1 / 3AquaClear UV 55 Watt Quartz Sleeve
Cracked sleeve, wet lamp, dead ballast. Keep a spare.
The fused quartz tube that keeps the lamp dry inside the chamber and lets the UV through, 24.5 mm by 940 mm with one open end, with two new O-rings for the gland nut seal, because the old pair is usually worn by the time a sleeve comes out. It rarely wears out but it does break, usually during a lamp change, and the unit cannot run without it. Clean it every six months; replace it when it is cracked, etched or clouded.
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- Sold and fitted by Andy Plumbers across Johannesburg
- Courier quoted at checkout, free on orders over R1 500
- Ships within 24 hours of payment
- 30-day returns on anything unused
Why it matters
Ordinary glass blocks UV-C. Fused quartz passes over 90% of it, which is why the sleeve is quartz and why a clouded or scaled sleeve quietly halves the dose. A cracked one lets water reach the lamp and the ballast, and that is a lamp, a ballast and a sleeve to replace instead of one.
Cleaning and changing
Every six months: power off, gland nut off, lamp out, then draw the sleeve out carefully and wipe it with a soft cloth and white vinegar or alcohol. Hard water leaves a scale film that vinegar lifts. Check the two O-rings whenever the sleeve comes out; they are what seals the chamber, and a flattened or nicked one is replaced, not reused.
Before you buy.
Goes with it.
Whole shop
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The only part that wears. Once a year, whether it looks tired or not.
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The electronics. Indicator on the front, surge protector recommended.
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Bacteria, viruses and cysts, stopped by light, at 2 720 litres an hour.