What I'd like to know is, what is it that prevents most pools from switching to ozone or UV? Is it much more expensive to maintain?
I don't know for sure, but I suspect that for most pools it is not the operating/maintenance costs, but the initial capital costs of changing systems. From what I've heard, a switch to ozone or UV requires a different filtration system, or at least some sort of significant retrofitting. In that case, a pool would either need to do some sort of fundraising or have substantial savings on the new maintenance costs to make the change financially viable.
However, my information is second hand. Does anyone know for sure? What sorts of changes are needed to go from chlorine to ozone or UV or otherwise?
What I'd like to know is, what is it that prevents most pools from switching to ozone or UV? Is it much more expensive to maintain?
I don't know for sure, but I suspect that for most pools it is not the operating/maintenance costs, but the initial capital costs of changing systems. From what I've heard, a switch to ozone or UV requires a different filtration system, or at least some sort of significant retrofitting. In that case, a pool would either need to do some sort of fundraising or have substantial savings on the new maintenance costs to make the change financially viable.
However, my information is second hand. Does anyone know for sure? What sorts of changes are needed to go from chlorine to ozone or UV or otherwise?
