Vital Living Products Launches Industrys First Universal Installation Kit

Vital Living Products, Inc. d//b//a//American Water Service (OTC BB: VLPI) is pleased to announce the release of its highly anticipated PurGuard® Universal Installation kit for virtually all makes and models of water treatment equipment.

There are two PurGuard® kits, Standard and Deluxe. Each kit contains the required elements to hook up
water softeners, automatic filters, whole house canister filters and even ultraviolet disinfection units. The Deluxe assembly comes with two gate valves to secure the water flow, ensuring easy assembly, maintenance and repair. The Universal Installation Kit allows for fast assembly at point-of-entry and works on ¾" pipes including copper, CPVC, Pex and Poly plumbing.

The PurGuard® Universal Installation Kit is the industrys first of its kind." Said Don Podrebarac, CEO of Vital Living Products. We developed this Universal Kit after learning that customers inevitably forgot to purchase additional equipment required for installation of water filtration and disinfection units, requiring them to make another trip to the store. With the PurGuard® Universal, consumers can install almost any make and model of filter or disinfection unit and have all of the necessary equipment in one kit."

The PurGuard® Universal Installation Kit retails starting at $24.99 and can be purchased in the plumbing department or directly from Vital Living Products, Inc. by calling 1-800-788-4825 or at www.purtest.com.

Additionally, Vital Living Products, Inc. cordially invites all shareholders, financial analysts, stockbrokers, market makers and other interested parties to participate in a telephone conference call today hear a discussion of the financials and details about the 2001 strategy for growth. Integrity Capital will be hosting the shareholder conference call with Donald Podrebarac today, April 3, 2001 at 1:30 EST.

Just prior to the scheduled time, please dial 800-441-0022 and ask to be connected with the Vital Living Products conference call. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions after the interview. To listen via the Internet, please visit www.vcall.com. Registration is free but you must sign up at least 20 minutes prior to the call. Replays will be available at Vcall for 90 days.

To be placed on the VLPI shareholder e-mail list, contact Jim Bouker at 360-318-1819 or email: Jim@integritycapital.net. Shareholders and financial professionals may contact Darren Hayes at Darren@integritycapital.net or call 480-922-3719. For Media inquiries, please contact Paula Kane at Paula@integritycapital.net or call 757-588-0715

About Vital Living Products, Inc.
Vital Living Products specializes in water testing and treatment kits that are sold nationally in over 20,000 locations under the PurTest® brand name. Winner of the 2000 Consumer Product Award by the American Quality Institute and Best New Product Award in its category for 2000 by Todays Homeowner, the Company manufactures and distributes PurTest®, delivering instant results. In addition, Vital Living Products, Inc. provides drinking water systems and water treatment equipment for residential, commercial and industrial use. PurTest®, recommended by Good Housekeeping Magazine in November of 2000, is available through Ace Hardware, Do It Best, Lowes, Meijer, Menards, United Hardware, W.W. Grainger, Mid-States Distributors, plus many Home Depot locations.

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