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Waterco teams with Aussie inventor to create pure,
truly chlorine-free swimming pool system

An Aussie inventor has created a truly chlorine free pool system - and it's the only such sanitisation system to receive a tick of approval from the National Asthma Council Australia. The Hydroxypure system, a natural combination of hydrogen peroxide and ozone, is good news for those with eczema and allergies, as it's totally chlorine free and enriched with oxygen.

"The Hydroxypure system is great news for those looking for a real alternative to chlorine, as it's salt free, odourless, free of taste and you don't need to shower after swimming," says Gold Coast-based inventor Nick Briscoe, who was inspired to come up with a chlorine free pool to enable his youngest son Dalton, who suffers from eczema, to swim in the family's pool.

"As a young baby it was just easier to keep Dalton out of the pool, but as he got older this became a problem. It was not fair that his brother and sister could use the pool but he could not. He had eczema that flared up at times, but became worse when he went in the pool.

"This inspired me to once again follow a dream that I had in year nine. That and a nagging kid who just wanted to use the pool."

After many years of "trial and error," Briscoe joined with international water treatment and swimming pool solutions manufacturer, Waterco Ltd to develop the Hydroxypure system.

Natural formulation
Hydroxypure uses the Peroxone Treatment Process (PTP), a combination of hydrogen peroxide (H202) and hybrid ozone (03).

The only by-product of the chemical reaction is water, which has earned it approval from the Sensitive Choice® program of the National Asthma Council Australia.

Bryan Goh, Waterco director, calls the system "the most significant innovation in pool treatment in 20 years."

"PTP is one of the most powerful oxidisers in nature," Goh says. "It's known as the new treatment process of the 21st century because of the ability of the reaction to remove all bacterial threats. It's far superior to other oxidation processes currently available to the swimming pool market, and the synergy of the two disinfectants will ensure your water environment is safe without the creation of harmful chemical by-products."

Good news for eczema sufferers
Hydroxypure is particularly heartening for the six million Australians who suffer from eczema, and who may have avoided swimming in pools because of the reaction their skin has to chlorine.

For Sydney resident Robert Chan and his five-year-old daughter Jordyn, who both suffer from moderate to severe eczema, the Hydroxypure system has meant they can once again enjoy swimming in their backyard pool.

"We totally avoided swimming for years, because our eczema was badly triggered by chlorine," Robert says. "But since we've been trialing the Hydroxypure system, we can now swim without our eczema flaring up.

"It takes the stress out of swimming. We can relax after getting out of the pool instead of going through the stressful process of trying to get a young child into the shower and covered in cream."

Sensitive Choice approval
"The Hydroxypure system ticked all the boxes when it came to assessing its eligibility for Sensitive Choice approval," says National Asthma Council Australia Partnerships Manager, Adam Trumble. "Being free of chlorine, a known skin and respiratory irritant for many people, it offers relief to those unable to use traditional chlorine pools."

The Sensitive Choice program encourages manufacturers and distributors to be asthma and allergy aware. "It recognises companies which develop products that may be better choices for people with asthma or allergies. The blue butterfly logo helps consumers easily identify products and services that may reduce asthma and allergy triggers," explains Trumble.

New or existing pools
Waterco's Hydroxypure system is an affordable solution that can be installed in new swimming pools or retrofitted to salt or chlorinated pools. It is also highly effective in maintaining pool clarity.

"Our specially-made control unit maintains adequate levels of hydrogen peroxide to be retained within the swimming pool, automatically adjusting its dosing for high bathing loads, hot weather, rain and pool top ups," says Goh.

And for Nick Briscoe, one of his greatest satisfactions is seeing his son Dalton swim in the family pool. "The absolute feeling of achievement occurred when Dalton was able to swim regularly in the pool without any reaction," he adds. "Not only that, but his skin condition seems to improve because of the water."

And Briscoe isn't just stopping at domestic pools. "The same system set up to treat our dirty tank water also worked amazingly well," he says. "There is now a strong case for the many health benefits that swimming in and drinking highly oxygenated water can deliver."



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