August Holidays

Many people select other methods to keeping their pool clean because they don’t like the toxic nature and odor of water santised with chlorine.   On a regular basis it is not environmentally sensitive to use a lot of strong chemicals.  A non-chlorinated pool feels and tastes better to a lot of people.

Salt Generators

Salt generators convert a tiny bit of added salt in the pool into chlorine.   No chlorine needs to be habitually added.  If the pool becomes dirty a treatment with chlorine or other oxidizing chemical will be needed. With salt generators the ph tends to get high so it needs to be analyzed regularly. Decrease the ph with muriatic acid.

Bromine is more expensive than chlorine and needs to be added more often because it burns off quickly in sunlight but it is nice for sensitive skin and has no bad smell.    It continues to work after it has combined with harmful contaminants where as chlorine becomes deactivated.

Ozone

An active form or oxygen, ozone, reacts with pollutants.  When the ozone gas dissolves in water it combines with pollutants and oxidizes them the same way as chlorine.   It also makes them join together so they are easily extracted from filters.   This allows chlorine use to be decreased by 60% to 90%.

Copper and Silver

It is widely known that copper kills algae and silver kills bacteria and viruses.   They have long been used to clean water.   After ionization by a very small amount of electricity copper and silver react with the pollutants in the water destroying them.

For easier removal from the filter the bacteria and algae adhere together.  You will still need to regularly shock the pool with swimming pool chlorine or a non-chlorine oxidizer but regular chlorine usage will be greatly reduced.