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The water must be out of balance to find out exactly what your problem is take a sample of the water to a pool shop for testing and they will advise you as to what the problem is and how to fix it
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If you recently found a flaky white substance in your saltwater pool and you have a cartridge filter what could this be?
Are these loose flakes? Could be calcium deposits if attached to pool walls etc. Are you adding proper amounts of muriatic acid? Are you testing your pH? Alkalinity?
What are the main chemicals in a saltwater pool?
Salt, chlorine, cyanuric acid, hydrochloric acid, calcium, and sometimes whatever goes into algaecides.
What does adding calcium chloride flakes do for your pool water?
Calcium chloride increases the hardness of water. Proper hardness is critical to balancing the water in a pool. Proper hardness is especially important in a plaster pool to prevent leaching of the plaster finish, which results in a rough surface. Calcium chloride can be purchased at home improvement stores at significant savings over pool supply outlets.
Does saltwater system require a covered pool?
No, a saltwater pool does not need to be covered.
What do you do to get rid of white calcium looking flakes that settle to the bottom of your pool and when stirred up turn your water a milky white?
Sounds like white water mold to me. Hum, take a sample of the "flakes" and water if possible to local pool store for analyzing. k If you have a Salt Water Chlorinating system and hard water to start with, then what you are seeing is calcium precipitation. Water can only hold a certain amount of dissolved minerals. When sodium is introduced to the water, it displaces the calcium which precipitates in an insoluble form and builds up inside the ion exchanger. The flakes break loose and are introduced to the pool via the water return lines.
How do you lower hardness in pool?
If the calcium is a result of pool chemicals, draining some or all of the pool water will lower the calcium hardness level. If the cause is the fill water, commercial hardness reducers or chelating agents will bond with the calcium to keep it trapped in solution.
Can saltwater pool harm you?
no
Can you attach a saltwater system to a proseries pool?
You can attach saltwater system to non-Intex pro series pool.
Can community pool be saltwater?
no it is v.s. the law saltwater is bad to drink
Will the spray from your saltwater pool cleaner harm your plants?
I don't think there is such a thing as a "SALTWATER POOL CLEANER". You may have a pool cleaning device that works in either a salt pool or a standard no salt pool.
Should you tie the pool water leveler to the water softener?
You can, if the water presently in the pool is 'hard' - but be very careful to keep an eye on the Calcium Hardness of the pool water. If you filled a pool with water from the softener, the water would be hungry for calcium and drag it out of the pool walls, making them feel and look like sandpaper. Calcium hardness should be kept within 200-275ppm. best to use regular water for topup and keep the pool water properly balanced (see your local pool store).
What does buffer and added hardness do for a saltwater pool?
Buffer and added hardness do the same thing in a salt water pool as in a fresh water pool. The buffer (sodium bicarbonate aka bicarbonate of soda) stabilizes the pH of your pool so that addition of acid or base doesn't change the pH very much. The hardness, mostly Calcium, helps achieve water balance to make the pool neither deposit (precipitate) excess Calcium Carbonate to your pool surfaces nor corrode (remove) Calcium from your plaster pool surface. The combination of pH, Total Alkalinity (adjusted for Cyanuric Acid), Calcium Hardness, temperature and Total Dissolved Solids determines whether your water is balanced. Just keep these values near their recommended amounts for your pool and you should be fine. If you're a techie and want the full formulas, do a Google search for "Langelier Saturation Index".
