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Depends on how porous the stone is. There are different grades of stone. The softer the stone is (more porous), the quicker salt water will show it's effect on it. I'd recommend looking at a dense travertine, and sealing it as often as recommended (varies by the type of sealer you use).

for your gallons, you really wouldn't need more than 100,000 BTU unit to maintain your pool in South Florida. Some may suggest over sizing it so you have a lot of BTUs. Please compare BTU's AND COP (Co-efficiency Of Performance). Think of BTU's as MPH and COP as MPG. More BTUs will get you...

If it's already removed, there's nothing you can do to ensure it works ok. You would need to check it while installed and operating. Look for all light status showing good. This includes if he says his salt is low and didnt want to add salt since he's selling it, he may only mask problems...

I live in South Florida, but we have many salt systems in New York. The system will most likely be more than $1000, as you will need to make sure it's sized properly, and to your pool usage. Is it indoor or outdoor? Do you have dogs that use it? A lot of kids that use it? Water features...

what's your water test look like? Free Chlorine Total Chlorine pH Total Alkalinity Calcium Hardness Cyanuric Acid Water chemistry can change over time, which can affect the amount of chlorine demand you have. Seeing that the amps and volts have not changed, you should be generating the same...

There's no definite % setting that we can give you. It's all trial and error, and specific to your pool usage, and chlorine demand. Start at 50% and make your adjustments until it maintains your desired chlorine level. With the VSP, as long as your minimum flow rate still activates the salt...

What are you currently using for chlorine? If Liquid, you will already have a fair amount of salt in the pool. If you have zero salt in your pool, you can calculate 90,000 gallons needing 45 x 50 lbs (2,250 lbs) of salt to get to 3,000 ppm (most manufacturers recommended level of salinity)...

NEVER NEVER NEVER USE A BROMINE EROSION FEEDER WITH CHLORINE TABLETS!!!!! Did I mention NEVER? Even if you rinse it down, there can still be a chemical reaction ending up in excessive heat or an small explosion. So, do not use chlorine tablets in your bromine feeder. Option 1: converting to...

We are still looking into this. This is not a common, or known problem but it does appear to be in conjunction with the power to the unit. With the higher RPMs, you're drawing more power, and can create an electrical/brown out condition that's tricking the unit into the boost mode. At least...

Van, you may have issues with high chlorine or residual salt corrosion on some automatic covers. As mentioned, with the pool covered, you need very little chlorine. if the controller's output setting is not adjusted lower when covered, you can overchlorinate, very easily. With some...

bobandsherry, it should be as you said. However, if it's wired to 110 volts, while the control box is looking for 220 volts, the amperage would be lower than normal. Please have your installer verify the voltage vs the Nano's configuration. If that's correct, contact me for further...

As GaryT58 said, the AutoPilot 75003 and DIG-220 units are capable of controlling your circulation pump, WITH a freeze protection mode that will turn your pump on and run continually, whenever water temperatures fall below 40 degrees. Moving water through your system will prevent freeze damage...

The Hayward salt system displays the salt level, based on the operating condition of the cell. If it's old (probably your situation), scaled, or cold water conditions exist, it will display a lower than actual salt level. High Amperage, as was mentioned, may be an actual high salt level or hot...

Your best bet is to separate the Aquapure from the controller and make sure the salt system is working correctly by itself. If so, then it may be the communication wires or the PDA/Controller that's causing the problems. Sometimes all it takes is for one of the communication wires to break...

By Return Jets, isn't that line going to your spa? If so, then the return to the in floor system, and to your pool, makes sense. Putting it before the diverter of a Pool or Spa type system, may allow overchlorination conditions when the spa is isolated. (ps. your photos label a spa suction...