No Salt Water Softener, Saltless Water Softener, Scale Filters, Hardness, Chemical Free, Water Softener, Chlorine Removal

virgin aquafer

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTION: What does the unit do?

ANSWER: a. It prevents the formation of hard water scale in water heaters and pipes.

b. It will stop the formation of hard water scale on shower doors and fixtures

c. It will prevent hard water “bathtub ring” and allow the use of less soap

and detergent.

d. It removes chlorine and chloramine from the water to improve taste, odor

and the unhealthy effects of chlorine.

e. Heavy metals such as lead are significantly reduced.

QUESTION: This sounds like a combination water softener and carbon filter. Is this true?

ANSWER: Yes it is, but with many exciting features.

QUESTION: What are some of these features?

ANSWER: First, it is all done in one space saving tank that measures under 55” high and

only takes up a circle of one-foot diameter on the floor.

Second, there are no regeneration chemicals like salt used at all.

QUESTION: Does a regular softener use a lot of salt?

ANSWER: It depends on the hardness of the water and also the number of people in the

home. Based on averages the savings would be over 700 pounds of salt a

year. That’s $75-$100 a year or almost a $1,000 over the 10 year life of a

softener. Not to mention the back braking job of lugging all of that salt.

QUESTION: Are there other advantages?

ANSWER. Certainly. A big one is that this unit NEVER regenerates so there is never

water discharged to the drain.

QUESTION: Do regular softeners waste a lot of water?

ANSWER: Again it depends on the water hardness, softener design, and the family size.

But the average would be about 10,000 gallons a year.

QUESTION: It sounds like this new unit is very friendly to the environment. Is this

true?

ANSWER: Yes it is. Also in many parts of the US there is legislation pending to stop

the discharge of the salt into municipal sewers. You can imagine the

problems that would be caused by hundreds or thousands of softeners

in a single city.

QUESTION: Are there even more advantages?

ANSWER: Yes there are. The unit has no valve mechanism and thus no need for

electricity. Though the cost of electricity is quite low for most softeners

the cost of installation is often lowered because no outlet is needed. With

no valve there are no moving parts so service is eliminated.

QUESTION: You mentioned filtration of chlorine. Won’t there be a need to replace the

Carbon?

ANSWER: We don’t use carbon. We use a special material that will last for millions

of gallons. Expected life is for over 10 years of normal use.

QUESTION: How does it work?

ANSWER: The scale prevention process is quite easy. We use a patented combination

catalytic and magnetic chamber to change the calcium (hardness) of the

water from a dissolved material to sub microscopic particles that wash

through the plumbing system without being able to connect themselves

to the pipes or heater. In this form they will not react with soaps or

detergents either. We have found that magnets alone do not work as

effectively so that is why we precede the magnets with a catalytic device.

QUESTION: What about the chlorine removal?

ANSWER: The material we employ uses a process that turns the chlorine to a chloride

which is a form that is non-detectable in the water.

QUESTION: Will the water test soft?

ANSWER: No. The test chemicals are designed to put the hardness back into solution.

Once back into solution they will show hardness on test kits.

QUESTION: I thought all equipment had to have a valve. Why not yours?

ANSWER: Because we have a constant upward flow path that keeps the filter media

always moving and not packing down or collecting dirt.

QUESTION: Can this unit be used on all water supplies.

ANSWER: No! We must know something of the chemistry of the water. In particular

the Calcium hardness, total alkalinity, and pH. From this we can establish

the Langelier’s index and apply it to our lab test data. We estimate that

about 85% of all municipal water supplies can be treated. If on a private

well we would encourage a test or an evaluation of existing test data.

QUESTION: Am I correct in summarizing by saying that this unit uses no chemicals, has

no valve, has no moving parts uses no electricity, discharges no water to

drain, will prevent the problems of hard water and will stop chlorine taste

and odor for 10 years or more.

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: Is there anything special about the water from this unit compared to water

that has gone through a regular salt using softener?

ANSWER: Yes. First, there will not be the slippery feel on your skin when you shower or

bathe. This “feel” comes from the Sodium reacting with your body oils.

Secondly, we add nothing to the water such as sodium mentioned

previously. This could be important to someone on a low sodium diet.

QUESTION: Any other special things about the water.

ANSWER: There is an unusual phenomenon that takes place. The surface tension of the

water is reduced. This is often referred to as making the water “wetter”. It

simply means that the water can penetrate a plant more effectively and

deeper so that the plants are more hardy and grow better. With a standard

salt type softener, that water is actually harmful to plants.

QUESTION: Is this all brand new technology, or has there been some experience in

actual use?

ANSWER: We have employed catalytic and magnetic processes since 1994. We have

also used the special filter material for that period of time. There were over

1,000 units placed worldwide in the first 5 years.

QUESTION: Has the performance been reliable?

ANSWER: Yes. We have had fewer than ½% field problems and without exception they

resulted from situations where the units were placed on water supplies that

were outside of the limits that we have established through testing. Again,

we strongly advise that we be consulted if there are any questions on the

water.

QUESTION: Are there any general guidelines that can be used on the water chemistry

where the use of this unit would be O.K.?

ANSWER: We are a high tech firm and dislike to generalize, but we are usually safe on

hardness up to 20 grains, pH of 7.5 or less, and a visibly clear water. This

as stated before, would include about 85% of municipal water supplies.

More Questions Please

The primary problems associated with the use of water are related to hardness (high soap consumption, poor cleaning, scale formation to name a few) and taste and odor caused by disinfecting chemicals such as chlorine.

The Virgin Aquafer waterSource unit uses a well refined (in service Worldwide for over 12 years) catalytic/magnetic device to render the water hardness harmless for up to 72 hours. This is done by converting the hardness from a dissolved contaminant to a sub-micron suspended solid that literally washes through the plumbing system before it can react and form a scale or interfere with the action of soaps and detergents. Powerful long life rare earth magnets are used so there is no need for an outside power source. The process is self-cleaning and requires no chemicals.

Once the hardness is controlled, the water is exposed to a special media that destroys the residual chlorine and eliminates the taste and odor associated with this chemical. Unlike activated carbon, this media does not adsorb the chlorine so it does not “load up” and require frequent costly replacement. As an added bonus, this media has been demonstrated to reduce trace amounts of heavy metals (lead, mercury, arsenic, etc.) from water. Because the flow is always in the upward direction there is no resulting need for wasting water for backwash and no need for a valve to control water direction. No valve. No moving parts.

Why should you consider a Virgin Aquafer?

Our current users of this product are saving 25,000,000 gallons of precious water EACH YEAR for their fellow citizens and this number grows with each purchase and total saving since the release of the products is estimated to be at least 125,000,000 gallons. Add to that the reduction of discharge salt of 5,000,000 pounds EACH YEAR and a total of 25,000,000 pounds and you can see why we are truly excited.

Why is water preservation so important? We offer a couple of examples. First, China. With it's nearly 100% polluted surface water supplies it relies on wells for industry, agriculture and human consumption. Much of their clean water comes from a huge aquifer under the North China Plain. This source is dropping at over 5 ft. per year--what will such a country do if they run out of water? Closer to home in the eight states comprising the Great Plains is another example. There lies the Ogallala aquifer. It supplies the water that produces about 1/3 of the food we have in the U.S. It is being withdrawn at almost 5 ft. per year and nature is replacing it at only a few inches a year. Once you realize that it takes 1,000 pounds (120 gallons) of drinkable water to produce 1 pound of edible grain and 100 pounds of grain Plus 1,000 gallons of drinkable water to produce 1 pound of beef you can get a feel for the importance of good water to keep us fed. What will we eat when the water is gone.