Swimming Pools Over view
Types of swimming pools
- Overflow
- Skimmers
Overflow pools
Having gutters and a channel at least 50% of perimeter to collect the returned water from pool to balance tank then filtration
- Gutters
- Grating
- Balance tank
Skimmer Pools
Will have few skimmers installed on one side of pool to collect the returned water direct to filters
Skimmers
Typical Treatment
Filtration
Disinfection
Filtration
For both types over flow and skimmer
Sand filter
Disinfection
Controlled chemical dosing of chlorine |
Chlorine is most common and strong oxidizing disinfectan
>Advantages of chlorine : leaving chlorine free trace
>Disadvantages: it is chemical hence harmful
Tight monitoring
odor
*Ozone is gas and strongest oxidant
Highly effective when used properly
>Advantages: effective, and safe to use
> Disadvantages: needs proper control, leaves no trace
*UV is strong disinfectant using UV light
>Advantages: safe to use, effective
>Disadvantages: leaves no trace
* Other Disinfection methods
Copper/Silver
>Advantages: safe to use with control, compact bacteria, and copper is specially effective for green algae
>Disadvantage: slow reacting, needs control, expensive
