Use of the Halcyon RX Versus Other Sanitization Methods
	Halcyon Rx Ultraviolet Pool Sanitizer	Chlorine and Derivatives	Salt Systems	Ozone Generators	Copper/Silver Ionizers
Health and Safety Source: * World Health Organization Guidelines for safe recreational waters Volume 2 - Swimming pools and similar recreational-water environments	*99.9% Inactivation of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and other bacteria Chlorine and Salt Systems Can’t! Adds no Chemicals to your pool! *Significant reduction in chloramines, THM’s and other DBP! Cleaner/healthier pool with up to 95% reduction in Chemical use! Destroys bacteria, virus, and algae in seconds of passing the bulb! *Relieves swimming related Asthma!	*Can’t kill Crypto or Giardia and others! Reacts very slowly with other bacteria! *Generates disinfection by products (DBP)! Fecal Coliform for example, can live over 96 hours in 3ppm chlorine!	*Can’t kill Crypto or Giardia and others! Reacts even slower with other bacteria! *Generates disinfection by products (DBP)! Fecal Coliform can live over 180 hours in Salt generated chlorine!	*Ozone is a severe respiratory irritant! Requires high dosing! *Requires de-ozonation systems to prevent carryover into the treated water! Strong bacteria kill rates!	Copper and Silver levels must be controlled at part per billion levels (ppb)! Disinfection rate drastically influenced by weather conditions, pool use and other water quality parameters.
Disinfection By Products! (What does product add to your pool water?)	The Halcyon Rx is a physical system and Uv *does not generate any DBP’s! Adds nothing to the water! *Significant reduction in levels of Chloramines and other DBP.	*Adds: THM HAA Haloketones Aldehydes Cyanogen chloride Chloramines and other DBP to your pool! Known carcinogens!	*Adds: THM HAA Haloketones Aldehydes Cyanogen chloride Chloramines and other DBP to your pool! Known carcinogens!	*Adds: Bromate Aldehydes Ketones Ketoacids Carboxylic acids Bromoform Brominated acids and other DBP!	DBP are unknown! Also, does not destroy organic contamination and Cu/Ag levels must be very closely monitored! Part Per Billion levels!
Water Quality!	Clear does not mean clean! This water is “bug free”, crystal clear, soft and odorless! Near Drinking Water Standards! 95% less chemicals! Is not weather dependent! Can handle the big rains and highest temperatures! Kills far more bacteria, germs and virus in a fraction of the time!	Must be kept in balance! *Does not react with many common pool bacteria i.e. Crypto! Strong Odor! Many other chemicals needed!	“Soft, clear water”, but the “bugs” like it better too! Very dependent on weather! *Does not react with many common pool bacteria. Many other chemicals needed!	Very weather dependent! Requires carbon treatment! Water gets cloudy fast! Gasses generated react very quickly and are unstable! Strong Odor!	Very difficult to control PPM values with a colorimetric test kit!! High Cu levels will cause staining of your pool!
Operation and Maintenance!	Very easy to install! No risks, you can’t over treat! Effortless! Runs when the filter is running! No settings or adjustments! Clean and replace bulb once per year! *Control residual sanitizer at .5ppm or less. (About 1 chlorine tablet per month!) Drastically reduces chemical cost and exposure!	Requires constant monitoring and special handling! You’re swimming in chemicals! Corrodes pool liner and equipment!	Requires addition of cyaniric acid for stabilizer! Costly replacement cells! Cells must be cleaned often! Salt build up requires yet another chemical!	Requires de-ozonation treatment such as carbon! Costly replacement cells! Constant monitoring!	Requires constant monitoring! Very costly annual replacement of Chamber cells and electrodes! Pools will stain!
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