VIQUA S8Q-PA UV Water Filter Bulb Replacement And Glass Sleeve Cleaning
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- VIQUA S8Q-PA UV Water Filter Bulb Replacement And Glass Sleeve Cleaning
Episode 55
In this video I show how to replace the UV bulb and clean the glass sleeve on a Viqua S8Q-PA. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks for the video, everything looks simple and practical. The only thing I've seen differently is most manufacturers recommend not touching the quartz sleeve with bare hands as the oil can impede the UV rays, just an FYI. If you're only handling the ends, probably won't make a big difference.
Oh wow. I hadn't heard about wearing gloves when touching the sleeve. Thanks for the heads up.
Hi!, I'm back a year later watching this again. Wonderful videos! :)
🙂 It's always good to hear that a video is helpful and continues to be helpful. Thank you for commenting. 👍😉
Great video! However, one crucial thing that I did wrong isn't clearly shown: Make sure to also put back the top o-ring when you've re-inserted the glass sleeve, or else it leaks like mad.
Great video! I use a wood dowel inserted down through the uv unit to guide the glass sleeve down in to the UV unit so i don't have to fumble with my fingers.
Good idea. 👍🙂
This video save me $100 for a service call. Thanks for posting it.
That's really good to hear. Thanks for letting me know.
Never be shy in putting isolation valves on plumbing...nice work
Yeah, tried to cover all the bases. My friend helped me with it so he gets most of the credit. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you very much for taking the time to show us how to do this.
You are very welcome
You are a lifesaver! I have been dreading do this job and it's now well overdue. I think I now know how to proceed thanks to you.
Glad to hear that the video was helpful. 👍🙂
Great video, thanks so much. I’ll be able to replace this myself now. Somehow when it was installed or at some point after, the spring disappeared.
Glad the video helped. Good luck!
My exact system which has 60 days left on it. Thanks. Very informative.
Good to hear that the video was helpful. Have a good one!
Thanks!
Thanks for the reminder, I watch your video once a year or so haha
Me too. 😆
@@AlmostHomestead 😆 now that's funny!
Sadly, found my replacement bulb to be defective, so I had to put the old one back and I'll have to order another.
Plus it reminded me to move the body of my unit lower, I don't quite have enough room to lift the lamp out because of the way the installer originally mounted it. Figures they didn't think of that when they mounted it haha
I never knew they had a UV filter for homes. I Helped build a few little landscape ponds when I took a few classes for it. We put UV filters on the ponds to kill Algae and Bacteria. Guess It is for the same thing in homes?
My Slice Of Heaven Outdoors I found about them when talking to a neighbor who had installed a few in places up here. The description for the filter says that it removes waterborne contaminants including bacteria and microorganisms. The one we bought was pricey but we haven’t had any issues with getting sick or anything so that’s good.
Super easy and explained very well! Ty!
Good to hear! Thank you. 👍
interesting...you all have a great week-end
Thank you Jody. You too.
Thank you thank you... God bless you
Thank you sire!!! 😀
Your welcome. 👍😁
Very thorough video.👍 We don't have a system like that yet, but I think we will if we get a well, or have our water harvesting system set up. Great information though.
Green Dream Project Thank you for checking out the video and commenting.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This video was exactly what I needed to help me do both the sleeve and the light. IT WAS PERFECT!!! :)
Thats good to hear. Thanks for commenting. 👍
Thanks a lot it was very helpful 👍
Good to hear. Thank you for leaving a comment.
Amazon Links to the Filter System and the Replacement Bulb are in the video description.
How much will come out of you have it on??? I have the replace light bulb 💡. Why did you clean the old one? The water in the aluminum container doesn’t touch the light right? If so, why do you need to turn off the water?
Why is my system light blinking
Great video , thanks man
Very informative ... very helpful ... and very well done ... 👍👍
Thank you ...
Glad it was helpful!
My BA-ICE-S UV controller keeps beeping even though the lamp has been replaced, what do you think is the cause?
You have to reset the controller. Towards the end of the video at about 7:22 I explain how to do it. Hopefully that helps. 👍🙂
@@AlmostHomestead has been reset appears rSet and the number 365 but only briefly and immediately beeps and nothing appears
Thanks for the excellent video. Very helpful. Can you explain your extra water filters and how to add to existing set up. Where did you get those filters? Love your multiple cut off valves too. Great job.
Hey thanks. The extra filter was gifted to me. I will be switching to a Big Blue Water Filter with a prefiltero to catch any bigger stuff. The little white filter clogs up with sentiment quicker than I'd like. I will still go through the UV filter after the big blue. The big blue is supposed to last a lot longer. Several companies sell them. Just check on Google. Hope that helped.
Thanks so much! Question: is it normal for the bulb to be wet while it's in the chamber?
No, the quartz sleeve seals keep the bulb side out of the pressurized water side.
Did I miss the bit where you screwed the top sleeve nut on? Nice Video...
Haha! Looks like I forgot to mention the screw top going back on before installing new bulb. 👍
@@AlmostHomestead its the same as the bottom one? I ask cause I have a customer with the same unit - they broke the sleeve and I'm helping them replace.
No idea how I missed this one! Anyways, our place came with a very similar UV system, so this at least gives me an idea of what I'll need to do next year when the bulb needs replacing. - D -
Dans Bois Homestead Oh cool, so far so good using it with pre-filters.
hey almost homestead, i know it's been a couple years since you posted this video but just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to film it. man i gotta tell ya, sometimes i cringe at all the new tech (twitter etc.) but boy could i have used google & youtube when i was a kid:))) i watched a couple other videos on this as well...i like to watch a few in case there's any new pointers. i was so freaked out about that quartz sleeve cuz another guy said it's smart to have an extra one on hand because if you break it, you're pretty much without water til you get another one (i guess unless you're setup for a bypass). for some reason i also thought you weren't supposed to touch the tube. you shoulda seen me, i've got gloves, paper towels, 2 bathtubs, 2 pitchers, 2 buckets full of water. wiped down outside of tube with vinegar, i had a couple corks laying around so i filled entire tube with white vinegar, corked em & put it one of the bathtubs. let it soak for an hour, then moved tube to the other bathtub (you know, fresher water:))). my utility room is a nightmare, absolutely packed, unit is mounted high behind other softeners & such so i'm teetered on a sketchy step stool ladder job just knowing, KNowing that i'm gonna break that tube. anyway blah blah blah, guess this is what happens when you're self diagnosed with OCD. good news is that hey, i didn't break the tube, got it crystal clear with my cleaning, got the bulb in without touching or breaking, no leaks! 5 minutes after success i got on amazon & ordered 2 bulbs & an extra quartz tube...so you know what that means, next year i'm gonna get cocky, rush thru the job, break the tube AND the bulb...and not care one little bit:)))
sorry for the novel, i guess i just wanted to say that every time someone like you takes the time to do something like this to help us, it's amazing to think about all the stories that you'll never hear that were directly related to you changing your UV bulb on film:))) thanks again man, i am now going to watch some more of you vids.
Haha! I love it. Thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad that it worked out. I have an extra sleeve but only because I ordered it on accident thinking that I ordered a bulb. I suppose it's good to have an extra though. This last time I changed the bulb I broke the ceramic piece on one end that holds the connector pins to the bulb connector. I ended up fixing it with Bondic UV glue. I couldn't believe that I fixed it. Anyway, thank you for sharing. It's always good to know that the video helped someone. I know I appreciate when I find a helpful video. CZcams is amazing for quick help and answers. Take care!
@@AlmostHomestead wow, thanks for the reply Almost, yeah i'm kinda glad you've got that tube just in case. for me personally it's not so much the cost of the stuff, it's just i live in the middle of nowhere, and it's not like you can just find these at the store, so if & when i break something i like to have backup. i put this off for weeks & now that i'm done...i kinda wanna do it again:) i think i hear saws in the background of your video, music to my ears!
hey Almost, sorry for another question, i hope you get notified, i'll keep it quick instead of my novels. after i got done with bulb & quartz tube i noticed a label that i guess i didn't read really close the first time. my dad did the service last year & he put a label that said "replaced bulb & cleaned sight glass on ( a date)", he's outa range in alaska right now so i can't ask him. what i don't know is if he just called the quartz tube a 'sight glass' or if there indeed is a sight glass maybe in one of those sensors that plugs into the bulb cylinder unit. i know you're not a mind reader but is there anything like that that you know of?
ps - wow, guess i can't keep it short & simple...another novel:)))
Good job.
Tx a lot
Most welcome
Should demonstrate the beginning as well , shut off water and turn on water tap or else will be perfect -- thank you !
good
Thank you Walter
I noticed a white plastic ring on your new bulb. When I took my old bulb out, there wasn't one of these on the bulb. My new bulb, though, does have one of these rings. I was concerned that this plastic ring might melt or burn on the bulb so I cut it off before inserting the new bulb. What are your thoughts about this? Thanks for a great video.
I haven't had an issue with the white plastic ring melting or anything. I thoiught it was there to act as a seal or to support the rubber O ring.
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I'm going to have to look in to one of these! Is it replaced due to time only and not volume used? Like some of your other commenters, had no clue they made them for the home.
Stoney Creek Heritage Farm Yes, they are good for one year of continual use... “Due to the nature of UV lamps, over time, the production of germicidal UV-C drops off and it becomes less effective at deactivating organisms in the water”. Thanks for checking out the video.
That's pretty easy to maintain. How much power does it use?
Oak Knob Farm I have no idea what it’s costing me to power it but...120 volts and 39 Watts.
39 watts isn't too bad - same as a small incandescent bulb. 39/1000th of a kilowatt x 24 hrs = .936 kw/H per day if it's running continuously. We pay about $.15 a kwH here, so about $52 a year roughly.
We have this system, and when I pulled the bulb out, I found the tube had broken.
The new bulb had gotten wet.
Where to go from here.
Oh no! I'm not sure. You would think that if the protective glass tube around the bulb wasn't seated correctly you would have seen the unit leaking water. But maybe not. You might need to contact the manufacturer.
You need a new sleeve - replacement is the same as this video. Get all the broken quartz out before installing the new sleeve....
Hi, What do you think of the replacement bulbs that are not made by Viqua but are a little cheaper? Thanks.
I didn't know that there were off brand bulbs. I'll have to look into it. Thanks!
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Thank you so much!
Almost Homestead your welcome I would really appreciate it if you check out my channel it has some cool videos!
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I just replaced my lamp but when I turn water back on, the water is leaking out the bottom of the lamp casing. I did replace the O-rings too. Didn't see any cracks in the quartz sleeve. Any ideas?
Sorry, I was half asleep when I wrote my first reply. If you replaced the O Rings on the glass tube and the bulb, I’m not sure what else it could be.
You may need to apply some silicone GREASE (different from ordinary silicone) around the O ring before sliding it back over the glass tube. May also want to use the new O rings supplied with the replacement UV lamp.
Hi! I want to know if I can use the lamp S36RL for this UV water system?? Thanks!!
So sorry that i didn't see your comment when you posted it. I'm not sure about that bulb. I think you will have to research and see. The S8Q-PA takes this one...Lamp (S810RL)
I have a Viqua s810rl I would like some help I changed the lamp one month ago and my water filter also now I have a beeping and it says. A3 when I changed all it did say 365 how do I fix this A3 matter if u please help me
I had that problem once also. Here is a link to the reset instructions. www.uvo3.co.uk/how-to-reset-an-r-cansterilight-ballast/
A3 is Viqua's code indicating you need to change the bulb. It is only prompted by the counter going to zero. Since you just changed the bulb you just need to reset the counter- do exactly what he did at the end of the bulb change- hold down the button while you plug it back in.
What was the total cost (itemized) to purchase and install your Viqua water system?
Christina Elliott The Viqua system that we purchased was about $400. I think there are smaller les expensive models also. The pre filter and hot water tank were given to me. I think I paid my contractor friend around $400 to help me set it all up.
@@AlmostHomestead Thanks for the reply. This information helps with planning. Thanks.
Christina Elliott Great! Glad I could help.
I can t do that sorry but canot do it ////
Sorry to hear that.
Wear gloves