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Shut_Down_Stranger:
Ozone is a powerful oxidizer. -- absolutely...
Ozone is a powerfule sanitizer (disinfectant) - absolutely

From a water treatment perspective, ozone in considered a primary disinfectant

CT is a measure of the amount of disinfectant residual and contact times needed to kill microorgansims. - absolutley

CT values for ozone are very small.
chlorine is higher
bromine is higher yet.

Ozone, because it is so reactive will be consumed berfore a measurable residual is obtained.

Use of ozone will reduce the amount of chlorine / bromine that is required and allow the water to maintain a more stable residual.  

Chlorine and bromine can be used a a primary disinfectant, but because they will maintain a residual concentration (last in water) also can act as a secondary disinfectant. It is necessary to maintain a residual in your spa so microrganisms do not make you ill.  

Shut_Down_Stranger:

--- Quote ---This goes back to that "flaw" I mentioned at the top of the post. While ozone can theoretically offer continuous destruction of organic and inorganic waste (and chloramines if you supplement ozone with chlorine) the level of ozone is probably not sufficient to enable you to eliminate the traditional shock.

Vermonter
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The above statment is not correct  Chloramines are formed when ammonia is added to water contains a chlorine residual. Chloramines are a very weak disinfectant, but do not form the amount of undesirable disinfection by products (groups of compounds collectively known as trihalomethanes THM's and haloacetic acids (HAA's)) that are regulated by the government for drinking water consumption.

inorganic waste is not consumed by any disinfectant. Inorganic compounds may be oxidized and captured by the filter, but distruction does not occur.

Absolut:
Doc

"Actually, I think I'm the one that would mind  . It's from my board, and I have the copyright........
Ummmmm, wyh didnt you respond to Vermonters post over there (he doesn't post here).?

Everything you say is true, and I agree with. The biggest problem in the "industry" is that salesmen simply don't know, don't understand, and are simply "selling" as their taught to."

OK, sorry.., actually I didn't reply to his post, all is Vermonters word copied from your board.

"Oh, one thing I disagree with, I wouldn't buy an ozonator"

Neither did I.

"Now, you wont mind if I borrow some of your post for a new site I'm working on will you?"

It's Vermonters post and as you said, you have the copyright.

/Absolut

 

Dr. Spa™ Ret.:
Shut_Down_Stranger, as I understand it, the breakdown of some organic wastes creates ammonia which then combones with the chlorine to form chloramines.

Absolut, I'm just funnin with ya.

Shut_Down_Stranger:
I can state that for most salespeople, the above concepts are not properly taught.

However, that is one of the things that make a forum such as this a good research tool. Others may know the issues.

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