Having a “GREEN POOL” can be a good thing! We hear these words everyday, Green, Eco, Environmentally Friendly, Solar, Energy Efficient, Carbon Footprint just to mention a few. What does it all mean? How does it affect
my pool? How can my pool go GREEN in a good way? A carbon footprint is defined as: The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). What Can We Do? There are so many ways to conserve energy, water and chemicals at the pool. Leaving a minimal carbon footprint is easier than you think. The following is a list of things you can do, to do your part in trying to leave as little impact on the earth.

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10 Ways To Reduce The Carbon Footprint On Swimming Pools:

1. Always cover your pool. Pool covers reduce evaporation, heat loss and chemical loss.
2. Reduce the size or horsepower of your pool pump.
3. Heat your pool with solar pool heating or a Heat Pump.
4. Avoid the use of Algecides and Phosphate based chemicals and choose healthier more natural water care products.
5. Turn off waterfalls and water features when not in use.
6. Use a salt chlorine generator or alternative sanitization methods.
7. Use a cartridge filter. Cartridge filters save thousands of liters of water every year.
8. LED lights use much less energy than incandescent lights.
9. Vacuum the pool only when the pool needs to be cleaned vs leaving the automatic vacuum running whenever you’re not in the pool.
10. If using a gas heater, turn it on when you’re planning on swimming vs leaving it on all the time to maintain a certain temperature.

Come in to the store or book an in yard “Going Green Consultation” and let us help you find a smaller pair of flip flops to wear for your reduced Carbon Footprint’s. One of the initiatives that we at BEECHMOUNT are supporting is Share The Gift of Water.

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