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Ionlife understands there are quite a few competitors in the marketplace and important differences between the various brands of water ionizers.
Unfortunately, tricky marketing and questionable sales tactics are often used to avoid answering important questions such as who is behind the ionizer you buy and how reliable and proven will your ionizer be under USA conditions.

The chart below shows technical and basic differences between multiple brands of ionizers in as unbiased a manner as possible. It may not be as "interesting" to read as on other sites, but hopefully will provide you with essential and accurate information.

	AlkaViva Vesta H2	AlkaViva Athena H2	AlkaViva Melody II	Tyent 9090	Enagic	Life Ionizer 9100	Chanson Miracle
Overall Rating
Suggested Retail Price	$2,995	$2,395	$1,595	$2,395	$3,980	$2,597	$2.195
When Wholesaler first Imported into USA	2002	2002	2002	2013	2006	2012	2013
Does Filter remove 99.9% of most Contaminants?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Independent Lab Result Best pH (Reno)	11+	10.54	10.47	N.A.	9.46	N.A.	Not Tested
Independent Lab Result Best -ORP	N.A.	-812.1	-637.0	N.A.	-578.7	N.A,	Not Tested.
Independent Lab Result Flow Rate	3 LPM	3 LPM	3 LPM	3 LPM	5.5 LPM	3 LPM	Not Tested
Manufacturer or Assembler	Manufacturer	Manufacturer	Manufacturer	Assembler - Import cells etc	Manufacturer	Manufacturer except membrane	Manufacturer
Water Expertise	Certified WQA staff	Certified WQA staff	Certified WQA staff	None	Limited	Limited	Limited
Number of Electrode Plates	9 Solid	7 Solid	5 Mesh	9 Holed	9 Solid	9 Mesh/Solid	7 Solid
Manufacturing Process	Electroplating	Electroplating	Electroplating	Dipped	Dipped	Dipped	Nano Coated
Plate Source	Japan	Japan	Japan	Korea?	Japan	Korea	Japan
Cleaning Frequency	Continuous/ Post use	Continuous/ Post use	Continuous/ Post use	Every 24-48 hours for 20 seconds	Every 15 gals for 30 secs	Every 6 gals for 30 secs	Adjustable to water source
Wait while Cleaning?	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stops Scaling on Plates	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Water Flow Control Onboard	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Installation Options	3 options	3 options	3 options	2 options	To tap with diverter only	3 options	To tap only
Electrical Supply	Advanced SMPS	Advanced SMPS	Advanced SMPS	SMPS	Transformer	SMPS	Transformer
Power Usage	150W Only	150W Only	150W Only	355W	230W	386W	150W
Number of pH Levels	Adjustable 48 Settings plus control knob	Adjustable 48 Settings plus control knob	Adjustable 48 Settings plus control knob	9	7	7	7
Filter Life Indicator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, by actual liters.
Warranty	Limited Lifetime	Limited Lifetime	Limited Lifetime	Limited Lifetime	5 year	Limited Lifetime	Limited Lifetime
pH/ ORP Measurement	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Hot Water Alarm	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Flow Rate Indicator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Comments/ Helpful Advice

The above details are accurate to the best of Ionlife knowledge.
To contact us with no sales pressure 775-324-2400 (retail) or Wholesale 1(800) 875-9025

1. There are a few very misleading ionizers comparison sites now on the internet. These are not true comparison sites but sites put up by an importer to make sales by showing dishonest or misleading information.

It pays to check the "facts" and talk with internet dealers that sell many brands for their opinion of what is best and the most reliable. IonLife tries to hold a high ground, but will provide independent comparison test results from a truly Independent Laboratory upon request.

2. Many other water ionizer companies are simply assemblers (buying parts from elsewhere) with no ongoing Research and Development. All our ionizer cells are manufactured in Japan by our manufacturers' own research departments.

3. Copy models from China/Taiwan are beginning to show up in the USA.
Be careful of products that have not been made for the USA market and have no track record here.
These models can disappear as quickly as they have appeared, leaving customers without any backup service, filters or parts. Our manufacturers has been making ionizers since 1982 and produces 90% of all water ionizers in Korea with a production plant capable of over 100,000 units a month.

4. AlkaViva Vesta, Melody, Athena and Delphi ionizers always give alkaline water (even when cleaning). This patented system means that there is no waiting, no risk of drinking acid water by mistake and also means that scale build up on the plates is minimized.

5. ** Most ionizer units use only genuine Platinum Titanium. This is because Platinum is by far the most effective and stable element for water ionization.

Some models made in Taiwan are using Platinoiridium or Platinum mixed with Iridium. They don't use platinum titanium because platinum titanium is 7 times more expensive than iridium. The Japanese and Korean governments do not allow any company to sell iridium for drinking water applications because it is bad for your health. The EP units made for the US market do not use iridium while the same models in Taiwan/China do use iridium.

Also there are new models on the market using 'white gold' for their plating. This is very misleading as there is no such thing as "white gold" since gold is always yellow. "White gold", in fact, is actually an amalgam and contains at least 62% silver and other minerals. Platinum is about $1250 an ounce while Silver is about $12 an ounce. Obviously all the Japanese manufacturers and Jupiter Science etc would use "white gold" if it was any good.

Some companies use cheap plates that are dipped in iridium instead of been baked which is a more expensive and effective method.

6. ** Enagic® models are so expensive not because they are better than all the other brands at a lower price, but because Enagic® needs to markup prices in order to be able to pay out 8 levels of sales representatives. Ask why their filter replacement is well over $100 and ask to see their compensation plan. For further comments please see our Report on Kangen Water®.

7. A few manufactures make a lot of profit from replacement filters.
While most brands have reasonable filter prices there are some that don't. But regardless why buy an ionizer if the filter does not remove most of the contaminants in the water? Why ionize contaminants and make them more bio-available?

8. Some manufacturers are employing larger plating and claiming they are superior. They hope to fool the consumer into thinking "bigger, is better".

With electronics quite the opposite is true (consider how the radio, camera, computer and TV have evolved). Effective conductivity is the primary determinant - not electrode size - of effective delivery of voltage into the water needed to create electrolysis. The larger electrodes draw 3-4 times more power decreasing the electrode life with no additional benefit to the water quality. See our report on "Why Bigger is Not Better" Here

Generally the larger electrodes have poorer conductivity due to inferior plating processes or the grade of materials, so they have to be larger.

9. When looking at what brand to buy look also at the level and quality of ongoing support you will be getting.

10. By US tested we mean that the company have been selling in the USA for at least five years. It takes a number of years to show that a water ionizer is reliable (less to show it is not).

11. We do not recommend models that use UV lighting as a means for moving bacteria or viruses. UV light has to shine through a clear surface but in time these surfaces tend to become opaque or dirty (especially where there is hard water). Also the UV bulb may stop working and UV light may not work well with fast water flow. In comparison anti-bacterial filters will always work at optimum strength as long as they are replaced in time. All ionizers that use filters have a filter counter inbuilt.

12. Some companies from China, Taiwan and Korea claim to have an inbuilt ORP meter. Although a good idea this is still only at this stage gimmickry. It is very hard to get an accurate ORP reading and an ORP meter needs to regularly recalibrated and cleaned (since its points quickly get oxidized). In our tests using ionizers with inbuilt ORP we found that the readings were very inaccurate and misleading when compared to the results from a proper ORP meter.

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