LANGELIER POOLS, INC.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Langelier Pools Inc. continues a tradition of building high quality pools & spas in South Florida and neighboring Islands. It is our goal to provide clients with excellent design, execution and service from beginning to end. We will help you through every step in achieving your dream of adding a pool to your home or resort, from choosing a style to providing tips on how to best maintain your investment. In business since 1988 we know a pool isn’t just another structural addition to your Property; it’s a lifestyle enhancement. Catch the dazzle of light glimmering off the water, hear the soothing sound of a waterfall, or enjoy the excitement of children splashing and you’ll know that there is more to a Langelier pool than just architecture and construction. We design & build our pools to specifically reflect your requirements and desires. That gives our pools a distinct personality. is presenting on pool and spa sanitation, water balance and test methods. Although it is firmly based on sound, scientific study, it is not written as a scientific paper, but rather as a practical, understandable guide for pool and spa service technicians. But of all the factors involved in chemical maintenance, the "frontline" troops are two: sanitizer residual and pH. By far, these are the chemical tests performed most often. By far, these are things that we are most concerned with. We can see examples of oxidation all the time in our daily lives. They occur at different speeds. When we see a piece of iron rusting, or a slice of apple turning brown, we are looking at examples of relatively slow oxidation. When we look at a fire, we are witnessing an example of rapid oxidation. We now know that oxidation involves an exchange of electrons between two atoms. The atom that loses an electron in the process is said to be "oxidized." The one that gains an electron is said to be "reduced." In picking up that extra electron, it loses the electrical energy that makes it "hungry" for more electrons. Chemicals like chlorine, bromine, and ozone are all oxidizers. It is their ability to oxidize - to "steal" electrons from other substances - that makes them good water sanitizers, because in altering the chemical makeup of unwanted plants and animals, they kill them. Then they "burn up" the remains, leaving a few harmless chemicals as the by-product. When we use the term potential in describing ORP, we are actually talking about electrical potential or voltage. We are reading the very tiny voltage generated when a metal is placed in water in the presence of oxidizing and reducing agents. These voltages give us an indication of the ability of the oxidizers in the water to keep it free from contaminants. We hope that this introductory story has helped remove some of the mystery behind oxidation-reduction potential. Those of you who service commercial pools will surely be selling more ORP based chemical controllers as time goes on, and being familiar with their theory of operation can only make you more valuable to your customers. Although so called "chemical automation" may sound like a threat to the livelihood of a pool and spa service professional, we don't think you really have anything to worry about. Even a pool equipped with every labor saving device known to man still needs someone to take care of the day to day maintenance that the pool owner doesn't want to do himself. That is the basis upon which the Service Industry was built, and we are sure that it will continue to be our strength in the future. It’s a natural purifier as no harmful chemical by-products are created during purification, making it environmentally friendly. Eliminates chloramines, chlorine by-products that can cause skin irritations and illness, and their off-gas odor. In 2001, the FDA allowed the use of ozone as a direct food additive and ozone can safely be used as on food equipment surfaces during the manufacture of food products. Since 1988  Langelier Pools Inc