Since LEDs do not have a start or warm-up phase, they are only switched on at the same time as water is drawn off, which not only results in very low power consumption, but also a long service life of several years – and that without changing the lamp. During the annual maintenance of the fresh water system, the UV disinfection unit is cleaned automatically. Therefore, our UV disinfection unit is maintenance-free.

The UV disinfection unit from WM aquatec is the first fully automatic water disinfection unit of its kind, especially for use in mobile homes, which switches on automatically when water is drawn off and thus guarantees hygienically perfect water worldwide! Contrary to the previous UV technology, no environmentally hazardous, mercury-containing gas discharge lamps are used here, but the latest UV-C LED technology.

The water to be disinfected is irradiated with short-wave UV light in the range of 240-290 nanometers. The genetic information of the microorganisms contained in the DNA absorbs the energy of the UV-C radiation and is destroyed in the process. Viruses and bacteria can be effectively inactivated and prevented from multiplying by means of UV-C radiation. This purely physical process enables the water to be sterilized (up to 99.999%) without the use of chemical disinfectants.