NW_IN_pool_dealer

I am mainly a service business now, selling very few pools, and have a hard time selling the $3000.00 pools, so I doubt I could sell any of these that cost 3-4 times that. SO I guess no, I am not interested. Thanks anyway.

Richard, again you are correct. I thought about wording my statement differently, and I guess I should have now. TDS has does not really say you have salt in the water, but TDS will go up as the salt levels do. TDS is measuring all dissolved solids in the water. The reason you have a higher tds when using liquid chlorine is because liquid chlorine is sodium hypochloride, which contains salt. So all I am saying is that TDS levels will be the highest in pools that use liquid chlorine, with the sodium causing that. used to be that when tds got 1000-1500, pool stores would tell you to do a partial drain to dillute it, as you might have a hard time dissolving any solids in it. Well now with salt water systems, tds is up to 4600 or more, with salt levels being at 3200.

Yes, the water does need to be above "50 something" in order for the unit to work..........

good points Richard. TDS is total disolved solids, having little to do with salt levels. I guess I am glad our pool has a diving board so I get plenty of splash out, along with a earth filter, so I do loose water when I backwash. thus my cya level is below 100. I forgot to mention draining the pool down for winter and being dilluted all winter with the mesh cover on it. So high cya levels are not a problem around here as most pools are like mine.

well the tr100c filter is rated at 98 gpm, and the 2hp pump is rated at 140 gpm at 40 feet of head. to get down to 100gpm, you would need 70 feet of head. the pump will work, but imo, it is to much pump. BTW, at 100 gpm, it will turn your water over in 2.5 hours ...... most are sized to turn over in 8 hours.

Richard, I agree with everything you said, but you have forgot to mention the 2 drawbacks of liquid chlorine. 1) liquid chlorine will raise your TDS more then any other chlorine, and 2) why is stabilized chlorine better then unstabilized chlorine?? because the sun dissipates unstabilized chlorine out of the water rapidly. So if the pool is in the sun, you will need to add chlorine daily, or even twice a day. the exception will be pools that are not in the sunlight much due to indoor or automatic covers. More info on CYA levels ......... CYA level can go as high as 150 without ill effects most of the time ......... CYA level will stay below 100 normally due to dillution by rain, and having to refill pool with fresh water due to splash out, backwash, evaporation, ect. The biggest culprit to high CYA levels is automatic covers that do not allow the above mentioned. OK I think this topic is well covered now.. lol

You can switch whenever you want, as the switch consists of installing the unit, making sure the salt level is in the proper range, turning the unit on and quit adding tabs to the skimmer. I myself like the Hayward unit the best, as it tells you the salt level, water temp, and many other things.

The salt water generator offers the least hands on experience by far. Draw back is the initial cost, but the maintanance cost after that is cheap. Need to inform the seller that you have a high CYA as some brands have CYA in the initial dose of salt also. Whatever you do, do not add CYA to pool during spring startup, some stores sell you it not knowing if you need it or not.

I installed a dozen or so Olympic pools in my area when I worked for another dealer 16-20 years ago. As far as I know, they are all still up and running, I service several of them still today.

The secret to keeping the cover from blowing is to have enough water on top of the cover so the wind cant blow it up where it starts flapping like you say. I found this out first hand, had a pool where the cover came off 3-4 times 1 winter, the next 2 winters I put alot of water on top, and no problems.

Hello, I am a pool serviceman, been in this business for 25 years. I need help from someone that has been around awhile also, as my memory is failing me. I am trying to find a new wall for a pool, but I can't recall the manufacturer's name. It is a 24ft round all aluminum AG pool, it comes standard with the aluminum deck and the fence that has the fiberglass inserts in the alum. frameing. The wall is like a regular AG pool wall, and is only held in place by the beaded liner, which clips into the receiver on the top rail/deck. The manufacturer went bankrupt I heard, but may be in business under a new name. Another customer of mine got a new wall about 8 years ago, so I am hopeful. Can anyone recall the manufacturers name for me? Thanks in Advance.