Chlorine is Not the Only Way to a Sanitary Pool

Many people do not like the toxicity and odor of water treated with chlorine and prefer other methods to keep their pool safe.   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

Chlorine is created by a salt generator that transforms a tiny bit of added salt in the pool.  Chlorine need not be routinely added.  A treatment with chlorine of other oxidizing chemical will be needed if the pool becomes contaminated. The pool water needs to be checked regularly because with salt generators the ph tends to get high. It can be lowered with muriatic acid.

Bromine is nice for tender skin and has no bad smell but it is more pricey than chlorine. It also needs to be added more often because it burns off quickly in sunlight.    Chlorine becomes deactivated when it mixes with harmful contaminants where as bromine continues to work.

Ozone

An active form or oxygen, ozone, reacts with pollutants.  Like chlorine, ozone gas, when dissolved in water, combines with impurities and oxidizes them.  It also makes them join together so they are easily extracted from filters.   Chlorine use can be reduced by 60% to 90%.

Copper and Silver

That copper kills algae and silver kills bacteria and viruses is well known.   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.

They also make the bacteria and algae clump together so they are easier to remove from the filter.   A systematic shock of chlorine tabletsor a non-chlorine oxidizer will be needed but routine chlorine usage will be greatly reduced.

Summary

Many people are tired of continually fighting algae, swimming on a regular basis in harsh chemicals, and paying for the amount of swimming pool chemicals needed to keep the swimming pool clean so they turn to alternate pool sanitizers. The options are there and a web search will help you find more detailed information if you want to find out more.