Benefits of UV pool water treatment

Town & Country Pool Builders explain UV water treatment benefits

Every swimming pool owner wants a swimming pool that boasts clean, sparkling, bacteria-free water. There are myriad ways to keep the water clean and bacteria-free and they range from having a natural pool, to using chemicals to treating the water with ultra violet technologies. The swimming pool contractors from Town & Country Pools, serving DC and Virginia explain that with ultra violet light technologies you could have swimming pool water that is pure enough you could drink it. UV technology is used in water treatment plants and the bottled water industry as a way to lessen the amount of chemicals needed to keep pool water clean and to help reduce the carbon footprint.

What is ultra violet light treatment?

To treat water with UV is to use UV wavelength radiation to destroy water contaminants. The UV light creates ozone molecules for the same purpose and aids in cleaning the pool water.

UV technologies can be used as a disinfection process to inactivate waterborne pathogens without having to use chemicals. It can also remove organic and inorganic chemicals, including chlorine, chloramines, ozone and Total Organic Carbon (TOC).

What are the benefits of UV technology to clean your pool water?

• It is effective for all types of microorganisms
• It is a non-corrosive way to clean the pool
• It is efficient and effective
• There are no disinfection by products left over
• There are no impacts to the aesthetic quality of the water
• It is a safe and environmentally friendly way to clean your swimming pool water

If you’re looking into alternative methods to clean your pool water, ask us about the benefits and process for utilizing UV technologies.