Air quality inside our houses has become a big point of concern in the past two years, but that’s not the only thing we need to be watchful of. Clean drinking water has, in fact, always been something that homeowners worry about, no matter what part of the world they’re living in, and there are already countless products that try to address that need. Water purifiers and filtering systems come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of complexity, but almost all of them have one common trait. They have to be installed or at least directly attached to the tap, making it difficult to set up and maintain over time. The U1, in contrast, is something you can put anywhere in your home, and this five-stage water filtration system not only gives quality potable water, it can even give you hot or cold water when you need it.
Everyone knows we all need water to live. However, we also need clean water to lead healthy lives. The latter is getting harder to come by, thanks to how we’re poisoning and contaminating everything, and the chemicals that deliver clean water to our houses also make it dangerous to drink directly. Home water filters exist to be that last line of defense against harmful microorganisms and chemicals, but most of them are inconvenient to install and maintain. We have plenty of home appliances these days that brew us coffee, make us homemade sodas, and more, so why can’t we have something that gives us clean drinking water, too?
That’s exactly what the U1 delivers in a more compact box that you can carry and position anywhere in your home or kitchen. It looks almost like a large, boxy coffee maker, but one that dispenses water instead. Yes, you do have to fill a water tank every time it gets empty, but that work is a very small price to pay for what you’re getting in return.
Advanced Filtration System – With five stages, it removes up to 99% of all contaminants, including Fluoride, Chlorine, heavy metals like lead, and more.
Despite its size, the U1 actually makes water go through a five-stage filtration system. Like most water filters, it starts with a sediment filter for larger particles and then passes the water on to an active carbon filter and a reverse osmosis membrane filter to remove almost all kinds of contaminants. An alkaline post-filter adds back minerals, calcium, and magnesium, and an optional hydrogen infusion stage creates antioxidant water. As a bonus, there’s a UV light filter that keeps the water fresh long after the filtration process is over.
The display will also show the Hydrogen content and water quality readings, so you’ll always know your system is working properly.
The U1 might already be impressive because of its compact size and advanced filtration system, but it becomes even more incredible thanks to its special features. At the top of that list is the ability to control the temperature of the water you get, giving you cold drinking water when you want it or hot water when you need it. The intelligent touch control panel also has buttons for dispensing hot water with a temperature that’s perfect for coffee, tea, or baby’s milk.
With the way it looks and works, you could almost say that the RKIN U1 is the coffee machine for drinking water, and it’s priced like an advanced coffee machine, too. For a discounted price of $479, or $459 if you’re fast enough, the U1 promises to give you and your family clean drinking water at the temperature you like. And when it comes time to pack up and move, you don’t have to worry about drinking water in the new house either, because the U1 will move with you.
Assuming the avatar of a halo around your shower-head, the VAND does something simple yet necessary for your body. It purifies the water that you bathe with, protecting the skin from the harshness of mineralized hard water that’s filled with chemicals that dry out the skin, give you irritability, and prevent your soaps and shampoos from working effectively. Vand purifies your shower-water of bad minerals and introduces good minerals in, making your skin and scalp healthier in the longer run.
Most people don’t give their shower water a second thought. If it’s clear, it’s clean, right? Well not necessarily. Water can be hard or soft, impure or pure, depending on where you live. It could have chemicals in it that make it unfit for consumption, or even for bathing with. VAND works like an active filtration system, sitting right between the water outlet and the shower head. Its universal design allows it to fit between most showers rather seamlessly, screwing into place securely. While showering, the water passes through VAND’s dual filtration system embedded within its looped design. One filtration cartridge removes harmful items from the water like dirt, rust, odor, chlorine, and microorganisms, while the other enriches it with good vitamins and minerals that hydrate your skin and cleanse your scalp. The VAND works actively, purifying the water as it passes through the system in just mere seconds.
What really sets VAND apart, aside from its advanced filtration system, is its design. With a matte black, speckled design and a smooth looped shape, the VAND truly looks like a premium bath accessory, opting for something that seems more like a design-conscious product and less like a piece of plumbing. The looped enclosure holds two easily accessible filtration units (color coded for convenience). The filter units last a year upon installation, and the guys at VAND even have a subscription model set up to help you replace the cartridges when they need changing.
Ultimately, the VAND just makes showering more effective. Made to clean the water you clean yourself with, VAND is a perfect solution for places with hard, mineralized, or contaminated ground water. Water that passes through VAND’s dual filtration system is easier on the skin and scalp, making your hair look healthy and feel softer, while relieving your skin of outbreaks, reactions, and causing eczema relief. The soft water even allows shampoos and conditioners to work much more effectively, guarding your scalp from flakiness and itchiness, while protecting your curly, straightened, or colored hair. We don’t really pay much attention to the quality of the water we bathe with. The VAND shower-water purifier makes sure that we never need to…
The Vand Team have re-imagined water purification down to its core essentials; the subtractive module filters pollutants from your water; harmful minerals, chemicals, bacteria, viruses, and other bad stuff you don’t need. The additive module inserts essential vitamins and minerals that bring balance back to the water.
Get your glow, using your existing shower setup
See how the VAND dual-module system fits any standard shower.
Key Features.
Extensively tested to ensure high pressure and flow rates
Below: Why VAND & Benefits
Clean, Modern Design
Crafted from high-grade materials, tested to ensure retention of water pressure, and designed to fit seamlessly into the decor of any room.
Quick and easy installation.
The current lab record is 28 seconds to install the VAND on a standard shower!
The Problem and How VAND Fixes It
The existence of harmful pollutants in public utility water as well as private groundwater has been well documented. Some of the most commonly occurring pollutants are:
Chemical Contaminants:
– THM: Trihalomethanes (THM) are a group of four chemicals that are formed along with other disinfection by products when chlorine or other disinfectants used to control microbial contaminants in drinking water react with naturally occurring organic and inorganic matter in water.
The VAND removes all THMs from your water using proven US EPA recommended technology – a layer of activated carbon.
– Chromium-6: This cancer-causing chemical best known for its role in the Erin Brockovich story, has been found at higher-than-recommended levels in the tap water supplying two-thirds of all Americans, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group, compiled by PBS.
The VAND removes all Chomium-6 from your water using proven micro-filtration technology.
– Chlorine: As scientists have looked into the potentially dangerous effects of chlorine, use of the chemical has been linked to a wide range of ailments, including various cancers, reproductive problems, problems with the immune system, and heart attacks.
The VAND removes all (99.9%) of Chlorine and Chloramines from your water using the most effective, proven, and US DOA recommended technology: Addition of Vitamin-C, which immediately neturalizes Chlorine to render it harmless.
Physical Contaminants:
– Sediments such as metal flakes and rust from old pipes, sand and dirt, or organic material suspended in the water of lakes, rivers and streams from soil erosion.
The VAND microscopic filter layer removes all sediments larger than 7 microns (For comparison, the avg. human hair is about 60 microns) using proven micro-filtration technology.
Biological Contaminants
– These are organisms in water, and vary by season and climate. They are also referred to as microbes or microbiological contaminants. Examples of biological or microbial contaminants include bacteria, viruses, protozoan, and parasites.
The VAND’s Anti-bacterial filter layer effectively kills all live contaminants from your water.
Lack of Nutrients
Most water lacks the complete spectrum of vitamins and minerals needed for better hair, skin and overall health.
The VAND Additive module, adds these vitamins to your water before it reaches you. The exact mix of vitamins A, B, E, and others, including minerals, is determined by your needs, based on your answers to a quiz we send you with the first delivery.
VAND Dual-Module System: Subtractive module for filtration and Additive module for your custom mix of vitamins and minerals
Below: Who Is The VAND For
Meticulously designed, the VAND fits all standardized shower-head connections in most major countries.
– No plumber needed; easy installation in minutes. – Multiple installation options; the main unit pivots to accommodate your setup
Speaking of dimensions, the VAND has the metrics to be the perfect travel companion; compact, portable, lightweight, and airline carry-on friendly. Never hogs the armrest, but makes you look good, like a true travel buddy should.
Your VAND Package contains:
– 1x VAND Dual-Module Water Purifier – 1x Subtractive Cartridge with Baseline 5-stage water filter – 1x Additive Cartridge with Baseline Vitamins and Minerals – Instructions booklet for easy installation – Your unique online login code to set up your refill customization preferences, subscription frequency (1st year FREE), address changes, reorders, transfers, etc. – Lots of love for that upcoming glow!
Behind The Scenes of The VAND
‘Vand’ is the Danish word for water, and by aligning with our design belief that form should follow function, the name proclaims the unit’s primary role as a water purifier. Its a reference to clear natural springs and endless summers of Scandinavia – a feeling we would love bring home with the VAND.
Thermochromic Transparency: The VAND becomes semi-transparent when hot water passes through it, showing you remaining life on modules inside
Instead of taking a cup off the shelf, filling it with water, and placing it in the sink to be washed… why not let the shelf itself to all the work?! The S2 mounts directly to the wall to act as a shelf, purifier, dispenser… and…. wait for it…. dish washer! Once used, a cup can be replaced on the unit to be mist-washed, UV sterilized, and hot-air dried.
Designer: Jung Hyun Min
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English entrepreneur and chairman of The Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson thinks that your tap water is dirty. So much so, in fact, that he's partnered up with Strauss Water to get one of his new purifiers into your home and onto your countertop. The colorful Virgin Pure T6 (£299, $466) can dispense 1.3 liters of chilled H2O per minute, or 1.4 liters of hot water that's stored internally. The T7 (£379, or $591) delivers a bit more swagger to your crib with its minimalist, tapered design that offers 50 percent faster cold water flow. It even gets a small power bump to heat your hot water more quickly than its less-expensive sibling. It all sounds well and good, but we'll really be impressed when Virgin crams one of these into its seatbacks in first class.
