Follow Up
One thing I forgot to mention in operating a UV system on a seasonal basis. is that you need to disenfect your house plumbing downstream of the UV unit. I ususally open at ice out so we can fish. While my buddy gets the boat and gear ready I hook up the pump. Before I put in any filters I run 1 gallon of bleach into the piping by filling the filter cannisters with bleach, then turning on faucets until I smell the bleach. I leave this highly clorinated water in the pipes for 2-4 hours while we hopfully catch some salmon. Then I flush it out into buckets (will kill good bacteria in your septic if you flush it). The buckets gas off in 2 days and can be dumped safely.
You are doing this because you left connections open in the fall where bacteria could enter the system and grow. The UV unit only kills bacteria in the water that passes through the unit. This is a good practice for any house plumbing system used on a seasonal basis. Even one connected to city water but drained in winter.
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