Clean the UV pond filter properly

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A UV pond filter should be cleaned regularly because dirt deposits significantly reduce the efficiency of the filter. The UV rays from the UV pond filter can then only have a poor effect on the water. You can find out how to properly clean a UV pond filter in the following article.

Crystal clear water through UV pond filters.
Crystal clear water through UV pond filters.

What you need:

  • soft cloth

A UV pond filter is used to clarify the water. The UV light destroys the cell walls of floating algae, which cause the typical green water. the Seaweed This causes them to clump together and can then be removed mechanically. The UV pond filter should be cleaned about three times a year to maintain its full efficiency. A commercially available UV lamp should be replaced annually because it is constantly losing power. The best season for replacement is early spring, before the algae start to grow.

How to clean UV pond filters carefully

Before cleaning the UV pond filter, the filter pump must be switched off.

  1. Then open the screw connection of the UV pond filter in which the UV lamp is located. The opening takes place depending on the type of UV pond filter.
  2. Then carefully pull the UV lamp from the UV pond filter out of the quartz glass bulb.
  3. You can carefully wipe the UV lamp itself with a soft cloth.
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  4. Now carefully pull out the quartz glass bulb. The outside of the quartz glass bulb can be wiped with a damp cloth.
  5. Remove the precipitate that has settled inside the quartz glass flask by carefully screwing a sufficiently large, soft, damp cloth into the flask. Please note that the quartz glass bulb is very fragile.
  6. Now turn the cloth several times in the flask until the flask of the UV pond filter is clean.
  7. In the case of stubborn deposits, a few splashes of dishwashing detergent optimize cleaning. This may only be used inside the piston, as it must not get into the pond water.
  8. Before assembling the individual parts, everything must be well dried.
  9. Now the parts are reassembled in the reverse order. Make sure that the sealing rings are correctly seated.

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