Alkaline Water News [Water Wellness]

What are water ionizer prefilters, how do you use them, and why would you use a water ionizer prefilter?

In this video I explain and demonstrate the water ionizer prefilter. Water ionizer prefilters can be found on my Other Products page. Most people don’t realize that water ionizer prefilters can be benefitial to your health, and your water ionizer’s health. This demonstration shows you an up-close look at a single housing with a prefilter inside. Here’s the video:

Water ionizer prefilters are beneficial to health, because they can filter out specific toxins you are concerned about in your source water. One particular element in most US municipal source water is fluoride. You can learn about fluoride and its harmful health effects in my blog posts about fluoride. Many professional water experts recommend the H3 Triple Housing Filter Set for city water with fluoride.

Well water users can benefit from specific prefilters sometimes if their well has some toxic element in it. An example may be arsenic or lead. While your regular water ionizer filter gets most of the bad stuff out of your water, it may not get all. Most water ionizer filters don’t get all the arsenic out. Therefore, if you have arsenic in your source water in significant amounts, you can benefit your health by choosing a specific prefilter to plug into your water input line which will get the arsenic out. The easiest way I know to test your well water to find out if there are any toxic elements in it is to get my Comprehensive Well Water Test Kit for $25. and find out instantly how much of each toxin you have and how this compares with the maximum amount of that substance allowed by the EPA.

Another popular reason to use a prefilter with your water ionizer is if you live in an area that has either very hard or very soft water. With very hard water there are scale-block prefilters that can remove some of the hard water elements from your water prior to it entering and potentially damaging your water ionizer. [Please note there are two other products that can help with hard water, the Ionizer Armor, and the EOS Anti-Scaling Device.] With very soft water or RO (reverse osmosis) there are remineralizer cartridges [containing calcite, coral calcium and 70+ organic trace minerals] that can be placed in your prefilter housing.

One more reason some people use prefilters is to save the life of their water ionizer filter. You can get a very inexpensive carbon block prefilter, which will get a lot of the junk out of your water prior to even entering your water ionizer. This will put less wear and tear on your Biostone or other more expensive main water ionizer filter…and allow you to use it for up to 50% more than without using prefilter(s).

Most prefilters last a very long time, usually 1500 gallons or more, and cost very little. So, prefiltering is often not just a healthy choice, but also an economical choice.

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What is the Water Ionizer Armor, and how will it SAVE YOUR WATER IONIZER?

In this video, I demonstrate the new “Water Ionizer Armor”. This is a magnetic device which will save the life of your water ionizer by not allowing calcium to stick to the insides of your water ionizer machine! Calcium scale build-up is the enemy of every water ionizer, no matter whether you own a Melody, Athena, Life, Tyent, KYK, Jupiter, Chanson, Enagic Kangen Water or other water ionizer! 

Why did I buy a Water Ionizer Armor if my Melody Water Ionizer cleans itself so well?

My Melody Water Ionizer does clean itself really, really well [as I've described on many other blogs], but that cleaning is going on inside the water cell. There are lots of other parts inside every water ionizer that could be affected by scale build-up. The spout is one example. I plan to have my water ionizer for 20 or so years and all that time I want my water ionizer to be as healthy as I am!

Ultimately, the pH and ORP are the only real way you can judge how great your water ionizer is. But, to this I would add that over time, the pH and ORP should also stay consistent with when you bought it. That is achieved both with really good cleaning and with using something like the Ionizer Armor.

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There are several things you can do to extend the life of your water ionizer.

• You can purchase a gadget called “Protection Plus Ionized Armor” @ $82.00 (& never needs replacement) which magnetically causes the water to become negatively charged BEFORE it enters your water ionizer. This inhibits the elements in the water from sticking to the internal tubes, channels, electrodes, and spouts of the water ionizer. Negatively charging the water is also going help the water ionization process without adding any elements or chemicals into the water, so it’s a win-win-win situation.
• You can purchase what’s called an “EOS Anti-Scaling Device” @ $160.00 (to be replaced about every 2000 – 3000 gallons). EOS stands for “Environmentally-Friendly + Omits + Scaling”. This is perfect if you have any kind of hard water that you’re concerned about. Hard water is HARD on water ionizers, because the water ionizer concentrates the alkaline minerals (i.e. calcium) into one stream inside the water cell, and this concentration of calcium tends to cause a calcium build-up (otherwise known as lime) which if it coats the plates (electrodes) even a small amount, you can lose some of your pH and ORP values. The EOS is an environmentally friendly way to reduce the amount of scale in your water ionizer! Calcium normally occurs in a crystalline structure which makes it adhere to virtually any surface creating a hard scale deposit that can accumulate as time goes on.  The EOS works by using a process to dramatically change the crystalline structure of calcium to a smooth, soft, spherical structure that does not create damaging scale build-up in your water ionizer. If you already have scale, guess what? It will dissolve the existing calcium carbonate scale build up (de-scaling effect!).
• I also sell two specific prefilters for water hardness on my website, but honestly you don’t need this if you have the two devices I’ve described above! That’s great news, because these devices don’t take up any extra room and are not unsightly on your counter-top!

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Chanson Water Ionizers Has a Great New Gadget that Promises to Extend the Life of your Plates!

The new gadget is called the “Protection Plus Ionizer Armor”. Here’s what it does:

• Uses magnet technology to reduce or eliminate scaling and hard water build up on your water ionizer electrodes. This technology has been used in factories for years.
• Extends the life of your water ionizer’s performance. 
• Gives the ionized water a silky smooth, delicious taste.

One thing I like about this (other than the things listed above, of course, is the fact that it doesn’t add anything to the water. Here’s the video:

I like this new gadget and hope you do too! I’m buying mine today. It works with any water ionizer. I want to make sure my Melody water ionizer has the best advantage to last 20 or so years [which most water ionizers are designed to last], and I think this will help ensure it does that.

You can find this new gadget for sale on my website: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/product/Armor  Mention this blog post in the comment section of the order form and I’ll give you a 10% discount on your Ionizer Armor order.  Enjoy!

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Can Calcium Build-Up Affect a Water Ionizer’s Performance? Yes! It absolutely can. And, here’s why…

A water ionizer creates two streams of electrolyzed water: alkaline and acid. The alkaline water is rich in Calcium. Calcium is good for you and contributes to creating alkalinity in the water, but is also a naturally occurring crystalline mineral which creates lime. Lime is another name for Calcium Oxide [formed from a reaction with calcium and the oxygen in the water]. Because of its crystalline structure, Lime tends to scale up on the inside of pipes…and will clog up the inside of your water ionizer if you don’t have a good method of cleaning the plates and pipe works on a regular basis. Even with a good cleaning method, people in “hard-water” areas have reported lime-build-up problems with their water ionizers from time to time.

Here are some ways you can prevent the problem from plaguing you:

• If you live in a hard-water region, get a “hard-water” pre-filter to use in conjunction with your water ionizer. Some appropriate pre-filters to protect your water ionizers are: “Scale-Block prefilter” [$85.00]. It doesn’t matter what water ionizer brand you use, any pre-filter will work.
• Here’s another devise that can really help. It lasts for 2 – 3 years too! It’s called an EOS [Elimination of Scale] Anti-Scaling Device and sells for $160.00. This device transforms the Calcium crystals into a spherical shape which will not cake or scale up, and so it makes it impossible for the scale build-up to occur. How it does this is by adding carbonate ions to the water, it turns the Calcium ion into a Calcium Carbonate ion. Calcium Carbonate crystals are spherical shaped to be harmless & anti-scaling for your water ionizer, and Calcium Carbonate is a healthy mineral for you to consume. It’s also environmentally friendly.  This device is as easy as 1-2-3 to install as well, and doesn’t take up any room on or under your counter.

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The IonWays Athena water ionizer has two filters. They each have a different life-span, and although you need to change each when it gets to 9999 the counters don’t change at the same rate. The #1 filter (a carbon block sediment filter) needs changing about twice as much as the Biostone, which is in the #2 position. For filter #1 you can put another type of prefilter in that spot if you prefer. Sometimes your source water warrants that (such as to handle hard-water, lead or arsenic). This makes a convenient and aesthetic way to provide a prefilter for your ionized water.  Because all source water is different, it’s hard to predict the exact right time to change your filters. Here’s a general guide to ensure you don’t keep your filter in too long, which would make it less healthy.

• If your water is not running through the water ionizer well (too slow). That is probably a clogged up sediment filter (filter #1).
• If you taste chlorine, it’s time to change your #2 filter (the Biostone)
• If a year has gone by, it’s probably time to change both, even if you don’t notice a problem (yet).
• It’s not a great problem if you forget to keep track of the filter counter and suddenly notice one or more needs changing. If you didn’t notice a chlorine taste or slow-down in the water coming from the ionizer, don’t worry. Just order the filters and change them as soon as you can. On the other side, it won’t hurt to change the filters more frequently if you feel like it and money isn’t an issue. Establish a shedule that’s right for you…and then stick with it.

One thing you can do is stock up on filters, just so you have them handy when you need them. This is what I recommend. Here is a link for the filters:

http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/page/319734205

Remember, you’re providing yourself with healthy water, so it makes sense to change the filters when they need it. You’re also saving the life of the water ionizer if you keep your filters changed regularly.

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