Anyone use an ozone filter system on their pool? (pros and cons, maintenance)

[tjl944]

Hello all. Having a pool installed soon and was wondering about the effectiveness of an ozone filtering system. Anyone have one? Pros and cons. Thanks in advance

[AZJoeD]

I have had one on my pool for about 10 years. Whether it works or not is debatable. I will say that for 10 years I never had a problem with my pool, until late last year when I had an algae problem. Turns out my Ozone generator was not working (bulb went out). Could be a coincidence.

I do know that many municipal water plants use them to help purify water, so there must be something to it. They are expensive $400-600 or more. But there are relatively maintenance free, you just have to check to see if it is working every so often.

[CheyDee]

My understanding is that an ozone generator is a supplemental oxidizer and not a primary sanitizer, so I don't know if it really does anything more to sanitize than chlorine already does. Also, I remember reading that ozone destroys chlorine so you'll need to use more chlorine, rather than less, with an ozone generator.

From what I understand, ozone is really only worthwhile for pools with a very high bather load, i.e. public pools.

[maverick974]

Here is a great site for maintaining your pool.
www.troublefreepool.com
It's simplicity at it's best and your local pool store is NOT your friend in most cases.