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The
summer
of the
Eco-Pool
For the first time, serious numbers of potential swimming pool owners
are being led down the ecological pool route by looking at installing
systems which combine design, an understanding of how eco systems
work and the very latest in bio-technology
few years ago the concept of a increasingly popular in France, Germany, water flow between the two can be added
A
true ‘eco pool’ was difficult to Italy and Switzerland. Now for the first time, but other than that, it is a case of lying
imagine in Britain with only a 2009 has seen a serious growth in pool back and thinking of the nature.
handful of pools pioneering the owners who want to go the ‘eco’ route. The area that contains the plants literally
system which uses microorganisms and An eco pool is biologically balanced, so is the powerhouse of the pool, as the
aquatic plants to filter the water and traditional heating methods have to be put microorganisms break down organic waste
prevent algal growth. to one side and the emphasis goes on into substance the plants can use as
Self-cleaning ‘ecological’ pools are solar heating. As the water circulates freely nutrients. The plants can then absorb these
designed to attract wildlife, such as between the shallower planted area and decomposing materials and convert them
dragonflies and butterflies. Pioneered in the deeper swimming area, the water into organic matter, which in turn provides
Austria, chemical-free pools have become heats up quickly. A pump that encourages clean water.
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