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Will it grace my kitchen and be a welcome addition? How large is it? How refined is the design?
White (metallic option)
Black / Graphite
Metallic Gray
Compact
Reasonably compact but 7" deep
Larger size - taller and wider
More compact than 'Life' / larger than AlkaViva
Refined European design. High-end finish works well with a variety of décor / appliances.
Outdated look. Large spout. Questionable compatibility w/ high-end kitchen decor.
You better like black! Very square and boxy. Unrefined.
New model is their best looking Ionizer. Competitive, high-end quality like AlkaViva.
Healthy water starts with clean. Ionizers filters are not all created equal. The scary part? Unfiltered contaminants are ionized and made more bio-available.
The result of 3 years and $500k in R&D. UltraWater’s proprietary impregnated technology utilizes 16 medias to target broad based contaminants. Unmatched performance.
Granulated Activated Carbon plus Calcium Sulfite (like Brita). Very simple filter that along with a high flow rate offers minimal contact time and poor broad-based contaminant reduction. No posted test results.
Granulated Activated Carbon with Vitamin C (that targets only chlorine). Life sends a “customized” three external filter set (actually same filter set no matter where you live).
Granulated Activated Carbon plus a .01M membrane for microbes only. Filters do not remove broad-based contaminants like heavy metals etc.
(Yes) - EPA / NELAP certified lab tests show a 99.9% reduction of 249 contaminants (including arsenic) across a broad range of contaminants.
WQA Gold Seal / NSF 42 NSF 42 certifies reduction of chlorine taste and odor only. Not tested for anything else.
None posted on website.
(YES) - but with questionable caveats. Done in unrealistic parts per billion and missing tough to remove toxins like arsenic, chromium etc.
Heavy Metals
Chemicals
Glyphosate
Pest/herbicides
Pharma
NO
Some
YES
Not Needed. Plus if you have a unique situation, AlkaViva has a complete range of specialty filters to handle anything.
Required to achieve contaminant reduction beyond chlorine.
REQUIRED. Life’s answer to their limited internal filter is to send you three more external ones. You must replace all 5 filters annually, or void your warranty.
Not Needed. And they offer a reasonable choice in external specialty filters.
NONE. Just credible, verifiable testing, with clear protocols, showing high reductions of even the toughest things like arsenic, cadmium etc.
NONE. However, their WQA listing is very limited in what has been tested.
UV LIGHT. UV is unnecessary in an ionizer using treated water since chlorine kills microbes.. It is also ineffective due to lack of adequate treatment time (due to fast flow rate).
.01M FILTER. This filter only removes microbes (killed by chlorine) in treated water. Useful for wells, but does NOT reduce broad-based contaminants.
Inefficient large plates require higher power. High power creates more heat and stresses the plating, shortening lifespan.
150 Watts 1.25 Amps
230 Watts 2 Amps
800 Watts 6.7 Amps
Very low
LOW Exposure
Higher Exposure
All ionizers self-clean. All cleaning systems are NOT created equal. The cleaning system determines performance, durability and ease of use.
DARC II Patented, fully automatic system. Cleans everytime you use the ionizer.
Cleans once for 30 seconds every 10 mins of use.
RADC Self-Cleaning. No details available website.
No details available website. Must call to find out selectable cleaning cycle after 20 Liters or 30 liters.
Fully Automatic
Required
Unknown
Never!
No
Never Wait for cleaning
Required to Wait
YES 1:1
No 20:1
Unknown / not published
Limited Lifetime
5 Years
Limited Lifetime* Must install and maintain external pre-filters / housing to be valid
Lifetime
Consider the pH, -ORP and H2 at drinkable levels. Ideal drinking range is 9 - 9.5 pH.
3.5 pH to 11 pH
4 pH to 10.5 pH
4 pH to 11 pH
1.0+ ppm
.5 ppm
.8 ppm
-850 ORP
-750 ORP
Owners of Life Ionizers and Tyent companies were AlkaViva dealers before importing themselves.
2002 as importer
2003 in USA
2006 as importer
Yes / 2007
Yes / 2008
OptionsNo
Yes / 2009
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Elegant, compact design. Powerfully efficient. Best filtration. Lasting Performance. (9-plates)