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The gubbermint put a desalination project in Wrightsville Beach, NC for over 20 years. The water there went from being nasty, sulferous near undrinkable to very good. The plant began supplying the city of Wilmington with water at a better rate than what they could treat from the Cape Fear...

They didn't name this "The Deep End" for nothing:unsure:

I can see the quarter.....but with all the wind and rain I can't read the date......:laughblue:

The two main depleters of chlorine are sunlight and organics. While the cover kept the sunlight from reaching it, organics: pollen, airborne algae, dust, etc, is everywhere. So, yes you could already have an algae bloom started, even if you can't see it. But getting your chemistry right can...

Welcome to TFP! Adding enough CL will keep the algae in check, doing the other stuff simply adds to your costs and aggravation. I know that it seems like you HAVE TO DO SOMETHING! But it just adds to your frustration. Keep the bugs at bay and when you get your test kit you will have accurate...

Since no one else has mentioned it, using chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) is actually adding salt to your pool. The negative effects come not from the salt, but from not maintaining a proper ph balance. Maintaining your ph will eliminate the corrosion problems. Going to a salt water pool will...

Welcome to TFP! Since you will be on vacation for a week you can take the time to memorize the ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry! (it's in Pool School.) When you return you will know how to continue treating the pool. Size of the pool doesn't matter, it's all water chemistry. Size will determine...

My RJ30+ prefers a bit more salt than what the manufacturer claims. Test kit shows 3400, swg swg shows 3200 but won't function below that. It works well so I don't care.

Tex has probably hit the nail. Hitting the on/off switch resets the timer to start the generating process. It works on a percentage of duty cycle.

I switched to salt in my first pool (agv) in 2006 (or there about.) Moved to a new pool in 2018 and brought the swg with me. I bought a robot last year. Except for snagging leaves, crayfish, frogs and other critters (which happens regardless of the chlorination method) I spend about 10 minutes...

I run my vsp @ 200 watts continually and let the swg cycle itself. Then adjust the output percentage as needed to increase or decrease the Cl level in the pool. I'll make an adjustment every other week until it stabilizes during hot weather then start turning it back down in the fall. Easy.

I bought a CircuPool with a 1$ upgrade many years ago. They have given me great service and responded to every question. There is a difference in the next size up in the number of plates. It was a no brainer for me,

The schematic simply shows a 230vac differential without a neutral. It shouldn't matter if it were from one hot source or two. The 60hz vs 50 hz may make it hum a bit from resonance.

For a buck? Certainly! Bigger is better.

Because your input is half of what it needs, the output is also half. Salt detection is done by conductivity. It is seeing low voltage and interpreting it as low salt. Either change out the transformer or give it 230 volts. 240 is more common but is still within the the 10% safe allowance.