washer) Is Included in The Box with Each Set of Elements. Be Sure to Keep This in Some Place Safe So That You Can Re-Prime Your Element When Needed.
- First Remove the Black Wing Nut and Black Washer from Your Black Berkey Elements. Install The Black Wing Nut Back to Front (Reverse) With Just Enough Thread to Place the Beige Priming Button On. *Installing The Wing Nut Backwards Provides a Flat Surface for The Beige Washer to Press Against During Priming Creating a Better Seal.
- Hold The Black Berkey Element Upside Down and Place It Firmly Against Your Faucet/Tap. Turn The Water on So That It Is Just a Trickle. Low Pressure Is Better as The Black Elements May Not Prime Properly If You Use Too High-Water Pressure. The Water Will Go into The Black Element, Fill the Internal Chamber and Then Slowly Force Through the Pores to The Outside. Water Will Start Flowing Out. If Water Sprays Everywhere, Either the Water Pressure Is Too High or A Better Seal Is Required. You May Need to Use Another Household Tap (Laundry, Bathtub Etc.) You Must Create a Seal Between the Tan Washer and Your Tap So That the Water from Your Tap Is Forced to Go Through the Filters, Thus Pushing Out the Air in The Filters.
- Allow The Water to Flow Back Through the Black Element for About 20-30 Seconds, Then Turn Off the Tap and Place Your Finger Over the Thread Opening and Give the Black Element a Gentle Shake to Dislodge Any Internal Air Pocket and Then Re-Prime a Second Time for Another 20-30 Seconds. Then You Should See Your Filters “Sweating” Water from Bottom to Top, It Takes About 30 Seconds to A Minute.
- Remove The Beige Washer, Re-Install the Black Washer and Then Install the Black Berkey Element into The Berkey Water Filter System Using the Black Wing Nut.
To Prime the Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements:
In Order to Use Your Berkey Fluoride Filters for The First Time, You Must First Prime Them. Once Primed, The Fluoride Filters Should Never Be Dried Out Completely. If No Water Passes Through Them for Several Days, The Filters Will Need to Be Replaced the Media Within the Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements Contains Micro Fine Dust as A Result of The Manufacturing Process. This Can Cause the Purified Water to Have a Bitter Taste as They Break In. To Dislodge the Manufacturing Dust from The Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements, It Is Necessary to Prime Each Element.
- With Blue Caps in Place, Wash the Exterior of Each Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Element with A Mild Dish Soap.
- With Clean Hands, Remove Both Blue Caps from Each End of The Pf-2 Water Filter.
- Place The Rubber-Priming Button (Tan Colored) Onto One End of The Pf-2 Water Filter and Align the Hole in The Button with The Hole in The Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Element.
- Press The Priming Button Up Against a Sink Faucet So That the Priming Button Creates a Seal Between the Faucet and The Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Element.
- While Holding the Priming Button Against the Faucet, Turn on The Cold Water Gently and Allow the Water to Fill the Cavity of The Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Elements and Discharge from The Opposite End. Allow The Water to Discharge for Up To 2 Minutes or Until the Water Runs Clear, Whichever Is Longer. Hint: Place Your Thumb on Top of The Faucet to Apply Pressure Creating a Tighter Seal.
- Now Repeat the Process by Turning the Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Element Over and Priming the Filter from The Opposite End in The Same Manner.
- Prime Each Additional Berkey PF-2 Fluoride & Arsenic Reduction Element Repeating Steps 3-6.
- To Determine If the Filter Is Fully Primed, Collect the Filtered Water in A Clear Glass and Hold It Up to The Light to See If All of The Cloudiness Is Gone from The Water. If Not, Continue Priming Until the Water Is Clear.
- This Filter Is Now Primed and Ready to Install.
