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UV Benefits for Bathing

Apollo Corporation has developed a patented, FDA approved method of killing infectious microorganisms during the bath. This system holds many advantages over air spas and other types of bathing systems. Our Remedy® UV water purification system offers the best way to keep bathwater safe, clean and chemical free.

How Remedy can help:

  • Apollo’s Remedy water purification system continuously circulates contaminated water past two UV-C light bulbs killing the all exposed DNA.
  • Regardless of whether a bathing system was cleaned and disinfected between baths, bacteria levels during the bath increase by up to 500,000%. Remedy reduces bacteria levels in bath water (during the bath) by up to 90%.
  • Remedy is safely housed within the plumbing of the system. No one is exposed to any UV radiation, nor does Remedy irradiate the water.
  • Bulb life is approximately five years (at ten baths per day).
  • Chemical disinfectants are not effective against all organisms. UV-C is effective against all harmful pathogens.
  • When used properly in water purification systems, UV-C can destroy up to 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, molds, algae and other microorganisms in the water supply.
  • Using Remedy can dramatically decrease the occurrence of infections in residents.

Benefits for Care Facilities:

  • Fewer infections means less time invested in treatment, documentation, hospitalization and other activities that take attention away from resident care.
  • Preventing even one infection per month with Remedy results in an annual time savings of approximately 300 staff hours.
  • Time savings in the first year alone can more than pay for the initial investment in our powerful UV disinfection system.
  • Remedy turns on automatically when the whirlpool motor starts, effectively purifying the bath water.
  • Remedy has no moving parts, so it is extremely easy to maintain. Replacing a bulb takes only five minutes.
  • Remedy only requires disinfection at the end of the bath day. This greatly reduces the use of harmful and environmentally unfriendly quaternary disinfectants.
  • Ultraviolet disinfection eliminates the need to use costly and environmentally unfriendly chemicals such as chlorine, bromine and Ozone.
  • Hundreds of gallons of water can be purified for much less than other means of bathing water disinfection.
  • Low power consumption.

Benefits for Residents:

  • Lowering exposure to harmful pathogens decreases chances of nosocomial infections such as urinary and respiratory infections by 50% and 35% respectively.
  • Helps reduce bacteria levels in source water which can often contain Legionella.
  • Remedy can kill up to 95% of the bacteria that get released into the water during the bath.
  • UV-C effectively kills harmful pathogens that may be resistant to antibiotics, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
  • UV-C has been proven to kill germs that cause influenza, strep throat, colds staph infections and tuberculois.
Remedy UV water purification system offers a way to keep bathwater safe, clean and chemical free; contact us today about purchasing a Bath System featuring Remedy.
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