Water Purification
The first step to create healthy water is to cleanse it of unwanted impurities. The Wellness process uses a variety of filtration media to achieve this and, unlike reverse osmosis or distillation, Wellness retains beneficial, acid buffering minerals including magnesium, calcium and potassium.
These minerals are always found in natural springs and they are a key requirement for healthy water.
The primary filtration medium is SPG Silica, a specially processed volcanic sand. In the Wellness Filter SPG plays a dual role as a protective barrier and as an active agent in the enhancement process.
SPG has a micron rating that varies from 0.5 microns to 3 microns and is designed to;
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Guard against asbestos, dirt, rust and sediment
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Prevent contamination from bacteria and cysts
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Enhance water purity and taste
KDF® is a high-purity, granulated copper and zinc-based alloy that treats water based on the principle of REDOX (Oxidation-Reduction). KDF's induces an electro-chemical reaction in which electrons are transferred between molecules.
Many harmful contaminants are changed into harmless components. Free chlorine is changed into chloride (salt). Heavy metals such as Copper, Lead and Mercury react and are more easily captured by carbon or silica. KDF enhances filtration performance by;
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Controlling or eliminated micro-organisms
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Extending carbon life & reducing maintenance
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Reducing many chemical and heavy metal contaminants
KDF's REDOX activity also creates an environment that’s deadly to some micro-organisms and interferes with the ability of others function.
KDF is used in the Wellness Shower and Home systems only. Thanks to Wellness dual carbon stages it is not required in the S-III.
Carbon is the world's oldest filtration method known being recorded in both ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where it was used to remove basic contaminants, odours and improve taste. Carbon is the perfect material for removing chlorine and other organic chemical compounds and comes in many different grades according to the contaminant needing to be removed. Wellness uses both Organic Coconut and Activated carbon to protect against a wide range of chemicals, often reducing them to non-detectable levels.
Some of the contaminants treated include;
Protects against Bacteria and Cysts
Additionally, the carbon used in the Wellness S-III cartridge has been tightly packed to a micron rating of 1 micron absolute.