The following is an interview Bob Durham, Farmer's Friend sales manager had with Mr. M, Independent Distributor and Marketing Director for GMX Magnetic
fluid Conditioning Products of Chino, CA. Mr. M. lives in TX, a very hard water area. He became interested in Magnetic Fluid Conditioning several
years ago while trying to find a solution to the hard water problem in his home. After checking out several magnetic companies, he selected GMX as the leader in residential and agricultural
applications. Mr. M. installed the units on his home and was so impressed with the results he became the first independent distributor for GMX in Central Texas. Since
then, GMX has expanded throughout Texas, and will soon be nationwide.
BOB FARMERS FRIEND (FF): Mr. M, just what is Magnetic Fluid Conditioning???
Mr. M. (GMX): Bob, first let's consider water. Most of the water we use in the U.S., in fact, about 98% of it, contains a considerable amount of hardness minerals -
calcium, magnesium, etc. This is both good and bad. It's good because the right amount of minerals have healthful benefits not only for humans, but also for animals and agricultural crops.
It's bad because some of these dissolved minerals are converted to scale when the water goes into a home or building. It's a well known fact that letting hard lime scale build up
in the plumbing fixtures, appliances, or equipment is like pouring money down the drain. For example: a 1/4" scale build-up on a water heater element will increase the energy cost to
heat the same amount of water by 40%. That's money wasted, because the GMX units properly installed will progressively clean-up lime scale build-up in pipes, water heaters, pools and
spas, and prevent any further accumulation of scale. To return to your question -- the answer lies in a complex word for a fairly simple physical phenonmenon:
Magnetohydrodynamics
Simply stated, magnetohydrodynamics is what happens when fluid passes through a properly focused magnetic field. The magnetic field breaks up some of the complexes that are carried in the water,
freeing the captive mineral particles. Once free, the particles act as crystallization centers, giving the surrounding mineral molecules in the water something to "stick" to rather than forming
new layers of scale on the inside of pipes and on fixtures and appliance surfaces.
As these crystallization centers attract mineral molecules, they form circular platelets, which remain in the water. The net effect of all this is that the hardening minerals are changed from a
scale like a sheet of ice on your windshield in the winter time to a powder like a snowflake. This process of keeping minerals in the water rather than precipitated out in the form of scale is known
as Magnetic Fluid Conditioning.
FF: Will magnets have any effect on gasoline or diesel fuel?
GMX: Yes it does. When you subject gasoline or diesel fuel to a magnetic field, it results in more complete combustion of that fuel. Magnetically treated fuel has a tendency to attract oxygen molecules when mixed with air in a
combustion cyliner. The result is a more efficient and complete combustion of the fuel, generating more power from the same amount of fuel. In my case, when I installed a Model 400 GMX unit on my Lincoln,
I now use nothing but regular unleaded with no fuel additives, and it reduces environmentally harmful hydrocarbon emissions. It pays for itself each year on gasoline savings alone and will last a lifetime.
FF: Now that you have explained Magnetic Fluid Conditioning, I can see how it can eliminate the scale problem in our homes, but what other applications would you suggest to our readers and how do you determine which units to use?
GMX: Anywhere lime scale is a problem; swamp coolers, cooling towers, heat exchanger, boilers, irrigation systems, gasoline and diesel engines, ice machines, laundries, commercial dishwashers, pools and spas, apartments, and the list
goes on. We determine by pipe size which unit to use. GMX manufactures 4 sizes: Model 400 is used on tubing up to 1/2" dia.; Model 800 is used on tubing and pipe 1/2" to 1" O.D.; Model 848 is used on tubing and pipe from 1" to 2" O.D.: and
Model 8000 is used on pipe from 2" to 8" O.D. so, we can handle virtually any application. We can attach our units to any non-ferrus pipe or tubing - PVC, copper, brass, rubber, stainless, but not galvanized pipe or black iron pipe. Sometimes
our customers are very innovative - they tell us of a new application that we hadn't thought of.
FF: This pretty well covers the scale problem and the fuel benefits. How can this process benefit the farmer and rancher otherwise?
GMX: We have the Israelis to thank for discovering many of the agricultural benefits of magnetically treated water. They have extremely hard water in Israel and very little of it, so, they have to get the most benefit from what they have.
Their research has shown that dairy cows will drink more magnetically treated water than untreated. This has increased milk production appreciably. With beef cattle, feed conversion ratio has been shown to improve by approximately 5% and enhancing meat production
about the same. Cows drink a lot of hard water each day. This hard water represents a vast untapped natural source of minerals particularly calcium and magnesium, which are essential for growth and milk production. The magnetic technology breaks down
these mineral molecules suspended in the water. They are now more readily absorbed through the stomach linings and utilized more effectively. This would apply to all livestock as well as poultry.
In truck farming, the Israelis found in controlled tests that tomatoes, corn, cabbage and lettuce produced from 15 to 25% more in the treated plots than the untreated. In additiion, advanced ripening was observed in the treated plots. In all cases, a higher
quality and quantity of produce was obtained in the treated plots, without exception. I attended our GMX National Conference in Eugene, Oregon in June. I sat in on a lecture by Dr. Klaus Kronenberg, a renowed physicist living in California. It is my understanding
that he is the foremost authority on permanent magnets. As he explained it, when water flows past this properly focused magnetic field it becomes denser with reduced surface tension. This allows the water to penetrate the soil better and deeper and allows the minerals
in the water and soil to be more readily absorbed by the plants. Dr. Kronenberg also made the statement that, "If the agricultural industry knew the benefits of magnetically treated water, the total agricultural output could be increased by approximately 25%."
He also mentioned in the history of mankind, that it takes approximately 50 years to adopt a new idea - the first idea of magnetically treated water was in the early 1950's. Hopefully, in another 5 - 6 years, magnetic fluid conditioning will be as common and
accepted as the microwave oven is today.
FF: Well, Mr. M, it's really been good talking with you. I just want to thank you for letting us help you get the word out, and I hope the ag community will get the message and get started with GMX in a big hurry, so they can get their production up.
GMX: Thanks, Bob, for allowing me to explain a little about Magnetic Fluid Conditioning and remember, "The best salesperson we have at GMX is the product itself." We want to educate and inform our customers about our product and when they see what GMX
products do, they'll want them. And don't forget, I take the risk out for the buyer with my unconditional, money back guarantee, that after 90 days, if a customer is not satisfied with the product, I return every penny they paid for it.
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