Water treatment for Vernon and the North Okanagan
Water treatment for Vernon and the North Okanagan
UV is the usual choice for homes on a private well and for cabins drawing from a lake or creek. It works best on clear water, so it is installed after a sediment filter.
Your home is on a private well
A water test found coliform or E. coli bacteria
Boil water advisories keep coming back
You want treated water without a chlorine taste
Iron, manganese or a sulphur smell: Backwashing Filters & Cartridges
Hard water and scale: Water Softeners
Taste and dissolved solids: Reverse Osmosis & Drinking Water Systems
Catches grit and particles that could shield bacteria from the light.
Improves taste and odour. Combination systems include it in the same assembly.
Water flows past a UV lamp inside a quartz sleeve. The light damages the DNA of bacteria and viruses so they cannot reproduce. The controller lets you know when the lamp is due for a change.
VIQUA UV systems for homes and commercial buildings. Every system is quoted after a water test, so you get the size and pre-filtering your water needs.
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We test your water for free, so the system matches what is actually in it.
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You get a written quote for the UV system and any filter it needs ahead of it.
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We install the system and start it up.
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Change the lamp on schedule, or ask us to do it.
Replacement lamps and quartz sleeves are in our online store, with free shipping on orders of $100 or more.
How often does the UV lamp need changing?
Most home UV lamps are rated for 9,000 hours, about a year of constant use. Some Trojan UVMax lamps last 18,000 hours. A lamp keeps glowing after that, but its output drops too low to treat water.
Do I need a filter before the UV system?
Yes. Sediment and cloudy water can shield bacteria from the light, so a sediment filter goes ahead of the UV chamber. Many of the systems we install come with the filter housing attached.
Does UV remove iron, hardness or chlorine?
No. UV treats bacteria and viruses only. Iron and hardness also coat the quartz sleeve, so we fit a filter or softener ahead of the UV system when your test shows them.
What areas do you serve?
Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Salmon Arm, Shuswap, Kamloops, Grindrod, Mara, Sicamous, Lumby, Nakusp, Oyama, Winfield, Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton and Osoyoos.
Tell us about your water and we will set up a time.
okanaganaquatech@gmail.com
7805 Senita Ct, Coldstream BC
