Add-on · Point of use

UV LED Under Sink Purifier

The last barrier before the glass.

A UVC LED unit that fits under the sink and treats the water on its way to the tap, disabling bacteria and viruses with light. No chemicals, no change in taste, and no bulb to change for years. Fitted with the ION, or on the drinking line of an ARC home.

Up to 10 L/min 0.2 s treatment time 15 W while running 3 to 5 year rated life
Fits under the sink after the ION, or on the drinking line of an ARC-1 or ARC-2 home. Installation is quoted separately.

Why UV, and why LED

Microbes cannot reproduce

UVC light scrambles the DNA of bacteria, viruses and cysts as the water passes, so they cannot multiply. The maker rates it at 99.99% in a fifth of a second.

Nothing added, nothing changed

No chlorine, no taste, no smell, and the minerals your Acuario system preserves stay in. The water is treated by light alone, inside a food-grade quartz tube.

On only when the tap runs

A flow sensor fires the LEDs the instant water moves and rests them when it stops. LEDs reach full strength at once, so there is no warm-up and no lamp burning all day.

No bulb to change, no mercury

A traditional UV lamp holds mercury and needs a new bulb every year or so. These LEDs are rated for 10,000 hours of light and the unit for three to five years, with nothing to replace in between.

Sized for the drinking tap

Up to 10 litres a minute, which is what a kitchen tap draws, on 3/8 in or 1/2 in lines. It draws 15 W from a small 12 V adapter, and only while the water runs.

How it works, in four steps

1
Water enters the tube

From your Acuario filter to the tap, the water passes through a quartz tube 3 cm across.

2
The sensor wakes the LEDs

The moment flow starts, the UVC LEDs light at full strength. Only light touches the water.

3
Light does the work

UVC breaks the DNA of bacteria, viruses and cysts in a fraction of a second, so they cannot reproduce.

4
Off when you close the tap

Flow stops and the LEDs rest. That is why they last years, and why it costs almost nothing to run.

Specifications

Flow Up to 10 L/min (2.6 GPM)
Connections 3/8 in or 1/2 in
Power 15 W, 12 V adapter
Body Quartz tube, aluminum and 304 stainless
Size 3 × 18 cm
Maker's model HC-MKDCY-10

Includes

  • The UVC LED unit in its aluminum and stainless body
  • Flow sensor
  • 12 V adapter

Additional information

What it treats

The tap it is fitted to: the water you drink and cook with. UVC disables bacteria, viruses and cysts as the water passes through the quartz tube.

What it is not

A point-of-use unit, not a whole-house system, and not a filter. It does not remove metals, chemicals or taste. That is the job of the Acuario system it sits behind, and for whole-house water the ARC does the rest.

Maintenance

Nothing to replace in between services. The LEDs are rated for 10,000 hours of light and the unit for three to five years. Our own team checks it on your service visits.

After the install

Every owner has an account in the Water Portal at app.acuario.io. Add-ons live on the same record as the system they protect, with the service history and the reminders.

Ready to add it?

Tell us which system you have and where your drinking tap is. We will confirm the fit and send you a quote.

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