Leaving Water in the baptistry?

If you must leave water in a church baptistry for extended periods of time, you should install a filtration system and use a quality sanitization method to to eliminate bacteria.

 

There is not a "perfect" method of treating the water in a baptistry.

The use of pool or spa chemicals, while effective for sanitization of baptistry water, may shorten the life of your fiberglass baptistry. Use chemicals that are approved for use with polyster resins and avoid chlorine based solutions. Note: Be sure to check with your equipment manufacturer to make sure any chemicals you use are safe for your equipment.


UV light treatment can greatly reduce the amount of chemicals required to treat the water, but UV light is not able to reach the recesses of the circulation and heating equipment and pipes, often leading to bacterial growth in these areas.

You may want to consider augmenting UV treatment with spa-santizing chemicals.
 

For most baptistry systems where water remains in the pool between uses, we recommend the use of our cartridge filter and UV light sanitizing unit.

Water is pumped past a UV light which effectively kills the mircorganisms in the water. Not all water in the baptistry will be treated, so you will want to occasionally test your water and determine if additional chemical treatment is required. (Be aware that use of some chemicals may void the baptistry manufacturer's warranty. Check the warranty for details.) No chemical treatment for the prevention of bacterial growth should be used unless guaranteed in writing by the chemical manufacturer to be harmless to polyester resins. Best practicecs are generally to use as few chemicals as possible.



Baptistry Common Questions and Answers

I am the pastor of************.  We purchased a steeple from you guys a couple years ago.
We are in need of replacing our baptistry.  The one we have is old and leaks..  Our current model measures 40 inches wide, 40 inches deep, and 120 inches long.
What are our options on replacement?  We would like to have you guys remove the current one and install new one.  We would also like the new one to be able to heat.  We have to use a separate heating element to warm the current one.

Hi Pastor,
Here is a link to the single entry baptistries we carry
https://www.churchproducts.com/church-baptistry-single-entry.html
Most of the ones on the first two rows look like they will be close to your measurements but will likely be wider than the 40” you currently have. Our measurements include a lip all the way around so refer to the diagram for each model for exact interior dims.
We do not handle any installation…you would need to contract with a local commercial contractor for that service.