Over the Christmas break, the Chambersburg YMCA drained our Walker Lap Pool to install a new Prozone Ozone Water Purification System. 

With this new system, harmful bacteria and algae are killed up to 3,000 times faster, while the amount of chlorine used in the pool is reduced by almost 90%.  In a regular pool run on chlorine, chemical reactions unrelated to disinfection create combined chlorines.  Combined chlorines are the major cause of eye irritation, odor, and other side effects of using chlorine.  By reducing the amount of chlorine used in the pool water, the new ozonator keeps the pool clear, odor free, and helps to  reduce skin and eye irritation caused by normal pool chemicals.

The addition of this system to our pool area will assist in keeping our maintenance costs down by using less chlorine, which can be corrosive to the pool.

Here are some useful facts to be mentioned when speaking of using ozone to clean pool water*:

• Ozone destroys viruses and bacteria such as e-coli and legionaries, and others.
• Ozone is over one thousand times faster acting than chlorine at oxidizing and destroying bather load in a swimming pool. This drastically reduces chlorine requirements.
• Decreased chemical usage – significant savings considering the cost of chlorine
• Better water clarity
• Reduction or total elimination of chloramines
• Reduction or total elimination of odors-particularly valuable in indoor pool environments
• Smoother water feel
• No red itching eyes normally caused by chloramines
• Very effective at destroying viruses and organisms
• pH neutral

We hope that you will come and take advantage of our newly filled and purified lap pool this winter.

For more information on the Prozone Ozone Water Purification System, please visit: http://www.prozoneint.com/

*Facts provided by http://blog.lifefacilities.com/swimming-pool-ozone-generators/

This entry was posted on Monday, January 10th, 2011 at 3:33 pm and is filed under Aquatics, Community Outreach, Family, Fitness, Membership, Wellness.