N.

ChandlerTurner
Period2
5/8/15
PersuasiveFinal

I.

Introduction
a. AttentionGetter
:Thereisnothingbetterthanawaterfilterthatyouneverhavetoclean.

b. SpeakerCredibility
:Ihavebeeninterestedinamiadfiltersforseveralmonthsandhavedonealot
ofresearchandamveryfascinatedbyitstechnology.

c. Thesis
:
Iamheretotellyouwhyyoushoulduseamiadwaterfiltrationsystems

d. PreviewofMainPoints
:
ThereliabilityofAmiad
HowtheFilterswork
Morereasonwhyyoushouldbuythem

st
Transitionto1
MainPoint
:whyamiadisreliable

II.
MainPoint1
:
accordingtoAmiadinNovember2011,
Theyhavebeenaroundfor4decades,and
haveputyearsofresearchtodesignefficientfiltersfordrinking,industry,andAgriculture

a. SubpointA
:Foundedin1962,Amiadhasbeenaleaderinwaterfiltrationfromthebeginning.
Theyhavealwaysbeenimprovingtheirtechnology.thesameratingfilterfromacompetingfiltration
companydoesntprovideequalfiltrationquality.
AmiadhasalocationintheunitedStatesthathasbeenherefor20years,locatedinCalifornia

b. SubpointB
:Over70countriesrelyonamiadforcleanwater,tofilteroutbacteria,dirt,scum,and
manyotherparticulates.
c. Thisincludesfarmers,Hotels,Factories,Citiesfromallovertheworld.
d. Ex:
AmwayGrandPlazaHotelinGrandRapids,Michiganin2008
.theyreplacedagiantwater
coolingtankwithseveralamiadwaterfilters.Goingfromhavingtoservicethetankseveryyearthat
wasveryexpensiveandhadtoreplaceseveralexpensivepartandunabletoreusewater,tonever
havingtoservicetheirequipmentandbeingabletoreusethewater.

nd
Transitionto2
MainPoint
:Nowmoreaboutwhattheirfiltersdo

III.
MainPoint2
:AmiadFiltersareindependent.onceyougetthemgoingthereisnotmuchyouhaveto
doduetotheirselfcleaningfeature.[SHOW60SECONDVIDEOOFTHISIWILLBENARRATING
THISVIDEO]
WaterandWastesDigestsaidin2009
thattheaverageselfcleaningtimeisbetween2040
secondsdependingonthesizeofthefilter

a. SubpointA
:theyfilterfrom3500micronsto2microns,dependingonthecustomersneeds,
purposeandgoals.
Amicronistheequivalenttoonemillionthofameter
Theaveragesizeofahumanhairis70micron,sowhenwaterisbeingfiltereddownto2micron,
thatiscristalclearwater.Thingslikedirtthatcanclogmachinery,chemicalsthatcanpollute
streams,andlargerbacteriathatcancontaminatedrinkingwater.

b. SubpointB
:Amiadfiltersveryrarelyhavetobeserviced(meaningthefilterneverhastobe
replaced,orhandcleaned).oncetheygetgoingtheyareveryreliableandareselfmaintained.
Theydetectwhenthepressurebuildupfromthefiltercakethatclogsthefilterandactivatesthe
selfcleaningfeature.

rd
Transitionto3
MainPoint
:Nowwhytheyareecofriendly

IV.
MainPoint3
:Goodfortheenvironment


a.

SubpointA
:
in2011watertechonline
saidthatwaterreuseisgainingtractionandisbecoming
veryvaluable.Amiadfilterprovidedtheabilitytoreusewater,especiallywastewaterthatcanbe
veryexpensivetodiscard.Thisprovidesmorewatertobeusedinotherplaces.

b.

mostofthemodelsdonotrequireanoutsidepowersources.theyarewaterandpressurepowered.
Onceenoughpressurebuildup,ittriggerstheflushingvalvetoopenandrunafullcleaningcycle.
Theselfcleaningfeatureisdesignedtousetheminimalamountofwatertocleanthefilterto
reducewaterwaste.

c.

SubpointB
:SincetheFiltersneverhavetobeserviceditsavestime,moneyandthe
environment.Timebecausetoyoudonthavetoserviceit,Moneybecauseyoudonthaveto
continuouslybuyfiltersastheygetclogged,andtheenvironmentbecauseyouneverhaveto
discardafilter,andthewastewateriskepttoaminimal.

Thesefiltersaredesignedtobeusedonalargescale,likeforfarmersforfilteringwatertowater
theircrops,citiestohelptreatdrinkingwater,andfactoriestoprotectequipmentandoutlet
streams.

TransitionandSignaltoConclusion
:NowyouknowthatAmiadfiltrationsystemsarerightforyou.

V.
Conclusion
a. RestateThesis
:Hopefullynowyouknowthatamiadhavebeentheleaderinwaterfiltrationfor40
years.Thesefilterscansaveyoutimeandmoneyandhelpprotecttheenvironmentwhileproviding
waterforagriculture,industryanddrinking.

b. ReviewMainPoints
:rememberthatAmiadfiltersarereliable,haverevolutionarytechnology,and
aredesignedtobeecofriendly

c. MemorableCloser
:withAmiadfilters,youwillbeabletofilterwateratlightningspeed,leavea
smallcarbonfootprintandbeabletomakeadifferenceintheworld.

WorksCited

AmiadWaterSystems.AmiadFiltrationSystemsLtd.2005.Web.9March2015.

Lauria,Jim.CountingEveryDrop.WaterandWastesDigest.November2009.Web.9March2015.

Lauria,Jim.WaterReuseGainsTractionWaterTechOnline.com.N.p.August2011.Web.9March2015.