Pink Slime (and its water "friend" white mold) is a recent problem facing the swimming pool owners in the last 10 or 20 years. They are present in nature and are caused only by the lack of proper pool maintenance and water chemistry. In fact, the owners and not fight the slime-pond with pink bathrooms, kitchens and laundries. Never noticed that the ring pink around the pool? The mucus is pink.
We define what is pink slime. Pink slime is a naturally occurring bacterium (of thenewly formed Methylobacterium genus). Chalk rose is not a form of algae, animal plant is not. And 'pink or red pigment and form a strong, protective slime coating that provides the organism with an unusually high level of protection. Pink slime consumes methanol (a gas) and is often found with white water mold. This body is very resilient and resistant to halogen-based (chlorine or bromine), as well as non-halogen sanitizers or germicides can remain andContamination and after treatment.
Although originally in swimming pools treated with Biguanide (Baquacil, Soft Swim, Polyclar, etc.), is now seen in all environments pool. This is not only a problem is the use of biguanide biguanides caused.
The bacterium has an affinity for pink slime matrix formed on the surface of PVC plastics, which will lower and within the matrix so that re-contamination long afterIt seems that it was "destroyed" apparently (includes pool toys, floats, ladders, stairs, fountains, automatic shares cleaner, skimmer baskets, weirs, directional plants, garden hose, etc..) Small amounts of pink mucus can lead to a restoration of the problem. And 'caused by improper water and pool maintenance, environmental factors and poor circulation. Pink slime attracts areas, the "dark" (not exposed to direct sunlight) and "slow" water. In anotherIndustry, medical technology, this bacterium occurs regularly in laboratory Tubin.
Look for pink slime in the head bearing surfaces, behind the dam skimmer skimmer baskets at the bottom sides, back office pool, underwater pool light niches and light fittings. If you find that the pool is not easy to keep chlorine, bromine, or hydrogen peroxide used in biguanide treated pools to look pink slime.
After the regular monitoring of animals and affected owners pink slime pools heresome similarities:
Many but not all affected pools have "smaller (under) sized" cartridge filters. (That is, with a 75 m filter on a 24 ft Rnd aboveground pool or a 90-m filter on a 15 x 30 under the floor of the pool). Pools hit a 6 hours or less direct sunlight on the surface of the pool. Pool owners always leave the solar system on the top and not chemically clean the blanket the recommended 2 times a year to remove the accumulated biofilm. "Shocking" or oxidizing of the poolThe water is not made to the instructions on the label. For example, instead of shocking the pool every week or two, this task is neglected, because the water "looks good." Rainy season swimming a dramatic increase in cases of pink slime. Customers regularly add fresh water from the tap, no water pipe run (the pink slime is already transferred to the garden hose and the pool) for a few minutes. Pools with sand filters is not the change in the sandevery 2 or 3 years and chemically clean the sand filter 3 times per season (every 6 to 8 weeks). Recent observations: The most affected seem to use the treated drinking water in public. Pools appear to be filled with well water not affected much. Swimming pools are not considered interested sophisticated chemically (water balance, the use of additives such as borate BIOGUARD Optimizer Plus or Proteam Supreme, shocking regular), such as swimming pools clean.
Another observation is that manyWater companies across the country, partly in response to the "call of the consumer" to "get rid of chlorine in drinking water" are now using mono-chloramines to treat the water (in the last 15 or 20 years). Mono-chloramines essentially do a good job in dealing with pathogens in drinking water, but some of the non-pathogenic organisms can get into the action through. Unfortunately, there is only anecdotal and experimental evidence.
Prevention of "pink slime" is preferred over treatment.Follow these steps to prevent pink slime:
Physically brush and clean all surfaces in the pool every week, including ladder steps (especially at each step) and rails All pool surfaces exposed to the sun as much as possible (sunlight and UV are natural oxidizers) Remove the lid from the skimmer basket in the sunlight for several hours a day ** allow ground pools must be particularly careful in this case, a portion of the person, avoiding or otherwise violatedopened with a slotted spoon. Regularly added oxidizing chemical to clean the skimmer and clean the filtration lines of bio-film (use extreme caution when doing this. Slowly add chemicals and remove any objects, even slow dissolving chlorine tablets or sticks to prevent potential reactions chemical, like an explosion. When you add make-up water from the garden hose so the water run for 2 or 3 minutes before the tube in the pool. Regularlyclean pool toys and floats (use the archive as Mildewcides BIOGUARD) Regularly clean pool solar blanket (use store BIOGUARD) Chemically clean pool filter every 4 to 6 weeks (use Strip Kwik, Kleen It or Soft Swim ® Filter Cleaner). This is a very important step, regardless of the type of filter, sand, DE or cartridge. Add required regular maintenance doses "Shock" and Algicide every 1 to 2 weeks (3 or 4 weeks in pools bguanide). Use products such as BoratAs BIOGUARD Optimizer Plus as a preventative measure (borates, if properly used, with a rate of 50-80 ppm, in order to disinfect disinfectant disinfected and prevent algae growth). Run the filter at least 12 hours a day to avoid "dead spots" in the pool. Remember to clean and wash the brush and suction tube, which is used to clean the pool Leave most of your pool equipment exposed to the sun (sunlight is a natural antioxidant) Keep the water balanced at allTimes. Check after a heavy usage or rain, or large "top-off" of new water. Water balance refers to the level available Sanitizer, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness Free.
The treatment of "pink slime" to be fast and TOTALLY! You do not save!
Clean all surfaces affected and swimming pool as indicated above.
Physically clean and remove all visible "pink slime"
Add an initial dosage of algicide to the pool
"Shock" the pool with a triple or quadruple dose
Filter Run 24Hours a day until water is clear and halogen or peroxide values are maintained at a level "higher"
Chemically cleaning the filter. Easy flushing or backwashing of the filter is not the fats, oils and other contaminants accumulated in the tank and filter.
If the pool water professionally tested and analyzed. Look for a company that knows what they're talking about swimming and is not afraid to tell the truth about a problem.
Maintain Optimizer Plus (orother borate product) levels
Maintain good water balance of pH, total alkalinity and calcium hardness
The longer you can remain pink slime, the harder it is to heal.
