Stringent regulation of toxic gases and accidental releases of chlorine have required industry professionals to seek alternative methods of disinfection. Chlorine has become more regulated and the cost has increased to the point where many facilities have evaluated the alternatives and found on-site generation of sodium hypochlorite to be their best available technology for disinfection and healthy swimming.
On-site hypochlorite is a dilute form of disinfectant compared to chlorine gas or concentrated commercial
hypochlorite. As a result, handling, transportation and containment are easier and safer.
The benefits of the process over chlorine gas, calcium hypochlorite and bulk sodium hypochlorite include:
- 50-75% annual savings of chlorine and pool chemicals
- Improved inactivation of microorganisms
- Increased water quality by reduced disinfection byproducts
- Removal of biofilm
- Improved health conditions and improved air quality
- No skin or eye irritations
- No respiratory related conditions from gaseous chloramine exposure
- Reducing risk to pool personnel from handling and storage of hazardous materials
- Eliminating the bulk storage of chemicals
- Eliminating transportation liabilities
- Reducing the threat to public safety
ClorTec® on-site sodium hypochlorite systems generate a 0.8% sodium hypochlorite disinfection solution, a chlorine equivalent, using three common consumables: salt, water and electricity. ClorTec units range in capacity from up to 1 kg/day or 2 lb/day to 1,360+ kg/day or 3000+ lb/day, while ClorTec systems are engineered and offered to meet any specified application demand. To meet varying application specific conditions, the ClorTec units are available as component-based or skid-based packaged systems.
ClorTec on-site sodium hypochlorite generation systems
- SCT Series: up to 2kg/day or up to 4.4lb/day
- T Series: 0.9 to 16 kg/day or 2 to 36 lb/day
- MCT: 5.4 to 16.3 kg/day or 12 to 36 lb/day
- CT Series Midsize: 34 to 136 kg/day or 75 to 300 lb/day
- High Output CT Series: 204 to 1,360+ kg/day or 450 to 3,000+ lb/day