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Pool solution reacting violently.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...864#post213397
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...330#post211605
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...329#post208277
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...733#post206206
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...968#post207023
That's the reason for a pool boy...
Yes he would not be as likely to mix the chemicals together, notice the steam rising from the bucket after she, moves it to the other side of the fence something toxic going on there I wager.Quote:
Originally Posted by IntheGroove
Pool chemicals are not to be messed with. Some are strong oxidizers, others are strong acids, used to adjust PH one way of the other. Concentrated chlorine tablets are also common. Difficult to know what she mixed in the bucket, from her coughing, she is lucky to be alive.
There is a whole list of items that should never be stored in close proximity.
All the more reason to switch to salt water, safe cheap and effective.Quote:
Originally Posted by hemmjo
My brother-in-law has that in the pool in Texas. It does seem to be a lot easier to maintain. Chlorine is not good for humans and other living things.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob_3000
I have owned both types of pool systems, while a salt system is hands down the more favorable pool to swim or play in. Safer? yes. but not without its issues either. the salt equipment breaks down the salt in the cell and produces or all things chlorine but naturally not by adding chemical chlorine. Cheaper? Not really, not really less maintenance either the PH still has to be monitored closely otherwise it will rise and calcium deposits will form, the equipment will also become subjective to premature failures. Salt pools still have to be winterized unless kept heated to maintain 58 to 60 ° minimum water temperatures.
Where people make their biggest mistakes with chlorinated pools is over treating them with chemicals or allowing their pool to go too long without cleaning and or reactivation. Then they shock treat the water. Draining and refilling at least every 3 to 5 years is a good idea or replenishing at least 25% of the water each year The more money spent up front when installing a pool with top quality mostly automated filtration and cleaning systems the less expensive the pool is to maintain throughout its service life.
With all that being said if I were to ever install another in the ground pool I would probably look into an earth natural aquaculture multiple pond system with aeriation fountains
https://poolpartstogo.com/blogs/arti...yAAEgL7aPD_BwE
https://www.divesanddollar.com/pond-swimming-pool/
A pool, or a pond...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFNbncymjY
The biggest problem with residential chlorinated pools are the amateur homeowners without a clue operating them, shocking a pool over and over without doing a simple back wash is an incredibly common and dangerous problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by hemmjo
Salt water pools are maintenance misers compared to their chemical counter parts not to mention you can extend the life of a vinyl pool liner by about ten years compared to a chlorinated set up so the "are they cheaper?" argument is moot.
The by far biggest advantage of salt water pools is the simplicity and the impossibility to screw it up and hurt people with chemical burns and letting kids swim in unbalanced water...chlorine filled unbalance chemicals, water for that matter.
ya, no, chlorine sucks and is totally unnecessary.
The only pool I ever had any association with that used a vinyl liner was the pool my wife's sister had in Indiana a semi-indoor pool or rather it was enclosed in the wintertime their hot tub saw a lot more use both summer and winter than the pool though. I think they used Bromine as their main water sanitizer mostly because of the higher temps of the hot tub not sure if he used a small amount of chlorine in the pool in addition to the bromine or not for all I know he may have used hydrogen peroxide periodically to control the cloudiness that can happen in bromine pool sanitization.
When we go to town to get water for our water tower it sometimes smells strongly of chlorine which usually means their treatment plant had not fully filtered out the chloramines or what is called combined chlorine, I just leave the water in the tank on my truck a few days before pumping it into the tower the charcoal filters in my water tower seem to remove anything left behind anyway.
Being a responsible pool owner for many years, I sometimes wish I had opted for a salt system as there are some advantages, though NOT less expensive. A chlorine generator using salt is a great way to produce the much lower levels of chlorine needed for for a slat water pool, but from my research there is more equipment used to monitor and sense imbalances with a much higher initial cost. All of the rest of the cleaning, filtering, backwashing, and winterizing seems to be about the same, and the testing is more involved / broad as well so not a lot less physical maintenance involved. The addition of low levels of salt seems to also be helpful with skin and pH, but my understanding is the surrounding area is more susceptible to oxidation due to the presence of larger amounts of salt if not well contained so, metal parts need to be monitored and maintained / cleaned. I have seen above ground salt systems pools that have picked up a lot of oxidation especially near the filter / pump / recirc. area, but they were older systems too. I have heard that there is lees chlorine smell but if you are properly maintaining your chlorine levels and stabilizing your chemicals, you should smell very little chlorine unless you're actively adding it and even then, it should be short lived. The chlorine odor typically comes from the chlorine dissipating when exposed to the sun's UV rays. If stabilized it prevents this and helps the chlorine last longer with less addition, so the smell is much lower. keeping the pool covered also helps preserve chlorine. Lots of pros and cons.
My favorite part of that video is the dog. He sees (and no doubt smells) that something is going on with that bucket, stares at it for a few seconds and then says "Yeah, she's on her own..." and exits, stage left...