SpringWellUVC5-15 UV Water Purification System, 15 GPM
BlackComb ultraviolet purification rated to inactivate 99.9% of bacteria at 15 GPM, installed downstream of filtration.
$1,029
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Usability
Usability
Nothing else SpringWell sells addresses microbiological safety, which makes this the necessary final stage on any well that tests positive for coliform. Independent testing eliminated all bacteria in a contaminated well. The constraint is water clarity: hardness under 7 GPG, iron under 0.3 ppm and tannins under 0.1 ppm, or the light cannot reach the organisms. It is a finishing stage, not a first line of defence.
- Independent testing eliminated all bacteria in a contaminated well
- Compact at 4 by 20 inches, unlike the tank systems
- Covers 1-7 bathrooms at 15 GPM from a single unit
- Wide 10-150 PSI operating window
- No chemicals added to the water and nothing to taste
- Substantially cheaper than any of SpringWell's tank systems
- Lamp replacement is a simple annual task
- Requires clear water: hardness under 7 GPG, iron under 0.3 ppm, tannins under 0.1 ppm
- Must be installed after filtration and softening, not standalone
- Lamp is a consumable requiring replacement every 365 days
- Requires a power supply, unlike the passive tank systems
- Inactivates organisms but removes nothing; dead bacteria remain in the water
- SpringWell holds no certification for this system in its own name
- Expensive and fairly challenging to install as a point-of-entry unit
The SpringWell UV system uses the UVC5-15 BlackComb ultraviolet chamber, rated at 30 mJ/cm2, to inactivate bacteria, viruses and cysts, which SpringWell rates at 99.9 percent. UV is the only technology here that addresses microbiological safety; carbon, air injection and ion exchange do nothing about it.
The unit is compact at 4 inches by 20 inches, covers one to seven bathrooms at 15 GPM, and runs on a 1 inch MNPT connection across a wide 10 to 150 psi window. The lamp is replaced every 365 days.
UV has prerequisites that matter. The water must arrive clear: hardness below 7 GPG, iron below 0.3 ppm, tannins below 0.1 ppm and low turbidity. Anything cloudy shadows the organisms from the light. That means UV goes last, after filtration and softening, not as a standalone answer for raw well water.
Additional information
Specification: SpringWell UVC5-15 UV Water Purification System, 15 GPM
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Questions answered from our data
How much does a UV water filter cost?The 35 systems with a UV stage we list run from $169 to $6,640, with a median of $995.
How long do UV filters last?Of the 35 systems with a UV stage we list, 34 state a filter life; the most common is 6-12 months (28).
Do water filters remove bacteria?48 of the 296 systems we list claim to reduce bacteria.
