However... Often less than reputable field sales agents for ionized water companies like Enagic Kangen make misleading or false claims about ionized water benefits and/or exaggerate the quality and performance of Kangen water ionizers relative to other leading brands. That's where their attempt to scam you comes in.  Consequently, we thought we should help consumers make an informed choice by responding to several of the myths surround Kangen water ionizers.

Obviously, we're not a completely unbiased observer, we'd like nothing better than to sell you one of our quality water ionizers, but we're not the ones running the scam.  We invite you to carefully review the information below and check out our facts by visiting a few other water ionizer review sites to confirm what we're telling you. Then when you're satisfied, come back and make your purchase from us!

Does Size Matter? Kangen representatives routinely tout the relatively large size of their electroplates compared to other leading brand water ionizers. They then argue by extension that the larger size makes their electroplates more efficient and the reason their machines cost more. The problem is, while it may seem logical on the surface, the reality is far different...

The truth is that there are really on two numbers that matter when accessing the effectiveness and efficiency of a water ionizer. The first is the pH range, i.e., what is the highest alkaline and acidic water level the unit is able to generate. The second is Oxidation Reduction Potential (OPR). Measured in millivolts (mV), OPR, is the tendency of and degree to which drinking ionized water helps reduce oxidation in human cells. Tap water, as well as other food and beverage items especially acidic ones, with a positive OPR cause the body's cells to oxidize, i.e., deteriorate and age, more quickly. Whereas, alkaline water such as that from water ionizers with a negative OPR help prevent and even reverse cell oxidization, i.e., inhibit aging and promote better cell and body health.

So let's see if Kangen's claims about electroplate size translate to actual performance. Enagic Kangen's best selling SD501 Water Ionizer has a total plate surface area of 245 sq. in. and advertises it's pH range as 2.5 acidic to 11.0 alkaline and it's ORP range as from -550mV to +1200mV but injects chemicals into the water to artificially expand both ranges.

By comparison, Air Water Life's Aqua-Ionizer Deluxe 7.0, with a combined electroplate surface area of 115 sq. in. has a pH range of 4.5 acidic to 11.0 alkaline and an ORP range of -840mV to +1000mV. Based on the numbers that matter, the Aqua-Ionizer Deluxe 7.0 matches the maximum alkaline pH level produced by the Kangen machine and out performs it at both ends of the ORP scale!  Better yet, we do it with less than half the combined surface area of the SD501 and  without injecting chemicals into the water to artificially inflate the pH and ORP ranges the way Kangen does.

Kangen SD501 suggested retail is $4,999. Suggested retail price for Air Water Life Aqua-Ionizer Deluxe 7.0 is $1,285. Kangen charges over $3,600 more for a poorer performing water ionizer.  Now that's what we call an alkaline ionized water scam!

There's Solid Then There's Solid: Kangen sales agents often refer to their water ionizers as using "solid" or "solid dipped" electroplates apparently trying to imply that platinum and titanium used by Kangen is somehow purer or better than that used by competing companies. This is not only highly misleading, it's patently false and part of the company's sales agents on going scam tactics. Kangen uses essentially the same electroplate technology we use at Air Water Life "solid' titanium coated with "solid" platinum. Kangen representative also often uses the "solid" plate terminology to try to distinguish their brand from other companies that use a mesh type plate to artificially increase the surface area of their electroplates. While we could argue the relative merits of solid vs. mesh plates all day, the bottom lines is the same as when discussing electroplate size... What matters far more than electroplate size and construction, is objective performance based on the water ionizer's pH and ORP range capabilities. And, sadly for Kangen, we've already established that our leading water ionizer, the Aqua-Ionizer Deluxe 7.0, matches or outperforms Kangen's SD501 on both these measures and saves you, the consumer, over $3000, in the process.

The Micro-Clustering Myth: Perhaps Kangen's most blatant ionized water scam is the fact that the company's representatives and publications regularly make extravagant claims to potential customers regarding what the company calls "micro-clustered" water implying that their water ionizers are the only ones that offer this. Nothing could be further from the truth. As a result of electrolysis, normal tap water molecules which usually adhere to each other in groups of 10 or more molecules are broken down into smaller groups of 5 or 6 molecules as part of the ionized water process. Micro-Clustering is simply a made up term by Kangen to describe what happens when electrolysis is applied to water. Whatever you call it, all water ionizers including Air Water Life use essentially the exact same electrolysis process as Kangen, i.e., electroplates, to create ionized water. So, while we don't use the term "micro-clustering," if this phenomenon occurs in the Kangen machine, it occurs in ours, and every other water ionizer on the market. But, whatever you call it, it cost up to $4000 less to achieve it with an Air Water Life water ionizer as it does with the almost $5,000 Kangen SD501 water ionizer.

Multi-Layer Marketing Mayhem: So far we've a) Established Kangen water ionizer plate size and construction doesn't really matter; b) Confirmed so-called "micro-clustering" is just a fancy, made-up term for the effect that all water ionizers have on tap water; and c) Shown that Air Water Life water ionizers match or exceed the pH and ORP performance ranges of Kangen's best selling ionized water units. So, obviously, in Kangen's case, more expensive definitely does NOT mean better and, if their sales agents try to convince you otherwise, it's just part of their on going ionized water scam. The question you're probably asking yourself as an informed consumer then is, "Why in the world does Kangen charge so much for its water ionizer?"

The answer, regrettably, is that the exorbitant price of Kangen water ionizers has a lot more to do with the way they're marketed and sold than it does with their quality. Kangen water ionizers are sold in multi-level marketing approach that injects dozens of middle men into the process all trying to collect as much money as possible from the next person down the line. Our Air Water Life water ionizers by contrast are produced to our exacting standards in our state-of-the-art Chinese factory, shipped directly to our U.S. headquarters and sold directly to consumers live on the internet or through local retailers, Consequently, unlike with the Enagic Kangen machines, there aren't dozens of middlemen and millions of dollars spent on multi-level marketing promotions jacking up the price of our water ionizers.

The Bottom Line: Drinking alkaline ionized water from a quality water ionizer, as with other antioxidant rich foods and beverages, provides valuable health benefits and even saves you money on expensive bottled waters many of which are worse or no better for you than tap water. However, you should not have to pay an arm a leg for those benefits. The choice is simple... get scammed into paying almost $5,000 for a Kangen water ionizer or save yourself nearly $4,000 and get an Air Water Life water ionizer that matches or exceeds Kangen's performance standards across the board for $900 to $1,300.

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Learn More: Like to find out all the other ways our water ionizers outperform Kangen and other leading brands? Want to learn what alkaline rich foods are best for you and/or wondering is that bottle water you're drinking is really as good for you as you think? Check out Complementary Charts by clicking here. We're confident that once you have the facts, you'll want to avoid the Kangen alkaline ionized water scam, save yourself a thousands of dollars and buy your water ionizer from Air Water Life!  And, even if you don't ultimately buy your water ionizer from us, at least remember what you read here and avoid Kangen's ionized water scam!

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