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UV Lamp Specs & Info |
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UV Lamp Technology
Not all
UV lamps are designed to achieve the same objective and not
all UV manufacturers represent their equipment accurately.
This is a warning to you the consumer. The information that
EA provides you with here will reveal critical
UV lamp characteristics, giving you a better understanding
of what UV lamp “value” is.
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| UV-C
Output
– Perhaps the most elusive UV lamp
performance characteristic is “UV-C Output” and
not because the information is not available but rather due
to many UV manufacturers ignoring it. These manufacturers put
far too much emphasis on Input Wattage which is only half of
the UV lamp performance equation. Input Watts sent
to the lamp from the transformer are converted into % UV-C Output
Watts. It is the UV-C Output Watts that are used for germicidal
disinfection. Low-Pressure UV Lamps produce the highest percent
UV-C Output Watts from initial Input Watts (34% - 38%) when
compared to medium pressure lamps (7% - 9%). |
| Lamp
Length – The greater the UV lamp length, the
greater the UV exposure area. A UV Lamp’s % UV-C Output
combined with its “Arc Length” both contribute
to establishing the UV exposure area.
UV Lamp Power Source
– The relationship between the transformer and UV lamp
is critical to the lamp’s overall performance (useful
life and UV-C Output). For instance, supplying G36T5 (40 Watt)
lamp with 40 Input Watts will deliver 14 UV-C Output Watts.
It will also provide 9,000 hrs. of continual operation until
reaching 60% efficient. Increasing the Input Watts to this
lamp will also increase the UV-C Output Watts but decrease
its useful lamp life by over-driving it.
UV Lamp Useful Life – End of “Useful
Lamp Life” is the percent operating efficiency (from
new condition) of the lamp after a specific length of continuous
operation. Matching the correct power source (transformer)
to the lamp ensures expected lamp life performance. UV lamps
are susceptible to solarization (mercury plating out on the
inside surface of the lamp’s glass envelope) that absorbs
UV light. All EA lamps are chemically treated and as a result
increase the lamp’s end of lamp life performance from
60% to 80%.
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TUV
Low-Pressure
“Soft Glass” Lamps
End of Useful Lamp Life - 8,000 hours
End of Useful Lamp Life Efficiency - 60%
UV-C Output from initial Input Watts – 38%
Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Germicidal Value - Good |
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GPH
Low-Pressure
“Hard Quartz Glass” (treated “L”
Glass)
T5 (standard output) & T6 (High Output) Lamp
End of Useful Lamp Life - 9,000 hours
End of Useful Lamp Life Efficiency - 80%
UV-C Output from initial Input Watts – 38%
Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Germicidal Value – Excellent |
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Amalgam
Low-Pressure
“Hard Quartz Glass” Lamp
End of Useful Lamp Life - 9,000 hours
End of Useful Lamp Life Efficiency - 60%
UV-C Output from initial Input Watts – 38%
Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Germicidal Value – Fair (cost is twice of GPH T6
High Output) |
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Medium
Pressure
UV Lamp
End of Useful Lamp Life – 800 – 2,000 hours
End of Useful Lamp Life Efficiency - 60%
UV-C Output from initial Input Watts – 7 - 9%
Operating Temperature - 600 °C
Germicidal Value – Poor (does not include large
municipal treatment applications). |
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Low-Pressure
UV Lamp
38% UV-C Output |
Medium-Pressure
UV Lamp
7% UV-C Output |
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| Optimal
Germicidal Value |
Poor
Germicidal Value |
| Lamp |
Type |
Lamp
Input Watts |
Lamp
Current |
Lamp
Length |
Lamp
Diameter |
Lamp
Life |
UV-C
Output Watts |
Lamp
Temp. |
| GPH287T5 |
L.P. |
14
watts |
.425
amps |
287
mm |
15
mm |
9,000
hrs |
3
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 12 watt Quartz Sleeve Model |
| GPH357T5 |
L.P. |
14
watts |
.425
amps |
357
mm |
15
mm |
9,000
hrs |
5
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 18 watt Quartz Sleeve Model |
| GPH463T5 |
L.P. |
25
watts |
.425
amps |
463
mm |
15
mm |
9,000
hrs |
8
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 25 watt Quartz Sleeve Model |
| G36T5 |
L.P. |
40
watts |
.425
amps |
851
mm |
15
mm |
9,000
hrs |
14
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 40 watt/80 watt Quartz Sleeve Models and small
Standard Commercial Models |
| G64T5 |
L.P. |
65
watts |
.425
amps |
1,562
mm |
15
mm |
9,000
hrs |
25
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 65 watt/130 watt Quartz Sleeve Models and small
Standard/XL Commercial Models |
| GPH463T5LHO |
L.P. |
50
watts |
.800
amps |
463
mm |
15
mm |
9,000
hrs |
16
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics Smart HO UV Sterilizer / High Output Premium
Commercial Single Lamp UV Sterilizer |
| G36T6LVHO |
L.P. |
80
watts |
1.200
amps |
851
mm |
19
mm |
9,000
hrs |
26
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics Smart HO UV Sterilizer / High Output Premium
Commercial Single Lamp UV Sterilizer |
| G48T6LVHO |
L.P. |
120
watts |
1.200
amps |
1,197
mm |
19
mm |
9,000
hrs |
36
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics Smart HO UV Sterilizer / High Output Premium
Commercial Single Lamp UV Sterilizer |
| G64T6LVHO |
L.P. |
150
watts |
1.200
amps |
1,562
mm |
19
mm |
9,000
hrs |
47
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics Smart HO / Commercial / HO UV Sterilizer UV Sterilizer |
| G92T6LVHO |
L.P. |
200
watts |
1.200
amps |
2,336
mm |
19
mm |
9,000
hrs |
68
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics Commercial / HO UV Sterilizer UV Sterilizer |
The
following lamps are manufactured by Philips Lighting™
| Lamp |
Type |
Lamp
Input Watts |
Lamp
Current |
Lamp
Length |
Lamp
Diameter |
Lamp
Life |
UV-C
Output Watts |
Lamp
Temp. |
| TUV8W |
L.P. |
8
watts |
.15
amps |
288
mm |
16
mm |
6,000
hrs |
2.0
watts |
40°C |
| TUV15W |
L.P. |
15
watts |
.340
amps |
440
mm |
26
mm |
8,000
hrs |
4.0
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 15 watt non-quartz Sleeve Model (discontinued) |
| TUV30W |
L.P. |
30
watts |
.370
amps |
900
mm |
26
mm |
8,000
hrs |
10
watts |
40°C |
| Emperor
Aquatics 30 watt non-quartz Sleeve Model (discontinued) |
| TUV36W |
L.P. |
36
watts |
.440
amps |
1,200
mm |
26
mm |
8,000
hrs |
14
watts |
40°C |
| TUV55W-HO |
L.P. |
55
watts |
.765
amps |
900
mm |
26
mm |
8,000
hrs |
16
watts |
40°C |
| TUV75W-HO |
L.P. |
75
watts |
.835
amps |
1,200
mm |
26
mm |
8,000
hrs |
25
watts |
40°C |
| TUV115W-VHO |
L.P. |
115
watts |
1.5
amps |
1,200
mm |
38
mm |
5,000
hrs |
34
watts |
40°C |
| TUVPLS9W |
L.P. |
9
watts |
.17
amps |
129
mm |
28
x 15 mm |
8,000
hrs |
2.4
watts |
40°C |
| TUVPLS11W |
L.P. |
11
watts |
.16
amps |
199
mm |
28
x 15 mm |
8,000
hrs |
3.6
watts |
40°C |
| TUVPLL18W |
L.P. |
18
watts |
.370
amps |
195
mm |
38
x 20 mm |
8,000
hrs |
5.5
watts |
40°C |
| TUVPLL36W |
L.P. |
36
watts |
.440
amps |
385
mm |
38
x 20 mm |
8,000
hrs |
12
watts |
40°C |
| HOK35/120 |
M.P. |
2,000
watts |
6.15
amps |
380 mm |
22
mm |
1,000
hrs |
170
watts |
600°C |
| HOK65/120 |
M.P. |
3,500
watts |
4.60
amps |
669
mm |
22
mm |
1,000
hrs |
245
watts |
600°C |
| HOK65/120 |
M.P. |
6,000
watts |
8.85
amps |
669
mm |
22
mm |
1,000
hrs |
420
watts |
600°C |
| NOTE:
L.P. = low pressure / M.P. = medium pressure / Lamp Temp.
represents optimum lamp operating temperature. |
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