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Why do you need a chlorine generator?

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If you have a salt water pool then the chlorine generator is there to convert the salt into chlorine to keep up the chlorine content of the pool. However if you don't have one of these or it is broken down you can always add chlorine directly to make up the shortfall until the necessary repairs are done.

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Can you use a salt water chlorine generator plus ozone?

Yes you can use an Ozone generator and a Chlorine generator together. The Ozone generator will actually extend the life of the cell on the Chlorine generator because the ozone takes care of the bulk of the oxidation workload, thus the Chlorine generator does not need to be run as hard.


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What do you do if chlorine in saltwater pool is high?

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Why is pool Ph low and chlorine high though you have not put chlorine in for weeks?

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Is the old pump and filtration system necessary when adding a saltwater chlorine generator?

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Can you add a salt water system to an already chlorinated pool?

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I have turned the chlorine generator down to about 40 yet the chlorine level still read 4400?

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Does one need to run a saltwater chlorine generator all the time?

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Can you switch from chlorine to a saltwater system just by installing a chlorine generator and adding salt?

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Do you have to buy a salt chlorine generator to have a salt water pool?

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Can you use a copper algicide with a chlorine generator or will it destroy the chlorine generating plates?

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