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Salt Water Chlorine Generators, Ozone, UV
SWGs, salt water chlorine generators, chlorinators,
ozone generators, UV systems, . . .

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Last post Re: Pentair Intellichlor ic40…
by concort
Sun 11 Aug, 2024 11:36
Swimming Pool Mineral Systems
The Pool Wizard, Nature2, the Frog and other mineral systems for
simpler pool care. Non-chlorine Pristine Blue, Rainforest Blue and similar.

Topics: 54, Posts: 200

Last post Re: Mustard algae and more
by basus89
Sun 18 Aug, 2024 12:19
Baquacil, Biguanides and PHMB
Baquacil, SoftSwim, Revacil, Splashes, Poly Clear. Using these
non-chlorine products and converting from biguanides back to chlorine.

Topics: 15, Posts: 123

Last post Film on water
by RJO54
Sat 01 Jun, 2024 12:18

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by pooldude » Sat 28 Feb, 2009 12:03

Anyone use Pristine Blue? They say it's 100% chlorine free and has all the necessary certifications.

I'm thinking of getting away from chlorine but am a little hesitant...
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Last post by chem geek
Mon 17 Jun, 2013 17:52
Copper silver systems and proper pool sanitizing

by Larry » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 13:18

The following was originally posted here by chem geek (Richard) on 06 May 2008:

There does not appear to be a lot of data on the kill times for copper and silver in...

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Tue 21 Sep, 2010 00:55
Mustard algae and more

by smoovie » Thu 21 Jun, 2012 07:55

I have a 23,000 in ground pool with a Caribbean Clear ionizer. Short strory, father passed away and now I am trying to keep the pool maintained. Pool store said I had...

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Last post by basus89
Sun 18 Aug, 2024 12:19
Mineral sanitizers

by Bowmanconsulting » Tue 07 Feb, 2017 14:48

It looks like it's been quite a while since any certain recommendations have been discussed regarding the different companies that make mineral sanitizing pool systems,...

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Last post by basus89
Sun 18 Aug, 2024 12:18
Pentair Intellichlor ic40 all green but not producing

by concort » Wed 07 Aug, 2024 08:11

So my chlorinator is not producing chlorine. Its been sort of on and off now since the start of this summer season here in the North East (PA). It was producing chlorine...

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Last post by concort
Sun 11 Aug, 2024 11:36
iChlor 30 on all the time?

by kaizen099 » Sat 10 Aug, 2024 09:59

Hi, hope everyone is doing well. My Mom just bought a house, and the pool has an iChlor 30 installed. The iChlor 30 is always on. When the pump shuts off the flow...

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Last post by Teapot1
Sat 10 Aug, 2024 13:29
2024 recommendations for SWG

by sjacobs9 » Wed 24 Jul, 2024 13:01

I am replacing my Astral SWG which is 7 years old and has become unreliable. Pool store gave me recommendation of Pentair Ichlor 30 but Amazon reviews are poor and the...

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Last post by Teapot1
Fri 26 Jul, 2024 01:04
ichlor30 has low salt reading but manual test is high

by geb724 » Wed 24 Jul, 2024 10:06

ichlor30 salt reading in pentair sreenlogic is 1500ppm. today's water testing at pool store shows 4500. yesterday it was 5000. i removed about 10" of water...

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Last post by Teapot1
Thu 25 Jul, 2024 10:47
HELP! New Salt cell, still 0 salt level reading

by mdooling2 » Thu 20 Jun, 2024 14:53

Aqua-Trol SWG. After opening up the pool this year my 3.5 year old cell was giving me a 0 salt reading so figured a bad cell even though was figuring on a longer life...

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Last post by Teapot1
Fri 21 Jun, 2024 13:22
What happened?

by DeeMarino » Fri 14 Jun, 2024 18:56

We recently purchased a Circupool SWG, but have not used it yet because we are struggling with the salt levels in our water. I bought a Taylor sodium chloride test kit...

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Last post by DeeMarino
Wed 19 Jun, 2024 12:35
Aqua Rite pro pH control

by Steve_G » Sun 05 May, 2024 10:32

Hope this is in the right section!
I have an automated pH control linked to the Hayward Aqua Rite. If I use a pH 7.0 buffer to calibrate the probe, I reads 7.6. If I...

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Last post by Teapot1
Sun 12 May, 2024 15:03
O salt aqua rite, new cell

by Rc330 » Fri 29 Mar, 2024 16:19

My aquarite says 0 salt with Check Salt and Inspect Cell lights solid. When I reset it by turning off and on, waiting 10sec until click and then hit diagnostics 5 times...

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Last post by Teapot1
Sat 30 Mar, 2024 09:58
Conversion of a pool from an ioniser to salt water

by Neil » Fri 01 Mar, 2024 00:22

I have a 20 year old pebblecrete pool that has always been run on an ioniser with Cu/Ag anodes. While I was away recently a carer got the pH way out of whack (too...

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Last post by Teapot1
Sat 09 Mar, 2024 01:56
Salt Chlorinator vs Mineral pool.

by juliansolace » Mon 30 Oct, 2023 00:15

Hi

Im currently looking at the possibility of using a salt water chlorinator or a mineral chlorinator or mineral pool system.

Ive been talking to some suppliers in...

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Last post by Teapot1
Mon 30 Oct, 2023 20:32
Hayward aquarite goldline issues

by hemi9673 » Wed 20 Sep, 2023 17:04

A couple of weeks ago my Hayward aqua right system showed check salt and inspect cell. The display also showed low salt levels. I added salt. A week later the system...

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Last post by hemi9673
Wed 20 Sep, 2023 17:04
Replacing Intex SWG

by Dakotastar » Fri 06 Aug, 2021 17:07

We have an Intex combined Sand filter with a SWG - 26675eg (Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump & Saltwater System CG-26675). We bought last year and the pump failed and...

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Last post by Admw12
Sat 09 Sep, 2023 19:14
Jandy Aquapur 1400 wiring question

by shootnpar@ » Thu 10 Aug, 2023 13:50

installing new cell, the power cord has Blue wire and red wire, and the control box has a Black/white wire with a green wire. Which wires from the power cord attach to...

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Last post by shootnpar@
Thu 10 Aug, 2023 13:50
Aqua-rite generates for 10 seconds, then shuts off

by ayom » Sun 13 Apr, 2008 16:26

My Aqua-rite system generates for 10 seconds, then ceases to operate.

After the system is turned on, the "no flow" light flashes (which is normal) then the...

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Last post by Teapot1
Tue 13 Jun, 2023 01:09
Pool maintenance problem

by Wesandolla » Fri 09 Jun, 2023 10:10

So my Hayward sand filter recently had a pin hole form which caused me to replace. After replacement, same day, my Hayward pro-logic readout became unreadable as if in...

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Last post by Wesandolla
Fri 09 Jun, 2023 10:10
SWG Filling my pool with bubbles

by bleek131 » Tue 30 May, 2023 05:13

I have a 7 year old Jandy TruClear SWG system. This is the first year I had to open the pool myself. I had a pool person come out and put in a new Salt cell. They said...

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Last post by Teapot1
Tue 30 May, 2023 10:20

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