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I’ve been researching into the background and construction of water ionizer units. At the present moment, units are manufactured in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. There are some units assembled using parts from those countries in the US, however there are no recognized US manufacturers of water ionizer units.
So who makes the better units?
Since the Japanese were the first the develop the machines — around 40 years ago — they must be given due credit. They are meticulous when it comes to product quality and in fact have an expression - icho - meaning first class. The water ionizer units manufactured by Enagic are indeed, first class. You may already have Japanese products in your home — brands like Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic. Reliable products made with cutting edge technology. This is a trademark of the way the Japanese manufacture things.
There is also the issue of the electrodes. Should the unit have 5 or 7 and does it really matter what they are made of? A unit with 7 electrodes will have a longer life by 28% over a unit with 5. There are 2 more electrodes to share the workload of processing the water. For a family, a unit with 7 electrodes is a necessity as the requirements for the water will be larger. The unit with 7 electrodes can also make water with a larger ORP range, meaning both the strong acidic and strong alkaline water for cleaning will be be better by having a higher or lower ORP as the case may be.
I have heard of some cheaper units using stainless steel electrodes, but it appears to be an urban myth. All of the units I have examined have platinum coated, titanium electrodes.
Since neither titanium or platinum are inexpensive, the electrodes themselves create most of the actual cost for the unit The better the electrodes, the better the unit. Titanium is a very strong metal, which is why it is used. The platinum is a good conductor and is durable, however no units make electrodes completely out of platinum, primarily due to the cost, but also because they wouldn’t last any longer than the titanium dipped electrodes.
To read more about Enagic’s flagship model, the SD501, please click here: kangen-water.ws/SD501.doc
So who makes the better units?
Since the Japanese were the first the develop the machines — around 40 years ago — they must be given due credit. They are meticulous when it comes to product quality and in fact have an expression - icho - meaning first class. The water ionizer units manufactured by Enagic are indeed, first class. You may already have Japanese products in your home — brands like Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic. Reliable products made with cutting edge technology. This is a trademark of the way the Japanese manufacture things.
There is also the issue of the electrodes. Should the unit have 5 or 7 and does it really matter what they are made of? A unit with 7 electrodes will have a longer life by 28% over a unit with 5. There are 2 more electrodes to share the workload of processing the water. For a family, a unit with 7 electrodes is a necessity as the requirements for the water will be larger. The unit with 7 electrodes can also make water with a larger ORP range, meaning both the strong acidic and strong alkaline water for cleaning will be be better by having a higher or lower ORP as the case may be.
I have heard of some cheaper units using stainless steel electrodes, but it appears to be an urban myth. All of the units I have examined have platinum coated, titanium electrodes.
Since neither titanium or platinum are inexpensive, the electrodes themselves create most of the actual cost for the unit The better the electrodes, the better the unit. Titanium is a very strong metal, which is why it is used. The platinum is a good conductor and is durable, however no units make electrodes completely out of platinum, primarily due to the cost, but also because they wouldn’t last any longer than the titanium dipped electrodes.
To read more about Enagic’s flagship model, the SD501, please click here: kangen-water.ws/SD501.doc
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