=You do Not Want Copper in Your Pool Water=
...lternative sanitizers and "chemical free" pools--The Truth!] discusses why copper is put in pool products.
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==Why Does Trichlor Damage Copper Heat Exchangers?==
...Calcium Hardness|calcium]] on the heat exchanger and chlorine oxidizes the copper. This is why maintaining a [[Calcium Hardness]] of at least 200 ppm is reco
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...on metals found in water are ferric iron (Fe2+) and [[Copper in Pool Water|copper]] (both Cu+ and Cu2+). Manganese is sometimes found in pools filled from w
...ive to correct and remove especially in the case of [[Copper in Pool Water|copper]] if the stains get old.
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...per in Pool Water|copper]] and silver to your pool. [[Copper in Pool Water|Copper]] can stain your pool and turn hair green.<ref>https://www.troublefreepool.
...and grey piece at the top of the first photo. You don't want to introduce copper and metals back into the water
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...rtised to be. Mineral-based low-chlorine systems rely on adding silver and copper as algaecides because the free chlorine level isn't high enough to keep the
...joying it. It took about three years for my pool. I almost forgot that the copper you add to your water can stain your liner and turn your blonde hair green
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...t exchanger pipes is not serious enough to leak the [[Copper in Pool Water|copper in the pool water]] can cause [https://www.troublefreepool.com/content/137-
...stable while adding chemicals. You can bypass the heater and protect the copper core during the pool opening until your pH is stable between 7.2 and 7.8.
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*There are no minerals such as copper in the Mineral Springs chemicals
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...e hair green. Unfortunately, the only way to remove [[Copper in Pool Water|copper]] from pool water is by completely [[Draining|draining]] the pool.
Algaecides that contain silver are no better than copper-based algaecides in that they can stain your pool in the concentrations nee
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...ck the contacts on the centrifugal switch to make sure that they're clean. Copper V strips visible at the back. See [[Pump Centrifugal Switch]]
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*The bonding conductor must be 8 AWG bare solid copper<ref>https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/bonding-above-ground-pool-tryin
*Copper lugs and split bolts are used to connect the bonding wires together into on
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...20% sodium chloride.<ref>https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/tds-iron-copper.195565/post-1724167</ref>
...troublefreepool.com/threads/tds-iron-copper.195565/post-1724164 TDS, IRON, COPPER] and [https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/tds.195576/ TDS].
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...copper and associated stains in their pool from doing this so even if the copper pipes didn't get to the point of leaking they can still cause problems.<ref
==Should a Piece of Copper be put in a Skimmer to Control Algae?==
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*The centrifugal switch looks like copper V strips visible at the back
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...st be connected to the pool bonding loop using 8-awg solid copper wire and copper split bolts.
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...l go from brown to black (ascorbic acid catalyzes the further oxidation of copper from its initial red/brown color to black). Ascorbic acid is only effective
*A copper heat exchanger is safe from damage with a PH of about 7.0 and won't even no
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...d. Soot sitting on the heat exchanger can be corrosive and eat through the copper. All soot should be cleaned out of the heater.
A thin [Calcium Hardness|calcium coating]] is needed on the copper tubes to protect them from the chemicals. A thin layer of calcium scaling i
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Sulfamic acid is used to lift [[Copper in Pool Water|copper stains]]. The metals are still in the water, and you have to drain and refi
Jack's Magic #2 Copper and Scale Stuff is sulfamic acid, which combines with chlorine to create CC
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...wimming pool, spa, or hot tub to these terminals with an insulated or bare copper conductor not smaller than 8 AWG US / 6 AWG Canada.
...e pool, spa or hot tub shall be bonded to the equipment grounding bus with copper conductors not smaller than 8 AWG US / 6 AWG Canada.
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Then place a metal tube over the anchor. A 3/4" copper coupling should fit the scored area around the anchor.
Scoring around the anchor a little bit and having the copper coupling sit in the scored area should reduce the risk of surface damage, b
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...ters-available-3-sizes/ MetalTrap Filter] is advertised to remove iron and copper from water before adding it to the pool.
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