First salt chlorinator use in commercial pool

The tender for the installation of the pools at Fort Cambridge has been awarded to Charles Micallef Swimming Pools Ltd.

The pools will make use of the latest environmentally-friendly technologies, including a Certikin salt chlorinator and an eco-friendly lighting system.

“This is a technology being used in commercial pools in Malta for the first time,” said Gap Developers director Paul Attard.

Certikin’s salt chlorinator is a greener, more natural way to disinfect pool water. It makes use of naturally occurring products that are safer to handle than chlorine. The salt in the pool water is transformed by an electrolysis cell into chlorine gas, a powerful disinfectant that is instantly diffused into the water.

The chlorine solution produced destroys micro-organisms in the cell and maintains a controllable level of free chlorine in the pool while eliminating chloramines responsible for red eyes and a strong chlorine smell.

The active chlorine is constantly regenerated by the cell without any user intervention. Moreover, the saline pool water is also kinder to the bathers’ skin and more comfortable to swim in.

Both the inner and outer pools will comprise an eco-friendly lighting system that makes use of Led lights rather than the conventional 300W bulbs.

The development of Fort Cambridge is targeted for completion by mid-2011.