UV Sterlizer Bulb

Disney Trivia Ron · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I have a UV sterlizer that I bought about 6 months ago. It is a 9 watt Fouble
Hex made by Custom Sea Life. Yesterday I noticed that the bulb appears to have
blown out. I went to their web site to see about a replacement and found out
that they closed shop. This is my first UVS so I needed to know....Is the bulb
replaceable and if so, where can I get one?

Is it common for the bulb to go after only 6 months???

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NaCl · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 22

"Disney Trivia Ron" wrote in message@mb-m16.aol.com...
> I have a UV sterlizer that I bought about 6 months ago. It is a 9 watt
Fouble
> Hex made by Custom Sea Life. Yesterday I noticed that the bulb appears to
have
> blown out. I went to their web site to see about a replacement and found
out
> that they closed shop. This is my first UVS so I needed to know....Is the
bulb
> replaceable and if so, where can I get one?
>
>
>
> Is it common for the bulb to go after only 6 months???
>

It's not common for the bulb to burn out after only six months, but it is
common for UV bulbs to suffer a significant loss in effectiveness after six
months--they should be changed every six to eight months anyway.

Check your ballast.

Michi Henning · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 27

"NaCl" wrote in message$UP1.935@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>
> "Disney Trivia Ron" wrote in message
> @mb-m16.aol.com...
> >
> > Is it common for the bulb to go after only 6 months???
> >
>
> It's not common for the bulb to burn out after only six months, but it is
> common for UV bulbs to suffer a significant loss in effectiveness after six
> months--they should be changed every six to eight months anyway.
>
> Check your ballast.

With a conventional ballast, you will get around 8000 hours of use out
of the tube (such as a G15T8). With an electronic ballast, you get
12000 hours out of the same tube. That works out to ~11 months and
~16 months, respectively (for 24x7 operation).

Cheers,

Michi.

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Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700
ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com