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Treating Water Made Simple and Effective

The Accu-Tab® system offers an effective and state-of-the-art approach to treating water. Requiring the use of rubber gloves and safety goggles to handle calcium hypochlorite (cal hypo) tablets, the system minimizes the safety concerns typically associated with other water treatment solutions because it reduces the risk of leaks and spills.

In addition, the Accu-Tab system performs more predictably than other cal-hypo systems because of the quality of tablets and the controlled high water flow/lower chlorine concentration delivery technology.

	Accu-Tab® System	12% Chlorine Bleach	Chlorine Generator	Trichlor Tablets	Chlorine Gas	Peroxyacetic Acid	Chlorine Dioxide
Risk Management	Solid chemical – no dual containment required	Dual containment required for concentrated liquid solution	Salt Handling	Tablet odor is strong and pungent	Major gas leak concerns	Spill and leak concerns	Spill and leak concerns
Handling and convenience	Easy to add tablets in 55-lb pails; only one person needed	Cumbersom to handle and maneuver; 55-gallon drums weigh 555 pounds	Large quantities of salt required	Package sizes range from 7-lb to 100-lb pails	Hard to maneuver cylinders require 2 people, special handling and training are needed	500-lb drums or totes are hard to maneuver; require large storage space and possible containment pad	Multiple precursor chemicals need to be purchased for CIO₂generation; large space required for generation equipment and chemical storage
Equipment and maintenance	Chlorinators typically require cleaning and maintenance once per year.	Feed pumps need constant repair and tubing leaks regularly. Gas locking of pump is not uncommon.	Must replace costly cells every two to four years	Low maintenance	Eductors, regulators have small orifices that are prone to plugging	Troublesome metering pumps required	High capital and maintenance costs associated with complex generation equipment
Chlorine strength	Consistent strength allows for reliable control; minimal strength degradation when stored properly	Unstable liquid is difficult to control; rapid strength degradation especially in hot weather	Must maintain ~ 3,000–9,000 ppm salt concentration in the pool; salt is converted to chlorine as it passes through the cells	90% available chlorine; frequent monitoring of pH and calcium needed to maintain proper water balance	Consistently 100% chlorine	Loss of strength makes control difficult	Delicate balance between precursor chemicals needed for efficient generation
Material compatibility	Relatively dilute 100-300 ppm hypochlorite solution; more neutral pH (~10.5), less corrosive	Concentrated (120,000 ppm) hypochlorite solution, high pH (~13.0) is very corrosive	Stray voltage from generator cells can cause corrosion	Low pH (~2.9) is highly corrosive; reduces life of equipment and surfaces	Low pH (~3.0), very corrosive	Low pH (~2.8), very corrosive	Low pH (2.8 - 3.5), very corrosive