Converting your Seagull IV diverter model to faucet model

I had an enquiry from a customer who wanted to move his Seagull IV (Nature Pure) water purifier diverter counter top model to below his sink and basically convert it to a faucet model.

It's actually a simple process but costs a bit though.

Here is the conversion process:-

Water in

1. Remove the diverter unit that is connect to the pre-filter inlet hose.

2. Get a plumber to install a T connection to your existing kitchen tap, install a stop cock to connect to the pre-filter inlet hose.

Water out

1. Unscrew the goose neck on the surgical steel (S/S) unit

2. Screw in a male/male connector ( RM20/SGD9)

3. Connect a long flexible hose with one end to the S/S unit and the other to the base of the faucet (RM109/SGD50)

4. Install the faucet on the kitchen sink top (RM369/SGD165 )

You now have a neat kitchen sink top, with your water purifier below the counter top and only a beautiful faucet visible.

Seagull IV (Nature Pure) point of use water purifier is the only water system you and your family will ever need, period.

NSF, UL, WQA certify guidelines set by EPA

In USA, if anyone talks about food and drugs, they know FDA.

And for things related to air and water, they know EPA. After all, if you have a product certified by EPA standards, it's the highest grade of certification. The Seagull IV is EPA certified as a micro-biological water purifier, able to remove 99.99999% of all harmful contaminants in the water, up till the last drop.

What this means is that all beneficial things in the water - dissolved oxygen and minerals, are allowed through making your water sparkling clear and deliciously tasting.

So products that cannot pass this EPA minimum standards, will have to go get certification from other organsiations like NSF, DBKL, MPPJ, LLN, TNB, PLUS etc, so as to confuse the end consumer.

With the EPA certification, FAA has approved only one water purifier for installation on board all passenger aircraft - the Seagull IV water purifier. 300-400 people on board with 8 toilets will be a disaster if the water the aircraft draws from around the world is contaminated in any way.

I have been using my Seagull IV since 1990 - almost 20 happy years. Go check out the raw water demo on youtube. Just search for "Seagull IV water purifier" then see if any other brand can treat river water and you can get the deputy health minister to drink on national tv.

Happy shopping and choose wisely or else it will be frustrating for you to keep looking for a new system to buy every few years, and wasting your time, money and energy.

Clinical Studies versus Certification Tests

NSF/UL/WQA all follow these water guidelines - http://www.aquascience.net/water-standards.cfm So if your water falls within this range, you get certified.

Please visit www.NSF.org and you will see they are like SIRIM - testing anything from car parts to clothes washers. Like Sirim, they set minimum standards that the local government considers safe for consumers.

http://www.nsf.org/consumer/faucets/index.asp?program=Faucets is another site that refers back to the EPA guidelines on water safety - namely less than .025 percent lead content. EPA has minimum standards on water safety and NSF checks for the minimum standards.NSF tests minimum standards 0.25% lead content versus EPA micro-biological standards of 0.00001% lead content. As an informed consumer, which would you prefer?

http://engineers.ihs.com/news/epa-ul-ucmr2.htm - says EPA approves UL testing. When I read that, I can only conclude that EPA is the highest body, that can grade any air or water products. So any products that carry the EPA certification, in my mind are the highest grade.

http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/industries/waterandfood/water/waterlab/resources/ This link says water is tested for 24 and 48 hours only. But its common knowledge that for any certification tests, they only test the water for 1 or 2 days. But if your water system works in your house until you change your filter, would you want a test on the water, the day before you are supposed to change your filter?

There is a very big difference between a clinical study and a certification test.

With 2 clinical studies at University of Arizona and the Institute Pasture in France, together with the EPA certification that the Seagull IV is a "Micro-biological Purifier - able to remove 99.99999% of all contaminants in the water" - far exceeds the minimum standards.

The clinical study done at University of Arizona is the last drop test - meaning the last of the 4,000 litres that successfully passed through the faucet. The Seagull IV cartridge once full, will not allow any more water through, unlike all the rest of the systems, that allow you to continue using, long after the safe water period is over. Many tests will check the first 24 or 48 hours water only.

The clinical study done at the Institue Pasteur France was the incubation test - where billions of viruses and bacteria was put into the Seagull IV, left for 30 days, and then the purified water was tested. This is the most comprehensive test which EPA used, as a guideline to grade "Micro-Biological purifiers"

A copy of both these clinical studies will be uploaded to my blog shortly.

Only the Seagull IV can remove 99.99999% of all viruses, bacteria, heavy metals and chemicals in the water, up till the last drop.

I have happily used my unit for 20 years. At today's price of RM2,997, it works out to a capital cost of just RM 150 per year. Most people will spend RM3,000 on a tv or mobile phone, but to invest in the safest water for the whole family to drink, is expensive.

Remember, a good water purifier will enhance your health, and protect your kidneys, by not adding more chemicals and heavy metals into our already contaminated body.

Let the buyer beware. And now that you are a better informed consumer, you can certainly make the best choice for the health of your family and yourself.

Why is the Seagull IV Water Purifier Different from every other water filter

Legally- Purifiers must meet EPA Guide Standard Protocol for Microbiological Purifiers against bacteria, cysts, and viruses.

Most filters are intended to remove some taste and odors. Only a small selection of the very best water filters may remove specific protozo, and possibly certain aesthetic contaminants, providing a lesser standard of protection than that of Seagull IV water purification systems.

Seagull IV purifiers remove viruses, bacteria and protozoa, PLUS many organic and inorganic chemical and aesthetic contaminants at the highest "purification" micron level (0.4 microns absolute) to provide great-tasting water, while protecting against water-related disease. (Please see published test results.)

Manufactured in the USA from the finest raw materials, our water purifiers are ecologically and environmentally compatible; they purify naturally without adding chlorine, iodine or other pesticides to the water you drink and use in your foods and beverages.

Seagull IV "Structured Matrix^TM" technology is independently certified to USEPA Purification Standards against all three classes of waterborne disease organisms - parasitic cysts, bacteria, and viruses - instantly, without pre/post treatment, without wasting water and without electricity. Outstandingly effective, they also remove chemical and aesthetic contaminants, providing superbly refreshing, spring-like water for a naturally healthy lifestyle.

Other filters that cannot meet these EPA microbiological purifier guidelines, will then have to meet the lower minimum standard guidelines as certified by NSF, UF, WQA. These units cannot be called microbiological purifiers, but water filters.

What the Seagull IV water purifier cannot do

1. remove dissolved minerals necessary to good health and good taste.
2. remove salt from sea water, so when travelling you can only pump river water to drink
3. remove flourides that help prevent tooth decay
4. treat sewage or undiluted industrial effluent
5. soften water as minerals that make water hard are essential for taste and health
6. treat ground water that is high is calcium - e.g. in countries like india and philippines.

The best cars are always not the best sellers as people buy what they can afford, not what they want. It's the same with shopping - you see a dress you really like, but come home with a dress that you can afford.

Visit my blog for the latest promotion I just updated today. Valid till 28th Feb 2010, get a free travel purifier worth RM747 with every Seagull IV counter top model purchased. Here's my ebay link - http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140354981847

Happy shopping and do read my whole blog to get as much information as you need. If you would like to see a 5 mins live Clorox demo, I will be pleased to show you at your home or office (only in KL/PJ).

Chinese New Year offer - get a free Trav-L-Pure worth RM747

Gong Xi Fa Cai

It's celebration time and the right moment to invest in a Seagull IV water purifier for your home or office.

Up till 28th February, 2010, get a free Trav-L-Pure portable purifier worth RM747 free with every Seagull IV home unit purchased.

Visit my ebay store http://stores.ebay.com.my/gshockwatches to invest in the health of you and your precious family.

Trav-L-Pure Portable Water Purifier from General Ecology, USA

I'm just back from a 6 day visit to Manila and found out how important drinking water is, when you are out of the country.

Luckily my business partner brought along his General Ecology Trav-L-Pure portable water purifier and we were able to enjoy safe and delicious drinking water during our 6 day trip.

So today I got the licence to distribute this Trav-L-Pure portable water purifier and have listed it in my ebay store. To read more, just click http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120503274501

Carrying bottles of water or buying water when you are travelling is expensive and in some places, all you get from an overpriced water bottle is unsafe filtered tap water.

Invest in a Trav-L-Pure portable water purifier today and enjoy your holidays anywhere you are in the world.

Green-friendly water purifiers

Since 1973, General Ecology, Inc. has been manufacturing drinking water purifiers with a commitment to our environment, and is an acknowledged leader in chemical-free water purification technologh.

The award-winning Seagull IV (Nature's Pure) Purifiers use a unique Structured Matrix technology that removes bacteria, protozoa, cysts and viruses along with foul taste, odour and chemical pesticides such as chlorine.

Made in USA, the Seagull IV (Nature's Pure) is certified to USEPA standards against all 3 classes of waterborne disease organisms - parasitic cysts, bacteria and viruses. All these are done instantly, without wasting water, using chemicals or electricity.

If your present water filter is wasting precious water, or consuming electricity, then its time to green your home and protect the environment with a Seagull IV (Nature's Pure) water purifier.

Airbus A380 water filter used

The new Airbus A380 has chosen the Seagull IV Water purifier for their new range of planes.

This comes as no surprise as the Seagull IV is the only water purification unit that is FAA certified - meaning all passenger planes have this unit installed for drinking water supply.

A water borne virus can easily disrupt a plane schedule, especially with 400 people rushing to use a limited number of toilets.

So be safe, and invest in the only EPA certified micro-biological purifier sold in Malaysia, Singapore, Brnei and Thailand.

The Seagull IV was sold in Malaysia since 1987 and was also renamed Nature's Pure from 1997 till 2007. Today the original international name is used - Seagull IV.

Buying bathroom accessories online

This is a paid review.

I was looking for bathroom accessories when I came accros this site Fairfield Bathroom Direct. This company is the internet division of a builders and merchant company that started business in 1946.

If you are planning to renovate your bathrooms, then this site offers
a range of brands from Acova to Smedbo, to suit your taste, budget and lifestyle.

You will find everything you need for the bathroom of your dreams, including quality sanitaryware, showers, radiators, cabinets, lighting and taps.

New Seagull IV installation in Bandar Utama

I received a call from a happy customer Siew Chin as her neighbour Atasha wanted to get the Seagull IV after seeing it at her home.

Atasha made a quick decision after I called her and by 8pm the same day, I was at her home with a Seagull IV diverter model water purifier.

As Atasha had an existing cheap water filter installed, I advised her to get her plumber to carefully install it the following day.

The next day, Atasha called me to inform that the Seagull IV water purifer was successfully installed, and she is very happy with the faster water flow and quality of the purified water.

Another happy customer in BU and do call me if you wish to see the 10 minute clorox demo in your home or office.