Why we love our Berkey
It rained all night last night. This morning I woke up to a bit of flooding around the RV. Recently I was asked if we need the Berkey water filter in the RV… the answer is YES!
Check out the flooding in this picture. It’s the black cargo trailer parked next to us with the young kids living in it… see their sewer line? I’m surprised (well maybe not really) that the campground can get away with this.
I can’t help but wonder how much sewage seeps back up and soaks into the ground… and later into the water source.
Our lot didn’t do much better… and the electric box thingie (whatever it is!) is several inches under water as well.
So I always feel safer filtering all of our drinking water through the Berkey. We don’t use the inline water filter on the RV as those are a bit of a joke anyway, and they really cut down on the water pressure.
I took apart the upper tension assembly on the Featherweight yesterday, cleaned and polished it, and ended up with the same wonky tension, so Graham Fordsyke over in England is sending me a replacement. I think I’ll still grab the Bernina 430 and bring it back with me!
Oh that is not good! Problems like this are cropping up everywhere. What has happened to all the nice weather like 20 years back. Our grandchildren or mine are growing up very accustomed to wet weather conditions and in the southern hemisphere drought during the summer months in most cases.
Good that you are able to have your Singer part replaced. There is someone somewhere with the replacement part to a Singer machine. Proves the Singers are Loved.
Carol
I think the weather is cyclical Carol… and we’re obviously experiencing a lot of freak weather! I hope the duration isn’t going to be for the rest of our lives!
Parts for the 221 Featherweight are a dime a dozen, thankfully. It’s probably the most popular sewing machine ever made. The stitchplates for the 222 Featherweights however, are as rare as they can be! And I need a replacement for mine!
CJ I am not an RVer so I don’t know what I am looking for/at in the picture. Here we don’t use ground water we get our water from a man made lake that’s fed by winter snows.
You are in New Orleans ? Isn’t it below sea level? I am wondering where the potable water comes from there… could it be the Mississippi River ?
Sorry to hear your 221 is being a pain but glad you bought it from Graham as I know he really cares that what he sells is in good order. I bought my 222 from him. It must be so difficult to have only one sewing machine in the RV when you are used to having a choice of which machine to sew with today. I am an old woman now set in my ways but I’d love to send a period of time in your RV seeing a different part of the country for longer than a day here then move on. You really don’t get to know a place unless you live there for a while.
I do hope you get a working sewing machine soon and a spare to tuck away for when the need comes up.
I enjoy your posts thank you for blogging
Colleen, in the picture the sewer hose from the RV runs to a hole in the ground, where it drains into the sewers. With it being under water, it gives the sewage from the RV waste tank an opportunity to “float” out of the hole instead of draining properly, and then contaminating the soil and seeping into the aquifer. I sure wouldn’t want to garden in that soil! I don’t know where the water supply here comes from either.
I will be bringing my 430 back with me next week, so I have 2 machines in here, although I was really trying to avoid that. I could bring my 222 back instead though… hmmm… have to think about that.
Can’t go wrong with the 430. DD sure is glad she bought one when she did. And you already know I love mine. Lately I’ve been using all 3 Berninas – oh my word, I’m in hog heaven . And what’s even better – hubby has to be down in the City ALL day today. Life is good. LOL
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Yep, agreed, it’s one sweet little machine!
Just wondering what a Berkley is? We have a 5th wheel and travel in the winter. We have a small water filter on ours but I don’t think it works well. Just wondering! Love your posts.
Ann, a Berkey is a water purifier, it’s one of, if not the, best on the market. The Red Cross uses them. It will filter out darn near everything, you can filter creek water and pond water in them if needed. We have the “Big Berkey” at the house, and use the “Travel Berkey” in the RV.
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/berkey_light_big_berkey_water_filter_british_berkefeld_portable_purifier.aspx
Hello. Good article. I have a major question. We rv 365 days a year. I have heard horror stories a out the berkey ceramic filters breaking a lot when moved. How does this translate for pulling full time? We are desperate for a water filter system. Everything says berkey is the best. But will the filters survive the full time rving and traveling? Please let me know. There is 4 in our family. I appreciate your help.
Your Berkey should be fine, we traveled with one forever and never had any problem. When we’re driving, I simply unstack it and put it in the dish drainer, filters still in place. I wouldn’t be without one!