NEWS 5/1/2012: I saw that Nikken has discontinued the PiMag Deluxe water filters for the counter top and under counter. The replacement parts should continue to be available for a few years.
- Counter Top – 20+ available in the US, only 14 in Canada.
- Under Counter – 20+ available in both the US and Canada
UPDATE 4/22/2012. The replacement filters for the old white PiMag counter top water filter will be discontinued at the end of 2012. The 3 cartridges can be found here or with the rest of the replacement filters by clicking the picture of the Aqua Pour filter cartridge below.
A good water filter is essential for your drinking water. You know that water is essential for you to live and that you need a source for clean, drinkable water. Like with anything that you put in your body, you need make sure that your water is of good quality, and water filtration is how you do that. You probably know that the water that comes out of your kitchen faucet isn’t good for you to drink because it has been treated with chlorine and other toxic chemicals.
Note: All items ship new from Nikken in California for US orders or from Nikken’s warehouse on Ontario for Canadian orders.
I have put together a list of tips for the Aqua Pour and Aqua Pour Deluxe. You can find it here.
Most people I know drink bottled water. It is convenient to take with you and tastes a whole lot better than what comes out of the tap. But have you ever looked at how expensive bottled water is? Doing a quick search online I found a case of 24 .5 liter bottles for $7.03. To compare it with how much you spend on gas, that’s about $2.20 per gallon. A single person who weighs 180 lbs should drink about 90 ounces of water per day, more if they are physically active. That person will spend at least $560 a year on bottled water. If you have the typical family of 4 you will spend $1500 to $2000 on bottled water to just stay hydrated.
Nikken’s Alkaline Water Filtration Systems
Nikken’s water filtration systems filter your tap water to give you good tasting PiMag Water. When you compare the prices of the Nikken water filters to what you spend on bottled water you will find that they can save you a lot of money. Once the initial cost of the unit is recovered you will really save a lot of money because you only have to replace the filtration components every year. Check out the online brochure.
The PiMag Waterfall is a gravity water filters and does not require electricity. Just pour water in the top and gravity pulls it through the water filter and your clean water waits for you in the bottom.
The PiMag Counter Top Water System takes up less space than the PiMag Waterfall and connects by a hose to your water faucet. Turn on your cold water and pull the diverter valve to get fresh clean water.
The PiMag Under Counter Water System is the most convenient of all the Nikken water filtration systems. It sits out of the way in the cabinet under your sink and connects into the cold water line to provide clean water to an included beverage faucet that you install above the counter.
The PiMag Optimizer II has been discontinued. There have been many advancements in water technology since the Optimizer and Optimizer II were introduced several years ago and Nikken has decided to stop making the Optimizer II and will offer something new in its place hopefully in early 2011. If you already have a PiMag Optimizer or Optimizer II, the replacement rings will continue to be available.
We want all of the water we come into contact with to be clean. The Nikken Shower Filter will clean the water that we use to clean ourselves. Find out more about why you need a shower filter.
The PiMag devices all have replacement components that need to be changed periodically. Make sure to take good care of your PiMag systems and they will take good care of you.
Whole House Water Filtration vs Point of Use
Most people seem to think that a whole-house water filtration system is a more ideal solution. I disagree and this is why. First, do you know what is in your pipes? They were probably glued or soldered together with toxic chemicals. You don’t know how long your water is going to sit in those pipes before you get around to using it. Second, why go to the expense to filter the water that you use to wash your clothes or to flush your toilet. Instead of wasting all of that water filtration just to flush it, I recommend only point-of-use systems like Nikken’s that filter your water as you need it so that you know it is the best it can be at the time that you use it.
Disclaimer
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Sean,
how long do you think they will offer replacement parts for the white pimag water system? I still think it’s phenomenal, have a spare new one which I’d never sell as well as a current countertop which I wouldn’t use unless the other was out of commission! I am faithful! and of course it was more expensive than anything that came later (I think?)
the other question, the optimizer parts, how long will they be around? again I’ve never had a problem with it, run 3x a day and would hate to see it go.
thanks!
I’m totally a believer in water filters! Recently I lived for five years in a town in Mexico where some of the sewer pipes were higher than the water delivery pipes, not something to give you confidence! We used filtered water all the time there.
I actually had an older Nikken water filter bottle that I carried when I traveled, both in Mexico and the US, but I was never sure if it was meant for some of the Mexican nasties. Anyway, I did fine with it and now am back in the US.
Currently one of my water concerns is that very few people seem to store any water in their homes, yet it’s so essential. We have been without water at our house a few times this year while they worked on the system. Since I wouldn’t buy bottled water except in an emergency, I am with you on the cost and also on the environmental cost of all that plastic.
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Thanks for the comment Zana and for sharing your experience with the older water bottle. When traveling and you are concerned about what nasties might be in the water, put in an iodine tablet to kill them. Then the filter in the bottle will remove the iodine and you have an added level of security.
The sport bottle seems ideal for me. I have a home painting business and work in so many different homes. I often wonder if the water is safe to drink.
As far as my home is concerned do you know of any quality testing kits to see how bad the tap water really is?
Thanks for visiting Sean. If you want to test your water yourself, then you can get a pool testing kit from Walmart and it will show you how much chlorine is in your water and what the pH is. Ideally, you don’t want any chlorine and the ideas pH is somewhere between 7.3 and 9.5. If you want to know more, like what kind of minerals are in your water or what contaminants might be there, you can go to your County Extension Office and get a water test done. I think you are in Coweta County (based on your IP address) and their website said they do a basic water test for $17 or an expanded test for $52. As long as you have a completely sterile and clean bottle for your sample then they should give you pretty accurate results.
My wife and I filmed two short videos about the sport bottle earlier today that I hope to get put up on YouTube and my website this weekend. The bottle is pretty cool.
I had replaced the rocks in my sponge type water filter, and now cannot rebuild it, could some one help me by sending explicit instructions, preferable with illustration, thanks, ‘Ms. fixit’……………….lol Rita
I’m glad I could help Rita, and thanks for the reminder to put the Aqua Pour setup video back up. It is now in the right-hand sidebar of the Aqua Pour page.
How do you properly clean the rocks? About twice a year a slight mold builds in the water holding tank, thus the need to clean all parts and set-up the system. We want to make sure that the rocks are cleaned before reusing.
From my experience this usually happens with the Aqua Pour is setup in direct sunlight. We had a similar problem and moved ours away from the window and that fixed the problem. It is also a good idea to clean it, especially the supply (bottom) tank regularly, like every 3 months or so. In your case I think that scrubbing them lightly with hot water and a toothbrush should take care of it, then make sure you get new rocks when you replace your filter.