Making pool water maintenance easier for service professionals

Why should enzymes be used?

The bottom line is enzymes should be used to make pool or hot tub maintenance easier. When using them as a part of a routine maintenance program, they work hard so aquatic facility managers do not have to. Additional benefits include:

Increased filter run cycles

Filters need to be cleaned less and work more efficiently because enzymes are working constantly to break down non-living waste in the water before it has a chance to buildup on the filter.

“Those using enzymes in their pools are much less likely to have really bad filter cartridges at the end of the season,” says Koch.

In fact, Corney says using enzymes has reduced the number of filter backwashes by 50 per cent. “Customers really like the idea of backwashing less, because they realize they are saving water,” he says.

Further, Corney says his service team has to work less at keeping the pool and water clear since they started using enzymes.

“We are even using an enzyme that is formulated for cold water so we can use it for winterizing,” he says.

Enzyme products make pool or hot tub systems much more efficient, says Rullo.

“By breaking down non-living organics before they get into the pipes, the filters do not have to work as hard to keep the water clear, thus the filter media stays cleaner longer,” she says.

Reduction of scum lines

Reducing scum lines means less scrubbing for pool professionals. When non-living organics partially break down, one of the places their remains like to stick is at the tile line. All maintenance professionals have seen this unsightly buildup at times, and enzymes will work to prevent it from coming back.

“We never have the issue of ‘ring around the pool’ with enzyme use,” says Koch.

Before using enzymes, it was a given when opening pools in the spring, there would be a ring around the perimeter of the pool at the waterline. Because the water level is dropped for winterizing, the ring would be even more pronounced and visible than during the season—more at the mid-point of the tile line.

“It’s natural to get a ring with the organics accumulating at the water surface, however, by using enzymes, my service crews are more efficient because they don’t have to work as hard and spend time removing the ring manually,” says Koch. “Sometimes scum lines can be really tough to remove because organics can actually edge themselves into porous surfaces.”