What is the advantage of having a UV light on a Water Ionizer ?
The purpose of UV light is for bacterial disinfecting. However, on a Water Ionizer this is completely unnecessary for several reasons. If you have city (municipal) water then your water has already been disinfected through the use of chlorine. The carbon filter on the Water Ionizer will remove the chlorine. The UV light itself loses much of its effectiveness after the first six months of use and should be replaced often, which is of course an expensive proposition. Also, the glass tube that the water travels through in order that it can be exposed to the UV light develops a film on it after only a few months, which greatly lessens the effectiveness of the UV light on the water which passes through the tube. Most manufacturing industries use SLOW running water with LONG UV tubes, so it is questionable as to how effective a Small UV tube over faster running water is ? This is not logical.
Placing a UV light on a water ionizer will aid in the bacterial disinfection process. In general, however, it’s completely unnecessary to take this precaution for several reasons. If you have city or municipal water, it has already been disinfected through the use of chlorine. The carbon filter on your water ionizer will remove the chlorine. In addition, the UV light itself loses the majority of its effectiveness after the first six months of use and should be replaced often, which can end up being an expensive endeavor. Also, the glass tube that the water travels through in order to be exposed to the UV light develops a film on it after only a few months, which, unless it is regularly replaced or cleaned, lessens the effectiveness of the UV light on the water that passes through the tube.
