I also installed a UV system when I reach my early 70s. Lugging 5 gallon jugs from home got old and to difficult fo an old man. Been using my Viqua system (5 micron sediment filter, 25 micron carbon filter, and UV tube) for 3 yrs without any issues. (Also installed a deep well pump in the lake and so nice not to have to go thru the pump priming process.)
One of the things people need to know/remember is that a UV system doesn't kill bacteria, it essentially sterilizes them so that they will not reproduce in your body. It is this reproduction of the bacteria that makes you sick.
This is also why it is a good idea decontaminate your piping system (chlorine bleach) at start up of a UV system. If you miss a pipe run, existing bacteria can multiply and back contaminant the water pipes.
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