Quite simply, the benefits of using an Iodiser™ on your pool are many, but here are a few.
To make this type of system work, large quantities of salt need to be added to the pool water. This increases the hardness of the water, which causes an unpleasant sensation on the skin and eyes while bathing. This is described as “scratchy” feeling by some people and reduces the enjoyment of swimming in the pool.
In addition, this solution is not chemical free at all as its sole purpose is to produce chlorine to sanitise the water. The only difference to standard chlorination is that the chemicals are not added directly from a container, but are rather produced by the process. This defeats the purpose of a chemical free pool.
An Iodiser™ may not work effectively with some swimming pools. Pools with exposed rock or concrete incorporated into the design may be unsuitable for use with ionised water. The rock and concrete can absorb the ions too quickly and leave no residual in the water. Some surface finishes such as pebblecrete may have a similar effect. However, there are clear coatings available that can be applied if this is a problem.
In respect to the information on this web site, the term ionisation refers to a process of forming ions.
An ion is simply an atom that has gained or lost an electron. As today's science understands it, atoms are made up of three parts.
Ideally atoms are balanced as there is the same number of electrons and protons. However, it is possible to throw off or gain electrons orbiting the nucleus.
Loss of an electron will lead to a positively charged atom, gaining an electron creates a negatively charged atom. Those charged atoms are called ions. Negatively charged ions are known as an anion due to its attraction to anodes (positively charged electrode). A positively charged ion, which has fewer electrons than protons, is known as a cation due to its attraction to cathodes (negatively charged electrode).
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When an electrical current is passed through water, a process known as electrolysis occurs. Water is a molecule comprised of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. When the electrical current passes through the water it breaks the bonds between the atoms and they separate.
The separated atoms are inherently unstable and are wishing to re-bond to share electrons. The atoms at this point would ideally like to combine to form O2 and H2. However, during the course of this breaking down and re-bonding process we produce amongst other things, Hydroxyls OH- and O1. These two unstable forms are the active oxidising products.
It is important to realise that this form of oxidation is far more efficient than ozone generators or chemical oxidation for a number of reasons. The Iodiser™ electrochemical processing;
All micro-organisms have an exterior envelope called the cell wall or cell membrane (1). Put simply, the cell membrane is essential to the integrity and function of a micro-organism and has an electrical charge on it. In the case of Legionella and other relevant pathogens, this electrical charge is negative (-).
The electrical charge on a particle will repel the same charge and attract the opposite charge, just like poles of a magnet. The ionisation process adds copper and silver ions to the water which are positively charged. The ions are naturally attracted to the negatively charged cell membrane.
When the ions make contact with the cell membrane they electrically bond to the membrane (2). The ions then permeate it and begin to disrupt the cells essential functions (3).
Copper is known to be very effective against certain microorganisms such as algae; however some organisms can resist the attack and continue their life cycle. This is why silver is also added to the water during ionisation. The copper and silver ions have a synergistic effect to disrupt the cells' membrane and metabolism to the point where the cell dies (4). Once the micro-organism dies it loses negative charge. This releases the copper and silver ions and allows them to continue to move randomly through the water (5). As they are still attracted to negatively charged micro-organisms, they will continue their work safely and effectively.