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Water Ionizers: Where, When and Why Prefilter or Use Extra Devices?
Why Would You do anything else With a Water Ionizer other than Ionize Your Water?
One popular thing is to use a prefilter with a water ionizer. This is needed if you live in an area that has either very hard or very soft water. With very hard water there are things you can get which help extend the life of your water ionizer. One such thing is a scale-block prefilter that can remove some of the hard water elements from your water prior to it entering and potentially damaging your water ionizer. There are two other products that I recommend even more than the scale-block prefilter now [because they're cheaper and last longer]. These devices can really help with hard water problems, they’re all natural, and they don’t add anything to your water. They are: the Ionizer Armor, and the EOS Anti-Scaling Device. With very soft water or RO (reverse osmosis) what I recommend is called a remineralizer cartridge [which adds only natural, organic, plant-source calcite & coral calcium, with 70+ organic plant-source trace minerals]. The Remineralizer Kit comes with an ordinary prefilter housing.
I’ve devised the following chart for you to look at if you are uncertain of exactly what, when and why you would add any extra prefilters or gadgets into your line before your water ionizer. Since water ionizers are so expensive, this is of great interest [or should be] to people everywhere who own a water ionizer. Here’s the chart:
| Source Water | Solution |
| Acceptable Hardness [7-12 Grains] | No extra anti-scaling treatment needed. We still suggest you use Ionizer Armor even so, because it can benefit your water ionizer. It conditions the water using magnet technology, no additives, and this can help your plates, internal plumbing & spout stay squeaky clean. |
| Hard Water [12-16 grains] | We suggest the EOS anti-scaling device & Ionizer Armor. The harder the water, the more reason to have both devices. |
| Hard Water [Over 16 grains of hardness] | We suggest the EOS anti-scaling device, Ionizer Armor and a Scale-Block Pre-Filter. |
| Soft Water [below 7 grains] | We suggest getting the Remineralizer [the same one used for RO], because it has Calcite and Coral Calcium, which are completely natural, organic mineral sources which even include 70+ organic plant-source trace minerals! This Remineralizer was designed by water ionizer engineers specifically to use with water ionizers in order to get the best ionization. |
| Excess Sediment | We suggest you use a sediment pre-filter or device to save the life of your filter. |
| Soft Water from Sodium based water softener | You will need to do one of two things prior to hooking a water ionizer up in your house.1. Install a Reverse Osmosis system + Remineralizer into the line just prior to the water ionizer…or
2. Bypass the Softener by hooking a water line directly into your plumbing main line [prior to the softening system]. The water line can be simply a ¼ inch food-grade hose. |
| R/O [Reverse Osmosis] Water | You will need to hook a Remineralizer into your line just prior to your water ionizer. |
| High Fluoride Water | We recommend installing a fluoride prefilter |
| Chloramine in Water [chlorine bonded with amonia] | Use a Biostone Plus filter if you have a Jupiter water ionizer or reverse osmosis…or check to make sure the filter handles Chloramine. |
| Heavy Metals in Water | Install a heavy metal prefilter. |
| Bacteria in Water | Use a water ionizer with a UV light in it or get a Bacteria prefilter |
Hope this helps!
