Saw this story on the news tonight, and wondered (a) how you ionise water by filtering. I know how water is de-ionised (b) whether this is old technology re-applied (b) how much grunt a 10kg washing machine has http://kn.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2001/10/23/200110230015.asp 1,290,000 Won is about US$992 The www.dfmidas.com mentioned in the story does not appear to exist -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu