One of the "unbiased" Ionizer websites (which is run by a disgruntled Bawell distributor) is giving many people the impression that they are somehow affiliated with Consumer Reports... which is completely untrue. The person who runs this website is not affiliated with Consumer Reports in ANY way whatsoever.
Consumer reports has never actually reviewed a water ionizer. You can see this for yourself by CLICKING HERE.
You can type many different types of products into the Consumer Reports search box (examples: camera, car, computer), and you will get lots of different reviews, but when you type in "water ionizer"... you will get NOTHING.
Websites like these are designed to steer people FAR, FAR away from Enagic (the only ionizer in the US that is hospital certified, and has been used in hospitals for over 40 years, because it uses medical grade parts). And sadly, these sales tactics can be quite effective for people who don't do enough research.
You can see a LARGER (readable) VERSION of the picture this fake "Consumer reports" site uses, by clicking HERE. It will appear small, so click on the
sign (move your mouse around and you'll see it). 
Many people do realize that the people who are in the photos, on these types of websites and consumer guides, are STOCK photos. But just in case you need proof... have a look!
You can see other photos of this same woman, courtesy of Camstock... CLICK HERE to have a look!
Here's the link for the exact picture...
This website has links for Bawell ionizers, like this one... which appears to have good reviews... until you visit Fakespot.com.
... and then you'll see that this ionizer has a "D" rating, and about 50 percent of their reviews are FAKE. In addition, you will see that Bawell has a "company review grade" that is an F-RATING.
Oh, the hypocrisy.
The following questions are posted on this website. You can find the answers to all of these questions, below.
1. Enagic has one of the best warranties in the business. Do your research, and you will find out the truth about "Lifetime Warranties."
2. Enagic proudly offers a 30 day return policy because they know you will see a difference within two weeks of drinking the water.... but they give you an additional two weeks as a courtesy. If it takes you longer than 30 days to see a noticeable difference... you bought the wrong machine!
3. There is nothing dangerous about Enagic's electrolysis enhancer. Companies only say this because they are unable to make it, and "scare tactics" are a time-tested, easy (but cheap) way for companies to sell their own machines. You can read more about the safety of Enagic's 2.5 acidic water and electrolysis enhancer, on this page.
4. Enagic machines come with a premium grade internal filter. In addition, they offer (and recommend) pre-filters for their machines, which makes makes the water extremely well filtered. Even with all these filters, the water still costs far less than bottled water.
5. Enagic refuses to use SMPS because it is a cheap ionization method that is only used for systems which overheat. Enagic machines do not overheat, because they use transformers, which are much more expensive than SMPS, but they're worth it because they give the water an even, steady charge (which seems to produce better water that people can "feel."). Cheap machines with SMPS will shut off at random, when they overheat. But because SMPS is a "newer" technology, companies try to fool consumers into believing that is somehow "better." They conveniently leave out the fact that it is a very inexpensive technology, which gives the competitor company a much wider profit margin.
6. It is absolutely not true that transformers will burn out, after five years. Talk to any long-time Enagic customer, and you are likely to hear that their machines are still going strong. But ironically, you will find that many of the cheap ionizers tend to burn out after just a few years. Reps for the cheap companies like to say they are "upgrading" - which, we will admit, sounds a whole lot better than, "My machine stopped working."
7. Enagic machines do have automatic cleaning - every 5 gallons. However, Enagic recommends cleaning machines every few weeks to a month (it depends on your water quality) to give you the best quality of water possible. Calcium that builds up on the plates will reduce the level of antioxidants in the water. Typically, Enagic machines need to be deep cleaned every 6 to 12 months (again, it depends on your water quality). This is so that mold doesn't build up in the lines. If you look at this page, you will see how mold builds up in the cheaper machines, because there is no way for it to be removed without a deep cleaning (or replacing the cheap machine altogether.... which really makes it an expensive machine).
8. Enagic's return policy is only 7 days if you would prefer not to pay the full restocking fee (there is NO restocking fee if you return it, unopened, within 7 days). You can see full details about the return policy, and a copy of Enagic's return policy, on this page. You will find that it is one of the most fair (and non-deceptive) return policies in the business!
9. Not sure where this Bawell rep got the idea that Enagic machines have a $500 restocking fee, but it is only $380 (after a full month of use, during which a person could literally make over a thousand gallons of this water, if they wanted to). You can see Enagic's restocking fee listed on this page. Perhaps they were confusing Enagic with Life Ionizer, which has a restocking fee of $524.25.
They also bring up Enagic's rating on the Better Business bureau, which is somewhat baffling, given the fact that Enagic has an A+ rating. Are they trying to slander them, or promote them??
The person who runs this site obviously has a very personal vendetta against Enagic (and perhaps not the best judgment), as you can see by all the "Fukushima radiation" videos they've posted on their site (shown below). They posted eight videos about Fukushima, in a desperate attempt to make consumers believe Enagic machines are somehow tainted with radiation, when this charge can easily be disproved with a simple document (showing tests for no radioactivity) on Enagic's full page of certificates.
It's pretty sad, when the competitors will take advantage of a serious tragedy, in order to try to sell machines, but some of them will stop at nothing.
There's a good reason Enagic Ionizers cost more than other machines... and they don't have to make up lies about other companies in order to sell them, either.
