Catalytic Sanitation
One of the newest marketers into the alternative
sanitizer field, Zodiac pools is producing what they call the
Claritec
System. The engineers at Fountainhead Technologies originally set out to develop a non-electric ionizer. This would be accomplished with a metallic cartridge which would erode
itself from the passage of water flow over it, thereby giving off its ions to the water.
After years of testing, they had discovered something much more. In operation, the
aluminum and silver cartridge causes dissolved oxygen in the water to separate into
individual nascent oxygen atoms. These individual oxygen atoms are one of the world's most
powerful sanitizers, destroying anything in its path as it tries to re-combine. So,
we have an ionizer that also brings a catalytic reaction to oxygen molecules. Sort of like
an ionizer and ozonator all in one.
The manufacturer is not marketing the Claritec System as a
stand alone sanitizer. They suggest that it greatly reduces reliance on and enhances the
effectiveness of traditional methods and/or other alternative methods such as ozone or sodium tetraborate. Its performance
is enhanced with the use of enzymes. Fountainhead recommends the
periodic use of a non-chlorine shock, and a polyquat algaecide, used in their
Non-Chlorine
Recipe. The Claritec can also be used with a small
amount of chlorine (.4 - .6 ppm) quite effectively. This is outlined in their
Low-Chlorine Recipe. |
