Hi all,
This is a tremendous resource and I am so thrilled that I found it. I just purchased the Core 55 to convert my vinyl pool from chlorine tabs to salt water.
The folks at discount salt pool are touting the ease of installation of the Core, in particular that I can plug it into a standard outlet. But I have also read on this forum that I should tie it into the timer I use for my pump so that the primary fail safe is power and not the flow sensor.
Trying to determine the best setup and here are some considerations that are bouncing around in my head:
1. Core only moves in increments of 25%, which is somewhat of a downside, so I need to figure out how to manage that more precisely if necessary.
2. I have a new (last year) Pentair VS pump which has its own onboard timer, so I don't rely on the manual timer in the power box for the pump (though I suppose I could start using it again).
3. Perhaps the best approach out of the gate is to plug the Core into a 120 outlet (though I'd need my electrician to place one by the pool equip for me), and then attach another manual timer to that switch and sync that timer with the VS pump's schedule?
Thank you all so much for this fantastic resource and really dynamic community! I hope to one day learn enough to become a contributor and not just a consumer, but for now, I am absorbing as much as you all can share on this and many other topics.
DJ Rosenthal
Potomac, MD
This is a tremendous resource and I am so thrilled that I found it. I just purchased the Core 55 to convert my vinyl pool from chlorine tabs to salt water.
The folks at discount salt pool are touting the ease of installation of the Core, in particular that I can plug it into a standard outlet. But I have also read on this forum that I should tie it into the timer I use for my pump so that the primary fail safe is power and not the flow sensor.
Trying to determine the best setup and here are some considerations that are bouncing around in my head:
1. Core only moves in increments of 25%, which is somewhat of a downside, so I need to figure out how to manage that more precisely if necessary.
2. I have a new (last year) Pentair VS pump which has its own onboard timer, so I don't rely on the manual timer in the power box for the pump (though I suppose I could start using it again).
3. Perhaps the best approach out of the gate is to plug the Core into a 120 outlet (though I'd need my electrician to place one by the pool equip for me), and then attach another manual timer to that switch and sync that timer with the VS pump's schedule?
Thank you all so much for this fantastic resource and really dynamic community! I hope to one day learn enough to become a contributor and not just a consumer, but for now, I am absorbing as much as you all can share on this and many other topics.
DJ Rosenthal
Potomac, MD