- AquaStar Plus! -

Weight

• Empty (control head, UV-C tube, battery cap attached): 2 ounces (56 grams)
• Loaded (as shipped, with batteries and bottle attached): 8.5 ounces (240 grams)
• Spare Batteries (per pair): 1.1 ounce (31 grams)
• Polycarbonate 1L Bottle: 4.75 ounces (136 grams)

Dimensions

• Control Head (external): 0.75” h x 3.2” w (19 mm x 81 mm)
• Control Head + Tube: 7.75” long (19.6 cm)
• Including 1L Polycarbonate Bottle (As shipped): 8.75” h x 3.5” w (22.2 cm x 9 cm)
• Displacement Volume (in full bottle): 2.6 ounces (78 mL)

Components

• Batteries: 2 x Type 123 (DL123A, CR123A, EL123A, PL123A or similar), 3Volt Photo Battery. These batteries are available at most drug stores and supermarkets, and cost as little as $1.00 per battery online (or in stores for a few dollars each). Life expectancy = 60 cycles (60 liters, or 16 gallons, of water).
• UV-C Tube: Philips TUV4T5 Germicidal 4W UV-C (254 nm) Sterilamp®, hot-cathode, low-voltage. Rated useful life (to 85% efficiency) = 6,000 hours. Expected life as used in AquaStar ™ (driven at 5W, producing 0.8W UV-C at 20 ° C) = 2,000 hours.
• Bottle: Polycarbonate plastic (equivalent to LEXAN® brand), 32 ounce (1L) wide-mouth.

Dosage and Efficacy

• Dosage Time: 80 seconds per liter (1 cycle). Below 40 ° F (5 ° C), dosage time should be doubled (2 cycles per liter).
• >99.999% effective against protozoa (including Giardia, Entamoebic Dysentery, and Cryptosporidium)
• >99.9999% effective against bacteria (including Cholera, Shigella, Salmonella, and E. coli)
• >99.999% effective against viruses (including Enterovirus, Rotavirus, Hepatitis, and Poliovirus)

EPA Information
EPA Est. 82431-CO-001