| Tersano lotus LBU100 Sanitizing System | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 70 reviews)
Sales Rank: 358
Category: Home Improvement
Publisher: Tersano lotus
Studio: Tersano lotus
Brand: Tersano lotus
Label: Tersano lotus
Media: Tools & Hardware
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.5
Dimensions (in): 14.8 x 13.4 x 12.9
MPN: LBU100
Model: LBU100
UPC: 181844000019
EAN: 0181844000002
ASIN: B000P9MC2K
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Sanitizing system decontaminates food and surfaces without harsh chemicals or residues | | • | Absolutely safe, even for babies or people with sensitive skin; the system operates without poisons, toxic substances, or fumes | | • | Works 3000 times faster than bleach with no odors; FDA and USDA approved process kills up to 99.9% of germs and bacteria | | • | Includes base unit, multi-purpose bowl with lid, trigger spray bottle, 2 microfiber cloths and a booster cartridge | | • | Weighs 9.6 pounds shipped; 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty |
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Product Description
The lotus is a counter-top appliance that turns tap water into an odorless, safe sanitizer and deodorizer, even for babies, pets and people with allergies or sensitive skin. It saves hundreds of dollars by eliminating the need to purchase chemical household cleaning and sanitizing products. It Wipes out germs as effectively and 3000 times faster than bleach. It Sanitizes any household surface or item as well as any type of fruit or vegetable using plain tap water. The lotus Sanitizing system was named one of Time Magazines "Best Inventions of 2006".
Amazon.com Product Description
The lotus system safely removes bacteria, viruses, and pesticides from food. | 
It also sanitizes children's toys, teethers, and pacifiers with ease. | 
Tap water treated with the lotus system cleans and sanitizes kitchens, bathrooms, and other high-risk surfaces and locations without harsh chemicals, fumes, or residue. | Live Chemical Free with the lotus Sanitizing System
Take a step towards healthier living! This amazing Sanitizing System from Tersano lets you turn on your faucet and treat your home to an effective sanitizer that safely wipes out germs, odors, stains, mold, mildew and pesticides -- all without chemicals. When you use lotus, you turn ordinary tap water into the world's most powerful sanitizer in about two minutes, for a fraction of a penny. Studies have shown that ozone is 50-percent more powerful and more than 3,000 times faster acting on bacteria than chlorine -- at 100 times the strength. Water treated with this system will kill 99.9 percent of germs on any surface it contacts. Use the lotus to clean countertops, appliances, floors, high chairs and other baby items, upholstery, windows, cutting boards, and any surface that attracts mold or mildew. Even carpet and laundry stains -- including red wine and pet stains -- are easy to remove, with no harsh fumes or residue. Lotus also eliminates germs and pesticides from your food. It even extends the shelf life of fruit and produce up to four times longer than if they've been rinsed with tap water. 
The lotus system can even be used to freshen and deodorize pet areas, or other potentially smelly places. | How It Works
The system has two main purposes: (1). to disinfect surfaces and (2). to remove pesticides and kill germs on food. It does this using ordinary tap water. The lotus patented Oxyshield technology infuses cold tap water with an extra oxygen atom, creating a natural sanitizer. By passing air through 4,500 volts of electricity, the lotus system splits oxygen molecules into atoms and forces this extra atom to combine and form super-oxygen, or ozone. The third oxygen atom becomes the sanitizing agent, a natural oxidant -- which kills bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes pesticides. Using the lotus spray bottle, it takes about two to three minutes to turn tap water into antibacterial lotus water with 100-percent potential (this is indicated on the unit); and then it remains fully effective for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the contents begin to revert to plain water. A countdown timer on the unit tells you when it's time to reload and recharge. Once the tap water reaches its fully transformed potential (in about five minutes, if you?re using the bowl), maximum bacteria and pesticide reduction is achieved after two minutes of soaking. That same helpful countdown timer tells you when your food is completely sanitized and cleansed of pesticide residues. The lotus Sanitizing System was recognized as one of the Best Inventions of 2006 by Time Magazine. It was also recognized by Donny Deutsch as The Big Idea of the Month. Key Technical Specs:
- FDA and USDA approved for food sanitation
- UL and CSA tested and approved
- EPA registered for produce and household surfaces
- Non-abrasive; safe for use on non-porous surfaces
- Kills 99.9-percent of:
E. Coli
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus (Listeria)
K. Pneumonia What's in the Box
Sanitizing system includes the base unit, multi-purpose bowl with lid, trigger spray bottle, two microfiber cloths and one booster cartridge. Warranty
This product is covered by a limited one-year manufacturer's warranty. Tersano's Tradition of Quality Technology and Elegant Design
A Canadian developer of cutting-edge household sanitizing systems, Tersano is an innovative company that is changing the way the world thinks about cleaning chemicals -- and in the process, creating an entirely new market category. Tersano?s state-of-the-art technology improves quality of life and delivers peace of mind by providing consumers tools with which to reduce, if not eliminate, the need for toxic chemicals in their homes. Tersano's designers have focused on creating systems that are simple and elegant -- products that anyone would be proud to have in the kitchen, bathroom or baby's room. Their engineers have applied exacting standards in producing quality robust products that are strong enough to meet even the most demanding family requirements.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 65 more reviews...
 MINE BROKE TOO! October 11, 2008
I was a little wary when I saw so many reviews saying that their lotus broke down. However, I liked the concept so much I thought I would roll the dice. Sure enough, MINE BROKE TOO!
The company sent me a new one and so far after three uses it is still alive. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Like it so far October 9, 2008
My hubby bought me this from Costco as he knows I like to clean things and like to be greener and healthier. After reading the instructions three times, I tried it out. I love it for produce that I buy from the store. I have had the F1 error message, but had no problems emptying the water, rinsing the produce again, and then refilling the bowl. The second time I had no problems at all. I think the main problem with the reviewers is that they are not reading the instructions and not rinsing and scrubbing where applicable, the foodstuffs that you intend to sanitize. This product does not make life easier in terms of the amount of effort and time you spend wiping and spraying and rinsing out the towels. However, I don't mind putting in the effort if it means that I don't use toxic chemicals in my home around my toddler, and also that I don't hurt our planet with disposable products that contain chemicals as well. Using it to clean and sanitize surfaces requires that you spray, wipe, rinse the towel, spray again and wipe and then one more time. So there is a lot of rinsing the towel and wiping. I enjoy using it to clean the kitchen counters after putting away groceries that were in bags that were previously in the dirty shopping cart. I also use it after preparing any raw meat or poultry. It makes me feel better knowing that I won't make my family sick from not cleaning the counters as well as I could. I can't imagine not having it to sanitize, or having to go back to using Pine-Sol or disposable wipes.
So far the unit works well for me. It takes some time to get all the produce cleaned and sanitized after returning from the store, but I do notice that they last much longer in the fridge. Also, the taste is better and fresher.
As for the spray bottle, I use it to deodorize various rooms in the house and the diaper pail, which gets really stinky. It works great on odors such as the bathroom and doggie smell, and I also use it daily to clean the kitchen trash can outside, the bathroom faucets, light switches, and kitchen drains. If you use it as much as I do, you will never have a slimy stinky kitchen drain!
Another plus is that I feel safer using this instead of Pine-Sol in areas and on things my child handles a lot.
The only big downside I had was that the sprayer that came with the unit stopped spraying a fine mist after a while, no matter how much the end cap part was turned. I couldn't turn it anymore, but it only produced a course spray. This is the one that has four holes in the sprayer cap. My husband bought a separate sprayer to be used on non-food type things, and that sprayer had only one hole and it still produces a fine mist. This newer spray bottle is clear with a blue trigger nozzle. The one that came with the bowl unit is a tinted clear blue.
The other problem which is minor is that the insert that holds down the produce in the bowl has these ridges, which I think are okay. But the problem is that if you turn the knob to close the drain holes on the lid, put the lid on the bowl, and then when you turn it to open the drain holes to drain the water out, the insert turns with the knob and those ridges sometimes damages and bruises the produce that is touching the insert.
Other than those two reasons I really enjoy using this product and haven't had any mechanical problems. I believe I received sometime in March 2008 and been using it everyday since then.
 Hockey Gear Stink, Dirty Car, Bacterial Infections - GONE September 30, 2008
This review is written by my wife:
I've had mine for about seven months. I was very skeptical, but it passed the first and hardest test with flying colors. My son's hockey gear cannot be cleaned. The pads, helmet, etc. stink worse than any men's locker room on the planet. Just walk by a couple of adult hockey players and breath deeply to get a whiff of what I'm talking about. I took all his nonwashable gear and sprayed it with the processed water from my Lotus. Instantly his gear (which had previously been stored outdoors because it's odor would knock you over) smelled like a cleansing rain. Powerful! Then I took half his jerseys (which my son keeps in his hockey bag and never washes---pee ew!) and washed them in the wash with detergent and the other half I just processed one at a time in the food bowl. The results were obvious. The jerseys I processed smelled cleaner and looked better than those laundered.
Another great use, outside of the usual, was washing my car. Instead of using the hose and wasting lots of water, I used two spray bottles of processed water and the car came out shining. Did I mention that it took half the time to clean my car than the usual method and I didn't have to dry it off! Since our community currently has a water shortage, this was a great way to conserve. Not to mention I can wash my car in the garage without even having to pull it out!
I tried spraying it on a bacterial infection. It worked in one application. Within 2 days the infection was gone saving me a trip to the doctors and a prescription for an antibiotic.
I was a BIG skeptic and had gotten the machine through a focus group so I hadn't intended to keep it. It made me a believer, and I would gladly pay full price for this gem. BTW one of my first issues with this unit was, "Where the heck am I going to keep yet another kitchen gadget that I have no room for?" Well, when I brought it home I figured out I could keep it on top of my clothes dryer in my laundry room where there is a convenient electrical outlet high on the wall which I can easily reach. It is out of the way, yet convenient to the kitchen as well as the garage. I keep it there all the time and use it a lot.
Use it every day August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I heard about this product in Dr. David Williams' newsletter "Alternatives" and bought one for my daughter and her family so she could keep things clean around her investigative 10-month-old without leaving chemical residues. Tried it out when I visited and premptly bought one when I returned home (saving $20 plus shipping at Amazon.) My husband and I have an ongoing war about wiping kitchen counters with sponges that then grow bacteria--he refusing to give them up because "paper towels don't wipe them as clean". Now I just sterilize his beloved sponges every few days. I use it to clean and deodorize our bathrooms. I also use it on vegetables and soft fruit that are hard to clean with veggie clean--especially great on kale, parsley etc. and strawberries. I've also successfully used it to kill mold and mildew. My daughter uses it on little toys after her baby's sniffly friends have been over to play and also to wash boo-boos withour stinging. This is fast becoming my favorite gadget. Every home should have one--at least "green homes" and ones with small children!
Love it! July 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an amazing device.
I thought this was a great idea when I saw it, but I was initially skeptical. Let's face, it, you can't really see it working. So I did a few test-runs before I posted this review.
I had a ton of produce in the fridge on the day I got it- kiwi, apricots, grapes, cauliflower, jicama, kumquats, you name it. I rinsed it all and ran everything through the sanitizer, and sure enough, it's a week and a half later, and what's left still looks great. Definitely increases shelf life.
I did do a specific test- I had some cherries were on the verge of getting mooshy, so I decided to run them through the Lotus Sanitizer and put them back in the fridge. We went out of town, and they've been sitting untouched in a bowl in the fridge this whole time. While they look a little wrinkly, they're not fuzzy or slimy, which is definitely what I would expect by this point.
Heavily contaminated or fuzzy items do require extra processing. I had to run grapes, berries, and kiwi though twice. I just tipped the water out through the top of the strainer and refilled- no biggie. We have really hard water here, which I thought might be a problem, but everything went incredibly smoothly.
I do wish that the spray bottle had a bit of a finer spray, but that's quibbling. The oxygenated water made quick work of the mildew in my shower. My husband actually thought that I had used bleach.
Yes, it's initially expensive, but when I think about how much money we've spent on "green" cleaners and spoiled produce, it seems like a no-brainer. I like the fact that we're not adding packaging or chemicals to landfills or groundwater. Plus- what is your peace of mind worth? I rinsed grapes thoroughly in the sink,would have sworn they were clean, and still had to run them through the system twice before they were OK. Normally, that first rinse in the sink would have been all they got. Heaven knows what was on them to begin with...ew.
This system is out on my counter along with my toaster and coffeemaker- it's invaluable. The mopping system and the water purifier are next on my list, and I'm thinking of getting a system for each member of my family for Christmas. Impressive job, Tersano!
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