Well Water, High
Alkaline pH, TDS & Water Softeners
Our drinking water supply changes so much that this web
page is to clarify some of the issues when connecting the source water
to one of our ionizers.
Well Water
It
almost would seem that no two wells are the same. A well just near by
can be very different with output and quality not to mention large
geographical differences such as North America.
A well can be "sweet water" or have excessive
contaminants that would have to be removed by pre-filtration with
specialty pre-filters or sometimes by a Reverse
Osmosis system.
It is recommended that you know your source water either
from a recent water test report or to have a new test done. Most of the
time we will know where to go from there and make any recommendations.
A reverse osmosis system will generally be recommended
when a particular problem can not easily be solved with pre-filtration.
An RO system would necessitate the use of a
re-mineral
pre-filter to add essential alkaline minerals for proper ionization
in the water ionizer.
Please check with us first before ordering an ionizer if
you have well water and are unsure about the quality of your well water.
In general most municipal water will be just fine for use with one of
our water ionizers.
Excessive pH or very Hard Water
Excessive
hard water will also need a reduce
hardness pre-filter to
improve performance and reduce scale build up. The warranty threshold
for the ionizer is no more than 17 grains of hardness without the use of
a reduce hardness pre-filter. Please let us know if you have extremely
hard water and we will recommend the proper pre-filter for this
condition or alternatively our
Reverse
Osmosis System will solve the problem.
Hard Water by Region
Please note that hard water can
exist in other regions!
Chart Two
Total Dissolve
Solids or TDS
Total
Dissolved Solids refers to combined content of all
inorganic and
organic substances suspended in a liquid and can be in a
colloidal, ionized or molecular form. These particles are
generally small in nature being no larger than 2 microns. A micron is
defined as one millionth of a meter or one thousandth of a millimeter.
By comparison,
Salmonella enteritidis the bacteria that causes one form of food
poisoning is between .06 and .07 microns.
High TDS can affect ionization in our water cell and pH and -ORP results
can be altered to unsatisfactory. Our
warranty to be void requires pre-filtration if TDS is up to and over
300ppm.Most municipal water is fine and TDS is usually a well issue but
doesn't exclude certain municipalities. If in doubt please get a copy of
a test report from your local water Company or call them. In general
they will provide this free of charge and often the test report can be
found on line.
Water Softeners
Water
softeners are used when there is very hard water and the potential for
scale buildup inside pipes, water heaters, toilets and plumbing
fixtures. Water softeners also help with greater lathering bathing and
with softer laundry. Most water softeners are of the negative ion type
that use salt to change the ion properties of alkaline minerals so that
scale buildup does not occur.
Water Softeners can reduce the ion effect of alkaline minerals and
therefore affect the ionization results of your water ionizer. If you
have a water softener and want to install an ionizer, chances are that
you will need to bypass the softener or use a reverse osmosis system
under the sink with a re-mineral pre-filter .Please contact us first so that we can
recommend a solution based on your situation.
Reverse
Osmosis System
Complete with Re-mineralizer
With six gallon storage tank and
re-mineralizer. An ideal solution for water sources that are too hard or unhealthy
as water is first thoroughly cleaned then re-mineralized
>>> Retail Only $379.99
More and more people understand that the "perfect water" system
would combine
the purity of Reverse Osmosis (R/O) and the tremendous
benefits provided by alkaline, ionized water. Historically this has
not been easily achieved for a variety of reasons. Water technology
experts have solved the problem of combining these two phenomenal
yet very different water technologies. Now you can have perfectly
clean AND perfectly healthy water by installing the R/O system
before your Jupiter ionizer!
The Issues with R/O
R/O is by far the most popular water
treatment technology in use in the USA today. R/O utilizes a
technology called nano-filtration (typically .009 micron) to
physically filter and remove virtually all suspended and dissolved
material in water. To put a micron into perspective: a postage stamp
is more than 25,000 microns long, the eye of the typical needle is
usually 749 microns wide, a human hair is 40 to 120 microns in
diameter, a grain of salt is about 70 microns across. The smallest
particle visible to the naked eye is about 30-40 microns. RO filters
to 9/1000th of a single micron. The quality of R/O membranes vary
but typically between 90% and 98% of all suspended materials (good
and bad) are removed and flushed down the drain.
R/O and Water Ionization are often
thought of as polar opposites in terms of their effect on the water.
R/O water is typically acidic and virtually mineral free, while
ionized water is high in pH and rich in alkalizing minerals. The
negative impact of more acid in our body (that is already too acidic
due to chemicals, stress, poor food, and lack of healthy exercise)
is obvious. Furthermore, many health experts believe that
mineral-free water can be harmful and can actually lead to a
de-mineralization of the body. Pure water molecules attach to
molecules they come in contact with and flush them from the body.
This includes the flushing of beneficial alkaline minerals, which is
detrimental to our delicate acid/alkaline balance.
The good news about R/O is that
virtually all dangerous contaminants are removed so you get
virtually pure water. There are however some very difficult issues
with R/O - especially when you attempt to mate it with an ionizer.
First, in addition to removing all the contaminants, R/O removes
almost all the naturally occurring minerals from the water.
Ionization needs the minerals to work, so an ionizer will not
usually work on R/O treated water. Secondly, R/O membranes process a
very small volume of water and need a storage tank for the water so
it is available when you need it. Annual replacement of the filters
($150 retail) and bi-annual replacement of the R/O membrane is
recommended.
How much water will this system
produce?R/O storage tanks consist of a container with an internal rubber
bladder. The tanks are rated by the volume of their external shell,
but the actual amount of water that can be extracted from the tank
is much less. On a typical storage tank, approximately 3.2 gallons
are available with an extraction capacity of only around 1.5
gallons. Since water ionizers split alkaline and the acidic streams,
one can expect to draw about .84 gallons of alkaline water and .66
of acidic before the tank runs dry with a traditional sized tank of
3.2 gal. Therefore, the R/O system includes a high capacity 6 gallon
storage tank.
The "Total"
Solution: The Quality Re-mineralizing R/O System
How to easily combine the tremendous
benefits of RO and ionization has not been an easy question to
answer - until now. Introducing the revolutionary Re-mineralizing
R/O System! IonLife has dedicated a tremendous amount of time and
effort into the design and development of the most sophisticated and
convenient R/O system with re-mineralization on the market today.
The system incorporates a high volume 100 gallon per day R/O
membrane with an oversized storage tank (6 gallons 12" wide X 16"
tall).
Cold water enters the R/O system going
through a 5 micron sediment filter followed
by a 5 micron carbon
block. The water then enters our high volume 100 gallon per day R/O
DOW membrane. This purified water is then fed into the high capacity
6 gallon storage tank. Once the tank if full, then automatically the
system shuts off. When the faucet is turned on, water comes out of
the tank and the auto shut off valve opens to begin the re-filling
process all over again. Just before the faucet, the purified water
flows through our high quality re-mineralization cartridge full of
70+ organic minerals and trace elements.
- Specifications1stStage:Sediment:
pre-filter 5 micron. 1
- 2nd Stage: Carbon pre-filter 10 micron. 10
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3rd Stage: TFC membrane
- 4th Stage: IonLife
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