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A private leisure club in Marlow opted for a
chlorine-free pool and found immediate
benefits from membership figures
CHLORINE-FREE
SWIMMING IMPROVES
REVENUES AT MARLOW POOL
private members club pool in noticeable effect and has become PoolSan’s success story as an alternative
A
Marlow has produced the perfect something of a priority for them. to chlorine is growing not only in the UK
benefit to be had from opting for One of the big attractions for pool but throughout Europe. It has proved so
chlorine-free swimming. operators is that a pool can be converted successful in Norway after swimming pool
The Buckinghamshire club has seen its to PoolSan without a large capital trials that it has been selected for use in all
membership grow by 45% since the expenditure. As part of the company’s the country’s commercial pools and spas.
chlorine-free alternative of PoolSan, a sustainable objectives, existing day tanks The Norwegian Institute of Public
chlorine-free water additive, was and dosing systems are utilised wherever Health carried out the tests after reports
introduced into the pool. possible, ensuring conversion is cost of successful trials at the Leatherhead
A spokesman for the club said: ”It has effective, quick and with minimal waste. Leisure Centre.
made a big difference to the whole PoolSan is environmentally friendly, and The official report from the Institute
swimming experience here and everyone less hazardous than chlorine with the states ”PoolSan is an acid mix consisting of
both notices it and appreciates that.” added benefit of a shelf life that is copper, zinc, aluminium, silver and gold.
The Marlow club and pool complex saw measured in years rather than weeks. A The disinfective effect from silver and
its new members increase by 45% over typical commercial pool will use between copper in combination is well documented
target in August this year – not exactly a 10 and 20 one litre bottles of PoolSan a but these two alone would not be normally
peak month for signing up clients. In July month, which also make it very attractive be strong enough for disinfection in public
they converted to a chlorine-free pool. to commercial sites. pools.” However, as a complex blend of
“We have had so many positive As greater numbers of leisure ions PoolSan is more effective than
comments back about the difference we companies in both the private and public traditional copper/silver products. By
can only assume that people feel when sector aim for ISO14001 accreditation, the using it in conjunction with chlorine-free
they come to swim here it is a lot more use of chlorine no longer fits with PoolSan Regenerator maximum
pleasurable and less odorous.” sustainability and corporate responsibility disinfection is achieved.
Research has shown the smell of chlorine objectives. The chlorine production The approval from Truls Krogh the
and its lingering effects put many people process has long been associated with Institute's director states "PoolSan and
off swimming altogether. Until recently, high-energy consumption and PoolSan Regenerator together accomplish
the only option for pool operators was to environmental impact. The EU’s chemical the same function in public pools as
try and reduce the levels of chlorine by legislation is bringing major changes to the chlorine, both for disinfection and
installing a UV or ozone system. chlor-alkali sector as safer; eco-friendly oxidising the organic pollution. PoolSan is
Pool operators need to be sure that if alternatives to chlorine are encouraged. as easy to monitor as chlorine." spn
they replace chlorine, they are using an
alternative that is proven as effective as the
chemical it replaces. Since the Norwegian
“IT HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO
Institute of Health endorsed PoolSan as a
total replacement for all chlorine in public
THE WHOLE SWIMMING EXPERIENCE
pools and spas, it has become even more
widely used in UK pools as well.
HERE AND EVERYONE BOTH NOTICES
A number of leisure centres and clubs
say that cutting out chlorine has made a
IT AND APPRECIATES THAT”
26 Swimming Pool News December 09 Digital edition available at www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk
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