---
product_id: 255741869
title: "Berkey Black Primer for Water Filter Elements/Purifiers"
brand: "berkey"
price: "€ 73.72"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
category: "Berkey"
url: https://www.desertcart.nl/products/255741869-berkey-black-primer-for-water-filter-elements-purifiers
store_origin: NL
region: Netherlands
---

# Hand-powered water priming pump Air purge cleans & extends filter life Creates pressure gradient for fast saturation Berkey Black Primer for Water Filter Elements/Purifiers

**Brand:** berkey
**Price:** € 73.72
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💧 Unlock pristine water flow anywhere with the ultimate Black Berkey priming hack!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Berkey Black Primer for Water Filter Elements/Purifiers by berkey
- **How much does it cost?** € 73.72 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/255741869-berkey-black-primer-for-water-filter-elements-purifiers)

## Best For

- berkey enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted berkey brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Dual-Action Purging:** Backflush with air to clear debris and speed up drying time.
- • **Compact & Lightweight:** Portable design (59g) fits seamlessly into your water purification setup.
- • **User-Friendly Operation:** Simple hand pump mechanism ensures hassle-free priming every time.
- • **Effortless Offline Priming:** Prime your Black Berkey Elements anywhere—no faucet needed.
- • **Optimized Filter Performance:** Saturates filters fully to unlock maximum clean water flow.

## Overview

The Berkey Black Primer is a compact, hand-powered pump designed exclusively for Black Berkey Elements. It enables quick and efficient priming without the need for pressurized water sources, ensuring filters are fully saturated for optimal purification. Additionally, it purges filters using air to clear debris and reduce drying time, extending filter lifespan and maintaining peak performance.

## Description

The black berkey primer is a hand powered priming pump that makes it possible to prime Black Berkey Elements easily offline, without the need for faucets or connections. Priming the Black Berkey Elements saturates the filters with water prior to their use, allowing for clean water production anywhere.The black berkey primer also purges (or baking flushes) the black berkey elements using air instead of water to clean the proprietary pores of the compressed carbon filter wall. Purging the Black Berkey Elements accomplishes twoe tasks: (1) it clears the pores of debris that has accumulated with use, (2) reduces the amount of time and effort needed to dry the filters prior to storing them. In addition, those who may be having difficulty priming their elements in a small sink, can use the black berkey primer instead.With a black berkey element properly immersed in water and attached to it, the black berkey primer creates a simple pressure gradient which draws water into the center of each black berkey element. Once the black berkey element is completely saturated with water, it passes through the black berkey primer and squirts out of the opposite end.

Review: The primer worked fine. It was the filters I had purchased were faulty, so I haven’t used that Berkey in several months now I’m just am hesitant to order the filters again.
Review: Leider hat das mit dem Wasserhahn nicht geklappt, so dass die neuen Filter nicht in Betrieb genommen werden konnten. Ich hab dieses Set bestellt, es hat einen Moment gedauert bis man die zwei Filter "gebrieft" hatte, aber es hat letztendlich gut funktioniert. Wasserfilter läuft wieder.

## Features

- The Black Berkey Primer is a hand-powered priming pump that allows you to prime your system’s Black Berkey Elements almost anywhere without a pressurized faucet or hose connection.
- Priming Black Berkey Elements saturates the filters with water prior to use, removing any pockets of air trapped inside the filters which can slow down the filters' ability to produce clean water. Black Berkey Elements must be primed before first use to insure proper operation.
- Easy to use—with a Black Berkey Element properly immersed in water and attached to it, the Black Berkey Primer creates a simple pressure gradient which draws water into the center of each Black Berkey Element. Once the Black Berkey Element is completely saturated with water, the water passes through the Black Berkey Primer and squirts out of the opposite end.
- The Black Berkey Primer can also purge, or backflush, Black Berkey Elements using air instead of water, clearing the compressed carbon filter wall of water debris that has accumulated with use and reducing the time and effort needed to dry the filters prior to storing them.
- For use only with Black Berkey Elements.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00KY605W8 |
| Batteries required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #194,161 in Tools & Home Improvement ( See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement ) #607 in Replacement Water Filters |
| Clothing specialty | Water Filter Primer |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,739) |
| Date First Available | 23 June 2014 |
| Finish types | Matte |
| Is mould resistant | Partial Not Stainless Steel |
| Item model number | COMINHKPR69752 |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 22.86 x 18.03 x 1.52 cm; 59 g |
| Skin type | Dry |
| Specific uses | Faucets,Faucet |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Berkey
- **Item form:** Liquid
- **Package information:** tin
- **Product benefits:** Enables offline clean water production, saturates and purges filters
- **Skin type:** Dry

## Images

![Berkey Black Primer for Water Filter Elements/Purifiers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41K3lvDatiL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Are there better options?**
A: I haven’t found any better options. The bulb tends to collapse but it just takes patience.

**Q: I dont understand the need to prime a filter. Is it to just get it Saturated before use? If so, could I just soak the filters in a bucket before use?**
A: We found that it was far better to have the black berkey primer to completely saturate our replacement filters.  On the first set filters, we just soaked them - and it took a long time to filter the added water every day.  When we replaced the filters and primed them - it was like magic - the water filters so quickly.  We won't do it any other way now.

**Q: Can this be used for the fluoride filters?**
A: We just with through completely cleaning our Black Berkey filters and replacing the PF-2 Fluoride filters. The instructions said it wouldn't work with the fluoride filters. You have to fully wash the outside of those with soap and water anyway, and we accomplished priming on the PF-2's by using the faucet. Maybe, you could rig something up as the previous poster described but since it's safe for it, I found the faucet faster on those particular filters.

**Q: I lost the little tan colored washer for priming my black filters.  Do I still need it with this?**
A: I just used the black washers that keep the filters from leaking. Placed it on the filter, pressed a garden hose up against it and voila. I will be getting the primer, but need to think about how to make a SHTF primer. Berkey does say that the filters can be soaked for 12 hours to get 50-75% capacity. Before I did anything to prime my dry filters, 2 filters were processing 1.5 gallons in about 4 hours. If it works, it works.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by H***D on 22 March 2023*

The primer worked fine. It was the filters I had purchased were faulty, so I haven’t used that Berkey in several months now I’m just am hesitant to order the filters again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by N***. on 9 June 2022*

Leider hat das mit dem Wasserhahn nicht geklappt, so dass die neuen Filter nicht in Betrieb genommen werden konnten. Ich hab dieses Set bestellt, es hat einen Moment gedauert bis man die zwei Filter "gebrieft" hatte, aber es hat letztendlich gut funktioniert. Wasserfilter läuft wieder.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***E on 20 January 2023*

I don't want to run tap water into a filter that is supposed to remain sterile inside, so until I bought this I had to prime the filter the long way. This pump is a life saver, in max 10 minutes you're done.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Black Berkey Primer
- Genuine Berkey Stainless Steel Spigot
- Berkey Authentic Berkey PF-2 Fluoride and Arsenic Reduction Elements (Set of 2 Elements)

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*Product available on Desertcart Netherlands*
*Store origin: NL*
*Last updated: 2026-02-20*