How long has the water
been stored in inventory? Bacteria can be growing in it. And
bottled water is very expensive.
The most
convenient and effective way to have good quality water is to set up
your own water purifiers or water filters in your kitchen and
bathroom. Why not have a water purification system that gives
you the best water economically?
With your
own pure water system you can have dependably safe water, really pure
water, for a cent or two
per gallon.
Q
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What
is KDF?
"Kinetic
Degradation Fluxion" utilizes an all-natural process in which
the "dissimilar" metals copper and zinc are used to create
a kinetic charge from the flow of the water through them, that kills
microorganisms and alters or removes many problem contaminants. It
also conditions water with a "softening" effect.
Q - What
is special about KDF?
In
1987 this exciting breakthrough technology for water purification
was discovered. Developed and designed by a leading American
scientist, this KDF media has been awarded both U.S. and
international patents.
KDF
has been proven to be the best way to remove major contaminants from
our water, and shown to stay active longer than any other
purification method. The result is better water than bottled
water, at a fraction of the cost.
Q -
Is there independent verification that KDF is effective?
In August,
1992, KDF was awarded the U.S. E. P. A.'s approval as a "pesticidal
device", which means it has the ability to kill algae, bacteria
(including Pseudomonas florescens, Ybrio cholera, Legionella pneumophilia, and
coliforms), fungus, mold, and many parasites and viruses found in drinking
water supplies, through the natural process known as "electrochemical
oxidation/reduction".
KDF has also been certified by independent water purification authorities to
kill a target bacteria within the "less than 1 minute contact time"
required to be effective in point-of-use water filters. Thus it is "bacteriacidal",
a much preferred classification to that of "bacteriostatic", a term
often used with filters impregnated with silver, which only slightly retards
bacterial growth.
NOTE:
KDF is a relatively expensive substance. Our water purifiers
have the substantial amount of KDF needed to do a thorough job.
There are other brands, some with the same kind of housing as ours,
that contain only a small amount of KDF so they may say they have
it. These will do a lesser job for a shorter time than ours.
Q -
How does KDF help carbon?
When KDF
technology is combined with high-quality coconut shell granular activated
carbon, the KDF protects the carbon from rapid exhaustion with chlorine by
handling the chlorine first, thus allowing the carbon to have a much longer
effective life. KDF has about 10 times the active life of carbon that is
not protected like this.
Q -
What will KDF & carbon do?
KDF & carbon
working together are proven effective against microorganisms, chlorine, heavy
metals, (aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, iron, lead, mercury, etc.), hydrogen
sulfide, nitrates, odor, poor taste, THM's, PCB's, dioxin, and thousands of
other organic chemicals and inorganic poisons, for an extended time, . . . at
the minimal cost of approximately one cent per gallon!
Q -
Why do you suggest that a carbon block cartridge be added to the KDF & carbon?
Even more effective
purification is provided by following the KDF & carbon with a sub-micron solid carbon
block cartridge. We prefer solid carbon to a ceramic cartridge. Although
ceramic filters out particles as small as .4 microns, our newer high-pressure
treated solid carbon block cartridge screens down to .2 micron.
Also, the extra carbon extends the effectiveness of the system as a whole in
removing organic pesticides and other chemicals.
Filtering to less than
.5 micron eliminates parasites and many bacteria which may be present in
water. Most of these that survive the chlorine added by cities, are
killed by the KDF, but it is still desirable to remove them all.
Q -
Why is your system better than bottled water?
While
bottled water may be an improvement over chlorinated tap water, any onsite
point-of-use or point-of-entry water treatment with a well-maintained system
would be preferable over bottled water, which is clearly unreliable and
expensive.
You
never know the quality of purchased bottled water. It may be
inadequately filtered or not at all. It may have been sitting in
a warehouse or on a shelf for many weeks before you buy it.
If
bottled water has been purified, how often have the cartridges
been changed in the purifying system? The same question may be
raised about pure water dispensing machines. These usually use
reverse osmosis, which is not as healthy as well-filtered water
anyway.
With point-of-use purification you know what you are getting, and the cost per
gallon is vastly lower than with bottled water.
Q -
Why do you consider your system the best choice in water purification?
For the
cost-conscious individual who is interested in protecting their health, KDF
technology combined with high-quality coconut shell granular activated carbon
offers the most attractive water purification choice when it comes to quality,
value, and maintenance-free performance. Countertop and under-the-counter are available at modest cost.
For the ultimate in affordable contaminant-removal, KDF & carbon followed
by a solid carbon block filter (which screens out anything larger than .2
micron) provides the best of all solutions: the very high quality water you
want, . . . when you want it, . . . at a low affordable cost, . . . with an
absolute minimum of service & maintenance.
NOTE: A cartridge
that contains KDF and the special media "Alumina" is
available for our "Heavy Duty" units to more fully remove
fluoride from city water. This should be followed with the solid
carbon block in a second housing, and an
alkalizer cartridge in a third housing, as Alumina
tends to leave the water more acidic.
Q -
What about Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)?
These
would primarily be calcium, magnesium and other tiny mineral
particles and ions. A significant amount of these are removed
by reverse osmosis, but not KDF and Carbon.
However, in modest
amounts, these minerals are harmless, even nutritional. If the
source water is extremely hard, more likely with well water than
treated city water, reverse osmosis or distillation may be the way
to go. We have these types of systems available also.
Q -
What is the flow rate of your CounterTop and UnderCounter water
systems?
That depends on your
water pressure. With the normal home water pressure the flow
through either type of system would be about a gallon per
minute.
Q -
When should an
alkalizer be included in a
water purifying system?
Both reverse osmosis and the alumina media
for fluoride removal make the water more acidic. After the water
passes through either of these types of purification, it is
important to run the water through an alkalizer unit to
remineralize it and make it more alkaline. Properly alkalized
water is healthier for biological systems.
Q -
How long will a shower filter last?
The effective life of our KDF shower
units depends on the number and duration of showers, the quality
of the water and the flow rate of the shower head used. (Eg., At
the 2.5 gallons per minute flow of the standard shower head, a 5
minute shower would use 12.5 gallons, while a 10 minute shower would
consume 25 gallons.)
The Sparkling Spray II has more of the KDF media
(over 1 pound) than other brands. It will take care of up to 99% of
chlorine for over 2 years of showering for one person averaging
a 10 minute shower per day; or over 1 year for two people each
showering 10 minutes a day.
Further, this unit will condition your water for
cleaner, softer, skin and hair with less soap or shampoo.
Purifiers
From
WaterUS.com
We have been in the water
purification business for over 30 years.
We offer
multiple
choices for good water purification, most of them centered around KDF, because of its
unique properties, effectiveness and affordability.
NOTE:
KDF is a relatively expensive substance.
Our water purifiers have the substantial amount of KDF
needed to do a thorough job. There are other brands,
some with the same kind of housing as ours,
that contain only a small amount of KDF so they may say they have
it. These will do a lesser job for a shorter time than ours.
Our KDF &
carbon water filter cartridges do a great job for one to two years depending on the
volume & type of water processed. The larger the family, or the dirtier
the water, the sooner you would change the cartridge.
Clean your water
of bad taste & odor, chlorine, volatile organic chemicals, heavy metals,
lime and scale. Our revolutionary process effectively clears more
household water chemicals and other water problems than other types of water
treatment.
The solid
carbon block water cartridge used in some of our systems has an extra fine
screening ability. The pure,
high-pressure solid carbon in our point-of-use systems will remove particles down to .2 micron ,
eliminating even very small bacteria. (This is preferable to a ceramic water filter,
which usually screens only to .4 micron.)
Current prices for our complete line of quality point-of-use
flow through KDF & Carbon filter
systems range from $87.97 for the SlimLine Space-Saver Single CounterTop unit to
$269.97 for the Heavy Duty Triple UnderCounter Unit, with KDF & Alumina.
All of our drinking water purifiers have replaceable cartridges.
