Chlorine is Not Needed to a Clean Pool

Chlorine tablets are not the only way to sanitize a swimming pool.

Many people do not like the toxicity and odor of water treated with chlorine and prefer other methods to keep their pool safe.   Heavy use of strong chemicals on a regular basis is not environmentally friendly.  The feel and taste of a non-chlorinated pool appeals to a majority of people.

Salt Generators

A tiny bit of salt added in the pool is changed into chlorine by salt generators.   Do not regularly add chlorine.   A polluted pool will need a treatment with chlorine or other oxidizing chemical. With salt generators the ph tends to get high so it needs to be analyzed regularly. Decrease the ph with muriatic acid.

Bromine is more expensive than chlorine and needs to be added more often because it burns off quickly in sunlight but it is nice for sensitive skin and has no bad smell.    After mingling with harmful contaminants bromine continues to work where as chlorine becomes deactivated.

Ozone

An active form or oxygen, ozone, reacts with pollutants.  When the ozone gas dissolves in water it combines with pollutants and oxidizes them the same way as chlorine.   It also makes them join together so they are easily extracted from filters.   You can cut chlorine use by 60% to 90%.

Copper and Silver

That copper kills algae and silver kills bacteria and viruses is well known.   They have been used for water sanitization for a long time.  With a very small amount of electricity copper and silver are ionized and react with the impurities in the water destroying them.

The bacteria and algae join together so they are easier to remove from the filter.   A systematic shock of chlorine tabletsor a non-chlorine oxidizer will be needed but routine chlorine usage will be greatly reduced.

Summary

Most people who keep their pool safe with different pool sanitizers do so because they are tired of consistently fighting algae, swimming on a regular basis in harsh chemicals and paying for the amount of swimming pool chemicals needed.The options are there and a web search will help you find more detailed information if you want to find out more.