Maintaining the wall and floor surface
Now that your pool water is treated through the Aqua-Excellence pool sani:zer you will enjoy
swimming in chemical free water. It’s important to understand that since the water no longer
has chemicals, measures must be taken to maintain the surface of your pool’s walls and floor.
It is necessary to have a cleaning system that will make contact with the interior pool surfaces
to remove any microorganisms that may aoach. There are many different types of units
designed to do this. They are as follows:
Suc:on Type System:
This type of system works off the pools exis:ng pump suc:on and uses it to work along the
walls and floor; scrubbing the surface and pulling the debris through the suc:on hose directly
into either the pool’s skimmer, or into a wall portal, where it travels to the filtra:on
mechanism. The retro fit design connects to a cover which fits over skimmer basket. Any
larger debris is trapped in the skimmer basket. The water travels over the chlorine tablet, as
explained earlier in the manual, then through the pool’s filtra:on unit. On newer pools, the
suc:on hose will connect to a dedicated portal on the wall of the pool. Pools that are not
covered by a screen enclosure and receive large amounts of organic material should have a
high capacity leaf and debris collec:on device, located along the hose or at the equipment set
to collect debris prior to entering the pump and filtra:on system. This type of system remains
in the pool as the pool system runs and can be removed when swimming. It should be placed
in a sunny loca:on, away from algae, mildew, and mold. When swimming ac:vity is over, the
system is simply placed back into the pool.
Robo:c Systems:
Robo:c systems are electronic units that run on tracks that make the unit capable of climbing
the walls. Brushes located under the unit scrub the wall surface, removing debris and
microorganisms, rou:ng water through aoached filters where algae is caught. Other robo:c
systems may simply send microorganisms adrin, where it will be pulled through the skimmer
and into the pools filtra:on system where bacteria will be killed. This type of system is
occasionally placed in the pool to operate and then remove and stored away; the unit should
not be stored in an environment where algae growth would be prone, such as a shaded area.
If storing in a storage bin, the unit should be completely dry, allow the unit to set in the sun.
This will keep the unit from developing algae. Note: Some owners of this type of system
report briefly dipping the system into chlorine water solu:on to kill any bacteria prior to
placing the unit in the pool. The Aqua-Excellence sani:zer removes any chlorine residue as
the water is naturally treated.
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