Stainless Steel No, Platinum Yes. SS is too reactive. I am not an expert yet but this is what I gleaned so far.
Dennis Lipter samma...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 99-07-12 01:35:01 EDT, you write: > > > > I found a water ionizer at a Korean Food Store for $59. The > > > box says one side of the machine (which looks somewhat like a > > > coffee maker) makes acidic water and the other makes > > > alkaline. Would this be a good thing to have? Sound like a > > > good price? I can research this, I just thought I'd ask here > > > first. Thanks. > > > Samm > > > > The only one I have seen is over $1,000 bucks, so > > either this is a GREAT deal, or it is junk. > > I bought one today. It runs on 120V, looks like a big coffee maker and > has two compartments -- one on the left and one on the right -- separated by > a "diaphragm" that is white and porous and leaves a chalky substance on the > fingers when rubbed. On the acidic side, there are two long electrodes, > about 1/3" diameter made of ferrite. On the alkaline side, there are two > made of stainless steel. The machine has a four liter capacity and makes PH > alkaline between 9-10 in about 10-15 minutes. A phenylthaline (sp?) solution > was supposed to have been enclosed for testing PH but the little bottle was > empty. > The only thing that for sure didn't work was the water spout! I made the > ionized water and depressed the alkaline knob to get water from the spout and > nothing happened. Same on the other side. I emptied the water and looked > underneath. There was a lock knob for each spout. I turned them to unlock > and tried the tab levers again. The plastic pieces that they move to press > and release the water both broke. It's as if the plastic is ancient. I > mentioned before that this ionizer and another were both collecting dust in > the shop. > I plan to return the device tomorrow and try the other one. If it is > ancient too, I'll ask them to order a new one. They said they can order > more. It appears to be a nice, well-made machine...... just old. The spout > mechanisms appear to be the weakest link in the chain. So, does this sound > like a real water ionizer? I have no experience with them whatsoever. > Samm > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
