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Not really. It works as an oxidizer at relatively low levels but then you need a sanitizer (often it is paired with biguanide). At levels high enough to provide oxidation and sanitation it will be rather uncomfortable to swim in.

Don't really see a need for a chlorine alternative, I follow TFPC and the water is perfectly comfortable and clear. Seems illogical to change from that to something more expensive and less comfortable.

The, um, "facts" presented in that article are a joke. But what would you expect from a website that tells you to improve your metabolism by eating more salt and drinking less water? :rolleyes:
 
brunnesa said:
Has anyone used hydrogen peroxide to sanitize your pool? It seems this might be a alternative to chlorine. I do not know, just wondering. Here is an article about it. I am just wondering if it really works.

https://www.weedemandreap.com/convert-pool-natural-swimming-pool-hydrogen-peroxide/
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In the US there are only 3 EPA-approved disinfection alternatives (sanitizers):

Chlorine

Bromine

Baquacil/biguanide/PHMB

Anyone who claims otherwise is misinformed or outright lying.

As JD pointed out, it can be used as an oxidizer in a Baquacil/biguanide/PHMB pool, but there MUST be a residual sanitizer in the water.

The article is just another take on the "alternative sanitizer" that are long on blue sky, but short on science and facts

Alternative sanitizers and pools--The Truth!!
 
brunnesa said:
Has anyone used hydrogen peroxide to sanitize your pool? It seems this might be a alternative to chlorine. I do not know, just wondering. Here is an article about it. I am just wondering if it really works.

https://www.weedemandreap.com/convert-pool-natural-swimming-pool-hydrogen-peroxide/
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Yes. It's awful. Converted my old pool from Baquacil in 2015 after 7 1/2 season, the final two of which with white mold and pink slimy "algae." For the rest of 2015, '16 and '17 seasons, I spent about 1/6$$ and and probably 1/20 of the time in pool maintenance. I have a larger pool now, but will probably still spend 1/4$$ as I did then.
 
Don't think of peroxide is a safe alternative to chorine. It is an oxidant. People take antioxidants for their health all the time. This is not safer than chlorine.

Health effects of oxidants - ScienceDirect


Let's point out that the main pool sanitizers are oxidizers, just not as harsh as peroxide. It appears that H2O2 has more oxidizing potential and free radical formation. It is more harmful than chlorine.

Hydrogen peroxide - Wikipedia

H2O2 (vaporized) can be used to sterilize medical instruments. That means there is nothing living after treatment. Certainly this would include humans subjected to the same treatment. Chlorine is not effective enough to use as a sterilizing agent. H2O2 is a stronger oxidizing agent than chlorine. Chlorine used in tap water and pools is generally recognized as safe to humans at these levels. Proper sanitation with chlorine is the gold standard method. I'm sure that others are looking for alternatives, but it will be a while before anything has the efficacy and safety of the proven pool sanitizer - chlorine.

Bromine / chlorine are both halogens - group VIIA from the periodic table with similar chemical properties.

Chlorine in drinking water is consumed by humans on a daily basis for their entire lives.
Biguanines (Baquacil) are taken by humans as a drug. Metformin is the common example. People consume metformin for diabetes twice a day for years on end with no ill effects.

Try drinking H2O2. It is such an irritant, it will make you vomit. It is used to produce vomiting in animals who have ingested toxins. (It's noted that the concenteration is higher than that in a pool).

Additionally, H2O2 is a mutagen (causes mutations in cells - "mistakes" with DNA replication) and a probable carcinogen.

To believe that H2O2 is safer than chlorine is to be uninformed.
 
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