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Aug
5

3 Great Chlorine Alternatives

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Every swimming pool needs to be clean for the sanitation reasons and the most popular sanitizing agent is chlorine. Although chlorine works great to kill bacteria, it has its drawbacks too. If you’re not too keen on using chlorine for your pool, take a look at some of the chlorine alternatives to see which works for you.

  1. Bromine – Bromine is often used in spas because of its ability to withstand high temperatures. It can also function properly at high pH levels. Pool owners can add bromine to pool water with a brominator or dispenser.
  2. Persulphates – Effective in killing bacteria and eliminating other invisible debris, persulphates break down small particles in the water until they are no longer visible to the naked eye, allowing them to be caught by pool filtering systems. Perlsulphates come in sachet and tablet forms which are easily added to the water.
  3. Natural Minerals – Minerals like silver, zinc, copper, palladium and carbon are great for eliminating bacteria and algae in the water. Natural minerals are added to pool water with the use of an ionizer and can be used separately or together in specially designed packs.

If you’re looking for chlorine alternatives that are gentler on the eyes, skin and hair, take a look at Backyard Ocean’s selection of pool chemicals and see which one you can use.

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Jun
9

Effects of Chlorine in Swimming Pools

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Chlorine is an common and important pool chemical. It keeps your pool healthy by ridding it of microorganisms that lower the integrity of pool water. However, since it is a chemical, it has some particular effects. While not necessarily bad for you, here are some things to watch out for when using Chlorine as your water treating agent:

Chlorine Shock and Chloramines - Chlorine shock happens when swimmers come into contact with pool water that has been very recently treated with the chemical, or when too much is used. When this happens, Chloramines form and can cause minor burns or eye, nose and throat irritation. If present in poorly ventilated areas, regular swimmers may experience lung problems.

Greening Hair - When swimming in a chlorinated pool that has oxidized metals, blond hair follicles tends to absorb the metals. Because of this absorption the blond hair turns greenish, a silly side-effect of chlorinating pool water.

Heals Wounds - As a chlorine has anti-bacterial properties, it can be used to expedite the healing of wounds. Killing the bacteria in the open wound, the chlorine in water can helps stave off infection and quicken the healing natural properties of our bodies.

Whether chlorine is good for you or not depends on whether or not you use it correctly. Backyard Ocean emphasizes waiting the allotted time before diving in, keeping chlorine stored safely, and only using it in well-ventilated areas. If your pool can’t be treated with chlorine following proper safety regulations, there are many other chlorine alternatives on the market that work just as well or better.

 

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