Products &Technology

ITS™ Controls Bacteria

All innowave bottleless systems are available with the ITS™ In-Tank Sanitization feature thus offering an effective method to prevent the potential for biofilm (slime) buildup in the cold water storage tank. Ultraviolet technology also helps reduce any heterotrophic bacteria that may occur in drinking water.

Ultraviolet light works by disrupting the DNA structure of microorganisms like bacteria, leaving them unable to grow and multiply.  In other water coolers, stored water that is unchlorinated can create ideal conditions for the growth of biofilm, a slimy coating of bacteria that adheres to the tank surface.  While most experts consider heterotrophic bacteria harmless, it can create an unpleasant taste and smell in your drinking water.

Heterotrophic Bacteria and Chlorine

Most experts agree that the use of chlorine in public drinking water was one of the greatest advancements in public health during the twentieth century.  The disadvantage of chlorine is that it creates a bad taste and smell in drinking water, so many consumers utilize carbon filtration or other water treatment methods to take it out.  Unfortunately, this creates a new set of problems.  Many consumers don’t realize that unchlorinated water can be a prime breeding ground for bacteria, much like an unchlorinated swimming pool.  Whether unchlorinated water is stored in a bottle or in a water cooler, bacteria can quickly grow and multiply.  It may even create a biofilm, or slimy coating around the storage container.  While in most cases this bacteria isn’t disease causing, it’s still not pleasant knowing that you’re paying money for bottled water or for a filter cooler where bacteria is growing.  To control this bacteria growth, bottled water coolers and filter coolers should be sanitized with a chlorine solution on a regular basis or should utilize a water treatment technology that eliminates the need for periodic cooler sanitizing.

 

Ultraviolet Technology

Today, new technology exists to control the growth of bacteria in stored drinking water.  innowave bottleless systems utilize advancements in ultraviolet technology to control the growth of heterotrophic bacteria and biofilm.  An ultraviolet light, placed inside a reflective, stainless steel cold water reservoir, emits ultraviolet rays that destroy the cell structure of bacteria.  This prevents the formation of biofilm and heterotrophic bacteria in the stored, unchlorinated drinking water.

innowave’s patented In-Tank UV technology harnesses the power of UV light for water purification by featuring a UV lamp placed in the very center of the cold tank.  The design of each water tank and UV lamp specification are matched and tested to provide the highest water sanitization levels possible.

UV light destroys the growth of bacteria by destroying its DNA core, thus rendering it incapable of reproducing. The ultraviolet lamp within Waterlogic UV systems operates at a frequency of 253.7 nm, which is proven to be the most effective wavelength against bacteria.

All bacteria and viruses are destroyed by UV light, though some more easily than others. innowave UV technology is effective against all bacteria, including the more resistant pathogens, E. Coli, Legionella, Salmonella, Hepatitis, and the Poliovirus, to name just a few.

Research has confirmed that UV light is extremely effective against cryptosporidium. Unique to innowave’s range of water dispensers is the patented Automatic Purification Monitoring System (APMS) on select models. The APMS monitors the effectiveness of the UV light and will trigger an alarm should the lamp be defective. The unit will also stop the supply of water until the faulty lamp has been replaced, thus guaranteeing the purity of water at all times. innowave technology has been tested to NSF/ANSI standards. The innowave UVF water treatment system has been awarded with NSF/ANSI 55B, a certification of drinking water purification using ultraviolet light.