|
|
Post by pathwinder14 on Sept 27, 2012 5:39:53 GMT -7
In any case filtering and boiling will both be done. The order is simply determined by the type of filter you will use. If you use a natural filter that can be replaced easily (bandanna with sand and charcoal for example) you want to avoid the microorganisms that are naturally on those same materials, so boil second. If you use a commercial filter (katadyn for example), you would rather trap dead microorganisms than live ones to preserve the life of the filter, so boil first.
|
|
|
|
Post by cowgirlup on Sept 27, 2012 7:23:26 GMT -7
wow! great topic I would have never thought of that. I just bought a berkey filter today. We're on well water (deep well, closed) we never filter or do anything. Drink it straight out of the tap and it's the best dang water around!! Anways the Berkey is just as a back up since we do have a creek that runs very close by (like I can hear the creek from my front porch) Before this thread I would have assumed I could just grab a bucket of creek water, run it through the berkey and then drink it. you are saying, no. I must boil it first? Now, is this just a means of preserving the life of my filter? If we were in a pinch (say no means of boiling) we could safely run creek water through the berkey, right? It just might wear out the filter more quickly? Hope I am understanding this correctly... I don't think it's quite the same with the Berkey filters because the filters can be washed and reused. Although I could see pre filtering so you don't have to clean it as often. |
|
