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Do you need to turn off your automatic salt chlorinator when adding shock to a salt water pool?
By Shock I guess you mean a packet of Chrlorine marketed as "Shock or "Shock Treatment" which is esentially just chlorine packaged at a higfher price. Any ususal powdered or liquied chlorine will do the same job except those that are Di chlor or tri chlor. No need to turn of the salt chlorinator at all.
What else can I help you with?
How can the chlorine level be lowered with salt chlorinator?
That usually have a adjustment to turn them down, otherwise you will have to run it for less time. This can be done with a second timer. Be careful that the filter is always in operation when the chlorinater is in operation.
Did you lose your shock if you backwashed 1 hr after shocking?
The shock in your pool will be completely diluted within minutes. Shock is just a super chlorinator so you can test your water to see what chlorine level you have achieved
How do you add more chlorine to automatic chlorinator?
If you have a salt water chlorinator and you are not getting enough chlorine have ther unit checked if it is ok it is either too small or you are not running it long enough however if you want you can add chlorine to bring it up to the required concentration.
What do I need to maintain a Saltwater pool?
Lots of pool salt, some acid, a little sunscreen, and a good automatic cleaner. Plus a salt water chlorinator.
6000 gallon AG pool with a cartridge filter and salt water chlorinator The water turned green and added a bag of shock the water is now milkycloudy How can the water color be fixed?
Although one bag of shock does treat usually 10,00 gallons, that is assuming a clear pool to start with. Since you had an algae infestation, more shock will be required. A simple rule of thumb is when treating problem water to double or even triple shock the pool. Simply put, there wasn't enough shock there to finish the job. Test your water for chorine. Most shocks are chlorine based. If your chlorine is low or zero, it will confirm the need for more shock.
What is a fresh water swimming pool?
A fresh water swimming pool is a swimming pool that does not use a saltwater chlorinator. A pool that used a salt water chlorinator has salt added to it to so that a salt water chlorinator can electronically convert part of the salt into chlorine. A fresh water pool has chlorine added to it directly either manually or Automatically.
Apart from Salt and a Pump what else do you need to run a salt pool?
You need a salt water chlorinator. A salt water chlorinator is an electronic devise that converts the salt in the water from the pool into chlorine gas that is then absorbed into the water.
Can you use chlorine water for aquarium?
Yes, as long as you use a de-chlorinator, this can safely be done. Make sure the de-chlorinator destroys both chlorine and chloramines- many only remove one of the two. If you can find a de-chlorinator that also destroys ammonia, than that is an added bonus as it will come in handy when dealing with ammonia spikes when cycling an aquarium.
When can you swim after adding algicide and shock?
A person can go swimming in a pool a few minutes after adding algae treatment and shock to the water. This is provided that a low dose was used. The manufacturers of the algae treatment recommend that a person waits 45 minutes to an hour to swim after adding a normal dose.
How long should you circulate water after adding shock?
About 2 hours should turn it all over nicely.
Can I chlorinate the salt water in my pool after my chlorinator died?
Yes, you can dio without the chlorinator. You can leave it in place, without tables, or you can disconnect and remove it, whichever you prefer. The saline system will produce all of the sanitizer (chlorine) your pool requires (provided it is the correct size for your pool).
How do you switch your pool from chlorine sanitation to salt?
You need a salt water chlorinator. This can be a add-on to your existing setup or a whole new combined unit. You then add salt to your pool (mine is 20,000 litres and takes 60kg of salt at start of season), and then the salt water chlorinator (which sits in-line with one of your water hoses) makes chlorine from the salt using a chemical/electrical reaction. Beats buying and adding chlorine by hand :-) Hope that helps.
