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I thought I would send a review of 5 years experience with this. The product actually works quite well, but and a big but. They leak, the cell leaks, the couplings leak. The sell housing leaks because it cracks. The cell housing is made of styrene which is very brittle and cracks very easily. I...

When your pool was blasted all the calcium on the side went right into the water. This is what you are seeing. When you have the calcium removed from the side of the pool at the water line you should change the water in the pool, this way the excess calcium is run down the drain. When I have...

An addition to my previous post: My current pool has a SWG and that is the reason for trying CO2. Normal operation of the SWG tends to raise pH. During the summer when the pool water temp. is above 80deg F the SWG has to work harder to keep up with the chlorine demand hence the greater effect...

Re: Looking for comments on Compupool CSPC36 (Good/Bad/Ugly) I have had a Compu Pool in service for over a year now. It is a well built unit and has some good features. It is easy to clean and has good water flow. It has a internal timer for the pump or you can use a external timer. Has been...

I built a CO2 system and used it for a couple of years. I used my home automation to time the injection. In fact I still have a 20lb CO2 bottle that is empty. In my experience it didn't work out too well. I live in AZ and it gets hot here. The CO2 bottles are under very high pressure and if...

I used a peristaltic pump for acid addition for about 5 years. Worked great. Many of the pumps have a knob for speed adjustment. I used a timer to run the pump when the filter pump was running. Required a little tweaking to get the timing correct. On most pools the pH moves very slowly so it...

Re: Methinks 'previously frozen' may not be so smart after a Any frozen meat the water in the meat is frozen the meat fiber isn't, this upsets the moisture content of the meat. Since the water is separated from the meat tissue itself it changes the texture of the meat and also the flavor. You...

You have probably used up your cell. There are some pool stores that can test your cell. You might have to call several to find one. The cell has a special coating on the plates to prevent oxidation, when this coating is used up the cell will oxidize and not draw any current. The only way to...

One thing to check is that on some test kits if you have TOO high chlorine level the indication is that your chlorine is zero. This is because the chlorine bleaches out the indicator dye. Try using only 2 drops of each bottle instead of 5 and see what your get. If you get a reading then you will...

I would suggest that the bolts in your ladder were not Stainless Steel. One way to test this is to use a small magnet, if it sticks to the bolt it is NOT stainless. Also, motors for pool pumps have all stainless or ceramic parts in the seal. I have had Salt pools for over 10 years now and...

I recently installed a CompuPool unit. It seems to be very well built and the price was right. I installed a 40,000 gal unit on a 25,000 gallon pool. It seems to make plenty of chlorine running 6 hours a day. The plates are further apart to reduce calcium clogging. I due notice that it will...

Re: Is an over-sized salt cell a wise investment for a pool owne The original question was, would a larger cell last longer. A larger cell would have smaller current density per cm2. I think the real question is what is the failure mode of the cells. The basic function of the cell is to be...

I forgot about the previous thread as it is a couple of years old. What brought this up was a friend bought a Bank-repo house(got a really good price) and the home has a pool. He asked me to take a look as he hasn't ever had a pool. The pool had no attention for at least 6 months or more. The...

I have found a manufacturer(Del-Zone) that has a unit that put Ozone(O3) before a SWG. They and others claim the this increases the efficiency of the SWG. The question is what effect would O3 on the conductance of the water. My thought is that it would do nothing. I would think that...

It is common practice to use what is called a low pH startup on new pools(or replasters). On Pebble finish pools the acid that is used to wash the final finish is left in the pool. This can be a several gallons of acid on a larger pool. The same for plaster pools. Sometimes additional acid is...