The UV lamp, incorporate natural ultraviolet light energy to eradicate microbiological contamination. Water enters through the bottom part of the reactor chamber and swirls around a high output, low pressure mercury vapor lamp thermally protected by a quartz sleeve.
The UV replacement light bulb emits powerful ultraviolet light. Energy components contained in microorganisms absorb the light energy; this disrupts the DNA and prevents reproduction.
The UV lights should be replaced annually.
The hard glass germicidal lamps provide an economical way of treating water requiring a 99.99% reduction of bacteria and virus and protozoa. This process is accomplished without adding any harmful chemicals to your drinking water.
Bulbs have 2 prongs on both ends.
LAMP INTENSITY
(microwatts) X TIME OF EXPOSURE IN REACTOR CHAMBER (sec) ÷ SURFACE AREA OF REACTOR CHAMBER (cm2) = microwatt • sec/cm2 = mJ/cm2
UV Lamp for Water Filter Systems Specifications
Ultraviolet dosage required to destroy greater than 99.9% of micro-organisms. Measured in microwatt seconds per centimeter squared:
BACTERIA
| Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
8500 |
| Bacillus anthracis |
8700 |
| Bacillus megaterium (vegatative) |
2500 |
| Bacillus subtills (vegatative) |
11000 |
| Clostridium Tetani |
22000 |
| Corynebacterium diphtheria's |
6500 |
| Escherichia coil |
7000 |
| Legionella bozemanii |
3500 |
| Legionella dumoffil |
5500 |
| Legionella micdadel |
3100 |
| Legionella longbeachae |
2900 |
| Legionella pneumophilla (legionaiers disease) |
3800 |
| Leptospira intrrogans (Infectious Jaundice) |
6000 |
| Mycobaterium tuberculosis |
10000 |
| Neisseria catarrhalls |
8500 |
| Proteus vulgaris |
6600 |
| Pseudomonas seruginosa (laboratory strain) |
3900 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (environmental strain) |
10500 |
| Rhodospirllum rubrum |
6200 |
| Salmonella enteritidis |
7800 |
| Salmonella paratyphi (enteric fever) |
6100 |
| Salmonella typhimunum |
15200 |
| Salmonella typhosa (typhoid fever) |
6000 |
| Sarcina Lutea |
26400 |
| Seratia marcescens |
6200 |
| Shigella dysenterai (dysentery) |
4200 |
| Shigella Flexneri (dysentery) |
3400 |
| Shigella sonnell |
7000 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis |
5800 |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
7000 |
| Streptococcus faecalls |
10000 |
| Streptococcus hemolyicus |
5500 |
| Streptococcus lactis |
8800 |
| Viridans streptococci |
3800 |
| Vibrio cholerae |
6500 |
YEAST
| Bakers yeast |
8800 |
| Brewers yeast |
6600 |
| Common yeast cake |
13200 |
MOLD SPORES
| Penicillum digitatum (olive) |
8800 |
| Penicillum expensum (olive) |
22000 |
| PeniciHum roqueforti (green) |
26400 |
ALGAE
| Chlorella vulgaris (algae) |
22000 |
VIRUSES
| Bacteriophage (E. col) |
6600 |
| Hepatitis virus |
8000 |
Lamp life: 9000 hrs ( approx. 1 year of use)
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