UV sterilizer question

In article , *muffin*
wrote:

the bulb is rated 9000 hours.

I have used it less than half of that time up here in the north..(short
season)
they told me it should easily go through the fall this year. (it will die
when not effective) shouldn't they know???

Sure, but who is the bulb manufacturer, Phillips ?

jay
Wed Jun 02, 2004




anyway they told me to call back next week..(after the sleeve cleaning)




"Go Fig" wrote in message
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In article , *muffin*
wrote:

ok.

i called the manufacturer.
they told me as long as the light rings are green the bulb is working.
once
it starts to 'blink' its going BAD & after a week will die.


The manufacture's of the bulb will tell you that you have exceeded the
effective period of the bulb after 1 season.

jay
Tue Jun 01, 2004




they told me to clean the casing.........

uh,,,, shoulda done that 1st (G).
as it was pretty cruddy.

ok , now will give it a week & see what happens.

thank you all for your comments
(hopefully the manufacturer is right)

the uv clarifier is manufactured by www.pondmaster.com

have no idea about the bulb, exactly.

I just talked to pondmaster rep



"Go Fig" wrote in message
...
In article , *muffin*
wrote:

the bulb is rated 9000 hours.

I have used it less than half of that time up here in the north..(short
season)
they told me it should easily go through the fall this year. (it will
die
when not effective) shouldn't they know???

Sure, but who is the bulb manufacturer, Phillips ?

jay
Wed Jun 02, 2004




anyway they told me to call back next week..(after the sleeve cleaning)




"Go Fig" wrote in message
...
In article , *muffin*
wrote:

ok.

i called the manufacturer.
they told me as long as the light rings are green the bulb is
working.
once
it starts to 'blink' its going BAD & after a week will die.


The manufacture's of the bulb will tell you that you have exceeded the
effective period of the bulb after 1 season.

jay
Tue Jun 01, 2004




they told me to clean the casing.........

uh,,,, shoulda done that 1st (G).
as it was pretty cruddy.

ok , now will give it a week & see what happens.

thank you all for your comments
(hopefully the manufacturer is right)

In article , *muffin*
wrote:

the uv clarifier is manufactured by www.pondmaster.com

have no idea about the bulb, exactly.

It should be on the lamp itself, it should also say: 'germicidal'.

jay
Wed Jun 02, 2004




I just talked to pondmaster rep



"Go Fig" wrote in message
...
In article , *muffin*
wrote:

the bulb is rated 9000 hours.

I have used it less than half of that time up here in the north..(short
season)
they told me it should easily go through the fall this year. (it will
die
when not effective) shouldn't they know???

Sure, but who is the bulb manufacturer, Phillips ?

jay
Wed Jun 02, 2004




anyway they told me to call back next week..(after the sleeve cleaning)




"Go Fig" wrote in message
...
In article , *muffin*
wrote:

ok.

i called the manufacturer.
they told me as long as the light rings are green the bulb is
working.
once
it starts to 'blink' its going BAD & after a week will die.


The manufacture's of the bulb will tell you that you have exceeded the
effective period of the bulb after 1 season.

jay
Tue Jun 01, 2004




they told me to clean the casing.........

uh,,,, shoulda done that 1st (G).
as it was pretty cruddy.

ok , now will give it a week & see what happens.

thank you all for your comments
(hopefully the manufacturer is right)

"Go Fig" wrote in message
...
In article , *muffin*
wrote:

the uv clarifier is manufactured by www.pondmaster.com

have no idea about the bulb, exactly.

It should be on the lamp itself, it should also say: 'germicidal'.

OH.

well I am not taking it apart again.........

: )