A commercial pool in Estes Park, Colo. achieved a 70 percent reduction in total amount of pool chlorine used with Clear Comfort’s commercial pool system.
Why Reduce Chlorine
While chlorine is a common sanitizer, when it interacts with contaminants and organic matter, it creates disinfection byproducts. DBPs can be harmful to humans and cause lung irritation, red eyes, dry skin, and more serious health problems including asthma and bronchiolitis. In addition, DBPs cause the intense chlorine smell we all associate with public swimming pools.The Results
The Estes Park Recreation Center pool serves as the only public swimming facility for the community and school district. In January 2015, the recreation center installed the Clear Comfort commercial pool system. After tracking chlorine use through July 2015 and comparing it with the same period one year before, After tracking chlorine use through July 2015 and comparing it with the same period one year before, Estes Park found it had saved 70 percent of its chlorine expenditure, saving the facility more than $1,000.
