Enagic water ionizers require cleaning after being used to make strong acidic water. The machine must run a cleaning cycle, and then owners should run water through their machine and allow it to flush itself. The chemical used to make strong acid water is called Sodium Hypochlorite. Enagic® calls their additive chemical an “electrolysis enhancer”
The problem with Sodium Hypochlorite is that it breaks down to sodium and hypochlorous acid – commonly known as bleach! – When electrolyzed. Hypochlorous acid bleach is a weak acid, but over time, it can oxidize platinum and cause it to be stripped from the Enagic® machine’s plates.