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How A Dip At The Pool Can Help Eliminate Acne
Like most people, I tend to go swimming much more during the summer months than during the long and cold winters. However, I have also become aware of the fact that my normally annoying and vigilante acne breakouts become much easier to control during this time! Because of how much easier it is for my skin to stay clear and glowing while I am swimming so much, I've decided to do some research to find out what is the exact connection between swimming and acne.
Here are the benefits of swimming on your skin:
--The main chemical in the pool is chlorine, which is a powerful antibacterial agent - killing nearly all of the sebum (acne-causing bacteria) on the surface of the skin, and also drying out pore-clogging oils.
--If you are swimming in a salt-water pool or the ocean, the salt will also act as a very powerful anti-bacterial, even more so than the chemicals in a chlorine pool! Salt is one of the best agents to prevent infection, and acne is just a minor infections and inflammation of the skin. The salt you are swimming in will help heal that inflammation and prevent future breakouts!
--Soaking up extra sun rays will also help you maintain clear skin. Like chlorine and salt, the sun does its job in helping to remove oils from the skin that shouldn't be there. However, make sure not to get so much sun that you get burnt! But a healthy amount of sunlight will provide you with vitamin D and other vital nutrients that make it possible to achieve a clear, glowing complexion!
--Physical activity does wonders for your skin, especially swimming! The way you breathe during a swim session changes significantly from your normal breathing patterns, thus creating a stronger oxygen flow within the body. All this extra oxygen is going to enter the bloodstream and create healthy new skin cells, healing of redness and inflammation (zits!), and faster removal of bacteria!
Is the only way to get clear skin to swim every single day? Of course not! But it definitely helps, and if you love swimming this will be just another great benefit.
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How does a swimming pool salt ionizer work?
A friend of mine has a "saltwater" swimming pool, it does not require the addition of any chlorine. Does anyone know how the chemistry of the ionizer works, ie how does it convert simple NaCl to hypochlorite? Is the chlorine level in this type of pool lower than a chlorinated pool? Is the level of Chlorine gas lower?
To start off with, chlorine is a salt. All that a salt water generator does is convert salt, by a form of electrolysis via a cell in the plumbing, into a low constant dose of chlorine gas that dissolves in the pool water to become sodium hypochlorite. The cell looks like the plates in a lead acid car battery. Water flows between the plates and an electric current passes between the plates. Gas forms on the plates and dissolves into the pool water return. Generally, yes, the chlorine is a little lower than in a traditionally chlorinated pool because it is constant dose. It doesn't have the spikes in levels. Often there's no need to even put the units into their 100% output or "shock" setting.
By chlorine gas, I'm assuming you mean chloramines given off after chlorine has oxidized an organic. Well, there's no getting around that unless you go with a non chlorine sanitizer. That chlorine smell is actually chlorine after it's done it's job. The dirtier the pool organic wise, the greater the smell if chlorine is present.
Think about that next time you visit a public pool. 
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AutoPilot Pool Pilot Digital Salt-Chlorine Generator - up to 20K Gallons $1070 AutoPilot DigitalAutoPilot softens your swimming pool water as it purifies... the Natural Way! AutoPilot Salt-chlorine Generators are available in a variety of sizes with an assortmentof features to allow you to select the model that is tailored to your specific needs and budget. THE AutoPilot POOL PILOT Control Unit is available in three models.ALL WITH 2 YEAR Limited WarrantyPOOL PILOT DIGITAL Select Super Cell SC-36, SC-48 or SC-60With microprocessor controls, digital read-out of pool water temperature and current salt level, purifier production level, automatic cell cleaning and chlorine boost cycle, the Pool Pilot Digital is a technologically advanced unit. The easy to read digital readout on this in-line unit even tellsyou how much salt to add should it run low, The Pool Pilot Digital has a patented temperature compensation feature that actually adjusts chlorine production according to the demands of the water temperature and operates in water temperatures up to 104o. It can purify pools up to 50,000 gallons and hasa built-in time clock to control your pool pump all at the touch of a button.AutoPilot Chlorination Process Patented BypassManifold IncludedWhere does the AutoPilot go?Thereare three configurations of the AutoPilot, so there is one that is just right for your pool. The In-deck unit is installed in your pool deck at the time of construction. The In-pool version actually floats in your pool in a decorative swan canister. These two models convert the salt to chlorine 24/7 by the natural process of convection. The In-line unit is plumbed into your pools filtration system and generates chlorine while the pool pump is running, The salt is poured directly into your pool water and dissolves quickly during circulation. |
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The Latest in Pool Trends: Salt Water Pools
A type of pool that has gained popularity over the last several years is the salt water pool. Traditionally, the most common type of pool installed by homeowners was the chlorine pool. While chlorine pools can be enjoyable, the chemicals in the pool can make it uncomfortable for some swimmers and maintenance can also be expensive. Salt water pools, however, offer a more comfortable swimming environment and can be easier and cheaper to maintain. Because of the advantages salt water pools offer, many homeowners have opted to convert their exiting swimming pool to a salt water pool or install a salt water pool from the beginning.
Salt Water Pools Cost Less -
Salt water pools cost less than chlorine pools. Chlorine pools require the addition of chlorine tablets to the water, and these tablets can cost upwards of $60 or more per bucket. The use of chlorine tablets is essential to the cleanliness of a chlorine pool. Salt water pools work a bit differently because they do not require the addition of chlorine to the water. While it may seem that chlorine pools would be more sanitary, this is not the case. Pools containing salt water use an electrical charge to split the salt into sodium and chloride. This electrical system basically creates chlorine by changing the chloride into a gas, which then dissolves into the pool's water. Through this process, the pool is sanitized without the addition of chlorine tablets.
More Comfortable -
Chlorine water can be irritating to the skin, especially to those with sensitive skin, and it can also be offensive to the senses because of its strong odour. Furthermore, chlorine can be an ear and respiratory system irritant as well. Because pools that use salt do not require the addition of chlorine tablets, the pH levels are increased. This translates into water that does not irritate the skin or cause burning, itching, or drying. Swimming in these pools is more comfortable, and the chlorine odour is reduced dramatically.
Less Maintenance -
Homeowners can spend less time making efforts to maintain their pool and more time enjoying it when they choose the salt alternative versus a chlorine pool. Because the pool's electrical system supplies the water with chlorine, homeowners do not have to worry about routinely adding chlorine tablets to the water. Salt will need to be added to the water from time to time, but the comprehensive care required of a these pools is minimal compared to a chlorine pool.
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