{"id":3195,"date":"2020-05-05T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/piscinas-en-tiempos-de-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-05-05T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:53:22","slug":"swimming-pools-in-covid-19-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/swimming-pools-in-covid-19-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming pools in COVID-19 times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>Swimming pools in COVID-19 times<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the last few days and in view of a near lifting of the confinement we are receiving a lot of questions from clients about the <strong>safety in the pool water<\/strong> against the virus transmission and the <strong>efficiency of disinfection using a salt chlorinator<\/strong>. With this text we hope to be able to satisfactorily answer these doubts and <strong>help the BSPOOL\u2019s community<\/strong> to face the rest of the season and the near future..<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, bear in mind that, from the point of view of the pool water disinfection, the COVID-19 virus will be treated as any other known virus. So, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/boe\/dias\/2013\/10\/11\/pdfs\/BOE-A-2013-10580.pdf\"><strong>current regulations in force<\/strong><\/a>, we must maintain the pool water with a <strong>concentration of free residual chlorine between 0.5 mg\/L and 2.0 mg\/L<\/strong>. Also, it\u2019s important to mention that the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that a residual chlorine concentration in the pool water greater than 0.5 mg\/L, with a pH lower than 8 and a contact time greater than 30 minutes deactivate the viruses with higher resistance. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To achieve and maintain this range of residual chlorine concentration, the best solution would be being able to <\/span><strong>automate the production system<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Therefore, BSPOOL recommends the following solutions: <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Saline chlorinator + pH regulation Kit + production regulation using ORP or free chlorine probe Kit: unit that will maintain the residual chlorine concentration and pH at the set points set by the pool maintainer. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em><strong>Private Pool Example:<\/strong><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/saline-chlorination\/private-pools\/evo-basic\/\">EVOBASIC<\/a> <\/strong>gamma + KIT AUTO + KIT ADVANCED.<br \/><\/span><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><strong><em>Public Pool Example: <\/em><\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRO gamma + P-PHCL.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Automated Dosing Systems for Sodium Hypochlorite (Liquid Chlorine) and pH regulator: unit that will maintain the residual chlorine concentration and pH at the set points set by the pool maintainer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong><em>Private and Public Pool Example: <\/em><\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P-PHRX o P-PHCL gamma.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, we will detail and answer some of the specific questions that you have asked these last few weeks:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Is the COVID 19 virus eliminated with the current disinfection practices?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>YES.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The current legislation regarding the concentration of residual chlorine in the pool water is respected. Likewise,<\/span> <strong>it is recommended to automate the dosage or manufacture<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of chlorine to guarantee the concentration of residual chlorine at all times.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Are liquid chlorine dosing systems better than saline chlorination?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>NO<\/strong><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Saline chlorination<\/strong> produces <strong>high concentration and pure chlorine<\/strong> without the inconvenience of generating subproducts in the pool water. A well-dimensioned salt chlorinator with the right production automation options can be the ideal solution for maintaining a healthy water and enjoying a healthy bath, with all the benefits of dissolved mineral salts in swimming pool water.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Does the salt chlorinator eliminate the COVID-19 from the pool water?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>YES.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The current legislation regarding the concentration of residual chlorine in pool water is respected. Furthermore,<\/span> <strong>it is recommended to automate the chlorine production<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure the concentration of residual chlorine and maintain the optimal pH range at all times. In <\/span><strong>Annex 4, part B of the BOE of October 11th, 2013<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <strong>saline chlorinator<\/strong> (ELECTROLYSIS) is specified as one of the swimming pool water disinfection systems.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscbs.gob.es\/profesionales\/saludPublica\/ccayes\/alertasActual\/nCov-China\/documentos\/Medidas_higienicas_COVID-19.pdf\"><strong>document from the Ministry of Health<\/strong><\/a> is attached on the main hygienic measures recommended in this situation and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asofap.es\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/files\/Agua_piscina_COVID-19-2020-04.pdf\"><strong>note from ASOFAP<\/strong><\/a> regarding the maintenance of swimming pool water and the COVID-19 incidence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587543622562{padding-top: 10% !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_content_width=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;\u00daltimos posts&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; link=&#8221;|title:Cloraci%C3%B3n%20Salina||&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567699356977{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_content_width=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;blog-post&#8221;][vc_last_post filter_categories=&#8221;&#8221; posts_per_page=&#8221;6&#8243; limiting_characters=&#8221;14&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solve your doubts about the pool water safety against COVID-19 and disinfection efficiency through a salt chlorinator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3195"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3199,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3195\/revisions\/3199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bspool.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}