Our Whole House
water filters and
replacement filter
products
utilize the latest
technologies in the
water filtration industry,
coupled with 29 years
of manufacturing
expertise to provide
you with the most
effective, healthy and
great-tasting filtered water at
the most affordable
price. Our water
filters and
replacement cartridge products
are
attractive and easy to
install and use.
Removes more than 500
contaminants from
water.
Water travels through
a multi-stage
water filtration process.
In stage 1,
water passes through a
one-micron water filtration
pad (1 micron equals
1/25,000th of an inch
and a human hair is
about 100 microns in
diameter), which
removes suspended
particles, such as
silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia,
Cryptosporidium),
sand, rust, dirt, and
other undissolved matter.
In stages 2 and 3,
the water passes
through a bed of
media made of a
special high-purity
alloy blend of two
dissimilar metals -
copper and zinc
KDF-55D ®, and
KDF-85D ® . KDF is a
major advancement in
water treatment
technology that
works on the
electro-chemical and
spontaneous-oxidation-reduction
(redox) principles.
Chlorine is
instantaneously and
almost inexhaustibly
oxidized.
Tests on KDF/GAC
water filter
cartridges have
shown 99+%
chlorine removal
past 20,000
gallons of water.
In comparison,
carbon water
filter cartridges
of comparable
volumes drop below
90% effectiveness
after only 4,000
gallons.
Iron and hydrogen
sulfide are
oxidized into
insoluable matter
and attach to the
surface of the
media. Heavy
metals such as
lead, mercury,
copper, nickel,
chromium,
cadmium, aluminum,
and
other dissolved
metals are removed
from the water by
the
electrochemical
process. They are
attracted to the
surface of the
media, much like a
magnet. The media
inhibits bacterial
growth throughout
the entire unit In
fact, it has been
shown to be
reduced up to 90%,
eliminating the
need for silver,
which is commonly
used in
carbon-only
water filters (silver is
considered a
pesticide by the
EPA and, as such,
must be registered
with them).
Is copper or zinc
added to the water
in any significant
amount? On 2.3 ppm
chlorinated water,
<0.05 mg/l copper
and only 0.46 mg/l
zinc were
measured. The EPA
aesthetic levels
are 1.0 mg/l for
copper and 5.0
mg/l for zinc.
Both zinc and
copper are
essential minerals
for good health -
the FDA recommends
a daily intake of
15 mg of zinc and
2 mg of copper.
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In stage 4,
water passes through granulated
activated carbon (GAC).
GAC is universally
recognized and widely
used as an effective
adsorbent for a wide
variety of organic
contaminants, such as
chlorine (99.9%),
chemicals linked to
cancer (THM's, benzine)
pesticides,
herbicides,
insecticides, volatile
organic compounds (VOCs),
PCB's, MTBE's and
hundreds of other
chemical contaminants
that may be present in
water, bad taste, and
odors from your
drinking water.
Carbon is extremely
porous and provides a
large surface area for
contaminants to
collect. Carbon-only
water filters must also use
their capacity for
chlorine removal,
resulting in a
shortened life. They
also may use a
bituminous coal
carbon, which is good
at removing chlorine,
but not as effective
at removing chemicals.
We use a high-grade
coconut shell carbon
that is most effective
at removing chemicals.
Coconut shell carbon
provides a
significantly higher
volume of micropores
than either coal-,
wood or lignite-based
carbon. As a result,
it is more effective
than other carbon
types in removing
trihalomethanes (THMs)
and other chemicals
from municipally
supplied water. Since
our redox media
removes the chlorine
before it reaches the
carbon, the carbon
capacity is not wasted
on chlorine and is
free to concentrate
more effectively on
organic contaminants.
In stage 5,
water
flows through another
one-micron filtration
pad for further
reduction of undesirable
particles. The end
result is total
elimination or great
reduction of a wide
variety of contaminants.
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