swimming pool chlorination/hyd. peroxide

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SWIMMING POOLS AND HOT TUBS

 

The following information on the use of hydrogen peroxide for

swimming

pools/hot tubs is considered experimental. Check with your swimming

pool or hot tub manufacturer about the compatibility of hydrogen

peroxide to your system.

 

 

Swimming Pools

 

It has been found for start up that 1 pint of 35% food or technical

grade hydrogen peroxide should be added for each 1000 gallons in the

pool system. Let stand for one day with the circulation pump running

intermittently. (Dr. Donsbach indicates from his experience that an

average size pool takes about eight gallons to begin with and then

one-half to one gallon must be added per week.) The pool should be

maintained at 40 parts per million. This can be determined by

peroxide

test strips or by use of a titration kit.

 

It is extremely important to keep the filters clean. The addition of

an ultra violet light or an ozonator will reduce the amount of

hydrogen peroxide that you will need to add.

 

Sunlight will dissipate hydrogen peroxide just as it dissipates

chlorine, so regular additions of H202 will have to be made. The

number of people using the pool or frequency of pool use determines

the amount of H202 that must be added.

 

Most water from municipal water supplies contains chlorine. This is

why the original " shock " of a large amount of hydrogen peroxide is

necessary for start up. Hydrogen peroxide forces chlorine out of the

water in the pool or hot tub.

 

One incident where H202 did not work in the pool was because of the

mineral content of the water. A diatomaceous filter will require

more

attention than a sand filter because a diatomaceous earth system

will

filter out smaller particles than a sand filter. If you have a

diatomaceous earth filter, the addition of a paper filter ahead of

the

filter will keep it from clogging up as frequently.

 

Just a note as to what may happen with extreme amounts of hydrogen

peroxide. I swam in a pool with one hundred parts per million and

noted on getting out of the pool the dead skin flakes that floated

on

top of the water. It was very refreshing.

 

 

Hot Tubs

 

Check with the hot tub manufacturer to determine the compatibility

of

your system with H2O2 The average size hot tub could be started up

with one quart or more of 35% H202 until it tests 40 ppm. Turn the

circulation pump on to distribute it evenly, then intermittently

during the next 24 hours. Add enough hydrogen peroxide from time to

time to maintain it at approximately 40 parts per million.

 

Peroxide test strips can be ordered from:

 

Lab Safety Supply

P.O. Box 1368

Janesville, WI 53437

1-800-356-0783

 

H2O2, Inc.

2560 Muhlenhardt Road

Shakopee, MN 55379

612-496-1417

 

Jerry Freeman

4853 Joyce Drive

Dayton, OH 45439

513-299-4283

 

 

Titration test kits for hydrogen peroxide are available from:

 

Hach World Headquarters

P.O. Box 389

Loveland, CO 80539

1-800-227-4224

 

CHEMetrics, Inc.

Rt. 28

Calverton, VA 22016

1-800-356-3072