ozone

[waterbear]

Well said! Perhaps you might want to consider putting this info into a FAQ and 'sticking' it in the forum. It is info anyone putting in a pool or spa should have. Ozone seems to be getting a hard sell these days. I had 2 different builders include ozone systems in their quotes when I was first shopping for my pool/spa a few years back! If I had not had personal experience in using ozone in fish tanks I might have made a mistake and put one in becasue they DO look good on paper!

[PoolDoc]

Well said! Perhaps you might want to consider putting this info into a FAQ and 'sticking' it in the forum. It is info anyone putting in a pool or spa should have.

Yeah, I plan to do so. But I was tired last night, and anyhow, these things read differently to me after a day or so. I want to edit it, before I stick it!

Ben

[kaybinster]

Another reason not to use ozone in your association pool is that many municipal codes require you to maintain an excess chlorine level, log that on a daily basis and be subject to code enforcement inspections. Tough to meet that requirement if you are not using chlorine!

[sharkey21]

(I'm probably stepping in it royally, but here's my $0.02):

I don't think anyone is suggesting you use ozone alone as the sanitizer. All
of the articles I read (even from the manufacturers) state you must always use
something else as a sanitizer (usually chlorine). The ozone is mainly touted
as a very effective oxidizer that complements your sanitizer.

To me, that's the main attraction of the ozone system - it breaks the chloramine
bond, which creates more available chlorine. That means I never have to shock,
I never have the chloramine smell, the red eyes, etc. It also means I can extend
the life of my SWG by turning down the duty cycle.

And the concern about making things more complicated and expensive - huh? What's
complicated about it? It runs when the pump's on, I test my water and see I don't
have to shock, and that's it. Maybe you're referring to using ozone alone as the
sanitizer - I agree, that would be challenging, but again, I don't think anyone's
suggesting that.

There are many articles describing the benefits of ozone systems in residential pools,
and they're not just from the ozone generator manufacturers. My advice to those
considering an ozone system - do your own research.

[fallbrk]

I had two display pools right next to each other one had a salt system and the other had a delzone ozone generator. We did have to add chlorine to the pool with the ozone generator but that pool looked like sparklets water it was so pristine compared to the pool with the salt system.

[Tredge]

I have a TrioPure (50,000 Gallon Model).
It does a combination of Ozone and Saltwater Chlorine Generation. Below is my experience with this device:

At first I had a horrible time calibrating the thing, mostly due to my own plumbing troubles....so it didnt create any Ozone and just chlorinated.

The amount of Chlroine it generates is low....and I had to shock regularly due to Algae problems.

Once I got the Ozone portion working it seemed to do much better and I was able to keep my pool at ~1ppm Chlorine with sparkling blue water. I do still need to shock occasionally due to Algae but thats largely due to my horribly pitted plaster pool.

I am in the middle of resurfacing the pool, so I have high hopes of having a nice low-chlorine pool this summer. I'll be sure to report my results.

The information above is correct, Ozone does Nothing to Algae.....which to me is a primary reason to keep chlorine levels high.
The Idea of the Triopure is to use the Ozone to quickly kill on contact the bad stuff that goes through the filter and let the chlorine do its job over time.

I'd be curious about others experience with Salt-water Chlorinators.....is it true that chlorine generated from salt is more "pure" or "concentrated" and therefore more effective than chlorine in a bottle?

BTW....swimmers were Very very happy with the low-chlorine salt pool...once I had it free of algae that is The difference was very noticeable.