Last Updated:August 1st 2016 Florida commission about to rule on drinking water chemical allowance increases. The Environmental Regulatory Commission of Florida will vote this month to increase the number of regulated chemicals in Florida drinking water. Now, you lucky Floriorians, you can have 92 chemicals in your water instead of just 54. The good news is […]
Water Filtration
Water Filtration takes many, many forms. Learn why AlkaWay’s Ultrastream is so popular.. what it removes, and how it alkalinizing and infuses beneficial molecular hydrogen.
Hard water or Soft water. The Untold Truth – and what you can do about it.
It’s almost a tie. Around half of our populated regions on planet Earth have hard water, and the other half, have soft water. ‘Hard water’ is water with calcium and (perhaps) magnesium dissolved in it. The term refers to water from your tap. ‘Soft water’ is the opposite. It has little or no dissolved minerals. Both […]
How did Medical wastes get into my glass of water?
This infographic explains it better than I can!
How are water filters tested and how are the tests used to sell water purifiers?
If you’re looking at buying the best water filter, wouldn’t you like to know it will do what it says? Unfortunately, 99% of water filters on the market are sold in the knowledge that you don’t know and will probably decide to believe what they tell you it will do. Water filter vendors service a huge market […]
Water filters and Hard Water. 4 Choices you need to consider.
Hard water is water with high levels of alkaline minerals. It is the result of having high mineral content, usually calcium and magnesium ions. Dissolved rock causes scale, which impedes appliance performance and is the direct cause of energy inefficiencies and increased utility costs. It can be a serious problem for many water filter systems […]
Water filters; Luxury? Necessity? What would YOU do if this was your drinking water and you didn’t own a water filter?
Several top officials in Crystal City, TX, were recently arrested by the FBI on corruption charges. The circumstances have left local residents with little recourse amid a sudden tap water crisis that saw their tap water turn black and smelly. “Not dark or murky water — black water,” Gawker reported. Schools Superintendent Imelda Allen took […]
The Good News of coffee Consumption.. and the Bad, Bad News.
First.. the Good News about drinking Coffee. The benefits of coffee consumption have long been questioned, but now a new group of experts have given it the thumbs up – at least for one issue. A review of studies published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics says that increasing coffee intake could help reduce the chances […]
UltraStream: Why it’s different than any other water ionizer and how it evolved
the UltraStream water filter, water ionizer, water alkalizer and hydrogen infused water system isn’t a one-off product. It’s an evolution from electric water ionizer to natural, from high cost and maintenance to simplicity and high end filtration. Ian Blair Hamilton is the designer of the UltraStream and is founder of AlkaWay in 2000. He is […]
Sacramento water utility hid carcinogens in drinking water.
TV News alleges: In 2013 and 2014, Sacramento residents were exposed to a carcinogenic chemical in their drinking water called aluminum chlorohydrate. During those 2 years, Sacramento tested aluminum chlorohydrate (ACH) at its main water treatment plant and according to TV station ABC10, alarm bells sounded almost immediately. But… the city didn’t warn locals or take action […]
Thank you California! You’ve banned Microbeads!
What are they, you ask? They are tiny bits of plastic used for all sorts of weird purposes. Over 800 trillion microbeads enter US wastewater daily, and because water treatment plants were never designed to handle this new source of pollution, a lot of the microplastics end up in rivers and lakes, get ingested by various […]
Activated Alumina for Fluoride Reduction, or if you prefer, sapphires and Rubies.
Our UltraStream has been tested to 3500 litres by Griffith University laboratory for (among many other things) fluoride reduction. We use an NSF approved non-eluting (it doesn’t leach into your water) US supplied Activated Alumina. It’s THE best we could find anywhere in the world, in line with all other filter media in our UltraStream. […]
The Cost of UltraStream filter replacement
Cassie had an inquiry from a lady today about the cost of filters for the UltraStream today. The lady wanted a comparison between what it would cost to replicate the power of filtration of an UltraStream by buying alternative filters. Here’s what she came up with! Hi Mia, Sorry but we don’t make much […]
