| Water ionizers are a great investment towards your | | | | water. If they accumulate deposits on them it |
| family's health. They truly are. Unfortunately they are | | | | reduces the life and quality of your water. |
| not the easiest piece of equipment to buy. There are | | | | Antibacterial vs. UV Light |
| so many choices and each one states that their | | | | Having an antibacterial filtration system is important |
| product is the best. One will say benefit A is the best | | | | to ensure that your water is not only free from |
| and the next guy says, no, benefit A is not good. | | | | chlorine and other chemicals, but also parasites and |
| You need benefit B. | | | | bacteria. Some units will offer an antibacterial filter |
| So how do you know who is telling the truth? | | | | while others provide a UV light that radiates any |
| From experience I can tell you that the water | | | | bacteria in the water and killing it. |
| ionizers with the best reputation for providing quality | | | | The benefits seem to side with the antibacterial filter. |
| water and long term use are made by Jupiter, KYK, | | | | For one, it is part of your filter that you change on a |
| Life and Enagic. One newcomer into the market is | | | | regular basis. A good unit will incorporate it into the |
| Tyent. They seem to be doing well but it is hard to | | | | main filter so there is no need to purchase another |
| determine how well their ionizers hold up long term | | | | one. |
| since they are a fairly new company. | | | | The second is that the UV light shines on a mirrored |
| If you stick with any of these brands you will end up | | | | surface. If that surface becomes hazy or dirty then |
| with a good product. | | | | the UV light doesn't function as well. Also if the UV |
| Now, on to some differences to note. | | | | light bulb goes out you may not be aware of it. It |
| SMPS vs. Transformer Power Supply | | | | becomes another thing that needs maintenance. I for |
| This seems to be the big debate going on. Older | | | | one don't want to ingest any foreign bacteria even if |
| ionizer units like those made by Jupiter and Enagic | | | | it's dead. I want my ionizer to remove all substances |
| use a transformer power supply where newer units | | | | other than the water and minerals that will give me |
| like Life, KYK and Tyent all use SMPS power supply. | | | | good health. |
| How are they different? SMPS runs cooler than a | | | | Alkaline Water vs. Kangen Water |
| transformer and it also has a lowers the risk of wear | | | | I can sum this up in two words. "No difference!" |
| and tear, power loss and extends the life span. Most | | | | There is no difference between Kangen water and |
| people won't be using their ionizers nonstop all day | | | | alkaline water. Kangen is a trademarked term used |
| long so there should not be a real noticeable | | | | by Enagic. It's a good marketing tactic actually. Their |
| difference unless of course the power supply just | | | | unit costs almost $4000 while almost every other |
| outright fails. This can happen to ANY electrical | | | | top branded unit costs less than $2000. By getting |
| product. | | | | people to believe their water is superior they can |
| Automatic Cleaning System | | | | charge a lot more for it. The Enagic unit does |
| This is something that tends to be important to | | | | provides good quality alkaline water. But you can find |
| people. An automatic cleaning system means that the | | | | the same quality water in one of the more |
| unit will clean itself as it is creating your ionized water | | | | affordable units. The reason it costs more is because |
| or it will clean after it is done filling your glass. Some | | | | Enagic is a MLM company with 8 commission payout |
| water ionizers will clean before you poor which | | | | levels, not because of better water. |
| means you may have to wait 30 seconds or more | | | | So there you have it. These are most common |
| before you can poor your glass of water. What is | | | | differences that you will hear when comparing water |
| being cleaned are the plates that make your alkaline | | | | ionizers. |