Ultraviolet light for sump water treatment

Abstract

A sump sanitizing system is provided including a UV energy source within a sump tank. The UV energy source may be a light bulb or tube that is submersed in the collected groundwater water within the sump tank. The light bulb or tube may be self contained and waterproof, and may utilized light emitting diodes (LED), or other functional similar UV producing mechanism. For new sump installations the system may be integrated within the other operational components and controls utilized for water removal. For aftermarket installations, a UV source may be fixed to or mounted within an existing sump tank in a manner so as to not interfere with the systems other operations. An electrical power supply may be in communication with the UV source. Power may be communicated in a constant manner, or controlled for intermittent operation with a timer or other type of controller.

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