Simple Pool Care with Quality Products
The HF Clarity range offers a straightforward and budget friendly option for pool maintenance. Developed by Bayrol and branded by Lighthouse, this exclusive range is available only to the UK pool trade.
Designed with cost-conscious buyers in mind, Clarity provides the same high-quality products as any premium brand. Clarity is simple, effective, and affordable. You can expect full support from the Lighthouse team, including a wide range of promotional materials to help you showcase Clarity to your customers.
To make pool maintenance easy, we have broken the procedures down into four simple steps:
Clarity Step 1 - Balancers
Clarity Step 2 - Disinfection
Clarity Step 3 - Algae Prevention
Clarity Step 4 - Clarification
Step 1 - Water Balance
To create a healthy, safe and comfortable swimming environment, the pool water must first be balanced:
Purpose: Maintaining ideal levels for pH and total alkalinity (TA) ensures balanced and stable swimming pool water.
Why it matters: Balanced water prevents corrosion and scaling and optimises the sanitiser effectiveness whilst keeping the water comfortable for swimmers.
Total Alkalinity (TA)
TA measures the water’s ability to neutralise acids, which keeps the pH steady. Alkalinity acts as a buffer for pH, helping to keep it stable. If TA is lower than 80mg/l then the pH will bounce and fluctuate making it difficult to adjust. You should, therefore, always ensure the TA is at the correct level before adjusting the pH.
pH
Test the water and adjust the water balance first. The pH of pool water affects swimmer comfort and sanitiser efficiency. The recommended level for pH is 7.0 – 7.4. T as this is the optimum range that will allow chlorine sanitisers to work efficiently, protect the pool equipment and surfaces and create the most pleasant swimming conditions.
Step 2 - Disinfection
Purpose: For clean, sanitised swimming pool water
Common agents: Chlorine, bromine
Why it matters: Keeps swimmers safe, reduces organic contaminants that can cloud the water and prevents the buildup of odours caused by organic waste.
HF Clarity supplies you with the two most popular methods of pool water disinfection: chlorine and bromine. Stabilised Chlorine is available as a fast-dissolving granular product or larger, slower dissolving tablets. The stabilising element (cyanuric acid) protects the chlorine against sunlight-mediated degradation, thus prolonging its effectiveness in sanitising the pool water.
Step 3 - Algae Prevention
Purpose: For algae free swimming pool water
How it’s done: Regular use of algaecides and maintaining proper sanitiser levels
Why it matters: Algae can turn the pool green and cloudy and make pool surfaces slippery. Remember - Prevention is more cost effective and time efficient than cure!
Algae prevention in swimming pools is a crucial part of water maintenance. Algae are microscopic plants that thrive in warm, poorly sanitised water. They can quickly turn a clean pool green, particularly if sanitiser levels have dropped with high bather load and warm stormy weather. Using copper free algaecide helps to prevent algae forming without the risk of staining or foaming. It’s much more cost effective and less time consuming to prevent algae than to treat a full infestation. Plus, if algae aren’t an issue your santiser and shock treatments stay more effective. Investing in a good algaecide is a smart move for long term pool health.
Purpose: For clear and sparkling swimming pool water
How it’s done: Using a decent filtration system alongside a flocculant.
Why it matters: For safety reasons ,the bottom of the pool needs to be visible. Clear and sparkling water is visually appealing and will create a more inviting experience for swimmers.
Cloudy pool water can result from filtration issues, imbalanced chemicals (especially pH and chlorine), environmental debris such as pollen or leaves and algae growth. Regular testing, a good backwash regime and proactive maintenance can help prevent these common pool complaints. However, to clear or prevent cloudiness, use a Clarity Floc Cartridge in the skimmer basket. The cartridge binds the tiny particles that causes the cloudiness, making them large enough for the filter to capture and remove. Once the filter is backwashed, these particles are flushed out of the pool system, restoring clarity.