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ecently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Fred Schweer, VP of Sales at PoolRx on episode 30 of the “Let’s Talk About Pools” podcast. We spoke about this innovative product and how it can help pool professionals. The current economy has brought its own host of problems for the pool industry. The cost of chlorine and other disinfection products has vastly increased the financial burden to pool professionals. Thus, if the efficiency of chlorine could be maximized with the use of other pool products, this could have many benefits for the pool
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professional. The sustainability and maximization of chlorine disinfectants in the pool water have so many benefits for the pool, pool owner, and pool professional. PoolRx is one of these products that can be used to maximize the efficiency of chlorine disinfectants. “It is a very unique pool product. It is a gamechanger for the pool industry,” stated Fred Schweer, VP of Sales at PoolRx. It is registered with EPA and NSF Standard 60. This product is an algaecide that uses minerals like copper, silver, and zinc, which are uniquely chelated.
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This chelation protects the minerals at the molecular level and once dissolved, will not fall out of the solution due to things like pH fluctuations. The product comes in various sized units that can treat up to 30,000 gallons or spa units that can treat as low as 100 gallons. Booster packs are available in addition to the standard PoolRx units for pools that are greater than 30,000 gallons. After the filters are cleaned, the pool tech would place the PoolRx cylinder unit in the skimmer or the pump basket. The minerals in the unit dissolve within 4 hours and form a stable residual in the pool water. The residual minerals pass over the white half of the cylinder and the minerals react with an alloy.
