Can we add support to the PoolMath app for Bromine pools? I maintain a club with a large chlorine pool and a small Bromine baby pool. I love using the PoolMath app but for the baby pool, but the most I can use the app for is to log our test results and chemical additions (simply by putting the bromine levels value in the free chlorine spot). So the assessment that the app provides is useless for the baby pool since it doesn't understand bromine. Seems like there should be a setting when one is setting up the pool to specify that the pool is sanitized by bromine.
Support for Bromine Pools
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Welp. While bromine is *a* way, it's not our way.
So I both agree and disagree with your suggestion.
(Lets tag @Leebo for consideration)
So I both agree and disagree with your suggestion.
(Lets tag @Leebo for consideration)
First things first, @ANDREWSHILLIDAY WELCOME TO TFP!!!!!
I’d like to share a post made just the other day as I group bromine in with phosphates, metal products, water additions, and so many other chemicals…….
www.troublefreepool.com
In this post I mentioned the mindset of the lead developer and myself. Bromine for sure is on my wish list not just for baby pools like you mentioned but for Hot Tubs and Spa’s, there’s a market there for sure, it’s just a matter of the developer and I figuring out the simplest methods to move forward to cover the largest possible group of users.
I’d like to share a post made just the other day as I group bromine in with phosphates, metal products, water additions, and so many other chemicals…….
Phosphate remover chemical
I downloaded the Pool Math app. There is option to upload which chemical was added. I added Phosphate remover chemical today, but I dont see that in the list. Who can add that in the list?
www.troublefreepool.com
In this post I mentioned the mindset of the lead developer and myself. Bromine for sure is on my wish list not just for baby pools like you mentioned but for Hot Tubs and Spa’s, there’s a market there for sure, it’s just a matter of the developer and I figuring out the simplest methods to move forward to cover the largest possible group of users.
Thanks for the reply. And sorry for the double post. I completely forgot about this thread from a year ago.
It would be really helpful to add support for bromine. I get that it’s not common to use but there are pools out there that are in the same boat and moreover by allowing for calculations based on bromine you potentially open yourself into other markets like hot tubs and spa.
Bromine is very similar to chlorine from a pool chemistry perspective, but the target ppm and a few other factors would need to be accounted for.
It would be really helpful to add support for bromine. I get that it’s not common to use but there are pools out there that are in the same boat and moreover by allowing for calculations based on bromine you potentially open yourself into other markets like hot tubs and spa.
Bromine is very similar to chlorine from a pool chemistry perspective, but the target ppm and a few other factors would need to be accounted for.
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Most bromine related pool questions we see here on TFP are people trying to flee from them, not embrace them. I'd be afraid that PoolMath support would show that they're a TFP accepted practice, when they simply are not.
TFP exists to show people the TFP way; not really as a place for debate about alternative pool methods, etc.
TFP exists to show people the TFP way; not really as a place for debate about alternative pool methods, etc.
Bromine user here...would love to see bromine support in the PoolMath app as well! @Leebo @ANDREWSHILLIDAY
Don't spas (I think most use bromine? Mine does) deserve to be Trouble-Free too?? LOL!
When using poolmath for a bromine spa, can/should I just input the bromine ppm test result using fas-dpd with r-0871 multiplied by 2.25 for actual bromine, further divided by 2.25 again for chlorine equivalent (net result is x1) as the "chlorine level" and chlorine product manually divided by 2.25 as the chemical addition?
Also, does the taylor test show bromides as combined chlorine and bromine as free chlorine on the test result?
Also, if I shock my spa, is the result an average of chlorine & bromine?
When using poolmath for a bromine spa, can/should I just input the bromine ppm test result using fas-dpd with r-0871 multiplied by 2.25 for actual bromine, further divided by 2.25 again for chlorine equivalent (net result is x1) as the "chlorine level" and chlorine product manually divided by 2.25 as the chemical addition?
Also, does the taylor test show bromides as combined chlorine and bromine as free chlorine on the test result?
Also, if I shock my spa, is the result an average of chlorine & bromine?