www.clear-n-safe.com
North East Florida
Chemical Corp.
November 2012
Chlorine Times
It’s Official – Chlorine Gas for Swimming Pools is a Thing of the Past
In this issue:
The Fate of Gas
What’s Changing?
Salt Chlorinator
Options
Floaters-Do you need
one?
The Chlorine gas manufacturers with the support of the Chlorine Institute
have reaffirmed their position to eliminate gas supplies to the residential pool
service industry. All companies offering this service in Florida have been
notified that they will no longer receive gas supplies. According to our supplier,
this action is the result of the chlorine industry’s continuous improvement to
safety and security in an effort to protect human health and the environment as it
relates to the distribution of chlorine gas.
They recognize chlorine is an essential product throughout the U.S.
economy. This is especially true for public water utilities in both rural and urban
communities. By reducing the distribution networks and number of handlers, the
chlorine industry believes their progress towards security and safety goals will
be greatly enhanced.
Alternative Treatment Protocols
The Chlorine Institute is correct in acknowledging other forms of chlorine
are available to effectively maintain water balancing residential swimming pool
service applications. The wide range of alternatives allows for an easy and
seamless transition. Our non-gas customers use these high performance
chemicals on a weekly basis. Our pool specific chemical treatment protocol will
depend on the type of material in your pool shell, product shelf and cycle life,
product bulk and overall effectiveness in your environment. All chemicals used
by us are approved for pool use by the Florida Swimming Pool Association. We
fully expect pools in our service programs to remain aesthetically correct and
fully sanitized. You will experience a seamless transition and your pool service
will not be interrupted by this situation. Our service guarantee will continue to be
in effect.
Chemical Transition
You do not need to take any action regarding your current pool service.
Your technician has already transitioned your pool to a new chemical protocol.
Your monthly service schedule and program cost will not change. However, later
in this newsletter we discuss the availability of two salt chlorine generator options.
In the event you want to take advantage of one of these options, you will need to
call our office at 636-0903 to confirm arrangements.
Salt Chlorine Generators Produce Pure Chlorine
The diehard chlorine gas consumer should consider a residential salt
pool generator. This is the fastest growing alternative sanitizing system. Most
new construction pools are being equipped with these units. They are the
closest alternative to our pure chlorine gas service. They are onsite (home
based) in line systems that produce chlorine and inject it directly into your pool.
A low concentration of salt added to your pool is required to support the
process. This is a mild saline solution barely detectable by human taste. By
comparison, it consists of about 10% of the salt found in seawater.
Salt Chlorine Generation – A Good Choice
As I noted last month, home chlorine generation offers the benefits of a
pure chlorine gas program with few of its disadvantages. The primary negative
issue is the initial acquisition and installation cost. Typically a reliable system fully
installed will cost $1,200-$1,800. However, for a limited time, we are offering two
options to our customers who prefer a Salt Chlorine Generation System. The first
is a special purchase and installation option and the second option is free use of
our system in conjunction with a service contract arrangement. Keep in mind you
are not required to participate in either of these programs. Non salt customers will
automatically be switched into an alternative program at no additional cost to you.
Reminders
All filters on open
pools can be run
for 6 – 8 hours
daily. Screen
enclosed pools
should be running
at 6 hours per day.
Salt Chlorine Generator Special Purchase Option
We are offering a special limited time arrangement for the purchase and
installation of an Eco-Salt water chlorinator system. The total price is $700.00
plus taxes. The unit comes with a three year replacement warranty (warranty
does not include labor on replacement unit). Service contract is not required. Biweekly service maintenance will continue at your current service rate and either
party may cancel service maintenance anytime. See service steps below for
additional detail. This offer is good through December 31, 2012 or sooner if
current inventory is exhausted. We do not expect this offer to be repeated.
Free Use of Salt Chlorine Generator with Contract
If you live in a
gated community,
you must add
North East Florida
to your permanent
guest list at the
guard gate.
Reservice on pools
where we are
denied entry is $35
and no credits will
be issued.
Our second Salt Chlorine Generator option is the free use of one of our
units in conjunction with a twenty-four month service maintenance agreement then
month–to-month thereafter. Customer must sign agreement authorizing us to
remove the chlorinator and re-plumb (at no cost to customer) their system upon
cancellation of the bi-weekly service maintenance. Chlorinator is warranted for the
life of service maintenance. Bi-weekly service cost is the same rate as your
current rate. This offer is subject to the availability of limited quantities. See
service steps below for additional detail.
By-Weekly Salt System Service Maintenance
Benefits of using (regardless if owned or free use) a salt chlorine
generator is similar to participating in our chlorine gas program. These include:
 Generation of pure chlorine
 Automatically injected into pool
 Low chemical swimming
 Better for eyes and colored hair
 Soft water feel
 Professional pool care service
 All chemicals included
 No transporting chemicals by customer
 No storing dangerous chemicals at home
 Monthly flat fee regardless of amount of chemicals used
 Chlorinator cell cleaning
Pool Chemical Floater
Some chemicals in tablet or stick form perform better when dispensed in a
floater. Therefore, if you have a floater in storage we would appreciate you making it
available for use by our technician. If you need to purchase one, they are available
at most discount, hardware and pool stores. If you prefer to purchase one from us,
we will sell it to you at our cost of approximately $7.00 plus tax. Simply let our
technician know or call our office. We will put it in your pool and add it to your
monthly bill as a one-time charge. In the event we don’t hear from you by January 1,
2013 and one is deemed necessary for peak pool performance, we will automatically
put one in your pool and add it to your February bill.