UV-C & safety

UV-C LED light is most dangerous if in direct contact with your skin or eyes. It will have little impact if activated in your general vicinity. Most studies around UV-C, only report temporary damage from prolonged contact, so exposure to the LARQ Pitcher should not have any longer-term impacts. Furthermore, the plastic does block the UV from escaping the pitcher, the light you are seeing is simply it reemitting the visible light, which is not harmful if you are looking at the pitcher or if you are standing near the pitcher. Also, the PureVis wand is located next to the drain hole, so the water will be exposed to the UV-C LED technology as it enters the base of the LARQ Pitcher. 

As far as plastic degradation, it's possible for some plastics to release chemicals due to UV exposure, however, the plastics we selected when sourcing materials for the LARQ Pitcher are not known to behave this way. Therefore, we do not anticipate plastic degradation due to UV-C LED exposure. 

The PureVis wand contains a sensor that activates the UV-C mode when the pitcher is filled with water. Washing/handling the wand can also trip the sensor. In these cases, we recommend just tapping the lambda button once to turn the UV-C cycle off. If you happen to have the LARQ App for iPhone, you can also lock the wand by going into Settings>Advanced>Lock Mode.