May 19, 2016
What is a Water Ionizer and What are the Benefits of Ionized Water?
Very simply stated, a water ionizer is an alkaline machine that gets hooked to your water supply and splits the water clusters into two streams of water: alkaline water and acidic water. A water ionizer has two output hoses for this. Alkaline water usually comes out of the top flexi-hose and acidic water comes out the bottom hose...which is usually positioned behind the water ionizer to drain into the sink. The above video does a great job of demonstrating all of this and how it happens.
Depending on both the flow-rate and settings of your water ionizer, the alkaline water output can usually range in pH from 8.5 to 10 [and sometimes even higher]. If your source water is already high alkaline [which is unusual, but does happen] your alkaline ionized water range of pH will be higher, accordingly. Some people ask if it is still advantageous to ionize the water if the tap water is already alkaline. Answer: Yes, it is, because alkaline ionized water is full of antioxidants and it's structured water. Tap water is not. Your body can adjust to these pH differences.