Summer will be here before you know it, so it is time to think about stocking up on the supplies you will need to keep your swimming pool clean and ready for swimming. If you are like most people, that means stocking up on chlorine and the chemicals you need to not only keep the water clean, but also keep it in balance and it make it safe for your family to play in.
While your family may love to swim, if one of them is sensitive to chlorine, it can irritate their skin and make it itchy. Dealing with the irritation can turn a fun day into a frustrating one for the sufferer. However, you can stop adding chlorine to your pool by using a swimming pool ionizer to clean it.
What Is a Swimming Pool Ionizer?
An ionizer is a way to sanitize the water in a swimming pool. It releases copper and silver ions into the water that will help get rid of any bacteria, algae and viruses in it. When you use an ionizer, you may not need to use as much chlorine in the water, if any at all. You can also eliminate the need for other swimming pool chemicals because an ionizer is pH neutral.
How Does an Ionizer Kill Bacteria?
Using a low voltage charge, the ionizer control box sends out a signal to release copper or copper and silver ions into the water. Since bacteria are negatively charged, they are attracted to the ions. As the charge of the ions penetrates the bacteria cells, the bacteria is killed. After the bacteria dies, it is then filtered out of the water to make it safe for swimming.
Benefits of Ionization
A swimming pool ionizer works so well that it exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for drinking water. When you’re swimming in it, you don’t have to worry about the chlorine drying out your skin, your swimming suit will not fade and your pool doesn’t need as much maintenance using an ionizer as it does when you use chlorine and other chemicals to clean the pool.
Makes Swimming Safer
When you use a swimming pool ionizer instead of chlorine to keep your pool free from algae, bacteria and viruses, you help to protect yourself and your family. Along with being an irritant to skin and eyes, chlorine has been linked to cancer. It can also be toxic to your lungs if you accidentally swallow pool water or if you breath it in when treating your pool.
Installing an ionizer helps keep pool water clean and it saves money for you in the end. An ionizer provides clean, safe water in which your family can play and have fun in all summer.
