This is my 3rd summer with our pool. Above ground, 27' round. We got the Nature 2 as part of the package. What I have learned is that .5 FC is fine when the weather is cool and nobody is in the pool. but very unrealistic under normal usage and warm summer Chicago subrban summers. As soon and the temps goes up, people get in the pool, .5 FC can go to zero very fast. I have to keep FC, with N2, around 1-3ppm to provide a "cushion" so FC doesn't drop to 0 under a lot of demand. Then, the N2 could not keep up with the chlorine demand. Even with the chlorine dial all the way up, I still had to add a puck to the skimmer to get the FC up. (Maybe defective chlorine feeder on the N2?)
Since the N2 could not keep up and the FC realisticly needs to be at 1-3 not .5, same as without the N2, I have replaced the N2 with just a Hayward CL200 feeder. I have read all the bad posts about this but I am finally able to keep up with chorine demand.
What I did really like about the N2 was my water was always sparkling clear and silky smooth. Is that achievable with out the N2?
Has anybody else had a N2 that cannot keep up with demand?
Since the N2 could not keep up and the FC realisticly needs to be at 1-3 not .5, same as without the N2, I have replaced the N2 with just a Hayward CL200 feeder. I have read all the bad posts about this but I am finally able to keep up with chorine demand.
What I did really like about the N2 was my water was always sparkling clear and silky smooth. Is that achievable with out the N2?
Has anybody else had a N2 that cannot keep up with demand?