UMH Alpha
What the UMH Alpha does
The Alpha is the UMH Live raised onto a stand. The same 7 supercharged borosilicate glass vials and the same solid quartz crystal pyramid do the structuring; the stand adds a glass funnel above and a 7 inch borosilicate glass plate below, where you set your glass or bottle. You pour in the top and collect underneath.
It is not a filter and carries no NSF certification. Pour filtered water through it and it structures filtered water. It has the smallest footprint of the freestanding devices, and it is the one people put out where it can be seen.
On the counter, and off it
It stands 21.65 inches tall with a 7 inch glass base and needs no installation, no plumber and no power. Flow is 1.85 gallons per minute, which suits structuring by the glass or the bottle rather than filling a jug in one go.
Detach the golden sphere horizontally from the stand and pair it with the UMH Travel Kit and you have the Live, portable. That is the difference between the Alpha and the Delta: the Alpha leaves the house.
Water that moves the way spring water moves.
Structured water draws more hype than almost anything else in this category, and most of it does the idea no favors. Here is how we actually think about it.
A stream never runs in a straight line. It spirals over every rock and drop on its way down, and a spring is water that has been through thousands of those turns. A pipe pushes water straight, under pressure, for miles. Putting the spiral back in the last few feet before the glass is not a strange idea. It is the ordinary one. Water moving through a vortex behaves differently from water moving in a straight line, and that is the only mechanism a structuring device relies on.
Taste, first and most often: that it tastes like spring water instead of nothing, and that it is noticeably different to drink. Structuring has become the part of the Hydration Stack people mention first when they call back, which is why it has never come out of the Stack. That is what customers report, in their words, and we pass it on as exactly that.
Whether the change lasts long enough, and matters enough, to affect the person drinking the water. Research suggests the mechanism is real. The studies are small and most are in animals, so no health outcome is established and we will not claim one. We would rather say that plainly here than have you find it out later.
That is also why we sell structuring as the last step and never the first. On water that is already filtered and remineralized, it is doing the one thing it is for.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
This one is for you if
You want it on the counter as an object, not hidden under the sink
You want one device that works at home and travels
You have limited counter space
UMH Alpha specifications
| Device type | Freestanding, converts to portable |
|---|---|
| Height | 21.65 inches |
| Spout height | 13.36 inches |
| Weight | 3.09 lb |
| Flow rate | 1.85 gal/min |
| Glass vials | 7 supercharged borosilicate |
| Quartz crystal | 1 solid pyramid |
| Glass base | 7 inch borosilicate plate |
| Housing | 24 karat gold-plated lead-free brass |
| Power | None |
| Consumables | None |
| Maintenance | Clean 1 to 2 times a year |
| Certification | TÜV EU |
| Warranty | 5 years |
No NSF/ANSI certification, because this is a structuring device and not a filtration device. It reduces no contaminants.
Not certain this is the right one?
The collection page puts all five UMH devices side by side, with the one question that decides between them: whether your water is filtered already.
Is this a filter?
No. It reduces no contaminants and carries no NSF/ANSI certification, because it is not a filtration device. If your water needs cleaning, use a filter or a reverse osmosis system first and structure afterwards.
Is structured water scientifically proven?
The mechanism is established fluid dynamics: water moving through a vortex behaves differently from water pushed in a straight line. Whether that difference produces a measurable health outcome in the person drinking it is still being studied, and the research that exists is small and largely in animals. We will not tell you it is settled, because it is not.
Do I need to filter before I structure?
For the result most people are after, yes. The order is filter, then put the minerals back if you are on reverse osmosis, then structure. A structuring device will work on unfiltered city water, but it will not make that water clean.
How is it different from the UMH Live?
The structuring parts are the same: 7 glass vials and one solid quartz crystal pyramid. The Alpha sets that sphere in a gold stand with a glass funnel above and a 7 inch glass plate below. Lift the sphere out and pair it with the travel kit and you have the Live.
How is it different from the Delta?
The Delta is larger, with 10 gemstones, 16 vials and EM ceramics, a 20 by 20 inch footprint and a higher flow rate. The Alpha has a 7 inch base and converts to portable. The Delta does not leave the house.
How do I clean it?
Once or twice a year. Boil a pot of water deep enough to submerge the device, take it off the heat, wait ten minutes, dissolve six tablespoons of baking soda, submerge the device for thirty minutes, then rinse and dry. Reassemble with every washer back in place.
Can I structure anything other than water?
Clear alcohols are fine, rinse straight after. Never use one for juice, milk, carbonated drinks, tea, coffee, or anything with sediment in it.
What is the warranty?
Five years, covering manufacturing defects. The same on every UMH device.
Where is it made?
Hand-built in Austria, in 24 karat gold-plated lead-free brass, and TÜV EU certified. That certification covers how the device is built, not a performance claim about the water.
Clean water first. Then this.
If your water is already filtered, the UMH Alpha is the last thing between the pipe and the glass. If it is not, start with the filter: the Hydration Stack is reverse osmosis, minerals and this same structuring stage in one system.
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.