Scossie

Both.
It can be fitted as part of the original installation, or as an accessory at a later date.

MrsDagboy

Thanx, I'll look into it then!

steve99

Hi John,

With regard to adding Salt, some people have indicated adding a bag a month :scared: , how do you know when and how much to add?
We've been in our place for about 2 yrs now and ive added 1 bag per year at the start of the season (more because it was taking up space in the shed )
The pool is crystal clear all the time, I have one of the cylinder paper type cartridge filters which I clean about once a month, I replaced the pump about a year ago as the old one packed up. Its got about an 18mth old Kreepy Krawly, I clean the chlorinator thingy in acid about every 1 to 2 months depending on how much scale has built up, the chloromatic box thing on the wall is set on the same level as when we moved in, there;s nothing on that to indicate low salt etc, so what test etc is done to check if I need to add salt?
I have one of those little kits that I test for PH etc about once a week in season, it rarely changes, I have to very occasionally add acid to adjust it.
And there was once some small black algae on the grout in the tiles at the top, I bought an algecide and that cleared it.
The pools a doddle to look after, and gets used most days between about November and May without any problem.
Steve

Scossie

Hi Steve...

There is no real answer to your question about adding salt.
It depends on lots of different factors:

The size of the pool.
How often the pool been used.
How many people have been using it.
Temperature, (evaporation).
Amount of sunshine, (drops the chlorine level).

We always recommend that people take a sample of their water down to their local pool shop about once a month.
They'll do a computer analysis of the sample & give you a printout, telling you exactly what you need to add, (if anything)!

We're hoping to open a pool shop soon, & will be offering this service.

HEL

Just noticed this thread. Can anyone tell me how salty these pools are - is it noticable? Not a big sea lover but saltwater pools seem to be the easier option.

Thanks

Hutch

It's not remotely noticeable - way less intrusive than pure chlorine pools.

HEL

Thanks for that - good to hear.

Gold Coaster

Excellent post that deserves a Karma in my book. I was just going to post the same reply that you posted but could not have put it more eloquently myself.

pootle26

we changed our "manual" chlorine pool into a salt water pool & havent looked back - chlorinators aren't cheap but the one we have is fantastic, zodiac lm3 saltwater chlorinator .
im so glad we got it. the kids enjoy swimming more as they dont end up all puffy eyed - we just have to check the water & levels etc no more mixing powder in a bucket to pur in etc - far safer in my opinion- plus the money we would have spent out in chlorine (decent stuff isnt cheap , they sell it in coles/woolies etc but not recommended) will more than pay for the chlorinator

oh & can also recommeng zodiac g4 pool cleaner - excellent product apparently its the only one you are allowed to run overnight in perth as the others are noisy & banned for overnight use (alledgedly - although 3 different pool shops told us this) btw thats not why we bought it - as we are in the country so it doesnt matter how noisy it is!!

hth

pootle26

Scossie

Here's the 3 Hurlcon pool cleaners that we sell.

http://www.hurlcon.com.au/water/Cleaners.html

The 'Pool Pirana' is another one that doesn't make any noise at all...