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ECOsmarte^® Pool System or Salt Water Pool?

More Environmentally Friendly The backwash discharge from an ECOsmarte treated pool can be used for irrigating your lawns and gardens because it does not contain any chlorine or salt. Backwash from salt-to-chlorine generators can kill your carefully nurtured landscaping, and leave the soil unable to support growth. Salt water pools are now prohibited in many municipalities in the United States, Australia and Canada. Read this again…salt-to-chlorine pool systems are gradually becoming prohibited due to their adverse impact on the environment. They have already been banned in Santa Clarita due to increased chloride levels in the Santa Clara River. High chloride levels drastically affect sensitive crops like avocados and strawberries. Salt water pools are not environmentally friendly!

More Reliable Sanitization Salt-to-chlorine systems produce chlorine, and their sanitizing effectiveness is greatly impacted by bather load, sunlight, rainfall and changes in temperature. A change in any of these factors usually requires additional “shocking” of the water to prevent an algae outbreak. ECOsmarte’s effectiveness is not significantly affected by these factors. The copper ion residuals in an ECOsmarte pool will continue to provide bacterial and algae protection for a week or more even if you have a pool party with people in and out of the pool all day long.

Prevents Scale Buildup ECOsmarte systems not only prevent but can also eliminate calcium scaling on pool walls and rock features. Salt-to-chlorine generators do not effectively control calcium scaling which shortens the life of your pool equipment and stains your pool.

Lower Operation Cost Salt-to-chlorine generators usually advise you to constantly run your pool pump (24/7) in order to provide for constant circulation of the salt-generated chlorine. ECOsmarte pools will use dramatically less electricity for 10-12 hours per day filtration, as the copper ion residuals remain effective far longer than chlorine or bromine, and do not need constant circulation to be effective. You will also experience significant savings avoiding expensive chemicals for your pool – ECOsmarte pools don’t need them!

Lower Consumables Cost Salt-to-chlorine generators and the ECOsmarte system both use a chamber in their process. The salt-to-chlorine generator chamber usually needs to be replaced in 3-5 years at a cost of around $400. The copper bars in the ECOsmarte chamber cost less than $100 to replace and they should last 5-8 years. The ECOsmarte chamber is warranted for 5 years and should last indefinitely. Plus you have no bags of salt to buy or drag around with ECOsmarte.

Water Feels Better It’s true that swimmers prefer the feel of a salt water pool to a traditional chlorine pool. It is also true that swimmers prefer the feel and taste of water treated with the ECOsmarte system over water treated with salt-to-chlorine generators by an overwhelming margin.

No Equipment Corrosion Salt is corrosive. Chlorine is corrosive. Your Vinyl liners, pool covers, heaters and pumps can become damaged from the use of salt-to-chlorine generators. ECOsmarte pools require neither salt nor chlorine, so your expensive pool components will usually last beyond their normal life expectancy.

Superior Customer Support ECOsmarte offers 6 days/week of toll-free support at 1-800-ION SWIM to our customers for a period of 6 months after purchase. This level of customer support is unparalleled in the industry. We will help you fall back in love with your pool!

Santa Clarita

Saltwater Pool Ordinance

On November 9, 2005, an ordinance was enacted in the Santa Clarita Valley making it illegal for swimming pools connected to the sewer system to be converted to saltwater pools. The ordinance also made it illegal for both new and existing saltwater pools to be connected to the sewer system.

• New and existing saltwater pool connections to the sewer system are prohibited. It is also illegal to convert swimming pools connected to the sewer system to saltwater pools.
• A violation of the ordinance banning saltwater pools is a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
• The ordinance applies to residences served by the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District (formerly Sanitation Districts Nos. 26 and 32), which includes all areas with sewer service in the Santa Clarita Valley. Communities affected include, but are not limited to: Santa Clarita, Saugus, Valencia, Newhall, Castaic, Canyon Country, Stevenson Ranch, Fair Oaks Ranch, Bouquet Canyon, Mint Canyon, and Forrest Park.
• Residences served by septic tanks instead of sewers are not affected by the ordinance.
• The ordinance aims to reduce the amount of chloride going into the Santa Clara River.