What are pool Ionizers?
What are pool Ionizers?
Ionizers are equipment for automatically treating pool water that replace, almost entirely, the need to use chlorine for cleaning. They are efficient in eliminating bacteria, fungi, viruses and algae in a much safer and healthier way as they reduce the need for chlorine, a chemical element that is very harmful to humans.
Only those who have a pool at home know the inconvenience and the impracticality of having to manually clean it every day with the use of chlorine. Imagine waking up in the morning and not having to worry about throwing chlorine in the pool. That may seems impossible but it is not, just use a pool ionizer.Ā
This equipment is fantastic, because it automatically takes care of all the disinfection of your pool, keeping the water pure, crystal clear, without smell or taste. In theory, it is like having a 24-hour team available to do this service for you, in practice it is easy to install, low consumption and high efficiency equipment.
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How does a pool ionizer work?Ā
The pool ionizer is an automatic water treatment equipment that emits a precise amount of copper ions in the water. These ions are responsible for eliminating bacteria, fungi, viruses and algae, in addition to creating a protective barrier so that these evils have much more difficulty to proliferate in your pool, even with the equipment off for a few hours. That way you keep the water in your pool free of disease-causing agents, without using chemical elements that are also the cause of many health problems.Ā
This is the same technology developed by the North American Space Agency, NASA, to treat the water of astronauts in the early days of the Apollo program, responsible for taking man to the moon. With the advancement of the manufacturing process, ionization has already become one of the most popular forms of water treatment in Europe, Asia and North America.Ā
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What are the advantages of the pool ionizer?
There are several advantages, but we can summarize them in two words:Ā Practicality and Security.Ā
Practical because it is an automatic system, installed, connected and ready, your pool will already begin cleaning, reducing up to 90% the need for manual work. It requires significantly less time taking care of your pool and much more time to actually enjoy it.
And the Ionizer is much safer as it almost completely eliminates the need to use chlorine,Ā which is a highly dangerous health pesticide. With ionizers you have fun in a pure, crystalline pool, with no smell or taste of chlorine. This makes it safer, healthier and treats your skin, your hair and your body in general.
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The economics of using a pool ionizer
Have you ever stopped to think about how much you spend daily, monthly and annually with chemical elements to treat your pool? In addition to being dangerous, these products like chlorine are not cheap and need to be used daily, which generates a high cost in the medium and long term.Ā
Ionizers are designed for a very low consumption of electricity, which ensures that even if you stay on for a good part of the day, the impact on the bill at the end of the month is negligible.Ā
In addition, the pool ionizer has a low maintenance cost and, at the same time, a very high treatment capacity. Using it correctly, an ionizer can last for years.Ā
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Is pool ionizer the same as ozonator?
No! They are completely different treatments with very particular results. While the ionizer works with ionization by copper particles, ozonation is the process that uses an ozone generator to carry out the process.Ā
So which is the most suitable? The answer is the ionizer, let's see why:Ā
Automation:
In general, ozonators do not have smart timers, you need to turn the equipment on and off without programming.
Safety:
Although it is much safer for our health than chlorine, the ozonation process can still cause skin irritation and other inconveniences.
Efficiency:
Ozonation is not as effective in treating water, ionizers are more powerful to perform the task of purifying the pool water.
But, the main difference is related to the post-use protection of the equipment. While the ionizer keeps the pool free of malicious agents through the ions that remain in the water, the ozonator only keeps your pool clean while it is on, from the moment it is off, your pool will begin to suffer from all the ills we have already listed above.Ā
In this way, we can conclude that the pool ionizer is today the most efficient, modern, practical and powerful way to do water treatment for swimming pools. Do the math, read more about chlorine and come to that same conclusion. if you have a poolā¦you urgently need an ionizer.