Q: How does the ECOsmarte® Pool System work?
A: Simple. Everytime your pump runs the ECOsmarte® oxygen electrodes deliver a non-chemical shock to your water when the water passes through your pressure line. Once per week you adjust your pH and take a copper test. You will switch the button on your Electronic Control Unit and ionize for 4 - 8 hours depending on your pool size and bather load. This will put copper in your pool which is a great algaecide and deadly to viruses.
Q: My pool man says this will not work. What should I do?
A: Would you ask him which pool he knows of where the ECOsmarte® System did not work? All of our equipment comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee. We would be interested in the name of the unsatisfied customer. We get very few returns and have thousands of pools we support on our 1-800-ION-SWIM phone lines. What is the name of your pool store?
Q: Will the metal stain my pool?
A: The copper will only stain your pool if you use chlorine along with the system. Previous technologies did not have our electronic oxidation. When you have copper or silver in a pool with chlorine it will stain green or black. Our system is 100% chlorine-free. Chlorine stains and bleaches pools, and damages pool equipment. We can probably help you with any mineral or chemical spots you already have.
Q: Is Copper in the water safe for me?
A: Absolutely. We run our pools ¼ of the safe drinking water levels according to the EPA. In fact, if you drank 2 gallons of pool water you would reach the amount of copper found in a multiple-vitamin.
Q: Do you mean that I will never use chemicals again?
A: Only for pH adjustment. We need to neutralize pH to maximize the kill rate of our oxygen and copper. Water without chemical will want to be 7.0 pH, which is pH neutral. We recommend muriatic acid, for pH-down, from a "building center", or baking soda, for pH-up, from Walmart. If you mismanage your pH or copper level and get an algae bloom we might suggest using a quart of non-metal algaecide or a few pounds of non-chlorine shock (potassium monopersulfate), but the pool requires no regular chemicals for sanitation.
Q: What references do you have?
A: Plenty, but you will have to get on the internet to see them at "http://www.ecosmarte.com/." We are fortunate these people who have testimonials printed on the internet are excited about the ECOsmarte® technology. We will not give out your name and phone number after you become a happy customer.
Q: How hard is this to install?
A: The ECOsmarte® chamber is easy to install. You simply select 11" of your above-ground pipe on the return side between the pump and pool. Make two cuts and PVC glue in our Quick-Change Unions. The Unions allow ¼" error in measurement, so you do not have to be exact. The unit comes pre-wired to plug into any 110V outlet.