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PiMag: The water of life A technology new to North America can change the way we think about our most basic commodity Water. We consume it every day. And aside from the obvious applications - in drinking, cooking, bathing-the water we use has an effect on us in more ways than we realize. If you change the quality of household water, you can make a major difference in the quality of life. Now, a new kind of water system appears in America for the first time. One that is fundamentally different from ordinary water filtering methods. One that is only available from our company. It's a technological revolution in wellness that is potentially as big as the introduction of magnets has been. And once again, our company is the pioneer in this new technology. Watch it change everything about how people view their water supply. There are many water systems on the market today. Most are variations on one type or another of filtration. And all of these promise more or less the same thing: to remove sediment, minerals and possible harmful ingredients from your drinking water. But if the purpose of a water system were only to remove foreign material-then we might as well be drinking distilled water, pure H2 O. However, healthy water is more than just hydrogen and oxygen. The PiMag Water System is based on the discovery that good water involves more than just a lack of impurities. The system combines a number of simple and highly sophisticated technologies, to provide sparkling clear, good- tasting water. One of the basics of good health is a daily intake of clean water. It's simple. It's convenient. And it can have a major impact. Now it's possible to have a source of good water, right in your home. The PiMag Water System is a tremendous opportunity to promote wellness. WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR WATER SUPPLY? Human beings are composed of almost 70 percent water. To maintain this vital balance, we consume it every day, in food and drink. We even absorb it through the skin. What is the source of water most people rely on? It's the household faucet-water supplied by the local utility company. Ordinary tap water contains minerals, sediment and chemicals. It can have concentrations of heavy metals. Compounds sometimes found in tap water include chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In fact, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 80 unwanted substances that may be present in water. Some of these pollutants, according to the EPA, could lead to cancer and other illnesses. In its natural state, water also contains a variety of illness-causing bacteria. Tap water is treated to destroy these organisms. The treatment involves adding chlorine to the water, a harsh chemical. It's clear that ordinary water could be better. Filtering out these contaminants is the logical first step for any water system. Most of them do that, but they don't go any further. Now a system is available that does much more. The contaminants or other substances removed or reduced by this water treatment device are not necessarily in your water. Use only on municipally treated water or other supply known to be microbiologically safe. WHY PIMAG WATER IS DIFFERENT The PiMag Water System includes precision filters to remove impurities. But that is only part of the story. During research on plant growth cycles, Japanese scientists discovered a form of water they named pi. This pi water contained specially-charged iron particles. The scientists referred to it as "living water," from the effects they perceived it had on plants and other growing things. Pi water was first detected more than 30 years ago. Further research and development led to a process for transforming tap water into pi water. In use in Asia for many years, our company now brings this technology to North America for the first time. The PiMag Water System is a patented, multi-stage unit. Some stages remove contaminants, more effectively than most conventional filters. Other components of the system energize the water, using our company's technology. NATURAL FILTRATION The primary stages of filtration include a stainless steel screen and carbon filters. Both carbon block and granular carbon are used, and the water passes through several of these filters, at different points in the system. Carbon is a natural filter medium that has been used for decades in scientific laboratories to remove impurities. Another natural filter material-porous coral sand chips-is part of the filtration. Imported from areas of Asia where this particular type of deep-sea coral is found, these chips form another non-chemical filter for removing contaminants, releasing ions and improving the taste of water. Stainless steel screens are also part of this filtration process. In all, these stages remove most of the contaminants-a function that other water filters perform. But with the PiMag Water System, this level of filtration is only the beginning. HIGH-TECH, ULTRAFINE FILTER An ultrafiltration stage is also built into the system. This is based on the technology and features the same material used in medicine to create an artificial kidney. A kidney is possibly nature's most efficient filtration device, and the ultrafiltration membrane traps particles and some microscopic bacteria as small as one-tenth (0.1) of a micron. The ultrafine filters in the PiMag Water System combine high technology with a natural filtering system. The pore size in the ultrafiltration stage is among the absolute smallest achieved in the filtration industry. The system was compared to other commercial filters, and in the comparison, none of them matched its filtering ability. But the PiMag Water System is not just the best water filter you can buy. It's more than that. CERAMICS PUT THE "PI" IN PIMAG Pi ceramic units-one of pressed ceramic balls, another comprising ceramic chips, and another with stones and clays-provide more filtration. Three distinct types of ceramics are present: YMS, IMS, and BCS. In addition to filtering the water, these elements offer advantages over other filter systems. The ceramic balls contain minerals, including nutrients such as calcium. The ceramic stones and clays reflect far-infrared energy-the same kind of energy as in Far-Infrared Technology. Far-infrared energy is sometimes called "the wavelength of life." In the PiMag Water System, it contributes to the "living water." This pi energy is what scientists attribute to the changes they detected in plants and animals raised on pi water, ever since the discovery of this phenomenon more than three decades ago. Pi water continues to be used in Asia, for scientifically-run crop yields and other applications. Now this technology is being introduced to a wider audience, through our company. MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY The PiMag Water System adds another step to the process. An additional component of the system- Advanced Magnetic Technology- sends the water through a magnetic field. Magnetic energy surrounds the water as it flows through this section. One more technological breakthrough that other water systems don't provide. HOW MUCH DOES WATER MATTER? PiMag water is different in many ways. For cooking, it can improve the taste of food. For drinking, cleaning, pet water dishes and plants-PiMag water can offer a dramatic improvement. The PiMag Water System is easy to install. No electricity is required for operation. It can be attached to a sink faucet-or, if preferred, plumbed directly to the pipes under the sink. The PiMag Water System is unique. It's never been offered by any manufacturer in North America, but now millions can enjoy the benefits of PiMag water. Once again, our company researchers have succeeded in introducing an exclusive, revolutionary new technology. And considering how much our water is a part of our daily lives, isn't a PiMag Water System worth it? The PiMag Water System is a combination of impressive innovations. A high-tech collection of filtration elements. Far-infrared energy from natural ceramic materials. Magnetic technology. All in a water system that can change the quality of your drinking water-and perhaps the quality of your life. Magnetized Water Magnetized Water is no Mystery - by Rhody Lake Most of us are not fortunate enough to get our water from free-flowing artesian springs, pure mountain creeks, rain water (unmixed with acid rain) or uncontaminated rural wells. Our choices are chlorinated tap water, bottled spring water or a water purification system. We need water. Living water. We need water to hydrate every cell in our bodies. But the water delivered to us from household taps is contaminated with chemicals, industry waste, effluent and garbage. It's also under such pressure that we now learn its life-giving energy is all but destroyed. We need water that is not only purified but revitalized to bring it back to something close to the life-giving, nourishing, cleansing element it was designed to be. That is apparently done through magnets. Independent research into magnetized water began in both Eastern and Western European countries. One grass roots researcher was a self-taught scientist by the name of Johann Grander. He claimed his knowledge came from studying nature in his native Austria. "In normal conditions," Grander wrote, "water flows either on the surface of the earth or deep underground, always seeking a natural course. In our water supply system, however, the water is collected and forced through pipelines under pressure. At this stage, the water suffers a serious aggression for the first time. The high pressures are highly detrimental to the liquid. The water is then further contaminated by the addition of powerful chemicals, such as chlorine. However, we use it, the water eventually finds its way back to nature through the drains. We collect clean water from nature and return it soiled and sick." Grander said water has a double function. It supplies life-giving energy. It also acts as a waste disposal agent for all living beings. "Water picks up energy from the sun and collects the energies that are stored in the earth. In summer, with strong solar energy, the water pushes itself to the surface. In winter, with weaker solar energy, it burrows deep into the ground, collecting the stored and transformed energies. "It is an eternal circle in which water plays the main role. The water is also a living organism and therefore capable of transforming energies and refuse through its own microorganisms. Live water seeks by itself its sources of energy. Healthy water can be distinguished from sick water even by its murmurs." Magnetism in North America Dr. Klaus Kronenberg is a scientist who studies in both Germany and the United States. He is now an associate professor at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California. His original research used magnets in water treatment for industry. "Water is chemically neutral," he said, "but it is one of the best solvents known to man. It has the ability to entrap other substances. In other words, water tends to cluster around every non-water particle, forming conglomerations or complexes. Water's capacity to entrap substances results in its high mineral content. One of the most common is calcium carbonate, a substance that forms mountain ranges, such as the Austrian Alps. Most water supplied by water districts in (North America) contains a good amount of calcium content. This is important for proper taste and a healthy mineral balance." However, calcium is a problem in industry. It creates deposits of scale, like the accumulated scale in your kitchen kettle. Calcium is also a health problem when unassimilated calcium is deposited in human joints. Water softeners work as ion exchanges replacing the calcium carbonate with sodium, which is okay for industry, but it's not recommended for human consumption! Magnetized Water The effects of magnetic fields on running water have been observed for years. Patents on treating water with magnets appeared as early as the 1950's. It was discovered that less scale deposit was produced after long use. The effects were described as making the water appear to "behave" as if the mineral content was lowered. This technology was used mainly in countries which have very little chemical industry, like Russia, China, Poland and Bulgaria, who all reported the successful use of magnets in treating water for irrigation, industry and home use. They cited improvements in taste and faster drying time, but no one knew why! Magnetic water treatment developed more slowly in the West. To Western minds, measuring the magnetic effect of flowing water was somewhat suspect. (Kronenberg said, "People in the West insist on understanding what they say or do!") Also, chemicals were in general use in North America and the chemical industry did its best to discourage the use of magnets – for obvious reasons! Even to Westerners, however, the genuine and practical effects of magnetic water treatment after prolonged use were undeniable. And Kronenberg states that there is no mystique in how magnets treat water problems. The positive effects have been confirmed through systematic research. When treatment devices with permanent magnets were developed, they were immediately successful! The build up of scale on new pipes was totally eliminated and the removal of scale deposits in old water pipes was soon evident. It was while he was at California State Polytechnic that Kronenberg contributed to the pioneering work in agriculture that re-used re-energized irrigation water with magnetic treatment. He says magnets actually change the nucleus of water. And that is the source of its seemingly magical properties. A diet of magnetized water makes cows give more milk, chickens grow fatter and lay more eggs. And cantaloupes and other crops grow larger and have better yields with less fertilizer. Professor Israel Lin of the Israel Institute of Technology decided to use magnetic treatment on saline and brackish water, using an instrument costing less than $500(US). The unexpected effects were revealed during tests at Kibbutz Gvat. The 85 cows that drank magnetically treated water for three years produced a litre more milk a day, had fewer milkless days and conceived more easily, due to increased health and vitality. (Better than bovine growth hormone!) The calves not only weighed more than calves in the control group, they were leaner! Magnetic water had a similar effect on all farm animals at Kibbutz Gvat. Geese grew bigger, sheep produced more meat, milk and wool, chickens and turkeys laid more eggs and were prolific for a longer period. More dramatically, the mortality rate was reduced with less feed. Lin said the change of the water's properties is the key. "The magnetized water increases the solubility of minerals and therefore improves the transfer of nutrients to all parts of the body, making the organisms work more efficiently." The Nucleus of Water "The shortage of nucleation centres in water is known to result from the capability of the water molecules to cluster around each foreign particle," Kronenberg explained. This renders it unavailable as a nucleation centre. The forces of the magnetic fields on those water molecule clusters is very weak, however. The clusters vibrate in a number of ways. When they pass over a number of magnetic poles at a certain velocity the periodic changes of magnetic fields may coincide with one of the internal vibration frequencies of the water clusters. Resonance may occur and result in cracking open such a cluster. "The formerly entrapped particle is set free and the nearby mineral molecules rush from all sides to their nucleation centre where they form circular platelets. The minerals that form the circular platelets do not have to be crystallized on a container wall. In turn, the number of hard crystals is reduced accordingly. The percentage reduction is the magnetic treatment's effectiveness rating." The Memory of Water! Many success reports specify that magnetized water maintains its property of scale deposit prevention up to two days. Kronenberg says some critics make this fact look absurd by calling it "water's ability to remember its magnetizing experience." "We do know," he states, "that the treated water retains its special scale-reducing properties while the calcium carbonate is present in the solid, inactive form of the micro crystals. We have examined these crystals under massive magnification in various waters and different treatments. We can recognize in the 400-times magnification the clear prototype of the disc-shaped crystallization nuclei." He says that following magnetic treatment of water with a bad smell the odor was removed because "the dissolved sulfite minerals were changed into solid masses." Water Is Life Johann Grander says that because of electrical disturbances, satellites and especially through high water pressure, water loses its life force. And sick water negatively affects the health of people, animals and plants. On the other hand, water that has been revitalized through magnetic treatment is restored to its natural energy. Crops grow faster and stronger, flowers and plants are healthier and more resistant to disease; lakes, rivers and streams are helped back to health; and livestock and pets are more vigorous. Magnetic treatment for purifying and rejuvenating water is new in North America. Kronenberg says it's important that the public learns and understands the physical structure of water and the fundamental problems that presently exist—but don't show up in a chemical water test. The benefits of restoring the vital energy of water have economic, personal and environmental benefits. Unfortunately, government bureaucrats are so far behind what is really required to revitalize and purify our water that they refuse to recognize that chlorination is a poison, not a purifying agent. And magnetism is not magic. It's just slightly foreign to North American experience—but it's not going to make big profit for mega chemical companies! HOW IT WORKS Water is one of the world's best solvents. In fact, we refer to it as the "universal solvent". Given enough time it will dissolve any organic material. It surrounds foreign particles, such as minerals, entrapping them in what scientists refer to as "complexes". That's why water usually has a high mineral content. These dissolved minerals are not part of the water itself. They are "captives" that the water has surrounded and is carrying along with it. The number of mineral complexes in water determines how "hard" the water is. The more minerals it carries, the harder it is considered to be. When water is stored, heated, or evaporates, the complexes it carries are broken up and the dissolved minerals are set free. These liberated minerals (most of which are calcium carbonate or magnesium) conglomerate in sediments that line the inside of pipes, appliances, water heaters, and other surfaces with which the water comes in contact. Over time, more and more minerals build up on the sediment layer, causing it to grow progressively thicker. There is a name for these caked-on mineral deposits: scale. The limestone that forms the Swiss Alps and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is basically scale. Lime scale is a very hard substance, and removing from plumbing fixtures and appliances is a difficult task Most of the water that is piped into homes and other buildings in North America and many other countries contains a significant amount of hardness minerals. This is both good and bad. It's good because the right amount of minerals has healthful benefits and makes the water taste better. It's bad because some of the dissolved minerals are converted to scale when water goes into a home or building and is stored, heated, or evaporates. It's a well-known fact that letting hard lime scale build up in the plumbing fixtures and appliances in your home is like pouring money down the drain. The solution? There are several, but only one that makes sense. To date, the most common solution is the traditional water softener, which takes a portion of the hardness minerals out of the water and replaces them with sodium. Water thus treated is not recommended for drinking because of the high sodium content. Water softeners are also expensive to buy and operate, and can cause environmental problems. Also, they do not stop scale build-up, nor do they remove scale that has already built up. They simply reduce scale. These are just a few of the reasons why water softeners are not an acceptable solution to scale build-up problems. Other scale build-up remedies, such as acid wash and chemical additives have even greater drawbacks, including the risk of contamination and the fact they wear out the surfaces they contact. What, then, is the acceptable way to combat scale build-up? The answer lies in a complex word for a fairly simple physical phenomenon. Magnetohydrodynamics. Simply stated, Magnetohydrodynamics is what happens when water passes through a properly focused magnetic field. The magnetic field breaks up some of the complexes that are carried in the water, freeing the captive mineral particles. Once free, these particles act as crystallization centers, giving the surrounding mineral molecules in the water something to "stick" to, rather than forming new layers of scale on the inside of plumbing appliance surfaces. As these crystallization centers attract mineral molecules, they form circular platelets, which remain in the water rather than attaching themselves to surfaces and causing scale build-up. The net effect of all this is that the hardening minerals are changed from a scale like an ice cube to a powder, like a snowflake This process of keeping minerals in the water rather than letting them precipitate out in the form of scale when heating or evaporation takes place is known as magnetic fluid conditioning. It is not a new process. Nor is it unproven. Patents for treating water with magnetics appeared back in the 1950's. Even back then, when magnets were far weaker than they are today, the effects were remarkable. The treated water behaved as if it were "softer," with less mineral content, and scale build-up was significantly reduced. Magnet fluid conditioning caught on first in the eastern world, where other water softening methods and equipment were not commonly available. Highly favorable reports soon began filtering back from China, Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, and other eastern countries about water that was being treated with magnets not only for residential use, but also for agricultural, commercial, and industrial use. In the developed countries of the western world, where chemical and other water softening systems were well entrenched, magnetic fluid conditioning took longer to gain acceptance. But its benefits were too dramatic to remain obscure for long. Systematic research from respected institutions began to be conducted, quantitative methods were developed to evaluate the effectiveness of magnetic water conditioning devices, and the findings revealed overwhelming positive effects. In 1973, for example, the United States Government confirmed that magnetic fluid conditioning is an effective means of controlling scale. A study by National Technical Information Services for the United States Air Force revealed that magnetized water will not form scale on heating surfaces, that properly designed and installed magnetic units will prevent formation of costly scale build-up. A good thing got even better with the development and availability of a new generation of extremely powerful magnets. These ceramic magnets are a hundred times more powerful than the old-fashioned steel magnets. They are also more durable and are permanent. In fact, once a ceramic magnet is magnetized, it never needs recharging. Nor does it require an energy source to keep it magnetized. These magnets maintain their strength so completely that they are used in nuclear submarines to ensure accuracy is sub-polar navigation. Fuel: Incomplete Combustion Water is not the only fluid that can benefit from Magnetohydrodynamics. Subjecting gasoline and diesel fuel to a magnetic field results in more complete combustion of that fuel. Magnetically treated fuel has a tendency to attract oxygen molecules when mixed with air in a combustion cylinder. The result is a more efficient and complete combustion of the fuel throughout the entire chamber, generating more energy from the same amount of fuel, and reducing environmentally harmful hydrocarbon emissions. Whether it's water for your home, office, or swimming pool, or fuel for your vehicles, Magnetohydrodynamics makes a positive difference. Magnetic fluid conditioning is a technology that is here to stay. Magnetic Water Conditioning Solves Hard Water Problems Without Salt by Russell Alessi Executive Vice President NAPHCC, Educational Foundation Awareness of water conditioning alternatives is essential for good customer service. In many situations, hard water problems cause the need to replace piping and water heaters or to use a salt ion-exchange softener. Many times the salt ion-exchange process is impractical for homeowners with heart problems or hypertension because it increases the sodium level of the drinking water to unacceptable levels. In 1973, U.S. Government agencies identified an alternative method that has been used for over 37 years in Europe and Asia - the magnetic water conditioner. The system works this way. Conditioned natural water is made up of chaotic randomly positioned molecules. The magnetic water polarizes the water, which cause all the water molecules and the scale forming minerals to be attracted to each other. As water flows through the magnetic field, the hard minerals are polarized and remain in the liquid suspension eliminating the problem of these particles clinging to water pipes and the wall of the water heater. Essentially, scale forming minerals end up suspended in the water and all prior existing scale is magnetically attracted to the water. This de-scaling period is known as the stabilization period and lasts from two to six months. During this stabilization period, the scale is removed from the water heater on the tank bottom. It's recommended that during the stabilization period that two or three quarts be drained from the lower tap once per month. Manufacturers state that while the scale is being removed from the system, green stains also are removed from the fixtures. This is a sign that pipes have stopped leaching (pitting internally). After the polarizing process, the water is still very safe to drink reports R.E. Myers, Inc. "Those scale producing minerals are exactly what people pay extra for when drinking quality mineral water. The medical community says these minerals are important to our health. Because the magnetic condition also causes de-gasification of water which naturally releases such gases as sulfur and chlorine, magnetic water conditioning often improves the taste of drinking water." "Another effect is the shortening of the bond between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms. This makes the water denser and softer. Soap works better, leaving clothes cleaner and softer." The U.S. Bureau of Interior reports 3/8 inch of scale in the hot water heater uses 48 percent more fuel to heat. When the scale is removed, a more efficient water heating system is created. As appeared in "The professional Plumbing -Heating-Cooling Contractor", official publication of the New Jersey Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, Inc. Vol 10, No. 18, August, 1987 Magnetized: What makes treating water with magnets so alluring? by Dr. Klaus J. Kronenberg Everyone who sells swimming pools is deeply aware of the value of the liquid water, one of the most desirable commodities this earth provides. Nowhere else in our universe do we know of another place where liquid water exists. It is indeed the rarest matter of all. But this is not the only reason water is precious to us. Water is the most necessary substance for life. In fact, living creatures - like spas and pools - are basically vessels for liquid water. Because we work in an industry that relies so heavily on sanitized water, it is imperative that we strive to understand how water reacts under various conditions. This is not always an easy task, as liquid water refuses to follow some of the most fundamental laws of nature. It is the one substance that turns into something lighter when it crystallizes - which is why ice floats. And even when liquid water cools down to near freezing it violates one of the basic rules that heat rises and expands things. As water cools down to below 39 degrees Fahrenheit, it does not shrink, it expands! It expands so much that the coldest water moves to the top above warmer water! That's why freezing starts on the top of the water. We should be happy that it does that. Because of this solid layer of water on top, the rest of the water is insulated. Another weird water fact is that it accepts more heat energy than its normal share - a great benefit to life. Indeed, no other substance can transport as much heat energy. That's how liquid water normalizes the temperature extremes in our living zones - it absorbs heat when there is too much, and releases heat if there is not enough. Hard Water Facts The list of anomalies in the behavior of liquid water could be continued on and on. But we have to consider one more: Although water is chemically neutral, it is one of the best solvents known to man. Water has the capability to entrap other substances. In other words, it tends to cluster around every non-water particle, forming conglomerations or complexes, as they are called scientifically. Water's capacity to entrap substances results in its high mineral content. The amount of these dissolved minerals being carried by the water determines its hardness. One of the most common minerals in water is calcium carbonate, a substance that forms mountain ranges such as the Alps. When liquid water evaporates, the dissolved minerals become over-concentrated and must crystallize. This also happens when the temperature of the water increases, or when the solubility of the carbonates in the water decreases. The consequence is a sediment of those minerals on the walls of the container - in our case, spas and pools. These sediments of minerals that grow on the container walls are actually limestone, which is hard and difficult to remove. Very hard water can produce these hard sediments with bad consequences. Unfortunately, this process is a slow one and cannot be recognized immediately. Nevertheless, the effects of hard water are quite noticeable if left to build up over time. Today, the water lines that the Romans had used for hundreds of years show accumulations of hard lime scale many inches thick, as in the beautiful Pont du Gard in southern France, for instance. But it only takes a few years for hard lime scale to take its toll on water pipes and equipment. Such sediment layers in heaters hinder the transfer of heat. For swimming pools, the removal of existing hard lime scale is usually accomplished by an acid wash, which interrupts the operation of the system. Furthermore, the acid can attack pools walls and open up leaks. Most water supplied by water districts in the United States is well cared for, analyzed chemically and rendered clean enough for drinking. Most of it contains a good amount of calcium content. This is important for proper taste and a healthy mineral balance. However, it tends to create deposits of scale over the years if no preventative measures are taken. Root Of The Problem Preventing scale can also be accomplished via water softeners, which work as ion exchangers. They take the calcium out of the calcium carbonate and replace it with sodium. The resulting water is not recommended for drinking because of the sodium content. And used in larger amounts, it also adds salt to the ground water. Other chemical additives may rid the water of calcium carbonate, but only by risking contamination. If one is serious about finding a cure for an undesired condition, it is essential that he or she find out what the source of the problem is. In the case of hard lime scale, the reason for its formation is easy to understand with a few basic laws of crystallography. The change from dissolved calcium carbonate to lime scale is a phase change from liquid to crystalline. Any phase change needs a starting point. Most of the time a piece of a different material may serve as such a starting point. Such a piece can be extremely small, like a speck of dust, a supermolecule or tiny solid particles. If such starting points are not available in the water, the crystallization can start only at the materials that make up the container walls. The crystallization grows in layers until it becomes lime scale. Once we know what causes lime scale, the means of prevention seem obvious. We have to provide the necessary crystallization points for the minerals in the water so that the minerals do not wander to the container walls to find crystallization points. How can we do that? By creating a disturbance in the water that produces crystallization centers for the minerals. Actually, most water contains huge amounts of such centers. Almost all of these potential centers, however, are entrapped by the water-molecule complexes and cannot act as crystallization centers. Therefore, we have to break a few of these complexes so that their internal captive particles become free. Once free, they act as centers for mineral molecules and form micro-crystals. That leaves less calcium carbonate to form hard lime scale on the walls. Magnetic Connection Fortunately, an entire arsenal of complex-busting techniques is available. The disturbance can be mechanical whirling, sonic disturbance, electric frequencies and magnetic disturbances. They all reduce the formation of hard lime scale to some extent. Lately, magnetic devices have become more and more popular for a number of reasons. Permanent magnet materials have been developed in recent decades to be 100 times as strong and much more durable than the old-fashioned magnets made out of steel. In contrast to steel magnets, which weaken with age, modern ceramic magnets do not show any changes with age. They keep their forces so precisely stable that nuclear submarines base their subpolar, under-ice navigation on instruments depending on the accuracy of permanent magnets. So once they are magnetized, permanent magnets never need recharging or an energy source, which makes their use most convenient and unfailing. The effects of magnetic fields on running water have been observed long before these better magnets were developed. Patents on treatment of water with magnets appeared as early as the 1950s. Though these magnets were not very strong, their effects were pronounced. These effects were described as making the water appear to behave as if it was softer, as if the mineral content was lowered. Noticeably less scale was produced after prolonged use. Eastern Influence This technology was used mainly in eastern countries, which was lacking a competent, reliable chemical industry. Hundreds of reports have popped up in Russia, China, Poland and Bulgaria detailing the successful use of magnets to treat water. Lacking any chemical means of softening the water, these countries used magnets to treat water for irrigation and industrial uses, as well as for personal use, where improvements of taste and faster drying were reported. Many attempts to explain the reasons for the observed effects were made without much success. Also methods of measuring the effects remained unsatisfactory. In western countries, the use of magnetic water treatment methods developed much more slowly. Water softening by chemical means was in general use, and the difficulties of explaining and measuring magnetic effect on flowing water kept it suspect for western minds. In addition, the chemical industry tried to discourage its utilization for obvious reasons. However, the practical effects of magnetic water treatment were undeniable after prolonged use. A number of companies took advantage of the situation in western countries to market magnetic devices for water treatment, often equating magnets with magic or mysticism. But there is no mystique in how magnets work to treat water problems. For example, the agriculturally oriented California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, Calif., pioneered the re-use of irrigation water by using magnetic water treatment devices. The positive effects of magnets on water were confirmed in the 1980s through systematic research. With the scientifically sound knowledge of the processes involved, it was then possible to develop treatment devices with the newest permanent magnets. Also a quantitative method evolved for evaluating the effectiveness of the devices. New Technologies The new devices had a great effect on water treatment. Not only was the formation of scale totally eliminated, the removal of scale deposits in old water pipes could be accomplished in relatively short times. This had taken weeks with the older devices. How can magnets do that? How can they provide nucleation centers in the water? The shortage of nucleation centers in the water is known to result from the capability of the water molecules to cluster around each foreign particle rendering it unavailable as a nucleation center. The forces of the magnetic fields on those water molecule clusters are very weak. However, the clusters vibrate in a number of ways, when they pass a number of magnetic poles at a certain velocity, the periodic changes in the magnetic fields may coincide with one of the internal vibration frequencies of the water clusters. Resonance may occur and result in cracking open such a cluster. The formerly entrapped particle is set free, and the nearby mineral molecules rush from all sides to their nucleation center where they form circular platelets. The minerals that form the circular platelets do not have to crystallize on a container wall. In turn, the number of hard crystals is reduced accordingly. This percentage reduction is the magnetic treatment's effectiveness rating. Since a method of quantitatively determining the effectiveness of magnetic devices was developed, manufacturers have been able to maximize their efficiency for industrial and residential use. Today, there are basically two types of magnetic water treatment devices: one is built into the pool's circulation system, while the other simply attaches to any pipe within the pool's circulation system. In-line devices are usually more effective than the clamp-on variety. But naturally, the clamp-on units are easier to install and are most desirable for water systems that circulate, like a pool, thus giving the water repeated treatment over time. Dr. Klaus J. Kronenberg is a physicist living in Claremont, Calif. specializing in the study of permanent magnets. Next month his column continues with further discussion of magnetic water treatment's specific application to the spa and pool industry. From Aqua: The Business Magazine for Spa and Pool Professionals; August 1993 ppgs 20 - 24. Magnetized II: More alluring facts about treating water with magnetics by Dr. Klaus J. Kronenberg Hard lime scale forms wherever tap water evaporates or is heated. While it may not be noticeable for a long time, there are commercial appliances that show a white deposit after only a few days of use. Steam cleaners, for instance, may become inoperable after two weeks due to heavy scale deposits. They have to be washed often with acid in order to avoid filter clogs. Also, dishwashers in restaurants need to be freed from the white scale deposits regularly. In the average residential home, it may take a couple of years until a layer of hard scale reduces the cross section of water pipes significantly. And in swimming pools, a rough band of sediment often develops along the waterline, which may require mechanical grinding to be removed. In many cases where the water has a high iron content, the scale deposits develop a brownish tint. They may even acquire a deep brown color, as is often evident in toilet tanks. In dairy operations, fatty substances often mix with the sediment and create "butter stone." In regards to cooling towers, circulating water may mix with algaecides, and the ensuing deposits may be toxic. These examples indicate that lime scale may contain more than calcium carbonate. Other minerals dissolved in the water solidify, as well, and can produce unsightly or even dangerous substances. Using Magnets Fortunately, a well designed magnetic treatment device will prevent such deposits from developing, as long as it's sized for the maximum water flow capacity of the particular plumbing system. Safety inspections may be required, but in most cases, inspection reveals nothing more than an accumulation of sludge, which can be removed easily. Recently, a pool builder inspected my 30-year-old pool, which has been fitted with a simple magnetic water treatment device that is clamped on one of the lines between the pump and the filter. He was astonished to feel not a trace of roughness on the waterline tiles, and he could hardly believe that we did nothing to clean the tiles since last summer. During the resurfacing of my driveway, a small bulldozer happened to rip one of the feed lines for the lawn sprinklers out of the ground. A young plumber replaced the old galvanized piping with new PVC tubing. The next day, he returned and asked permission to saw off a little piece of the old pipe. The reason: He wanted to show his father, a longtime plumber, that it was possible for the outside of a water pipe to accumulate a thick crust of rust deposits while the inside of the 30-year-old pipe was without any substantial deposits. But how could the old water tubes of my sprinkler system be free of interior deposits? After all, these tubes had been in the ground for 18 years before I had a magnetic water treatment device attached to the house's water supply line. At that time, lumpy, hard deposits of reddish brown stones had already reduced the inner diameter of the 1-inch piping to less than 3/4 inch. The removal of these hard deposits was rather dramatic. On Feb. 28, 1982, when the magnetic device was installed on my house, I had opened all faucets, toilet flushers, drains, and garden hose outlets. Soon I found it necessary to remove all faucet strainer heads because the brown water emerging carried lumps of brown matter with it. It took about four hours until the emerging water had become colorless and ran steadily. This event can be explained using the same facts about crystallization in water that were detailed in part one of this column. The only difference between magnetically treated water and untreated water is that magnetically treated water enables minerals to crystallize in the water instead of on the surface of some pipe or container. As a result, we have converted the water formerly saturated with dissolved minerals into a mixture of solid microcrystals and clean water. When this purified water flows past other minerals, it is capable of dissolving a new load of minerals. In large industrial installations, like cooling towers, this process is evident as large chunks of old lime scale break off the walls. The treated water does not dissolve the old scale only from the outer surface; it penetrates between the scale and the wall. This area is the weakest part of the scale, so the water can split the crystalline matter from the container wall. The dramatic speed of this process makes some precautions necessary. In order to avoid clogs, filters and strainers should be temporarily taken out of the circulation system. Clamp-on magnetic units typically have an efficiency rating of 20 to 40 percent. Although they are capable of removing the old lime scale, this may take several weeks. But because they also prevent the formation of new scale, the units are always producing some benefit. Corrosion prevention is another benefit of magnetic water treatment. Periodic acid washing of a pool is one of the main reasons for the metal corrosion. In some cases, after long periods between acid washings, the hard deposits may cover up some of the weak spots, which turn into leaks when the deposits are dissolved by the next acid wash. Because magnetic water treatment makes acid washes unnecessary, a major cause of corrosion damage is eliminated. Also, after a long period of magnetic water treatment, the interior of pipes becomes covered with a thin, continuous coating. This layer does not change over the years. Analyzed by a number of scientific institutes, it has been determined to be a corrosion-preventing, inert substance. In one case, it was found to be aluminum silicate. The Steinbeis Institute in Reutlingen, Germany, has devoted years of research to the study of corrosion and has published numerous articles outlining the corrosion reduction experienced with water systems treated with magnetic devices. Improving Water's Image Effectively treated water looks sparkling clear, even if the water supply is murky. Some water experts claim they can recognize a specific silky appearance of magnetically treated water. This might be due to the multitude of microcrystals, which can reflect sunlight. The developing microcrystals, however, are so small that they are visible only with high magnification. In regards to smell, water that comes with a slight sulfur odor loses this smell after being treated with magnetic devices. Of significant interest to this industry, the chlorine odor of chlorinated water is greatly reduced by effective magnetic treatment. In fact, slight chlorination may become unnoticeable to the average user. For aromatic brews, such as teas or coffees, the desired aromas can be achieved with fewer ingredients if the water is effectively treated. The ensuing aromas appear cleaner to perceptive noses. It is said that in some eastern countries - China for instance - many people heat their tea water in a pot containing a magnet. Other Effects One of the most obvious effects of magnetic water treatment is the enhanced ability of most cleaning chemicals and detergents. Magnetically treated water increases their effectiveness to the point where just one-third or even one-fourth of the cleaning agent is needed. In cases of naturally contaminated water from lakes, an intense magnetic treatment has made the lake water fit for human consumption. Magnetically treated water runs off a cleaned surface faster and in thinner sheets because surface tension is reduced. As a result, one sees fewer water spots from drying. This has been applied successfully by the watering of decorative plants by sprinklers. Surface tension in water is critical to biological life. Surface tension makes water rise in the fibers of the plants, it fills the capillaries in your body and it determines water's ability to penetrate soil and other materials. Therefore it is not surprising that wherever magnetic water treatment has been practiced, growth patterns have changed. Experiments with groups of growing farm animals and agricultural plants have been conducted at universities and federal institutions with stunning results. Some were hard to believe, so the scientists were reluctant to publish them immediately, pending confirmation. Following are some of the results of scientific research: At a California university, two control groups of 24 piglets, each with normal feeding were compared with two groups of 24 piglets that were getting their water from a magnetic treatment device. The latter groups consumed twice as much water and grew an average 12.5 percent faster. Cotton plantings with various irrigation were compared in California. The cotton plants irrigated with magnetically treated water grew to larger sizes with larger and denser foliage. However, they produced one-third less cotton than the control plantings. A Washington navel tree watered with magnetically treated water carried less fruit, but each orange became unusually thick and juicy, weighing 20 ounces, on average. Similarly, a Eureka lemon tree fed magnetically treated water carries lemons that grow up to one pound each. One biologist suggests that the slightly reduced surface tension of the magnetically treated water may facilitate its penetration of cell walls. This could accelerate the normal dividing of the cells in growing parts of living individuals. This would account for the faster vegetative growth and the reduced reproductive cell division responsible for the number of flowers and fruit. The accelerated growth of plants by the use of magnetically treated water is possible because the root tips secrete enzymes that dissolve crystals in the ground, enabling the roots to ingest the dissolved minerals. This is not the case for one-cell organisms that pollute pool water. Algae and bacteria have to ingest their food directly through the cell wall. They get plenty of water through it, but they cannot receive any nourishment in the form of crystallized minerals, which cannot penetrate the cell walls. Thus, bacteria in magnetically treated water starve. Observations on swimming pools confirm this effect. The normal chlorine content of treated water of swimming pools can be reduced by at least half if the water is efficiently magnetically treated. Even without any chlorination, no algae growth can be detected for about 36 hours. This is the normal duration of the affectivity of the magnetic treatment. After one to two days, the microcrystals formed by the treatment start to redissolve. After this time, a vigorous growth of algae occurs in the non-chlorinated pool if it is not replenished with treated water. In short, a swimming pool benefits by the application of magnetic water treatment for a number of reasons: Because a pool has a circulation system, installing a magnetic clamp-on device is simple. Chlorine content can be reduced by at least half, and chlorine odor is further reduced because much of the chlorine is incorporated into the microcrystals, which we cannot smell. The treated water does not produce sediments on a pool's waterline. No hard lime scale develops in the circulation system - neither in the filter nor in the heater. Dr. Klaus J. Kronenberg is a world-renowned physicist specializing in the study of permanent magnets. From Aqua Magazine; September 1993, ppgs 20,22-23. PiMag-Water -- You can see the difference! Good water is the fundamental of our health and beauty. The volume of bodily liquid (living body water) is 70 % of our body. Needless to say that the quality of water we drink everyday makes a tremendous impact on our health. Tap water contains chlorine and heavy metals that damage cellular tissues of our body. Distilled water from which harmful substances are eliminated, might be suitable just to satisfy our thirst. However, Pi Water possesses much higher merit than the simple distilled water. Ms. Mitsuko Ota is a pharmacist. Ms. Ota describes Pi Water as "the water that is essential to our health. " (Interviewed and written by Miho Hirai of U.S. Frontline News, Inc) PiMag Water increases immunity and protects cells from stimulation. Pi Water was introduced by Dr. Akihiro Yamashita (Agricultural Department, Nagoya University) in 1964. Since then many studies have been done on Pi water in various fields and today, its usage is widely spread. Pi water is very similar to bodily liquid characteristic-wise and is created by adding Ferric Ferrous Salt (Fe2Fe3) to water through ceramics. When Fe2Fe3 is added to tap water, it quickly breaks down the chlorine and suppresses the increase of excessive free radicals, and also it breaks down the water cluster to much smaller sizes. The purified and activated water with smaller clusters possesses a function of protecting cells from various stimulants. That is, Pi Water is the water that eliminates negative substance in our body system, increases immunity and possesses self-healing power. PiMag Water enhances taste of food by bringing out the true taste of the ingredients. Regarding how Pi Water became well known and widely used now, Ms. Ota believes that it owes mostly by word of mouth. Not only home use Pi Water processors are popular in household, but also the large industrial size Pi Water processors are installed at many Japanese restaurants. Good water is the basic element of good tasting food. Pi Water brings out the true taste of the ingredient and keeps it fresh. Even after boiling, the color of the vegetable stays fresh and bright. It also requires less seasoning to cook soup or stew with Pi Water. PiMag Water effective to prevent rough skin and dermatitis "My happiest moment is when people tell me that their health is getting better when they started to use Pi Water products," says Ms. Ota, "my goal is to make Pi Water known to all over the United States. I am a pharmacist and I hope I can make as many people as possible understand how important to drink good quality water. I sincerely recommend Pi Water and Pi Water products especially to people who concern about their health and beauty." PiMag Water Pi is the Greek word for life, it also means returning to the source. For over 30 years, Japanese scientists have been studying a form of water they call Pi, meaning living water. They have been researching it because of the beneficial effects they perceived it has on plants and other growing things. Dr. Mischio Kushi, "the father of macrobiotics" & a pioneer for a program of a healthier way to live, joined forces with Mr. Masuda & Mr. Watanabe to help develop our newest and most impressive health technology, PiMag water. He is the founder of the Kushi Institute. His contributions include: he pioneered the natural food industry, macrobiotic theory, and organic agriculture. He brought these to the USA: tofu, rice cakes, futons, acupuncture, shiatsu massage and other energy therapies. He pioneered alternative medicine. All this been documented by the Smithsonian Institution, which has honored him for his work. Dr. Kushi has been proposed for a Nobel Prize nomination. He is literally, a living legend. He was one of the guest speakers at our national convention just a few days ago. His alignment with our company's mission for global wellness only further solidifies our position as the World leader in alternative Health and Wellness products. Thirty years ago, no one believed that food was significant of in preventing cancer. Today, the American Cancer Society and other educational programs are introducing macrobiotic theory. Dr. Kushi underscored the significance of PiMag water. His message at convention was that water on earth is never destroyed. Our industrial society has severely compromised our water. All water, including contaminated water, is recycled through nature. Conventional methods of processing water, such as chlorine, which attempt to make it healthier and safe, are actually very harmful to us. He said, "I have been searching for the past 2 decades, for a proper water system… natural water, sprung out from the mountains, streaming down on sand, rocks and pebbles, among the many rocks and stones, charging natural electromagnetic sparkles and waves, twinkling every molecule with sunlight, thus producing living water, nourishing forest and field, which further nourishes all living beings." This is the very essence of our PiMag water system. Let’s start with dead water. Distilled water, or water from a reverse osmosis system is dead water. Its value is that it is liquid. Living water actually supports life. It has vitality and is energized by both the magnetic and ceramic (FIR) technologies. In addition, nutrients, such as Ca+ and Mg+ are returned to the water during the ion exchange part of the system. Contrast this to soft water, which has both Ca+ and Mg+ removed. If you have Tums or Rolaids in your pocket read the label and you will see that the main ingredients are Ca+ and Mg+ to neutralize stomach acid. We know that an acid environment throughout the body is unhealthy and promotes disease. We know that a slightly alkaline environment is an optimal for both blood and cells. PiMag water is compatible with this as its pH is slightly above 7. Most providers of commercial water systems are unaware of the significance of pH. Only one I questioned knew the pH of the water from their system. It was 3.2, which is acidic and unhealthy. Water is one of our most precious commodities and yet, it is at the same time in a serious state of contamination. This dangerous situation affects us all in countless ways as we cook with it, drink it, irrigate with it, and bathe in it. Technically, water is supposed to be purified as it goes through its natural cycle. However, over the past 500 years, our environment has dramatically changed and water's natural cycling process has been subjected to hosts of contaminants. Water has become more acidic as it falls through our contaminated air, as rain. This rain is then leached through the earth's surface, which has been further contaminated by a myriad of pollutants. This water then eventually bubbles out into our lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and oceans, which have also been polluted with our negligence, apathy, and short sightedness. Evaporation then distills the contaminated water, but unfortunately, the gas can pick up atmospheric contaminants ...and so the cycle continues. What have we done in our cities and towns to deal with this water contamination crisis? In our attempt to make our water safe from harmful bacteria, our towns and cities treat it with a poison...chlorine! What we are left with to varying degrees is tap water that contains sediments, chemicals, and oftentimes concentrations of heavy metals, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The EPA has identified 80 unwanted pollutants that may be present in our drinking water. What is the logical first step? We need to filter our the contaminants, and you will find many systems out there to do that, at least to some degree. So why is our company's filter System superior to everything out there? 1) We have a very sophisticated and unique filtration and ultra filtration system. 2) Our company believes that HEALTHY water is more than just 2 parts hydrogen and 1 part oxygen; it is more than just a lack of impurities (that's called distilled water, it is merely wet "dead water"); it is ALIVE with magnetic and Far Infrared energies. What do we tell people as to what the benefits of PiMag water are? In addition to the benefits of "living water", the patented technology in the PiMag system has it’s origin in Japan where a group of physicians have studied, researched and developed Pi water for years. (This technology is actually 30 years old and had its roots in agricultural applications). These physicians advocate a program of drinking 2.5 liters of Pi water every day for 3 months. So sure are they that you will benefit, that at 3 months, they will return your money if you claim you have not. However, rather than refunding money, they are, in fact, getting the same amazing testimonials from the use of Pi water as we do from our ceramic and magnetic technologies, so it’s clear we are about to be astounded yet again by the latest of our company’s technologies. FILTRATION is the elimination of impurities. Our system features: stainless steel and fine silk screens- a series of 3 carbon filters- and porous Asian coral and chips. However, our company does not stop here. An ULTRA FILTRATION stage features the same material used in medicine to create an artificial kidney. Our system has a membrane that traps particles and some microscopic bacteria as small as .1 of a micron (that is, from my information, 10 times smaller than anything known on the market now! ADDING LIFE TO WATER Our unique patented system also features: ceramic balls which release minerals and nutrients like calcium into the water, ceramic chips and stones which not only further filtrate, but also reflect Far Infrared energy (also known as the "wave length of life") into the water. Yet another step...the water is passed through a magnetic field that charges the water with further energy. ****************************************************************** Pi MAG water helpful tidbits of information: * The energy in the water dissipates after about 24 hours, according to Jeremy Madvin, one of our company’s experts. On the lighter side, but nonetheless significant, imagine filling a team’s water bottles prior to the game! You would have a competitive edge! Imagine, instead of caffeine, which promotes an undesirable acidic environment in your body, getting energy from drinking water! *Demonstrate by putting an inch of tap water into one glass. Fill another almost full with PiMag water. Have the customer drink of the PiMag water, then have them taste the tap water…the difference is dramatic! Always have them taste the PiMag water first. It’s easier to notice the taste difference when going from good to bad, than from bad to good. (Remember the old lemon test?) *Put some of our PiMag water in a glass container and use it to brush your teeth. *Add our water to a half filled shampoo bottle and notice if there’s a difference in your hair’s shine and overall health. *If you have well water, get an inexpensive filter from the hardware store so that you can avoid having potentially heavy sediments ruining the filters on your system. *The lifetime of your filters is obviously dependent upon usage. Rule of thumb...the filters last about a year for a family of five who uses the pi mag water for cooking, drinking, and providing water for their plants and pets. Longer for less usage, *In the long run, a PiMag system is far more cost effective (and HEALTHIER) than buying individual water bottles or paying for water bottle delivery to your homes. These bottles are made of Polymer. If water is stored in these containers for long periods of time, gases from the Polymer can leach into the water. *We are almost 70% water. Water is the very essence of life. *"Living water"- it’s vitalized by magnetic and FIR technology. Has nutrients such as Ca+ and Mg+ provide alkaline water (pH is slightly above 7), which is compatible. There is no vitality in distilled water or water from a reverse osmosis system. *PiMag water is virtually free of organic matter (chlorine, fluoride, etc), virtually free of heavy metal contamination (lead, mercury, chromium 6 - remember Erin Brokovich and chromium 6?), virtually sterile (99.99999% of bacteria and organisms removed, e-coli, coliforms, etc.) *Can be used without electricity and is one of the easiest things you can do for yourself and your family to maintain, restore, and promote higher levels of wellness. Remember the vision of our company and Isamu Masuda himself, whose vision inspired the words, "We will not rest until the air is clean, the water is pure and the polar bears are white again." |
