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Only a couple more questions. About using the softned water to fill the pool. My well water sample showed an iron level of .1 ppm and a hardness of 16 grains. Is that enough iron to worry about? What about the hardness level? How much do you maintain in a pool? I am just trying to decide if there is any benefit to filling it with softned water and then having to boost the hardness back up. And for the second queston, I want to use the SWG but am also considering hooking in my geothermal heat pump into the loop. Before I considered the salt water pool I got good info about the water and ph so that it wouldnt attack the copper plumbing. Now I am questioning the salt water and how corrosive it will be on copper. I know that a lot of the pool heaters have gone to titanium heat exchangers and wonder if that is a result of salt water pools becoming more popular.

Thanks for all the information, it has been a big help. I have a couple of other questions. If you use water softner salt would you use the plain salt or the stuff that has the iron removal additive in it? I would assume the plain stuff but thought there may be some added benefit for the other. And second, would it be a benefit to fill the pool with conditioned water? I have a water softner that removes the hardness and small amount of iron from my well water. Thanks again

So what products "borates" do you use to adjust the ph level? And how often do you check and adjust, daily or weekly? If I do hook in my geothermal heat pump the ph level would be very important to maintain. Do you still add the chemicals that helps with the burn off of free chlorine? And for a Florida question. I am over in Gainesville, how does all the rain affect your pool? Are you constantly testing and adding chemicals to compensate for all the rainwater? Thanks, Greg

So how is it that a pool with a SWG doesnt require shocking every week? Does it produce a different type of chlorine? I am going to be installing a fiberglass pool in the next couple of months and wouldnt mind spending the extra money up front on a SWG if it will save me time and money on chemicals over the years. I am in North Florida if that makes a difference. Also I had posted before about connecting my geothermal heat pump into the pool loop and wondered if the salt water would have any adverse affects on the copper plumbing. I know to keep th e PH correct but wondered if the salt in the water would be a problem. I assume that you test the water some how to know when to add more salt.

I would have thought just by the smell and the fact that you are constantly adding chlorine that the levels would be much higher. Would there be any future problems with the pool running the ph level closer to 8.0? I havent found much info about the idea of tying a geothermal heat pump into the pool but I think it is worth a try. It would operate very similiar to a pool heater except it would be rejecting heat in the summer and cold in the winter, so I will have to watch the tempature in the pool as to not make it uncomfortable if it would get that warm? Thanks

I am looking to get some idea of how corrosive "normal" pool water is. That is normally maintained and chlorinated pool water. What I am considering doing is to connect my geothermal heat pump into a swimming pools filtering loop as it is currently set up as an open loop style using well water. What I am considering doing is to add connections into the filter/pump loop of the pool and to add a fountain head to help displace the heat when the a/c is running in the summer and switch back to the well in the winter. My main concern is how corrosive the water is and will it attack the copper piping.

Is there a good source for some type of manual or book that describes the different variations in water and chemicals and how to maintain them? Something like a pool owners manual that would give a good overview of what you are trying to acheive and balance. There seems to be so many different variations that you need to understand before deciding what to do.

Hi All, I am looking into installing a fiberglass pool this summer and I am researching different aspects. I wanted to get some recommendations and opinions on how best to treat the water. I would like to go with as little chemicals as possible. I have read info on the salt water chlorine generators and some other chemical packages that dont use chlorine. Also what type of filters seem to work best and are easy to maintain (sand, cartridge, DE)? I would like to make the best informed decision to sart with and find the best value in pool care. Thanks, Greg

Hi All, I am looking into installing a fiberglass pool this summer and I am researching different aspects. I wanted to get some recommendations and opinions on how best to treat the water. I would like to go with as little chemicals as possible. I have read info on the salt water chlorine generators and some other chemical packages that dont use chlorine. Also what type of filters seem to work best and are easy to maintain (sand, cartridge, DE)? I would like to make the best informed decision to sart with and find the best value in pool care. Thanks, Greg