From: Subject: Alkaline Water Ionizers Compared Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:25:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.ionizers.org/othermodels.html X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Alkaline Water Ionizers Compared

Alkaline Water Purifiers=20 Compared

	Jupiter Orion & = Aquarius=20	Jupiter = Melody	Jupiter = Microlite	Jupiter=20 Delphi Undersink	KYK Harmony	Enagic=AE = SD-501	Life Ionizer	Gold Fox EP-1000
Manufacturer or Assembler	Manufacturer	Manufacturer	Manufacturer	Manufacturer	Assembler	Manufacturer	Assembler	Assembler
Number=20 of Electrode Plates	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	6
Type of=20 Plates	Mesh Diode	Coated	Coated	Mesh Diode	Plated	Plated	Plated	Plated
Plate=20 Source	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Taiwan	Japan	China	Taiwan
Cleaning = Frequency	Every time used DARC	Every time automatic post use	15 secs each time used	Every time used DARC	Every 12 hours for 30 secs	Every 15 gals for 30 secs	?	Every 12 hours for 30 secs
Wait while = Cleaning?	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stops Scaling on = Plates	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Water Flow = Control	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	YES	Yes
Installation = Options	2 options	3 options	2 options	Designed as undersink	2 options	To tap with diverter only	?	To tap only
Filtration (in = Microns)	.1M or .01M	.1M or .01M	.1M or .01M	.1M or .01M	.01M	.1M	.1M	1M
What is in = filter?	Carbon, Calcium & Tourmaline	Carbon, Calcium & Tourmaline	Carbon, Calcium & Tourmaline	Carbon, Calcium & Tourmaline	Carbon	Carbon and Calcium	Carbon	Carbon
Price of Filter	$55 or $85	$55 or $85	$55 or $85	$55 or $85	?	?	?	?
Electrical = Supply	Transformer	Transformer	Transformer	Transformer	SMPS	Transformer	Transformer	Transformer
Mineral Port	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No
Number of pH = Levels	48	9 settings plus control knob	9 settings	48	64	7	?	4
Color Changing = Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes
Filter Life = Indicator	Yes, by actual liters.	Yes, by actual liters.	Yes, by actual liters.	Yes, by actual liters.	Yes, by actual liters.	Yes, by timer	?	Yes, by actual liters.
Warranty	5 year	5 year	5 year	5 year	5 year	5 year	5 year	1 year
pH/ ORP = Measurement	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	NO	Yes
Hot Water Alarm	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	No
Flow Rate = Indicator	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
Price	$1495	$1249	$719	$2495	$1199	$3980	?	$795

Comments/ Helpful Advice

1. Jupiter = Science is=20 the only Manufacturer of water ionizers in Korea and one of only a = few in=20 the world. Other companies are simply assemblers (buying parts = from=20 elsewhwre) with no ongoing Research and Development. All Jupiter = Science=20 cells are manufactured in Japan by Jupiter Science's own R & = D.=20 Department.

2. The above details were gathered from = data=20 research in September, 2006 and 2007.
For more clarification on = any=20 brands please contact us (Toll Free) = 1-800-875-9025

3. Copy=20 models from China/Taiwan are beginning to show up in the = USA.
Be=20 careful of products that have not been made for the USA market and = have no=20 track record here.
These models can disappear as quickly as = they have=20 appeared, leaving customers without any backup service, filters or = parts.=20 Jupiter Science produces 90% of all water ionizers in Korea with a = production plant capable of over 100,000 units a month.

4. * = Most=20 ionizer units use only genuine Platinum Titanium. This is because = Platinum=20 is by far the most effective and stable element for water=20 ionization.
Some models made in Taiwan are using Platinoiridium = or=20 Platinum mixed with Iridium. They don't use platinum titanium = because=20 platinum titanium is 7 times more expensive than iridium. The = Japanese and=20 Korean governments does not allow any company to sell iridium for = drinking=20 water applications because it is bad for your health. The EP units = made=20 for the US market do not use iridium while the same models in = Taiwan/China=20 do use iridium.
Also there are new models on the market using = 'white=20 gold' for their plating. This is very misleading as there is no = such thing=20 as "white gold" since gold is always yellow. "White gold", in = fact, is=20 actually an amalgam and contains at least 62% silver and other = minerals.=20 Platinum is about $1250 an ounce while Silver is about $12 an = ounce.=20 Obviously all the Japanese manufacturers and Jupiter Science etc = would use=20 "white gold" if it was any good.
Some companies use cheap = plates that=20 are dipped in iridium instead of been baked which is a more = expensive and=20 effective method.
Jupiter Science is the only company in Korea = that=20 manufactures their own plates (in Japan). All other companies are = just=20 assemblers importing their plates from Taiwan or China.

5. ** = Enagic=AE=20 models are so expensive not because they are better than some = other brands=20 at a lower price, but because Enagic=AE needs to markup prices in = order to=20 be able to pay out 8 levels of sales representatives. Ask why = their filter=20 replacement is well over $100 and ask to see their compensation = plan. For=20 further comments please see our Report on Kangen = Water=AE.=20

6. A = few=20 manufactures make a lot of profit from replacement = filters.
While most=20 brands have reasonable filter prices there are some that=20 don't.

7. Some manufacturers are employing larger = plating and=20 claiming they are superior. They hope to fool the consumer into = thinking=20 "bigger, is better".
With electronics quite the opposite is = true=20 (consider how the radio, camera, computer and TV have evolved). = Effective=20 conductivity is the primary determinant =96 not electrode size - = of=20 effective delivery of voltage into the water needed to create=20 electrolysis. The larger electrodes draw 3-4 times more power = decreasing=20 the electrode life with no additional benefit to the water=20 quality.
Generally the larger electrodes have poorer = conductivity due=20 to inferior plating processes or the grade of materials=96 so they = have to=20 be larger.

8. The BionTech is different from other = water=20 ionizers in that it is a batch system that uses 4 liters of water = to=20 produce 2 liters of alkaline water about every 15 minutes. The=20 disadvantage is that it is slow to make alkaline water and needs = to have=20 the water added in manually. Advantages is that you can use it = anywhere=20 there is power and you control your input water. It is also = capable of=20 making super acid water of 2.5 pH.

9. When looking = at what=20 brand to buy look also at the level and quality of ongoing support = you=20 will be getting.

10. By US tested we mean that the = company=20 have been selling in the USA for at least one year. It takes a = number of=20 years to show that a water ionizer is reliable (less to show it is = not).=20

11. We do not recommend models that use UV lighting = as a=20 means for moving bacteria or viruses. UV light has to shine = through a=20 clear surface but in time these surfaces tend to become opaque or = dirty=20 (especially where there is hard water). Also the UV bulb may stop = working=20 and UV light may not work well with fast water flow. In comparison = anti-bacterial filters will always work at optimum strength as = long as=20 they are replaced in time. All ionizers that use filters have a = filter=20 counter inbuilt.

12. Some new companies from China, = Taiwan=20 and Korea claim to have an inbuilt ORP meter. Although a good idea = this is=20 still only at this stage gimmickry. It is very hard to get an = accurate ORP=20 reading and an ORP meter needs to regularly recalibrated and = cleaned=20 (since its points quickly gets oxidized). In our tests using = ionizers with=20 inbuilt ORP we found that the readings were very inaccurate and = misleading=20 when compared to the results from a proper ORP meter.
Hanna = Instruments=20 (the leaders in selling ORP meters worldwide) have the following = page on=20 how to ensure you get good ORP readings. As you can see, = by=20 clicking here, it is not as simple as putting a cheap = probe inside=20 a machine.

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