Comparing the Jupiter Water Ionizers

Aug 31 · by Cathleen LoGrasso

Many people have requested a comparison of the Jupiter Orion, Aquarius, Athena, Melody and Venus water ionizers. So I’ve constructed this chart to help you see the similarities and differences between these great water ionizers.

  Athena Orion/ Aquarius Venus Melody
pH range in ST. Louis water 2.9  – 11 2.9 – 11 3.0 – 11 3.2 – 11
ORP at middle ranges of pH [drinking water] St. Louis -400 to -650 -400 to -650 -200 to -300 -300 to -450
Plate Cleaning Best Best Average compared to most water ionizers. Very good compared to most water ionizers
Do you have to wait for acid wash plate cleaning? No No Yes No
Filters Biostone Plus or Biostone .01

Double filter

Biostone Plus or Biostone .01

Single filter

Biostone Plus or Biostone .01

Single filter

Biostone Plus or Biostone .01

Single filter

Type of plates Mesh Mesh Solid smooth Solid electro-coated
Flow Control Knob Yes No Yes Yes
Can you hook direct to plumbing line? Yes Yes Yes Yes
Can you install under sink? Yes No Yes Yes
Warranty Life – parts

5-yr labor

Life – parts

5-yr labor

Life – parts

5-yr labor

Life – parts

5-yr labor

  2195. 1895. 1195. 1495
Downpayment No pay-plan 495 200 300
Payments [@10 months] No pay-plan. 140 99.50 119.50

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I don’t want to make reverse osmosis sound too easy, but it’s not very hard.

You need to know what you’re doing though, so for anyone considering setting up a reverse-osmosis-remineralizer-system to use with their water ionizer, this is a must-see! Setting up a reverse osmosis system is something that is done once and then attended to only rarely, if you do the job right in the first place.

Take your time and know before you go on installing an RO.

A word of warning: A leak in your water line at any point in your set-up can cause untold damage to your house if it went unnoticed. So, be careful when setting up your RO system and get a plumber or handy-man if you’re still not sure of the instructions once you read and watch them.

Some people must use a reverse osmosis system. Who? Why?

  • People who have water that is so hard or full of dissolved solids that otherwise they couldn’t get good ionized water from their water ionizer.
  • People who want their water to be the cleanest, purest ionized water possible with only the best organic minerals in it.
  • People who need to get salt out of their water.

RO System

The IonLife Reverse Osmosis System Complete with Remineralizer 

IonLife has a reverse osmosis system that was specifically designed to work well with a water ionizer. It won’t work perfectly with all water ionizers though. If the ionizer has a 3/8 inch water feed line, then it’s likely that its flow rate is too great to work well with a reverse osmosis. Also, if the watts are over 185, it’s doubtful that you’ll be able to slow down your water ionizer enough to be a good match for reverse osmosis. Check with your sales associate before you buy a water ionizer if you have a reverse osmosis.

Not every reverse osmosis has a sufficient amount of water flow, pressure, and mineralization to be compatable with a water ionizer. If you already own a reverse osmosis system, check with us to see if your RO will work with a water ionizer and also to make sure you have a good enough remineralizer.

Easy RO Instructions:

The IonLife Reverse Osmosis System comes with instructions, but they are very confusing to follow. Here is a copy of them: http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/uploaded/RO-instructions.pdf

In this blog post we are giving you a set of instructions that you will be able to follow much more easily. The videos along with the descriptions, below, are meant to outline, sequence and clarify the IonLife’s instructions in the above pdf. 

RO Instructions Made Easy [Watch videos, below, for clarification]

1.  Check the air pressure in the RO tank and make sure it’s adjusted to 13 psi

2.  Install the ball valve  to top of RO tank [use plumber’s tape -- see video & instructions]

 

3.  Install the Drain Clamp [see instructions], and hook the black drain hose to the the RO  [see video & instructions' diagram]

 

 

4.  Install the “shut off” for the red “water feed” line and hook the water feed hose to the input side of the double filter housing.

 

 

5. Install a short hose from the “out” side of the double filter housing to the auto shut-off valve. [see diagram]

 

6.  Hook up the yellow hose between the auto shut-off valve and the ball-valve of the tank.

7.  Check the system for leaks.

a.  Double-check every connector to make sure all are pushed in completely. Also check the tightness of the filter housings.

b.  Install a simple output shut-off in the line going to the ionizer or connect the water output hose to  the RO faucet that came with your RO system and use that as a shut-off.

c.  Turn the tank ball-valve to “off” and the output shut-off to “off”

d.  Turn the water on at the input shut-off.

e.   Check the system thoroughly for leaks. Wait 10 minutes …check again.

8.  Turn output shut-off  to “on”to check if water flow is good…let the system drain for a few minutes then turn it back off.

9.   Fill the tank. Do this by turning the output shut-off to “off” and turn the ball-valve to “on”.

10. Wait 2 hours while tank fills completely.

11. Open the output shut off [in the “on” position] so as to drain the entire tank. Wait an hour.

12. Stop draining the system by  turning the output shut-off  to the “off” position.

13. Now the output hose can be connected to the ionizer.

BLOOPERS

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How do the water ionizer testers compare?

…and what are the best water ionizer comparison tests and testers out there?

Other than my own water ionizer comparison videos, one of the best water ionizer comparison videos ever put out was the following one from Silver State Laboratories in Nevada. It would be definitely nice if more labs did more testing and comparing of water ionizers. The results of the testing are certified and available at the following link: http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/uploaded/silverstatelabreport.pdf  

What makes this a great video is the fact that it was done by certified water analysis lab technicians who were impartial to any of the water ionizers tested. What I don’t like about this series of water ionizer comparisons is the focus only on testing the highest levels of each water ionizer. The results of the comparisons in the video are shown in the following chart:

Here’s the video followed by a chart describing the results:

  pH ORP rH
Tap Water 7.42 +260.6 30.19
Athena Water Ionizer 10.54 -812 0.68  BEST
Melody Water Ionizer 10.47 -637 6.37
Tyent MMP 7070 9.47 -740 0.94   2nd
Life 7500 10.72 -164.7 Possibly a malfunctioning ionizer.
Enagic SD 501 9.46 -578.7 6.3

According to this series of tests, the two top water ionizers were The Athena and the Tyent 7070. The next best water ionizers were Enagic and Melody.  These tests are not unlike my own testing results when I do water ionizer comparisons. What is somewhat different about my water ionizer comparisons, though, is the fact that I never just focus on the highest setting of the ionizers. The highest settings are usually used just for cleaning purposes. That’s why when I do water ionizer comparisons I usually test all of the levels. Here are examples of water ionizer comparisons I’ve done, along with some that others have done. If you click on any of the links, below, it will open up in a new browser window, so you can look at two or more charts side-by-side:

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2010/07/08/comparing-water-ionizers-orion-ionquench-turbo/ [This series of water ionizer comparisons shows the Jupiter Orion and Tyent Turbo relatively the best and the IonQuench coming in a little under]

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/category/water-ionizer-comparisons/ [These water ionizer comparisons show the Jupiter Athena better than the Jupiter Melody in most levels.]

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2009/09/17/comparing-the-enagic-athena-melody-tyent-kyk-water-ionizers/ [This series of water ionizer comparisons shows that the Athena and Tyent Turbo are better than the Enagic in Levels of drinking water and in the extreme levels [for cleaning purposes] the Enagic did better than the other water ionizers.]

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2010/07/24/chanson-tyent-melodywater-ionizer-comparisons/ [These water ionizer comparisons were done by Ronnie Ruiz and show only the highest levels compared. The testing shows the VS70 beating the Enagic and the Enagic beating the Melody by a little bit.]

http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/athena-tyent-life-water-ionizer-comparisons [This series of tests was done by Tyent's Rob Gray. He thinks the Tyent won the comparison testing, however his tests actually show that all three water ionizers came out about the same as each other at the only level he tested...which was the highest level of each water ionizer.]

http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/aquarius-enagic-tyent-water-ionizer-comparisons [This is another series of water ionizer comparisons by Rob Gray. It shows that the three ionizers tested are too close to call....about the same quality level of pH and ORP at the highest levels for the water ionizers.]

I will look for other water ionizer comparison testers out there and include them in this blog post if and when I find some good ones, but so far, according to my calculations, I’m the best, most scientific and comprehensive water ionizer comparison tester so far. What’s better about my water ionizer comparisons is the thoroughness. I don’t mind other water ionizer comparison testers…I welcome them. They are all adding to the broad knowledge that’s being collected about alkaline ionized water and finding out which are the best water ionizers. Obviously many things could be improved about my videos, such as have a laboratory do the various tests and film them doing them. But that costs a lot of money to do, so it will have to wait for another day.

Wishing You Water Wellness!
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The hundreds of stories I hear, about alkaline ionized water, combined with my own experience of drinking alkaline ionized water for about 18 years, give me a unique perspective on nutrition, health, and dieting. In addition to having so much experience with my favorite nutritional booster [alkaline ionized water] I’ve also spent hundreds of hours of my free time over the years studying nutrition, health and dieting as a science. So, today’s blog is all about my personal thoughts and suggestions for…

Nutrition, Health, and Dieting as it relates to Alkaline Ionized Water.

Keep in mind that I’m not providing you with medical advice, just plain common sense as seen through my experienced eyes.

1st Piece of Advice: Drink Alkaline Ionized Water!

2nd Piece of Advice: Use Moderation

Moderation is important for both nutrition and dieting. I have a stable nutritional rule that works real well for me, and I’ll share that with you.

If it tastes so good “you can’t only eat just one” then stay away from it.

[Background: I might be dating myself, but remember that old "Lays Potato Chips" ad? The one where someone says, "it tastes too good to eat just one"? What a great advertisement for promoting addiction that ad was! With a slight variation I have it worked out for myself as a perfect mantre for helping me become aware of the worst things for my body: If it tastes so good "you can't only eat just one" then stay away from it.]

What is the cause of overweight?

Much of it boils down to poor nutrition, of course your body needs a certain amount of exercise, but in the short term over-weightness is related to a series of wrong choices of food consumption. Foods that don’t satisfy you are wrong choices of food to eat. Foods that are too tasty are probably also wrong choices if they are addictive in their tastiness.

Examples of Good Choices:

  • Ionized water [in abundance]
  • Whole, un-cooked, and un-juiced, veggies and fruits [in abundance]
  • Whole grains [in moderation]
  • Balance in foods consumed over the course of a day [proteins, carbs, etc.] [in moderation]

Poor Nutrition leads to poorer nutrition, and eventually poor health of course. It also can lead to obesity.

Examples of Poor Choices:

  • Soft drinks
  • Sugary foods
  • Refined Carbohydrates [or carbs in over-abundance]
  • Over-cooked vegetables [like what you get in cans]
  • Over-cooked meats [or meat in over-abundance]
  • Fats [in over-abundance] [chips, fries...]

To ensure good nutrition I suggest the following:

  • Drink plenty of alkaline ionized water. This will hydrate you, help get rid of toxins, help to protect your cells from free-radical damage [oxidation], give you more energy, and much more.
  • Don’t buy foods that are too tempting
  • Save your money and eat at home [rather than tempting fast-food places]
  • Limit the poor choices to none or almost none [depending on your will-power*].

*Surprising Insight into Will-Power: What I have found about will-power is that it actually takes less will-power to have none of certain foods than it does to have just a little of it. So if you think your will-power is low, then choose none of the poor-food-choice category. It’s easier to stick to. Sugary foods are an example of that kind of food for me. What I have to do is simply have none in the category of sweets whenever I want to lose weight. Whole, un-juiced and uncooked fruits are okay, but even allowing a little bit of refined, sugary foods opens the door [for me] for over-indulgence in the sweets department. If it’s any consolation, though, it takes about 3 days for your body to adjust to a new diet routine. If it’s a healthy diet routine, you should be on easy-street [in the cravings department] once your body adjusts to it.

Another Surprising Necessity Related to Losing Weight …

Is… to eat. Starving triggers the body’s mechanisms to store fat. You don’t want to trigger that. So eat. But eat in moderation.

So, If you are attempting to lose weight I suggest the following:

  • Eat. Do not not-eat. Do not starve. But, make sure to make good choices [see above] in what you eat.
  • Use moderation.
  • Drink lots of alkaline ionized water. [Advice for drinking ionized water: If you are mixing it with sweeteners, then do this in moderation. Don't do it with every glass. Do not heat the water...or if you do, then heat it infrequently. Heating loses most of the ionization benefits right away. Try to drink the ionized water fresh rather than hours old. Try to not blend or whip the ionized water. That causes you to lose much of your ORP [antioxidant benefits].]
    • Poor choices for mixing with ionized water.
      • Crystal-Lite
      • Cool-Aid
    • Good choices for drinks made with ionized water.
      • Squeeze a slice of fresh lemon, sweeten with Stevia, and mix slowly.
      • Steep a green-tea bag in room-temperature ionized water and sweeten with Stevia. Mix slowly.
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Here are some interesting water ionizer comparisons that were all done about a year or so ago by Ronnie Ruiz. I’m re-posting this article, because it needed updating and in addition to that it contains important information for anyone considering to purchase a water ionizer. Ronnie states in his introduction to the video series that all of the water ionizers come out very similar in their numbers [i.e., pH & ORP] and I believe that’s true, too, with my own testing and with the testing I see here in Ronnie’s videos. I also agree with Ronnie that not all water ionizer companies are tried-and-true. So, just because a water ionizer gets good results in pH and ORP that shouldn’t be the only test of a good water ionizer. If you look at the bottom of this post you can find out more about the different water ionizer companies. 

 

In the following three videos and chart you can see comparisons between the Melody, Chanson VS 70 and the Enagic water ionizers. These are all clearly good water ionizers — doing the job that water ionizers should do.

 
 

 Comparing the Melody, Enagic and VS70 Water Ionizers

 

PH

ORP

Acid

rH

Melody

10.78

-750

4.5

3.23 ..3RD

Enagic@3800.

11.33

-786

2.49

3.12 ..2ND

Vs70

10.23

-748

3.03

2.19 ..1ST

Though I’ve indicated a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the chart above, really these are all good water ionizer results. Keep in mind that the ionized water drinking levels are not being tested here. The rH [Relative Hydrogen: Indicator of drinking water quality] is almost too close to call. On a scale of 0 to 42, an rH closest to 0 is the best. In the case of this test series that puts the VS70 as having a better drinking quality of water than the Enagic, but really the Melody, Enagic and VS70 are all exceptional in their drinking water quality. 

You can also see that the low-acid pH is very close between the Enagic and the VS70. The Melody’s low-acid is perfect for beauty water or watering plants, but I don’t know if it would kill germs. The Enagic and VS70 low-acid water would kill germs. The only thing with the Enagic, though, is that to get that low acid, you need to continually supply your ionizer with saline solution. That gets expensive, but then the Enagic is expensive, comparatively, anyway.

Ultimately, the stability of a water ionizer company can be seen in its certifications:

Which Water Ionizer Company has what Certificates? Here’s all the info! [This informatiion is gathered from the water ionizer US main distributors' websites and I have no personal knowledge other than what they claim]

  • KFDA: Korea Food & Drug Administration [GMP standards & authorization to manufacture and sell medical devises]: Jupiter, Ionquench, Tyent
  • Japanese Ministry of Health Authorization to manufacture & sell medical devises: Enagic
  • Additional Testing and Validation of Filter Quality: KTR [Korea Testing & Research Institute] filters tested for results: Jupiter
  • Additional Testing and Validation of Filter Quality: NSF [National Sanitation Foundation International certified the calcium used in filters as in compliance with standards]: Jupiter
  • ISO [International Organization for Standardization] 14001: Jupiter, Ionquench, Tyent, Enagic
  • ISO [International Organization for Standardization] 9001: All
  • CE [European Conformity]: Jupiter, Ionquench, Chanson, Tyent
  • NRTL/CSA [Canada]: KYK

Electrical Safety Certificates: 

  • UL-USA [Underwriters Laboratory]: Jupiter, Tyent
  • UL-Canada [Underwriters Laboratory]: Jupiter

Business Practices — Conformity to Standards:

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Whenever I’ve compared the Venus Water Ionizer with the Melody, KYK, Tyent, etc. it has always tested a bit lower than those other water ionizers in most areas. It is less expensive than the other Jupiter water ionizers, and so one would expect it to test a little lower. It is a pretty good water ionizer though. That’s why today I’m going to take a minute to tell you about the Venus water ionizer and show you some testing videos I’ve done.

The Venus water ionizer is a Jupiter water ionizer, and so has the Jupiter advantage. Here are some of Jupiter Water Ionizers’ superior attributes:

  • Jupiter water ionizers use the Biostone filters. Biostone filters can be purchased for city water [Biostone Plus] or for well water [or people with immune disfunctions] [Biostone .01] .
  • The Jupiter products [including their filters] are thoroughly tested by outside sources and pdf documents are available to show the test results. http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/uploaded/Biostone-testing.PDF
  • The Jupiter company is the oldest water ionizer company who is still selling water ionizers in the US.
  • The Jupiter water ionizers come with a lifetime parts warranty and 5-year parts/labor warranty.

Here are my testing videos:

 

A little story behind this testing is that a friend of mine in Phoenix bought this water ionizer but couldn’t get the acid water to go below about a 5 pH and the ionized water was a bit cloudy. He was convinced the water ionizer was no good because of this. However, in Phoenix the water is very hard plus it has a high TDS [total dissolved solids]. The combination of the extremely hard water and high TDS was just too much for the Venus and it wasn’t getting good ionization under those circumstances. However here in St. Louis the Venus water ionizer is testing great [as you can see by the videos and charted results below]. The quality of the source water makes a big difference in a water ionizer’s performance. My friend lives in an apartment and with limitations on what he can do and he isn’t in a position to be able to install a scale-block prefilter or reverse osmosis. So he exchanged the Venus for an Orion water ionizer. The Orion is able to get better ionization than the Venus in Phoenix water, so he has decided to keep the Orion. It’s not perfect, though, and the only way to really fix a problem like that so the ionizer works perfectly is to use prefilters and anti-scaling devices or a reverse-osmosis-remineralizer. Unfortunately with differing water qualities around the country some people have to do more and spend more to get their water quality straightened out.

The Jupiter Venus water ionizer isn’t as strong of an ionizer as many of the other water ionizers I sell. It doesn’t get as good ORP per unit of pH as the Melody [....which doesn't get as good as the Orion, Athena, Aquarius, or Delphi water ionizers], but in its own right it is a very good water ionizer and is worth mentioning. Here is the chart, showing the results of the above videos, and the results are not bad at all.

Water Ionizer à

Jupiter Venus

Level 1… pH/ORP

8.5/-148

Level 2… pH/ORP

9.4/-325

Level 3… pH/ORP

10/-695

Level 4… pH/ORP

Level 4 Acid

10.3/-752

2.8

I would say if you can afford to get a better water ionizer I suggest you get a water ionizer in the “best” category [better ORP per unit of pH..such as the Orion, Athena, Aquarius, Tyent and Miracle water ionizers], but in my mind there is a “near best” category [Melody, IonQuench] and a “very good” category [Venus and Eden] which are worthy of consideration especially for young and healthy families on a tight budget who don’t live in areas with very hard water. For my family and me during our first 15 years of drinking ionized water we knew only one ionizer, the old Ange water ionizer, which would test lower in comparison with any of the water ionizers we sell on my site today, and we were just as happy as we could be with it. 

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Fluoride Filtration:

Fluoride is a pale yellow, gaseous element. It is toxic and has been linked with a variety of ailments, including Alzheimer’s and learning disorders. Fluoride is very hard to remove from water because it’s so small. It gets past even the .01M filters. It even gets past RO [reverse osmosis] to some extent [although the slow-flowing action of the water going through the carbon filter of the RO is somewhat effective in removing a good deal of the fluoride]. The best way to remove fluoride, though, is to use activated alumina. Activated alumina is aluminum oxide. Activated, means it’s very porous and will take out much more than it’s weight in the contaminant it’s targeted for, fluoride.  It’s not aluminum, although it is related to aluminum. What activated alumina does is, using its natural attraction of metals, the fluoride is attracted to the alumina and bonds to it. It then becomes a stable compound which is trapped in the filter. The more time the water spends in the highly porous activated alumina filter [i.e., slower water flow] the more fluoride is removed and trapped in the filter. Under 8 liters per min. flow-rate is recommended. A water ionizer usually calls for a 2 liters per min. flow, which is a perfect match for an activated alumina pre filter. Activated Alumina filters will typically remove 99% of fluoride [better than anything else…even better than distillation and RO].

Even without the Activated Alumina as one of their stages, 86% of the Fluoride [by independent laboratory testing...see the following pdf document] is documented to be removed from the water produced by the Melody water ionizer with a regular Biostone filter in it. http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/uploaded/Biostone-testing.PDF  Not many water ionizer companies up to this point have had this level of extensive lab testing done of their water ionizers’ filter results [or they haven't shared their results], therefore I can’t say which other ionizers filter out Fluoride, but I know from these results that the Jupiter water ionizers filter out about 85% of the Fluoride.

Chlorine and Chloramine Filtration:

Chloramine is a chemical complex formed from ammonia and chlorine. This is being used by many municipalities to disinfect water supplies. Using chloramines reduces the formation of THMs [Trihalo Methanes: which is a byproduct of chlorinating water, and is sometimes linked to causing cancer]

Chloramines are hard to filter out, because they are so stable [as opposed to chlorine, which is unstable and easily filters out]. Distillation won’t remove chloramines, they would just be carried over to the product water. The only reason RO is effective in chloramines removal is because of the slow speed with which the water passes through the carbon filters of the RO system. Lots of contact time is the key to chloramines removal.

The best way to remove chloramines is with a slow flow through an activated carbon filter. Activated carbon is a very porous carbon. Its porosity makes it a good media for chemical removal of anything that is attracted to carbon. Calcium, magnesium and sodium are not attracted to the carbon, and so pass through the filter. GAC [granular activated carbon] has finer granules and more rapidly removes the chloramines than a carbon block filter would. At the speeds of which an ionizer uses to ionize water, a filter or pre-filter containing GAC is a good match for removing the chloramines. An additional GAC filter would be even better than one, because with chloramines a longer exposure to the carbon is required to break the strong bond made by chlorine plus ammonia. GAC filters also remove volatile organic compounds, pesticides, herbicides, trihalomethane compounds, radon, solvents, and other chemicals in the tap water.

Some people have whole house GAC filters and some have only point-of-use filters, which are obviously much cheaper [but then you don't get the chlorine or chloramines out of your bath and shower water]. Most water ionizer filters contain GAC.

KDF

There’s one more filter media worth mentioning, and that’s KDF, or Kinetic Degradation Fluxion. KDF is made with a copper-zinc formulation and uses a chemical process which removes iron, chlorine, mercury, lead, and hydrogen sulfide from the water, It reduce heavy metals, microorganisms, scale, lower total cost, and decrease maintenance of filters and ionizers.

The KDF redox process works by exchanging electrons with contaminants which converts many contaminants into harmless components.

When you’re dealing with lots of toxins in the water and even now pharmaceuticals, it’s good to have a wide variety of filter media. Because of its speed and effectiveness in getting out a large variety of toxins, KDF filter media is a good choice for people who want the cleanest water possible. You would install the KDF filter first [in a series of filters] so that the other filters will remove the compounds made by redox reaction in the KDF filter.

KDF-55 Media Reduces: Arsenic, Lead, Aluminum, Mercury, Cadmium, Chlorine Taste & Odor, Heavy Metal Removal and Bacteria

KDF-85 Media Reduces: Iron and Hydrogen Sulfide KDF-85 also controls scale, bacteria and algae. KDF 85 may be used alone or may be used to protect existing water filtration/purification technologies. Like KDF55 media,

KDF 55 and KDF 85 Process Media remove up to 99% of water-soluble lead, nickel, mercury, chromium, and other dissolved metals. Also, KDF Process Media control the buildup of bacteria, fungi, algae, and scale. They can be used in GAC beds, ion exchange resins, carbon block filters and inline carbon filters. KDF Media eliminate the need for harmful or costly chemical treatments.

KDF filters are often used with an activated carbon filter because they help reduce chlorine build-up which will prolong the life and increase the effectiveness of carbon filters. KDF Filters also supplement the activated carbon filters by removing heavy metals, which carbon-based filters do not remove very effectivel

Product Recommendations:

You can get all three of the above high-quality prefilters in one product [which can be placed in-line with any water ionizer, on the counter, under the sink, on the refrigerator, or mounted to the wall].  Loyal blog readers: If you mention this blog post, I’ll give you a 5% discount on your entire order if you include an H3 or C3 system in your order.

H3 for City Water

H3 Ultimate Filtration for City Water

 or

C3 for City Water

C3 Ultimate Filtration for City Water

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_alumina
http://www.kdfft.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon
http://www.watertechonline.com/article.asp?IndexID=5220514

 

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I have completed some more good water ionizer comparisons, which I want to share. In my last set of water ionizer comparisons I found that the IonQuench was actually testing better than the Genesis Platinum. This is significant, because the IonQuench is selling for less money and has a longer warranty period too. So that’s the reason I chose the IonQuench to compare with these other two water ionizers. [The IonQuench is an upgraded version of the KYK Genesis water ionizer].

The testing, below, shows that both the Orion and Tyent Turbo are better than the IonQuench. That’s not surprising, because the Orion and Tyent water ionizers are both more expensive than the IonQuench water ionizer.

Comparing the Jupiter Orion, IonQuench and Tyent Turbo Water Ionizers

I’ve included all the You Tube videos, below, along with the following chart. Basically the IonQuench was tested twice [once with the Orion and once with the Tyent]. Water ionizer testing contains so many variables that you can see the differences even in the results of the IonQuench the first time and the IonQuench the second time. That’s why I think it’s important to test often and in a variety of circumstances [or look at a variety of tests] before making a final judgement on which ionizer tests the best. Here is the chart, followed by the videos, for all of the water ionizer comparisons in this series.

Water Ionizerà 

Jupiter Orion

PH/ORP

Ionquench

PH/ORP

Tyent Turbo

PH/ORP

Level 1 Testing 

9.1/-120

8.6/+90 & 8.9/-108

9.0/+73

Level 2 Testing 

9.4/-390

9.1/-180 & 10.0/-220

9.7/-325

Level 3 Testing 

10.6/-780

9.1/-180 & 10.5/-770

10.0/-764

Level 4 Testing

11.1/-802

11/-791 & 10.7/-792

10.9/-797

Acidic Water

2.7

3.4 & 3.3

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

There are a lot more things to consider when buying a water ionizer than just comparing the pH and ORP of the water ionizers. There’s quality of filtration, internal plate-cleaning, construction and sturdiness of the water ionizer, warranty, longevity of the company, certifications for good design and construction of the ionizer, BBB ratings, price, appearance and other features. Where I could, I included other comparisons in the following chart.

Water Ionizerà 

Jupiter Orion

Ionquench

Tyent Turbo

Filtration

Best

Best [Tied]

2nd

Plate Cleaning

Best

2nd

3rd

Sturdy Design

Best

3rd

2nd

Warranty 

2nd

3rd

Best

Ease of Use 

Best

2nd Tied

2nd Tied

Ease of Set-up 

Best

3rd

2nd

Certifications and Validations 

Best

2nd Tied

2nd Tied

BBB Rating 

A+

Not Listed

A-

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Comparison Testing of the Genesis Platinum and IonQuench Water Ionizers

I wanted to test the IonQuench water ionizer against the Genesis Platinum water ionizer, because even though both water ionizers are made by the same manufacturer [EOS in Korea] and they are both the newest upgrade of the KYK water ionizer I wasn’t sure if they would test out the same. There was some talk about the Genesis Platinum having more watts, and that could make a difference, so I wanted to see if it did. The bottom line is that actually the IonQuench did better than the Genesis Platinum in this series of tests. The IonQuench also has a 7-year warranty [verses the Genesis Platinum water ionizer's 5-year warranty], so I am pretty confident that the IonQuench water ionizer is the better choice between the two.

Below, I have included videos and charts for every level of water ionizer testing.

IonQuench Water Ionizer vs. Genesis Platinum Water Ionizer at Level 1

 

IonQuench Water Ionizer vs. Genesis Platinum Water Ionizer at Level 2

 

IonQuench Water Ionizer vs. Genesis Platinum Water Ionizer at Level 3

IonQuench Water Ionizer vs. Genesis Platinum Water Ionizer at Level 4

Water Ionizer Comparison Testing Results

Water Ionizer à

IonQuench

Platinum

Level 1… pH/ORP

8.6/-222

8.9/-192

Level 2… pH/ORP

9.1/-258

8.9/-196

Level 3… pH/ORP

Level 3 Acid

10.1/-359

3.2 acid

10.3/-280

3.2 acid

Level 4… pH/ORP

Level 4 Acid

10.9/-409

2.8 acid

10.9/-354

2.5 acid

All-in-all I’m pretty surprised that the IonQuench did better than the Genesis Platinum water ionizer. After hearing claims that the Platinum was better I was expecting to see far better results with the Platinum water ionizer.

Programming the IonQuench and Genesis Platinum Water Ionizers

Before the testing, above, I programmed both water ionizers to be at exactly the same levels. For anyone wishing to do their own programming of their IonQuench or Genesis Platinum, you should read the directions that come with your water ionizer. However the instructions are too brief and at times unclear, so watching this following video may help to clarify some of the more confusing points in the programming instructions.

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Jupiter Athena Water Ionizer

ATHENA & ORION WATER IONIZERS

I just finished testing and comparing the Jupiter Orion water ionizer against my own water ionizer, the Athena water ionizer. Both water ionizers are made by the same manufacturer, Jupiter water ionizers, but they have a $300. difference in price. I always assumed that the Athena was the best, so I guess I skipped right over the Orion water ionizer and its fraternal twin, the Aquarius water ionizer [the Orion and Aquarius water ionizers are exactly the same on the inside, but look different on the outside], in doing all my comparing and analyzing of water ionizers.

The bottom line is the Orion water ionizer tests equal to the Athena water ionizer!

The following two videos and charts show the testing and comparing of water ionizers that I did. I was very impressed with the Orion in appearance and performance. It’s a great selection for anyone looking for the best performing water ionizers.

 

Comparing Athena and Orion Water Ionizers

Water Ionizer –>

Athena

Orion

Level 1… pH/ORP

9.6/-182

8.1/-154

Level 2… pH/ORP

10.4/-630

10.5/-450

Level 3… pH/ORP

Level 3 Acid

10.8/-805

2.9

10.9/-770

3.1

Level 4… pH/ORP

Level 4 Acid

11.2/-813

2.7

11.2/-810

2.8

According to the results of the testing, there is very little variation in pH and ORP from one ionizer to the other. This is exactly as I had predicted, because they are virtually the same water ionizer except for the flow control knob and the extra filter in the Athena water ionizer.

Another thing that impressed me with the Orion water ionizer was the sheer beauty of it. I’m not sure if this comes across well in picture or video format, but in real life…the Orion’s beauty is impressive.  Both the Athena and Orion water ionizers are also fantastic in their internal cleaning of the plates. Everything is done behind the scenes with their patented DARC cleaning system, making these water ionizers the easiest water ionizers to use. The Jupiter water ionizer company did a great job with the design and aesthetics of these two great water ionizers.

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