Hi! I am interested in converting our pool to a saltwater system soon. Our pool is a 24ft round. Any recommendations?
Looking into buying this now. If I purchase the AquaTrol RJ, do I only need hard pipe aside from that? This is it, correct?As @mknauss said, you should hard plumb at least your return (and why not your intake while you are at it). That is not a hard job at all. Many people here can walk you through it. If you own a saw of just about any kind (hacksaw, miter saw, band saw, wood saw), a utility knife, and a tape measure you have all the tools you need.
The Hayward AquaTrol HP (for hose pipe) will adapt to your existing hoses.
As for the equipment itself, I have has a Hayward AquaTrol RJ with a T-5 Cell for 5 or 6 years now in my 27' pool and it works just fine. I would not go into a bigger than 27' pool with that cell, but for your 24' you should be fine. The RJ model is a Return Jet model and mounts vertically into a rigid pipe beneath the return jet.
Hard piping is great! Our last pool was not hard piped and it was a pain whenever the piping sprung a leak, I even bought higher grade hoses and it didn't matter.Looking into buying this now. If I purchase the AquaTrol RJ, do I only need hard pipe aside from that? This is it, correct?
Where is the best place for pipe? What size and about how much? Thank you!!!
Looking into buying this now. If I purchase the AquaTrol RJ, do I only need hard pipe aside from that? This is it, correct?
Where is the best place for pipe? What size and about how much? Thank you!!!
Hard piping is great! Our last pool was not hard piped and it was a pain whenever the piping sprung a leak, I even bought higher grade hoses and it didn't matter.
You can buy hard PVC piping from Home Depot/Lowes or whatever you have locally. Get "schedule 40" piping vs lower grade piping and make sure you get unions and elbows for everything. You may also need screw in fittings for certain areas like at the filter and pool. Make sure you account for the filter and pump. Our pool store hard plumbed the filter to the pump when there should have been a union between the two. I think AG pools are 1 1/2 inches in diameter. How much you need depends on where the filter is in relation to the pool, make sure you get the measurements for any angles; it may be so many feet as a straight run to the pool but any 90 degree angles need piping as well.
Yes you do.wondering if I could get away with the Intex Saltwater System for at least this year? We had one on our last pool and it was great, but I don't have anything to compare it to
The TF100 is a no brainer with 2.7X the supplies of the comp priced k2006.
I cannot reccomend a smart stir enough. It makes thing so much easier, and also improves accuracy such as the salt test that needs many drops. That's alot of swirling.
If you're spending + $44 on the SS, then strongly consider the TFPro salt. (Comp priced to K2006*C*) The cost different goes to the fancy case and you'll appreciate the organization every last time you use it. The TF100 case is functional but is a mess when you stuff the smart stir and salt test in there too. You're forever hunting for that one bottle hidden under another and yeah. It's frustrating.