Pool Company’s Green Technology Goes Prime Time
The Phoenix Business Journal reports that Scottsdale-based Calsaway Pool Services Inc. and its environmentally-friendly pool cleaning techniques will be showcased on the NBC Nightly News on Sept. 27.
Calsaway’s process removes chemicals and bacteria from pools without draining the water, as the minerals bond with water and fall to the bottom of the pool. They are then removed by a filter process.
Calsaway estimates this process has the potential to save 338 million gallons of water for the Phoenix area over three years, as the typical pool holds 15,000 gallons of water. The alternative of draining a pool for cleaning will take over two days, and it is suggested that pools be cleaned once every two years.
In a city facing water shortage issues and a pool population of over a half million, pool water is a precious commodity. For more on water conservation, visit Earth 911′s Water page.
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Jon Mclane
posted on February 5th, 2010 at 9:19 am
The process of using reverse osmosis to de-mineralize pools only exists in the state of Arizona. The information about how the system works is available, but with out a concise understanding of the system can be a bit confusing. But, I know first hand this system saves a fair amount of water per pool (app. 80% of the water). If these type of systems took on popularity stronger in Arizona and at all in the other U.S. states it could help the water shortage we have.