Description Of The Biolite; General Description Biolite® Uv-C Disinfection Unit; Functionality Of Uv-C Disinfection; The Advantages Of Biolite - WM aquatec biolite Instructions D'utilisation

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE BIOLITE®
3.1 General description biolite® UV-C disinfection unit
Thanks to the innovative UV-C LED technology, biolite® UV disinfection devices from WM aquatec have an
extraordinarily high disinfection performance with a compact design. In contrast to the previous UV technology,
there are no environmentally dangerous medium-pressure mercury-vapor lamps here, but the latest UV-C LED
technology, which brings enormous advantages with it.
As LEDs do not have a start or warm-up phase, they are switched exclusively at the same time as the water
is drawn off, resulting not only in very low power consumption but also in a long service life of several years
- without lamp replacement. In addition, the LED light sources, the ballast and the control unit are housed in a
high-quality stainless steel housing, which represents a plug & play solution with intelligent connections on the
electrical and water sides.
Safe operation is guaranteed by an integrated function, temperature and service life monitoring. An additional
monitoring of the external power supply completes the safety devices perfectly. biolite® disinfection units can be
retrofitted even in the fresh water system without great expertise. With disinfection rates of up to 99.999%, they
ensure an effective drinking water disinfection worldwide – without the use of chemical disinfectants.

3.1.1 Functionality of UV-C disinfection

Water disinfection by means of UV-C radiation is a water treatment technology that has been successfully used
for decades and is used in the public drinking water supply, in medical areas and in industry. The water to be
disinfected is irradiated with short-wave UV light in the range of 240-290 nanometers. The genetic information
contained in the DNA of the microorganisms adsorbs the energy of the UV-C radiation and is thereby destroyed.
Microorganisms, such as viruses and bacteria, can be effectively inactivated by UV-C radiation and prevented
from multiplying. This purely physical process determines an efficient water disinfection (up to 99.999%), no
chemical disinfectants being used.
3.1.2 The advantages of biolite®
• latest, innovative UV-C LED technology with disinfection performance up to 99.999%
• up to 8 l/min. flow rate - parallel connection possible for higher flow rates
• suitable for submersible and pressure pumps
• also suitable for operation with external flow sensor
• environmentally friendly: free of mercury and harmful disinfection by-products
• low energy consumption thanks to direct disinfection during water extraction (real-time operation)
• easy to integrate into existing clear water systems
• 5000 hours disinfection operation with unlimited switching cycles
(with an average water consumption of 365 hours per year)
• no lamp replacement required
• maintenance-free
• intelligent onboard monitoring through signalling and integrated function, service life and
temperature monitoring - and external monitoring of the power supply voltage*
• incl. connection material (for the electrical & water sides)

3.1.3 Intelligent onboard monitoring

A safe operation of biolite® is ensured by integrated power and function monitoring, temperature monitoring,
service life monitoring, external monitoring of the power supply voltage* and signalling (optical & acoustic).
*only with pump signal
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