UltraWater Filtration Technology

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Clean water is an important part of a water routine, so compare filtration specifications carefully. Watch out for slick marketing. Some filtration systems offer “customized filtration” but provide a standard three-filter array installed separately from an ionizer, regardless of where you live. That can mean the extra hassle and cost of five filters and external housings to change annually, and a missed change may affect the warranty. Another system touts .01 micron as its “UltraPlus” solution. A .01 micron filter can remove microbes, but micron size alone does not describe broad contaminant removal. Read on to learn about UltraWater technology and compare its media, maintenance requirements, and independent test reports.

How UltraWater Works

Let’s start with an analogy: turbocharged gas engines. When they first came out, they combined new and existing technologies in a novel way. The result was a powerful new combination and unprecedented performance. Similarly, UltraWater filtration technology starts with the water industry’s proven top-performing media, adds in cutting edge medias in a new application, and then creates a new twist on existing manufacturing techniques. The result isn’t just a filter. It’s a proprietary filtration technology. This unique combination effectively “turbocharges” the media and filtration processes, allowing better performance and better results.

What's Inside

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   Sediment Shield

   Standard GAC filters do not offer this component. It is an electrostatic wrap comprised of polypropylene spun fiber. It is designed to provide a mechanical barrier to sediment – meaning it traps the sediment.

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   Biostone Booster

   Comprised of NSF certified CaSO3 slow-eluting bio-ceramic balls. They target chlorine, chloramine certain heavy metals. CaSO3 is more effective than granulated active carbon or KDF. One hundred grams (100g) of CaSO3 will outperform carbon and KDF by a factor of x2.

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   BioStone Carbon with Impregnation Plus

   Our NSF certified carbon is catalyzed with an oxidizer and has the highest oxidation and adsorption pore concentration available. The carbon is impregnated with natural zeolite and silver. The zeolite provides increased heavy metal reduction and a slight ion-exchange effect. The silver prevents bacteria growth between uses. We use both carbon block and loose bed applications. Our blocks are sintered and compressed under high temperature and heat (not extruded) resulting in a superior block. Either way, our proprietary process greatly increases the surface area, contact time and the resulting capability.

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   UltraWater Disc Technology

   This leading-edge technology is the real turbocharger in UltraWater. It combines a high-tech NSF certified reticulated foam which is impregnated with three different medias. All are NSF certified. All offer unmatched heavy metal and organics reduction allowing us to target contaminants that other alkaline water ionizer filters can’t - such as arsenic.

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   Bioceramic Tourmaline with Scale Guard

   The tourmaline is in a very hard, slow-eluting biocermic ball from. It releases FAR infrared energy lowering surface tension. Scale Guard is a sequestering agent that is a highly effective anti-scale media. It is in a slow-eluting crystal bead form and is there to protect the ionizer from hard water damage.

What It Does

UltraWater is an alkaline water ionizer filter tested for 249 contaminants. Independent EPA/NELAP-accredited laboratory testing reports reductions of up to 99.9% for numerous substances, including arsenic, chromium VI, lead, VOCs, and pharmaceuticals. Review the individual reports for the substance, method, and result rather than treating a general filtration claim as a guarantee for every water supply.

UltraWater filtration is designed to reduce selected contaminants while allowing naturally occurring minerals to pass through. The combination is intended to provide a broad filtration approach rather than relying on a single micron rating. This filter design is used in AlkaViva's electric ionizer range as part of the water path before electrolysis.

UltraWater media can also be used in a non-electric filtration and ionization design. Water passing over mineral media can change measured pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), and dissolved molecular hydrogen (H2); results depend on source water and operating conditions. The media includes minerals such as magnesium. Product specifications and test reports provide the appropriate details for comparison. As with any water-treatment system, cartridge life and results depend on incoming water quality, flow, contact time, and maintenance.