Ozone Is Nature's Natural Purifier It is a chemical known as O3 and is produced from simple oxygen molecules in our atmosphere.
Ozone is the strongest oxidizer commercially available and is also a very powerful sanitizer and disinfectant.
Ozone is produced in nature from lightning bolts during electrical rainstorms.
This is how nature purifies the air we breathe.
It is also produced by ultra violet rays from the sun.
When these rays enter earth's atmosphere the oxygen in the air is converted into ozone.
This is how earth's ozone layer was created.
The ultra violet method is called photochemical ozone generation.
The ultra violet rays of the sun are duplicated using special ultra violet lamps.
When the air that we breathe, (which contains approximately 16%-20% oxygen)
is passed by these lamps,
the oxygen is converted into ozone.
Ozone is not used just to treat pool and spa water. It is also used to purify bottled water, municipal drinking water, cooling tower water, sewage, aquatic life tanks, aquacultural water and process water.
and is used to purify air. clean carpet, draperies and upholstery.
Ozone primarily oxidizes the by-products created when contaminants like bacteria and viruses, are killed by chlorine or bromine so that they can be removed from the water.
Ozone can also assist chlorine or bromine by functioning as a sanitizer in its own right & killing these same contaminants.
Conventional Chemical Treatment Programs require a residual of a sanitizer, such as chlorine or bromine,
to be kept in the water.
As these sanitizers do their job of killing bacteria and viruses, by-products called chloramines or bromamines are left in the water.
They build up and can eventually cause eye irritation, itchy skin, odors, scum lines, etc.
Periodically, you should super chlorinate, or shock, to remove these by-products.
Your water quality can vary from sparkling and good feeling right after you shock
to irritable and hazy when you need to shock.
The time period between these extremes is usually determined by how diligently you maintain your pool or spa.
Ozone becomes your favorite helper because it automatically does the maintenance" for you.
The most common problems which ozone helps to eliminate
include: eye irritation (red eye) and itchy skin
It also helps to prevent chlorine odors and the need for a shower
to remove chemical body film, faded bathing suits, discolored hair, scum lines and foaming.
High ozone concentrations in air can cause respiratory problems.
Since ozone levels are able to build up in certain areas, they are reported with other air contaminants,
like carbon monoxide, which all combine to form "smog".
The amounts of ozone produced will not create problems in the water or air.
The only by-product ozone leaves behind in the water is oxygen.
Ozone's primary function is to oxidize or burn out he chemical by-products in the water.
The low dosages of ozone being produced along with its short life
make it improbable that you could build up a safe sanitizing residual
Without a residual sanitizer (Chlorine or Bromine) in the water,
Chlorine and Bromine are very effective sanitizers. Their drawback, has been the problems created by the by-products they leave in the water.
Ozone helps to remove these by-products as they are produced and will help to eliminate the problem.
Ozone will also act as a back up sanitizer
to help chlorine or bromine to kill bacteria and viruses.
When properly sized and installed, ozone will actually
act as an "insurance policy" to help to protect your pool or spa.
Ozone can help to prevent scale build up and have a
stabilizing effect on water balance parameters.
Corrosive or scale forming water is much less likely.
Your equipment should run cleaner and last longer!
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