{"id":3803,"date":"2020-09-07T10:26:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T10:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/es\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2020-10-22T11:19:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T11:19:35","slug":"disinfect-your-pool-with-active-oxygen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/articles\/water-care\/disinfect-pool-active-oxygen\/","title":{"rendered":"Disinfect Your Pool with Active Oxygen"},"content":{"rendered":"

September is here, and the end of summer is near. Although we\u2019re in the final weeks of the season, it\u2019s important not to neglect pool maintenance and <\/span>water treatment<\/span><\/a>. Maintenance is fundamental to ensuring your pool is in perfect condition for the next swim season, especially in terms of a clean and smooth opening. Pool maintenance goes beyond putting the cover on at the end of the summer since you have to clean and disinfect it with <\/span>active oxygen<\/b> (potassium peroxymonosulfate) so that problems don\u2019t arise during the off-season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool water is constantly exposed to countless external agents and factors such as dust, which is often deposited by wind or rain and can end up producing microorganisms that are harmful to your health. We must therefore properly disinfect the pool water with active oxygen to control the existence of these microorganisms. <\/span>Active oxygen is an excellent product to disinfect pool water<\/b>. This method has successfully been used in pools for over two decades because, as the <\/span>active oxygen<\/b> dissolves in the water, it produces powerful oxidation capable of eliminating organic matter, including all microorganisms (algae, bacteria, fungi, etc.). Additionally, unlike chlorine, <\/span>active oxygen<\/b> does not combine with organic nitrogen, so it does not leave residues such as chloramines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why use active oxygen?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Chloramine is formed through the combination of chlorine and the organic matter in pool water and is the cause of red eyes and dry skin. According to the Southern Association of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (Neumosur), long-term exposure to this <\/span>chemical<\/span><\/a> compound can cause asthma and other respiratory conditions. This is why it\u2019s recommended to use <\/span>active oxygen<\/b> to disinfect the pool and remove the chloramine at the same time. This disinfectant, available in liquid, powder, or tablet form, is odorless and harmless and does not irritate the eyes or skin. It is also <\/span>environmentally friendly<\/b>, repels wasps, and can be combined with other treatments such as flocculants or anti-algae agents.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best time to add <\/span>active oxygen<\/b> to pool water is at the end of the day since this disinfectant cannot withstand high temperatures. The dose must be increased during extreme heat since the product will evaporate at a faster rate. <\/span>The recommended doses of active oxygen depend on the form used<\/b>. If you use active oxygen tablets, they must be added every 1\u20133 days (one 20\u00a0g tablet for every 5\u00a0m<\/span>3<\/span> of water). For liquid <\/span>active oxygen<\/b>, we recommend using a dispenser, pouring the required dose into a container with water, and distributing it over the surface of the pool once a week (150\u00a0mL for every 10\u00a0<\/span>m\u00b3<\/span> of water for the initial dose). As with any other <\/span>chemical<\/span> used to disinfect pools, we must control the pH level of the water every day to keep it between 7.2 and 7.6 so that the <\/span>active oxygen<\/b> is effective in maintaining the pool.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September is here, and the end of summer is near. Although we\u2019re in the final weeks of the season, it\u2019s important not to neglect pool maintenance and water treatment. Maintenance is fundamental to ensuring your pool is in perfect condition for the next swim season, especially in terms of a clean and smooth opening. Pool …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[305,285,271],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3813,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3803\/revisions\/3813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.grepool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}