I am looking into launching a "GREEN SOLUTIONS" division to my company. I would like to hear from other pool/spa care companies about their green solutions. Are there reliable solar pump manufacturers? Supplemental sanitizers to lower chlorine, copper/silver, UV, ozone? I know this has been discussed here before, but I'd like to hear from people that are doing this, or have tried and why it did not work. I feel as many of you that this is NOT a fad, this will not go away, and our industry is not the best thing for our environment. I would like to get on board with making a positive change and any advise is welcome, positive or negative, thanks!
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Hi Jason,
A Natural Swimming Pool (NSP) is definitely a chemical-free, "green solution" for you. Please take a look at our "Group" postings at the following PoolGeniusNetwork.com webpage.
http://www.poolgeniusnetwork.com/group/natural-swimming-pools-using...
The public swimming pool being built in Minneapolis can be found at this link with contact information.
http://www.poolgeniusnetwork.com/group/natural-swimming-pools-using...
Also, there is a "Training Program" available for becoming a BioNova Natural Swimming Pool Partner:
http://www.poolgeniusnetwork.com/group/natural-swimming-pools-using...
Natural Swimming Pools have been in Europe for about two decades and are very popular as chemically-free pools.
Here is some general information about Natural Swimming Pools:
Natural swimming pools (NSPs) eliminate these chemically-associated injuries by providing a chemical-free, sustainable alternative pool choice. Natural swimming pools are wetland eco-system swimming pools which are healthy for swimmers and beneficial to the environment. This wetland eco-system clarifies and purifies the water by use of aquatic plants and beneficial micro-organisms. European swimmers have enjoyed the chemical-free advantages of natural swimming pools for over a decade. Now, North American swimmers have another choice—the choice to swim in healthy, chemical-free, clean, natural water.
Natural swimming pools were first introduced as “garden ponds’ in Austria during the 1970s.At the time, they were advocated as garden ponds because they were a way for nature lovers to seamlessly integrate a recreational swimming pond into the landscape. The first natural swimming pools originated in the early 1980’s in Austria, where they were labeled as Schwimmteiche, or swimming ponds. These early natural swimming pools were fairly simple and incorporated few of the technological innovations used today. However, the pioneers of these Schwimmteicheunderstood the biological principles behind water purification and they used this knowledge to mimic and recreate natural processes in their own designs. In 1984, Werner and Tatjana Gamerith were awarded the Konrad Lorenz Prize for Environmental Protection for the connection between Art and Ecology established by their work with natural swimming pools. By the late 80’s the market for residential natural swimming pools had spread into Germany and then into Switzerland, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
In 1990 the first public natural swimming pool was constructed in Herzogsdorf, Austria by Gerhard Brandlmeier, the founder of BioNova. This original public natural swimming pool is still in use today. The year 1998 marked the first public natural swimming pool in Germany which was planned and installed by Rainer Grafinger, who is Gerhard Brandlmeier’s protégée. Grafinger is the current head of BioNova. Natural swimming pools became increasingly popular throughout Europe as new public and private natural swimming pools were built every year.
Today, over 20,000 natural swimming pools have been built in Europe.There are now over 100 public natural swimming pools in Germany alone, more than 40 of which were planned and project managed by BioNova. With pool patrons numbering in the thousands on summer days, the natural swimming pool concept and technology has more than proven its functionality and viability.
As more people gain appreciation for the clean, natural water and the environmental sustainability of natural swimming pools they continue to gain popularity throughout the world. BioNova now has 88 partner firms in 28 different countries globally. In addition to the more than 20,000 natural swimming pools which have been built in Europe, the natural swimming pool market has also spread to countries such as Australia, Canada, North America, Africa, India and Asia. In terms of private pools, natural swimming pools now make up about 20% of new construction in Germany and 50% of new construction in Austria.
I hope this is helpful.
Jason-
Get a hold of David Rockwell on here to learn everything about Ozone. The man is passionate about it and installs a great system! There are many naysayers to ozone in our industry, but Dave has his finger on the pulse of it and is able to really connect the dots!
It is the only system of it's kind that is approved for in-deck solar installations.
It can also be retrofitted into existing asphalt tennis courts and parking lots.
Have a look at our website.
Kind regards,
John Hurt
www.Indeksolar.com
I would like to introduce to you, Waterco's MultiCyclone to help reduce water usage and filter maintenance.
Below is the youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU8cyvilsv0
That looks interesting. Does it really enable you to only backwash or clean a cartridge once a year?
Ozone seems to be well accepted by our customers (not trying to sell you one). Ozone reduces chlorine and other chemicals and also works well with salt chloirinators (salt generators normally have to be turned down to a lower output when adding an ozonator which should/could prolong salt cell life) and ozone also works well in combination with minerals-(Nature II, Frog, PoolRx, etc.). Benefits of ozone also include reduction or elimination of chloramines (harmful odors, red eyes), also creates extremely clear water (by making the residual particulates to floc making them large enough to be filtered out). When using the electrolysis ionizers you may see a build-up at water level tiles as has been reported elsewhere. UV germicidal requires the nastys to be visible to the lamp for them to be deactivated, plus depending on the manufacture they could be plumbing intensive, but they also reduce chemicals.
Do you prefer corona discharge or UV Ozone, or is there really no difference?