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April 23, 2021

Spring is a much-awaited season after winter and this is when the climate starts warming and nature appears beautiful. This is also the season that most swimmers look forward to because it gives them a reason to celebrate the natural beauty while enjoying their favorite activity. Most pool owners plan pool parties to warm up with their families and friends....

April 23, 2021

Reverse osmosis systems or RO systems have been widely used for water filtration in commercial and residential applications for several years now. These systems help remove some of the toxic minerals and metals like lead chloride, arsenic, mercury, and fluoride from water. Is that all? There are several other water filtration systems that claim to do the same how does...

April 22, 2021

Water sanitation or access to clean water is a very basic aspect of life and must be available for everyone across the globe. Purified water is used for drinking and several other purposes. Water is purified using various techniques depending on the levels of contamination and the purpose of usage. Ozonation is one such effective technique of water sanitization, which...

April 14, 2021

COVID-19 made a deep impact on human lives and economies across the world. Manufacturing and travel were some of the deeply affected industries. Against this, it was beneficial for the swimming pool industry. With many companies allowing work from home, and the money spent on luxuries being saved, people thought investing in a swimming pool for recreation was the best...

March 19, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed many challenges to everyday life and one of them is being at home for prolonged periods of time. With all the family members being home, naturally the water consumption, usage of washrooms, and need for washing laundry increases. Even though the Covid-19 virus is not water borne, you still want access to clean water. [caption...

March 18, 2021

Owning a pool is a luxury. However, it requires lots of effort to maintain it prim and clean. It takes vacuuming, cleaning tiles, water filtration, sanitation and chemistry balancing, and much more to maintain a pool. If not properly maintained, the pool might become a breeding ground for germs, bacteria, and the health concerns that come along with it. To...

January 15, 2021

Today, several types of water treatment technologies are used in public water and wastewater facilities. These treatments involve flocculation, aeration, coagulation, filtration, lime softening, sanitization, etc. Many of these same concepts are downsized and utilized for residential point-of-entry equipment. Unlike whole house systems, public systems have continuous monitoring and highly skilled laborers maintain the system to ensure the quality of...

January 15, 2021

Water softening systems are ion exchanger devices that remove magnesium, calcium, and other hard minerals from water. The water softeners feature a resin made of polystyrene and divinylbenzene that absorb positively charged minerals ions while the water passes through a water softener resin bed. Commonly, the water softeners are used for addressing hardness issues in both commercial and residential applications....

January 12, 2021

Pool ionizers have become the new normal for pool water sanitization. It is the most preferred method of water purification over traditional chlorination. These devices are simply plumbed into the return line after the filter and inject free ions of copper or copper/silver into the water to inactivate the growth of microorganisms. Unlike other sanitizing methods, pool ionizers are known...

December 17, 2020

The threat of COVID-19 transmission is undeniable. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ensured that there are no traces of coronavirus in public drinking water systems and the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated the risk of transmission through drinking or recreational water to be low.  However, considering evidence of COVID-19 airborne transmission and via contaminated surfaces,...