Coral UV 2: One UV Sanitizer for all your household items

Coral UV ii is a new all-purpose UV sanitizer currently on sale via Kickstarter. The COVID-nineteen pandemic is withal raging and one good matter to come out of information technology is the importance of frequent paw washing. But what most all the things that we bear upon and collaborate with all the time? This is where the new Coral UV two sanitizer comes into play.

This new all-purpose UV sanitizer tin can sanitize and dry items at the same time. It also uses filtered HEPA air for drying and keeping the items ready for apply via a sanitize and shop mode.

As we all starting time getting vaccines and slowly emerge from the shadow of the pandemic I hope that people nonetheless do good hygiene habits. The Coral UV 2 should assist practise that without any liquids or chemicals. I do believe that UV sanitizers of various shapes and sizes to become more mainstream in the coming future.

Let'due south dive into the full review of the Coral UV two sanitizer to see how it performs in daily apply.

Coral UV 2 Blueprint and Hardware Impressions

Upon removing the Coral UV two from the generic box there are a few interesting things to note. Kickoff is the size of the unit of measurement, which is similar to a Japanese rice cooker. The second thing is the attending to detail in terms of the overall construction of the unit.

The entire unit is white except the tiptop which is a nice matte black surface. The top of the unit of measurement has a clear window to let visibility and acts equally a vent when using the drying cycle. In addition to this, the four buttons to control the unit are as well in the pinnacle panel.

On the front face is a circular push button that pops the elevation of the unit open. To close it you but demand to push information technology down. There is a Coral UV logo in the top left corner. The two sides are devoid of any markings or controls.

And the dorsum of the unit has a grille with a HEPA filter that allows the moisture to escape when the unit is used for drying along with sanitizing. In that location is a pocket-sized button or filter lock that allows the release of the grille to replace the HEPA filter.

The inside sleeping accommodation is fairly large – x.v in 10 viii.25 in x 7 in deep and should be able to adapt some fairly decent size objects. Alternatively, you tin can sanitize quite a few small size items simultaneously in one cycle also.

Another small but important feature is the inclusive wire basket that rests on the top track where y'all can put in smaller size items. These can be keys, confront masks, sunglasses, or even your smartphone. The other larger objects tin go underneath the wire basket in the main sleeping room.

The bottom of the unit has really dainty tacky C-shape bumpers to help stabilize the Coral UV 2. And in a customary way, the regulatory and unit data is on the bottom of the unit of measurement.

Once the hat is open up y'all tin see the six UV-C lamps and too half-dozen sets of grille slits to let for venting. The entire inside of the unit of measurement has a prissy stainless steel finish. The sleeping room lesser has a ridge surface to allow propping upward the item being sanitized and also to hands grip information technology for removal one time the bike is complete.

One thing to keep in mind is that since this is a fairly large size UV sanitizing device, it weighs about 8 pounds. Then this is something to continue in mind if you lot decide to take it along on a route trip if you plan to sterilize items (feeding bottles, toys, etc.) for actually young children.

In summary, this is a device that is congenital pretty well and uses skilful quality materials for structure. Along with the good build quality what impressed me is the corporeality of attention Coral paid to the little details. All of this difficult work definitely paid off equally the Coral UV two recently received the prestigious 2021 Red Dot Award.

Using the Coral UV 2 on a daily basis

One of the perks of being a reviewer for a tech website is that I get to keep trying out new gadgets. But then arises the upshot of figuring out how to test the new gadgets in everyday life. Since there are no young children in the house this was going to be a bit tricky with this device. I am talking about testing the drying cycle which is quite long and predominantly for feeding bottles for young infants. This is confirmed by the user manual, which shows pictures of feeding bottles for this particular aspect of the Coral UV 2.

Operating the unit is quite easy. One time the cablevision is plugged into the power outlet, pressing the power push allows the operation of the unit of measurement. There is a confirmatory audible chime along with flashing LEDs on the three office buttons. The power button LED stays solid.

The commencement button next to the power button is Sanitize+Dry. Pressing this push button results in a 10-minute sanitizing bicycle with a drying bicycle for a fixed amount of time. Y'all tin choose drying time in increments of x minutes starting with xxx minutes. So there are iv possible cycles – 40, 50, 60, and seventy minutes total. Each of these four cycles has a x minute UV sanitizing fourth dimension.

Next is using the Sanitize only push for items that can't be done. You tin can cull from 10, 15, and 20-minute sanitizing cycles. The last option is the 24-hour storage bicycle. This setting has a 50-minute sanitize+dry out cycle followed by a ii-minute sanitize-only cycle every 2 hours for the side by side 24 hours. This is primarily to shop and keep feeding bottles sanitized and ready to use.

You practise need to go on pressing the desired function button until you encounter the cycle time flashing on the elevation control console. Once the timer stops blinking the cycle will start for the specified duration. When the cycle is consummate the control panel lights go off. So you need to press the power button to apply the unit once more.

Only like any other sanitizer you need to ensure that parts are spaced autonomously well to allow UV light to penetrate or affect the entire surface of the object(s). Ideally, you want to drain excess water from the items for efficient drying. And you desire the openings to exist facing towards the pinnacle where the UV-C lamps are located. Last but not least for actually large items, flip them and run the sanitizing cycle again for best results.

Coral UV ii has 12 mW per LED light and these lamps tin can last up to 30,000 cycles. This means that yous should be able to get quite a few years of use from the unit.