Service & Maintenance Troubleshooting- Part 4, continued

Water Chemistry

This area is typically explored when we suspect low ozone output, and the first three sections show to have no issues.
If you still have low readings, we’d look at the final things might cause this.

Abnormal pH

7.2 is optimal for ozone, the farther you are away from 7.2 you will experience lower ozone oxidation and ppm retention time.

Higher temperature

The hotter the air or water is, the faster ozone will convert back to oxygen. Anything over 85 ° F will be considered ‘hot’ by these systems. As temperatures will normally go over this level depending on season or heated pools, all ozone systems are typically over sized to take this into consideration.

Atmospheric breaks

While pressurized in a contact tank or in the pipe, ozone will oxidize the water and build up a small residual ppm level before converting back to oxygen.

If the pressure is suddenly lost due to being introduced to an open (atmospheric) tank or a water feature such as a waterfall, we can expect the ozone to jump out of solution of the water. Oxidation and ppm retention will continue, but at a reduced level in and after this point.

Congratulations, you made it to the end! Go take a nap.

If you have any questions, please contact your distributor or ClearWater Tech.

Chad Relis
Service Manager
ClearWater Tech, LLC.
p: 800-262-0203×23
f: 805-549-0306
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