HOW THE NATURES PURE SYSTEM WORKS
The Natures Pure System hooks into your pool filtration system and releases microscopic mineral ions which control bacteria and algae. This allows you to reduce the chlorine, algaecide and other chemicals by 50% and more. The Natures Pure System costs less than a salt chlorinator and mineral pools are less effort to maintain than traditional chlorine or salt water pools.
CUT THE CHLORINE IN HALF AND MORE
Natures Pure mineral pools require a chlorine residual of only 0.5 ppm. Traditional chlorine and salt water pools require a chlorine residual between 2-4 ppm.
Zero point 5 ppm is about the same as drinking water.
FORGET ABOUT ALGAECIDE
Minerals are very effective at controlling algae. You will probably never need to add algaecide, no matter how much sun you get.
PERFECTLY BALANCED
Chlorine and salt chlorinators affect the pH balance of the water. This means you constantly have to adjust the balance up or down using chemicals. Natures Pure mineral ions are completely neutral and pH almost never needs adjusting.
SAFE FOR YOUR PROPERTY
Salt is corrosive to some pool equipment and structures. Many manufacturers will void your warranty if you use salt. Natures Pure is completely harmless to your pool equipment, structure and landscaping.
MINERALS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SALT
In fact, the Natures Pure system utilizes four different types of salts to maintain perfectly clear, perfectly pure water.
Traditional salt chlorinating systems only use one.
The Natures Pure system uses 90% less salt than a "salt water pool" eliminating the dangerous corrosion caused by salt water chlorinators.
WHERE DOES IT GO?
The Natures Pure system consists of a controller, a clear PVC tee and a set of mineral plates called an electrode. The PVC tee is plumbed into your plumbing on the line that runs filtered water into your pool. The electrode is threaded into the tee and is connected to the controller with an electrical cable.
WHERE DO THE MINERALS COME FROM?
The controller charges the two plates of the electrode with a precise electrical current. As the electrical current jumps from one plate to the other through the water, microscopic mineral particles are released. The electricity gives these particles a positive charge or ‘ionizes’ them which converts them into mineral ions.
WHAT DO THE MINERALS DO?
Positively charged mineral ions are attracted to negatively charged bacteria and algae cells and kill them by changing their molecular structure. The dead cells combine into chunks that are collected by the filter.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MINERAL POOLS AND SALT WATER POOLS?
The biggest difference between salt water pools and mineral pools is the amount of chlorine required to maintain the water. Mineral pools require chlorine in the range of 0.5ppm to 1ppm. With salt water pools, the recommended chlorine level is 1ppm to 3ppm.
The next major difference is the maintenance required. The salt chlorination process converts salt in the water to liquid chlorine. Liquid chlorine has a high pH, so if you don’t monitor and correct it frequently, it will quickly increase the pH of your pool beyond the typical 7.2 to 7.6 range that you want. Minerals have no effect on pH, so you will not need to use pH Down or pH Up chemicals as often to balance the pH. Salt water chlorinators also require maintenance on the salt cell. If the salt cell is not cleaned properly once a year, it will scale up and stop producing chlorine. If you are in an area with really hard water, you will need to clean the cell more frequently for it to continue producing enough chlorine.
Finally, mineral pools are more economical than salt water pools. The up front investment is less, the ongoing maintenance and chemical costs are lower, and the power consumption is lower.
ARE MINERAL IONS HARMFUL IF MY PETS OR KIDS DRINK THE POOL WATER?
No.
The maximum amount of copper that is allowed in drinking water is 1.3ppm. Our controller will maintain a maximum of 0.4ppm if properly configured.
The other minerals used are present in trace amounts and within the allowable levels for drinking water.
FOUR DIFFERENT SALTS?
A synergistic approach to pool care
SODIUM CHLORIDE
The Natures Pure system uses this salt for a completely different purpose than a "salt water chlorinator".
In a salt water pool, sodium chloride (table salt) is turned into sodium hypochlorite or bleach. The amount of salt required to accomplish this is massive. For most pools you need to add 400 to 800 pounds of salt to generate enough chlorine to maintain the water properly. This massive amount of salt is one of the things that adds to the unwanted corrosion caused by the "salt water pool" process.
The Natures Pure system uses the same salt in far lower amounts to assist in the process of creating ions of copper, silver and zinc.
Sodium in the water allows a tiny electrical charge to strip electrons from the probes creating the mineral ions.
SODIUM TETRABORATE
Sodium Tetraborate is one of the main reasons the Natures Pure system works so effortlessly. It accomplishes four major goals.
1. pH Buffer
When the pH drifts up beyond the maximum recommended level (which is 7.8), chlorine will not be effective in killing harmful bacteria and other organisms such as algae.
High pH levels will result in calcium scaling, which builds on pool surfaces, waterlines, and accessories, especially in saltwater.
It is important to note here that a "salt water chlorinator" produces chlorine with a pH of 13 and salt water pool owners are constantly fighting high pH issues.
High end salt water chlorinators include an acid pump that automatically adds hydrochloric acid to the water at the same time the high pH chlorine is produced.
Sodium tetraborate keeps pH under control preventing pH drift and endless adjustments.
2. It Helps Prevent Algae
Beyond the mission of keeping pH in its target range and therefore preventing scale and corrosion, borate products are used as algaestats (meaning they prevent algae, as opposed to killing it like an algaecide). They stop algae by limiting the supply of its chief nutrient, carbon dioxide.
3. It Reduces Chlorine Usage
Since free chlorine is consumed at a lower rate when pH is stable, you will use much less of it.
4. It Makes Sparkling and Soft Water
When sodium tetraborate is used, the water will remain clearer for a longer period of time. It also happens to be one of the ingredients in Visine the "get the red out" eye drops.
It also happens to soften water, not an unpleasant side benefit.
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SODIUM BISULPHATE
Used primarily on start up, sodium bisulphate is used to balance the initial introduction of the sodium tetraborate and condition the water. It is also used to lower pH if needed.
SODIUM DICHLOROISOCYANURATE
The Natures Pure System uses a small amount of chlorine residual (0.5ppm) to maintain the "industry standard". It is primarily an oxidizer (shock) for organic and non-organic compounds that enter the water either environmentally or from bathers. Bather waste is one of the main reasons for cloudy water.
POTASSIUM PEROXYMONOPERSULFATE
Potassium peroxymonopersulfate, although not a "salt" is an important secondary oxidizer we use to maintain clear water. It is more effective than chlorine and not dependent upon a specific pH to work properly.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
MINERALS
Minerals to the bulk of the work to purify the water and are automatically created by the Natures Pure System.
SALTS
Salts condition the water for bather comfort, algae prevention and boost mineral production.
ENZYMES & OXIDIZERS
Removes dead organisms and bather waste. This keeps the water clear, clean and beautiful.
PERFECT POOL WATER
The water is conditioned, purified and hassle free.