POOL PUMPS AND ESKOM Keeping the lights on Most South Africans arrive home from work around 5pm, and follow the same evening routine of switching on lights and appliances such as fans and air-conditioners, cooking and cleaning, and entertaining themselves. This behavioural phenomenon causes demand for energy in the residential sector to more than double […]
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POOL PUMP SYSTEMS To most of us, a pool is, more or less, a big hole in the ground. We don’t see most of the expensive machinery in a pool system, because it’s usually tucked away in nearby pump room. But this is the stuff that really makes the pool work. The heart of the
POOL FILTERS The filters in this system are high-rate sand filters. Sand filters consist of a large tank, made of fiberglass, concrete or metal, containing a thick bed of special-grade sand, which has a squarish shape. During filtering operation, dirty water from the pool comes in through the filter’s inlet pipe, which leads to the water distribution
AUTOMATIC POOL CLEANERS The automatic pool cleaner is a device that leapt right into the hearts of pool owners. In a genesis similar to that of human air flight, engineers and inventors have produced gadgets of fancy in the hopes of finding one that will fly. Several have achieved wide-spread use and acceptance by consumers
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CHLORINE CHEMISTRY What is the History of Chlorine? It was in 1774 when a Swedish chemist named Carl Scheele discovered the element Chlorine when he mixed powdered pryslusite into muriatic acid. Chlorine gained its name from the Greek word “Khloros”, which means “green”. Chlorine today is one of the most widely produced chemicals in
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HOW DOES CHLORINE WORK TO CLEAN SWIMMING POOLS? Chlorine is the chemical most often used to keep swimming pools and Jacuzzis free of bacteria that can be hazardous to humans. Chlorine kills bacteria though a fairly simple chemical reaction. The chlorine solution you pour into the water breaks down into many different chemicals, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite
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POOL PH LEVELS The water’s pH is a measure of its total acid-alkalinity balance — the relative proportion of acids and alkalisin the water. Simply put, water that is either too acidic or too alkaline will cause undesirable chemical reactions. If the water is too acidic, it will corrode metal equipment, cause etching on the surface materials and cause skin irritation.
POOL CHEMICALS A pool’s filter system does the heavy lifting in keeping the water clean, but it takes chemistry to do the fine-tuning. It’s important to carefully manipulate the chemical balance in pools for several reasons: Dangerous pathogens, such as bacteria, thrive in water. A pool filled with untreated water would be a perfect place for
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