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    Ionisers vs Chlorine

    Our Pool has had an extensive work out over the Christmas/New Year period with many bodies (not my family's) & with air temps max around 35 deg C. I purchased a Hach Test Kit & used my conductivity meter to measure salt levels. Free Cl2 is < 0.5 ppm at the end of the day. Conductivity is 2900...
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    Ionisers vs Chlorine

    Well the day came when the pool was filled with water & 'handed over' to the developer with a demonstration of maintenance of the pool, cartridge filter & the ionizer/'sanitizer'. Prior to this I witnessed the pool guy dumping bags of pool salt into the skimmer box - may be 2 bags of 20...
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    Ionisers vs Chlorine

    The developer submitted as evidence of the ioniser's effectiveness a couple of laboratory test reports not surprisingly commissioned by Enviroswim & carried 2001 & 2004. They compared the ioniser to chlorine. They in fact only indicated that this system has some effect in killing micro-organisms...
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    Ionisers vs Chlorine

    The developer has complete say & control over the installation. I get the feeling it is more for show than safe swimming as he invites other 'eco' communities to inspect our community facilities. 'Chemical free' pool is apparently a good 'eco' measure!! I have attempted to present to the...
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    Ionisers vs Chlorine

    Hi - I am new to this forum. I live in Sydney Australia. I have been following the conversations along this topic for a good reason. I have been moved to post this as my family & I have moved into a newly built 'eco' community of approx 20 homes of varying sizes & types. The developer is a part...