It’s amazing what a tiny device can do. With its water purification unit using UV-C LED technology, the company WM-Aquatec, through research and development, has in fact succeeded in putting on the market a system that could change many things in the lives of motorhome owners. How ? By simply allowing us to have absolute confidence in the quality of our water, which we know can be subject to some inconveniences.
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By what means? By using a technology whose effectiveness has already proven itself for many years in the medical and industrial fields but which had to be adapted to our small world of motorhomes, by miniaturizing it. In fact, this unity is based on two fundamental principles:
- A high quality carbon filter, on the one hand, which operates mechanically and whose aim is to get rid of heavy metals, such as lead, copper or mercury, but also to stop the presence of radioactive particles and of pesticides.
- And a UV-C LED system, on the other, where the water will be exposed to short wavelength UV light, in order to treat and eliminate viruses and other bacteria. picture
An estimated water disinfection rate of 99.99%
Thus, according to WM-Aquatec figures, this purification unit offers performance and efficiency not far from being close to perfection, with an estimated water disinfection rate of 99.99%. Good news if you want to drink the water in your motorhome, therefore, but also for all the tasks that you can do on a daily basis in your vehicle, such as brushing your teeth, cooking or even when taking a drink. shower. It must in fact be remembered that viruses also circulate via water vapor.
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In addition to its performance, the water purification unit developed by WM-Aquatec is full of other qualities. Its size, compact and light, allows for example to make it usable in all types of vehiclesfrom the van to the camper van including the converted van, since it is possible to separate it during assembly Another good point: it works on several types of installations, both with pressurized pumps and submersible pumps. The system only comes into operation when the water is turned on, the electrical connection being made directly to the pump.image
Maintenance every year!
Its maintenance is also simple to set up. It is indeed recommended to replace the carbon filter every yeareven if it is sometimes essential to change it a little more often, especially when you take water directly from a river, for example.
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For the UV part, it is simply advisable to treat your tank and your water system as you can do every year, using a decontaminant or an anti-limescale system. It’s that simple.
Finally, to finish, this water purification unit also shows itself particularly reliabledisplaying a lifespan of between thirteen and fifteen years, excluding routine maintenance. When we tell you that this system could change many things in our life as motorhome drivers…
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