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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).
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Can you use water softener salt for a pool salt system?
There are two types of salt based pool chlorinators. More expensive and less common are those with a separate salt tank and these will normally use tablet salt for water softeners. The more common type is where salt is added to the swimming pool itself. In the UK we most commonly use PDV salt - that is Pure Dried Vacuum Salt or table salt. Granular salt for water softeners can be used. Tablet salt for water softeners should be avoided unless you have a white liner, because the tablets may bleach spots on the pool liner before dissolving. Julian Hobday of KindWater.
Can a water softener cause air in the line?
Filling a spa or pool with a water softener will not cause you to have air in the plumbing. Air in your plumbing can be trapped regardless of your filling method. It's always best to run the jets for a few minutes prior to running the heater, to insure all the air from the lines has been bleed. In addition, not all Spa chemistry works well with soft water. Cleanwater Blue is one of the better sanitizing systems to use with any type of water.
How shallow a pool can you jump into?
If you want to jump and/or dive into a swimming pool, the water level should be atleast 5 feet deep!
Is the water in a swimming pool a mixture or compound?
Water in a swimming pool is compound because the water and chlorine have been chemically combined.
If you add softened water to a swimming pool with hard water rather than draining and refilling how could the addition of soft water be corrosive?
The corrosive properties of water are not affected by its hardness. This is a common misconception that can be explained by the types of source water that yield naturally soft or naturally hard water. If your water is naturally soft, there is a good chance it is also corrosive due to other factors. Surface water sources that supply naturally soft water often have low (acidic) pH, low TDS (total dissolved solids), and high dissolved gas concentrations such as oxygen and CO2 that can contribute to corrosion. Naturally hard water often comes from a well and has higher pH, higher TDS, and lower dissolved gas concentrations. These correlations are due to the water source and are not caused by the hardness of the water. If your water has been softened using sodium cycle ion exchange in a water softener, the corrosive properties of your water are not affected. A water softener removes calcium and magnesium ions and replaces them with an equivalent amount of sodium ions. This process has no significant effect on the corrosive properties of the treated water. Removing hardness by reverse osmosis (RO) or deionization (DI) can significantly increase the corrosive properties of water because they both drastically decrease the dissolved solids in the water, and the latter can alter the pH. This sort of filtration is beyond the scope of the question. You still must maintain the correct pH and alkalinity levels in your pool, though your water softener will not affect these levels. Your local pool supply store can furnish you with the proper test kits and chemicals to accomplish this.
Will your water softener interfere with a saline pool conversion?
It should not be a problem at all. A: you should not have a water softener tied into the swimming pool PERIOD. The product resulting from a water softener can be detrimental ( not good) to the pool plaster and the equipment. In fact, it may harm the salt system readings and components.
Is soft water from a home softener system ok to feed the pool auto leveler?
I would only connect the soft water to the auto-fill if you are having a problem with the pool water being 'too hard'. If you do not have hard water in the pool, there is no advantage in using soft-water for topup. You can use the soft water BUT you MUST maintain the correct level of calcium hardness in the pool water (200-275ppm is good). If the calcium hardness falls too low other problems can occur, including damage to plaster walls.
The best pool salt to buy?
I found Walmart to have the best price on pool salt. Only $5.97 a bag. My local pool store sells the exact thing for $13.95 and another pool store sells for $7.99. Water softener salt without any extra additives is fine as well, might be a little cheaper at Lowe's or Home Depot, think I paid $5.40 a bag for water softener salt recently, it'll dissolve fine, just the stuff labeled pool salt is ground up more.
What if you used water softener in your salt water pool?
Filling a plaster pool with water from a salt type softener will severely damage the plaster. Salt water softeners exchange salt for calcium and leave the water in a calcium deficiency. Seeking its dynamic balance the water will leech calcium from the plaster to satisfy its need for calcium making the plaster etched and rough. Adding salt to regular tap water is not the same as filling with soft water as the calcium is still present in the tap water. 180 ppm of calcium is considered the minimum and low calcium can be raised by adding calcium chloride.
If you lived in an area with very cold winters should water be kept in you outdoor pool all winter Why or why not?
No, water should not be kept in your pool all winter. When it gets cold enough, the water will freeze. When water freezes, it expands. So when the water in your pool freezes and expands your pool will be ruined.
Where should hot water enter a pool to better heat the water?
on the side going into middle of pool
Can you add softened water to a pool?
Soft water basically is the process of removing calcium and other minerals to "soften" the water or make less "hard". To answer the question NO you should not add soft water to your pool because soft water (under 150 PPM HArdness level) is corrosive and can cause damage to your pool shell and equipment. Soft water also easily foams. Bob Wormus Simply Certified Commercial Pool/spa Consultants 714-580-2459 We asked our water softener salesman this question and he said you wouldn't want to *fill* a pool with soft water, but to top it off with soft water should be no problem. The water in the pool gets harder and harder as water evaporates and minerals are left behind, so adding a few inches of soft water should not significantly affect the hardnes. Meanwhile, monitor the PH. -E
Is algaecide added to slat water pool when filter is on?
Adding algaecide to the pool when the filter is on should not do any harm in fact it should mix it into the water more quickly
What should be done to clear the pool purchased a salt water pump for the pool now have to much pH in the pool what do you suggest we use to clear our pool water?
Muratic acid or Sulfaric acid
What about the pool anitfreeze which was put in the pipes when closing the pool Does this fileter into the pool water when opening the pool?
You should remove the antifreeze with a shop vac if possible, antifreeze will not hurt the water, but is just one more thing in the water that you do not need to be there.
How do you get your pool water clean when all?
mabey u should keep birds out of the pool from pooping in it.
Why do swimmers rinse mouth with pool water?
As far as I know, no one gargles with pool water, or at least no one should. Gross.
