UV Water Sterilizer Oman — the UV Water Sterilizer 12 GPM destroys bacteria, viruses, and protozoa in your water supply without adding a single chemical, without changing the taste, and without producing any by-products. Rated at 12 gallons per minute, it suits a large villa, a small restaurant, a clinic, or a labour accommodation block anywhere in Oman. Water passes through a stainless steel chamber where a UV-C lamp at 254 nanometres disrupts the DNA of micro-organisms so they cannot reproduce or cause illness.

UV Water Sterilizer Oman: Why Disinfection Matters Here

Water stored in rooftop and underground tanks in Oman sits for days in high ambient temperatures, which is close to ideal conditions for bacterial growth. Even where the incoming municipal supply is chlorinated, that chlorine residual dissipates in storage, and any contamination entering through a poorly sealed tank hatch, a cracked pipe, or a tanker delivery has nothing to stop it. A UV Water Sterilizer Oman properties need is installed after the storage tank and gives you a final disinfection barrier on every litre that reaches your taps. It runs continuously, costs roughly the same to operate as a light bulb, and needs no chemical handling or dosing.

Key Features and Specifications

Rated flow 12 GPM (approximately 2.7 cubic metres per hour)
UV dose above 30 mJ/cm² at rated flow, exceeding the 16 mJ/cm² minimum for effective disinfection
SS 304 polished chamber with sanitary inlet and outlet connections
Luminor or Aquapro UV-C lamp with 9,000-hour rated life
High-purity quartz sleeve, replaceable without removing the chamber
Electronic ballast with lamp failure alarm and hour counter
Wall-mounting bracket and full installation kit included
No effect on water taste, odour, pH, or mineral content

Where the 12 GPM UV Sterilizer Fits

Twelve GPM covers a villa with six or more bathrooms running simultaneously, a restaurant kitchen with dishwashing, a clinic or dental practice, a mosque with ablution facilities, or a small accommodation block. For smaller homes a 6 GPM unit is adequate and cheaper to run, while hotels, factories, and larger buildings need 25 GPM or a commercial 55 GPM chamber. UV works only on water that is already clear, so it must be installed downstream of sediment and carbon filtration. FARZ Water usually supplies it as part of a train alongside a sediment filter and activated carbon filter, which removes the turbidity and organics that would otherwise shield bacteria from the lamp.

Installation and Maintenance

The chamber mounts vertically or horizontally on a wall near your water inlet and needs a permanent 220V supply that is never switched off. Installation takes a few hours. Maintenance is simple and predictable: replace the UV lamp once every twelve months even if it still glows, since output drops well below the effective dose long before the lamp fails visibly, and clean or replace the quartz sleeve annually at the same time. Scale on the sleeve is the most common cause of reduced performance in Oman, which is another reason to fit a softener upstream on hard water. Ultraviolet disinfection is recognised as an effective treatment method in the U.S. EPA drinking water resources.

Warranty and Local Support

The UV water sterilizer carries a one-year warranty on the chamber and ballast, with the lamp and quartz sleeve treated as consumables. FARZ Water stocks replacement Luminor and Aquapro lamps and sleeves in Muscat, so annual servicing does not depend on an import order. Annual maintenance contracts covering lamp and sleeve replacement are available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a UV sterilizer remove salts or chemicals from water? No. UV kills micro-organisms but leaves TDS, hardness, chlorine, and dissolved chemicals untouched. If your water tastes salty or leaves scale, you need a reverse osmosis system or a softener, and UV would sit alongside those rather than replace them. Think of UV as the disinfection stage in a treatment train, not a complete solution on its own.

Do I need to keep the lamp switched on all the time? Yes. Leave it powered continuously. Switching a UV lamp on and off shortens its life considerably, and water sitting inside an unpowered chamber can pick up bacterial growth. If the unit has been off, run the tap for a minute after switching it back on before drawing water.

Call FARZ Water on +968 9763 7786 or visit waterfilter.om for sizing advice and a quotation.

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UV Water Sterilizer 12 GPM – UV Water Sterilizer Oman