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Magnetic Treatment
There is probably no other alternative water treatment method which has so much
heated debate and controversy as magnetic treatment. A magnetic device is very simply a
magnet that is clamped onto a pipe on the above ground plumbing. There is no power hookup,
nothing added directly to the water, just the magnet.
Proponents of magnet technology claim that the magnetic field changes the polarity of
the water molecule. This, they say, restructures hydrogen bonds, giving water a greater
ability to attach to mineral ions in the water, those that would stain and scale pool
surfaces. After passing through magnetic fields, the saturation levels of water is
reduced, which prevents lime scale, experts say. Some manufacturers of magnet units make
other claims that their product stabilizes pH, dissolves scum lines, inhibits algae growth
and clarifies the water.
Others do not share this view, citing the lack of empirical data to support such
claims. Of course, a pool under magnetic treatment still needs sanitation and filtration.
There seems to be more support for the claim towards scale control and removal than the
other claims listed above. Whether they work or not is not decided here, but it's for sure
that they can't hurt. |
