Does anyone here swim in a pool with an ozonator or other Chlorine/bromine alternative? and if so, how do you like it?
pros cons?
I am trying to convince the YMCA I swim at (which is in the middle of re-doing much of the facility) to try an alternate disinfection system for their pool. I know it's a pipe dream, but I figured I'd try anyway so I'd like to know if anyone has any experience with these?
Thanks!
J.
OK,
You're the engineer responsible for the new pool system.
The management has received compaints about the pool chemical levels. The combined chlorine is too high and it burns people's eyes and lungs to some degree. Now, using chlorine as a disinfectant is a well known technology in the US, there are certified pool operator courses that cover the methods and technologies, there are pool water consultants in every small city in america. There are three spearate organizations that will train people how to keep pool chemicals in balance.
In spite of all this, the management has received complaints about the pool chemical levels.
Your proposed solution is to go with another technology. The technology is new in the U.S. The design engineers almost certianly have less experience designing these pools than they do regular chlorine pools. The new pools will require materials changes, certified pool operator course do not cover it as deeply, and local pool consultants probably know very little of how to keep these chemicals running properly. The new system will cost more to install.
If you're the system engineer responsible for this and you pick an alternative method for disinfection, I'd say you should lose your license :-)
To my mind a pool with bad chemical management is exactly the wrong pool to put an alternative disinfection system in. The ones that are on top of it and keep it well under control are the ones that can use it.
The Y as a training problem, the operators don't know enough to keep it in control. A different technology won't imporve the lack of training.
I hope you get you rozonated pool, honestly I do. But you have a tough row to hoe.
OK,
You're the engineer responsible for the new pool system.
The management has received compaints about the pool chemical levels. The combined chlorine is too high and it burns people's eyes and lungs to some degree. Now, using chlorine as a disinfectant is a well known technology in the US, there are certified pool operator courses that cover the methods and technologies, there are pool water consultants in every small city in america. There are three spearate organizations that will train people how to keep pool chemicals in balance.
In spite of all this, the management has received complaints about the pool chemical levels.
Your proposed solution is to go with another technology. The technology is new in the U.S. The design engineers almost certianly have less experience designing these pools than they do regular chlorine pools. The new pools will require materials changes, certified pool operator course do not cover it as deeply, and local pool consultants probably know very little of how to keep these chemicals running properly. The new system will cost more to install.
If you're the system engineer responsible for this and you pick an alternative method for disinfection, I'd say you should lose your license :-)
To my mind a pool with bad chemical management is exactly the wrong pool to put an alternative disinfection system in. The ones that are on top of it and keep it well under control are the ones that can use it.
The Y as a training problem, the operators don't know enough to keep it in control. A different technology won't imporve the lack of training.
I hope you get you rozonated pool, honestly I do. But you have a tough row to hoe.
