Third Party Verification Claim

Efficacy and Consumer Benefits Study
The Independent Consumer Benefits Study of nuvoH2O was conducted from 2011-
2012 in conjunction with, but not endorsed by, the Battelle Memorial Institute and
funded by nuvoH2O.
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Figure 4. Untreated Canister (Left) and Treated Canister (Right)
Analytical Assessment. To quantify the visual assessment of the scale in the test heaters, the scale
from the heating elements and canister for each respective heater was dissolved using 5% w/w
Sulfamic acid (H3NSO3) solution. Calcium and magnesium concentrations for each sample were
determined via atomic absorption spectroscopy (AA) and used to report mass of the scale deposited
as CaCO3.
The average NuvoH
2
O-treated water heater had an average of less than one gram of scale (.868)
with the typical result being less than .25 grams of scale. The average non-treated water heater had
an average of 45.6 grams of scale, but based on visual assessment of all of the water heaters the
typical result suggest a range of 20 – 120 grams of scale (53 gram average) resulting in the NuvoH
2
O
system preventing over 99% of scale formation (See Figure 5).
Figure 5. Scale dissolution results (Average for five treated and five untreated heaters)
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Treated Untreated
0.868
45.638
Total Scale on Heater
Elements/Canisters (grams)