Category: Aquatics
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Clear Comfort Launches the World’s Fastest AOP Treatment Installation Kits
Breakthrough One-Hour Installation Makes It Easier Than Ever for Aquatics Facilities to Achieve the Best Water Quality Boulder, Colorado – February 11, 2020 – Clear Comfort unveiled two new rapid-installation options utilizing Inline or Surge Pits Diffusers. Now, Clear Comfort’s award-winning Advanced Oxidation (AOP) systems are within easy reach of all commercial aquatics facilities. These…
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Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): The Ultimate Guide For Aquatic Operators
Do you ever wonder why your pool water may begin to look dull and not as sparkly as it once did? It might be due to your total dissolved solids. One of the most overlooked concepts in pool water chemistry is the measure of total dissolved solids. Your total dissolved solids, or TDS, value is…
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Can Pool Disinfection By-products Raise Your Risk of Cancer?
According to multiple cancer studies, swimming in chlorinated pools with disinfection by-products (DBPs) may increase your risk of developing various types of cancer; however, this does not mean that people should stop swimming altogether. In an interview with NBC News, Manolis Kogevinas, an epidemiologist at the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona said,…
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The pH Balancing Act: Best Practices For Lowering Pool pH
In aquatics facilities, pH is the most critical element of water balance. If you’re like most commercial pool operators, you’re probably using a high pH form of chlorine as your primary disinfectant. The two most popular disinfectants used in aquatics facilities are calcium hypochlorite and sodium hypochlorite, and they both can have a pH up…
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[Video] University Pool Story: How Clear Comfort Compares to UV
Compared to UV, Clear Comfort’s AOP Pool System Allowed a University to Reduce More Chlorine Use and Maintenance Time After using UV on an existing pool, Liberty University’s staff sought a new pool treatment solution for its state-of-the-art Natatorium aquatics facility. Home to the Lady Flames NCAA Division I women’s swimming and diving teams,…
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Goodson Recreation Center Upgrades Pool Water and Air Quality with New and Improved Water Treatment System
Clear Comfort’s Sustainable AOP Pool Technology Helps Colorado Recreation Center Offer a Healthier Swimming Environment type=”video/mp4″ / Centennial, Colorado – August 21, 2019 – South Suburban’s Goodson Recreation Center furthered its commitment to improving patron experience by lowering pool chemical use with Clear Comfort’s Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) pool and spa disinfection system. By incorporating…
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Swimming Pool Chemical Testing: Methods and Techniques
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Checking pool and spa chemical levels is an important practice that pool owners and operators often overlook. Swimming pool chemical testing is critical because it validates water quality and determines the necessary dosages for correcting water chemistry issues. If your water chemistry is out of balance, you can end up with corrosive or scale-forming conditions that…
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How Pool Disinfection Byproducts Affect Asthma and Allergies
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), which means it is the perfect time to think about how the air quality at your indoor pool facility affects swimmers and staff. Can Swimming Pools Cause Asthma and Allergies? According to the AAFA, more than 60 million…
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[Video] The Upper Palmetto YMCA Adopts Sustainable and Health-Conscious Pool Disinfection
YMCA Aquatics Facility in South Carolina Enhances Water and Air Quality With Clear Comfort AOP Rock Hill, South Carolina – May 30, 2019 – Using a patented Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) pool disinfection technology, the Upper Palmetto YMCA’s aquatics facility improved the feel of the water, reduced odor and lowered its environmental footprint. After discovering…