Inside the system
What’s inside
AION Water systems.
AION Water designs whole-house and under-sink filtration using several treatment technologies. Here is what each function does—without confusing carbon filtration, reverse osmosis, or scale conditioning with one another.
This is a technology overview, not a universal stage order. Every system has its own configuration. Current model-specific details remain on the product pages; custom systems are specified during your consultation.
FUNCTION 01
Sediment filtration
Prefiltration captures suspended particles such as sediment, dirt, and rust. It protects downstream treatment components. Cartridge selection and replacement intervals depend on the system and incoming municipal water.
FUNCTION 02
Catalytic carbon and adsorption media
Carbon-based media adsorb substances onto their surfaces; catalytic carbon also supports treatment of chlorine and chloramines. AION CORE is the catalytic-carbon foundation. AION CORE PLUS uses modified catalytic carbon, and AION CORE MAX is a specialized high-surface-area adsorption option. They are selected for different treatment goals, not used interchangeably in every system.
FUNCTION 03
Electrochemical redox treatment
AION REDOX provides a complementary treatment mechanism alongside carbon adsorption. It uses electrochemical reactions within the media bed. It is a media option for whole-house configurations, not a description of the under-sink reverse-osmosis membrane.
FUNCTION 04
Reverse osmosis for drinking water
The AION Multi-Stage Reverse Osmosis & Mineralizer uses prefiltration before its reverse-osmosis membrane. The membrane separates water from dissolved substances. Remineralization and a final carbon polish follow the membrane. Reverse osmosis serves the drinking-water point of use; it is not the treatment mechanism of every AION Water whole-house system.
FUNCTION 05
Salt-free hard water treatment
AION SALT-FREE uses nucleation-assisted crystallization (NAC). The media encourages hardness minerals to form microscopic crystals that are less likely to build up on surfaces. Calcium and magnesium remain in the water rather than being exchanged for sodium. This is scale conditioning, not conventional salt-regenerated ion-exchange softening and not a substitute for filtration.