Lets find out if Copper kills algae and saves on Chlorine

Lets find out if Copper saves on Chlorine and kills algae
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Supply Giant DDDM0100 Straight Copper Coupling With Sweat Sockets And Without Tube Stop, 1 Inch
Supply Giant part Number DDDM0100
Copper straight coupling with sweat sockets
Without tube stop
For use with 1 inch nominal diameter copper pipe
Meets all applicable standards

[@drdrew3]

Don’t take advice from anybody who paid $19 for a thirty cent price of copper scrap

[@TomLeeman]

I might’ve been ripped off

[@Noniinthebush]

Also, don’t take advice from someone who can’t spell piece

[@jakobporterz3211]

It has been proven that copper kills more bacteria than chlorine. But one little won’t do the trick. You need at least a ground rod to actually work for the size of a pool. I use 12 1/2 fitting in a container with holes. My ph level is always good, and never had to shock my hot tub.

[@joesmith9053]

exactly

[@RichardDeBeer-m9p]

😂

[@matthewbartlett9446]

If you need anymore copper I'll sell it to you😂

[@TomLeeman]

Not at that price

[@user-to8ru1ep6s]

$29 bucks for a 3/4 coupling ???DUDE thats a $!.50 at home depot .

[@TomLeeman]

I know highway robbery

[@crashland5711]

To prevent algae on roofs they place copper or zinc metal at the top, rain water washes over it and carries particles down the roof which will kill and prevent algae.

[@TomLeeman]

Oh that’s interesting thanks for watching

[@kirkwilson5905]

Modern residential shingles have copper oxides coated on the shingle surface.

[@markgreen1215]

@@crashland5711 ice tip thanks

[@circusitch]

Copper does work, but in reality you would need a much larger amount of copper to make any difference.

[@TomLeeman]

Oh, I’ll have to get one is bigger

[@adammiller6451]

i just put some pennies in a clean spice container and drilled some holes in the container, it really does work, but i still recommend to add some chlorine to sanitize proper, but it will keep your water super clear

[@TomLeeman]

That's a great idea!

[@TomLeeman]

That is what I was hoping

[@TomLeeman]

Very interesting that’s true. The pennies are not fully all copper especially the new ones. They’re super light

[@bambur1]

$20 for a 2" piece of 1" copper pipe 🤣🤣🤣

[@TomLeeman]

Yes, it was a little expensive wasn’t it?

[@ENJAYALLDAY57]

@@TomLeemanyes you got ripped off. Home depo

[@jasonbogdovitz7357]

You paid $20 for a $2 piece of copper 😂

[@TomLeeman]

I know that was dumb

[@p_Splint]

You’ll make that up by saving on chlorine cost

[@jasonbogdovitz7357]

@@p_Splint I don’t think you understand you can make that up on chemical’s plus $18 if it works your argument is stupid

[@p_Splint]

@@jasonbogdovitz7357 dude the $18 difference is obvious. Just stating how he’ll recoup his money

[@thenewtowncryer]

Thank you for sharing your experiment!

[@TomLeeman]

I don’t think it worked that well

[@crisg.5766]

For $20 you could had have purchased at minimum a 2ft piece of copper pipe.. maybe even larger though.

[@TomLeeman]

I got robbed

[@user-hy3ds7hk8q]

Could have cut in 2" lengths and used it for 8 years ooof

[@chrisregister8021]

They sell drop ins that have special metals in it to help with algae...

[@TomLeeman]

Interesting have to check that out

[@coreysmith1788]

I put about 30 pennies in my pool filter and they stop the alge just Remer to change the pennies when they start to fade in about a month

[@TomLeeman]

Great idea thanks and good luck with your pool thanks for watching.

[@jaykiller4510]

These new pennies ain't copper

[@robertfoster3097]

OMG, seriously, you paid $20.00 bucks for that piece of copper.

[@TomLeeman]

I know right what a rip off

[@thysdreyer6886]

Ive been doing this for so long and i have a bright blue pool year round , maybe use 1 pack of shock chlorine once per month

[@TomLeeman]

So far so good

[@the.trollgubbe2642]

there are videos out there saying putting copper in poos is a bad idea, that it will stain and make water green. is this true, or are they saying this to prevent people from not buying their anti-algae product ?

[@NerdyMeathead]

lmao im in the wrong business! Jeeeeezuss!, 18 bucks for a zip tie and a 1-inch piece of copper?

[@TomLeeman]

I know, right I should start a company selling a piece of copper pipe for 20 bucks. Holy crap did I get taken?

[@TomLeeman]

You are so correct you definitely need to have some electricity going through it. Just put the copper in there really really doesn’t work. Thank you for writing and thanks for watching.

[@8ogcflashy8]

Any updates on the copper killer for algea?

[@TomLeeman]

So far so good I haven’t had any LG

[@THOTHvii]

So I actually started using copper. My pool is almost 25k gallons and in the AZ sun nearly all day so this time of year is a nuisance for algae blooms. I saw other videos and started my own experiment. I had three types of raw copper which should be the same grade as pipe. I had screen so I cut 2 sections that were about 3"x5" and its thin screen so water can still pass through it. I placed it in the strainer 2 days before my pool guy was coming and lo and behold the algae is and has been gone since and that has been almost 2 weeks. I am currently still watching videos to make sure of when to remove copper because it can break down too much and start turning stuff green but from what I read and understand that will happen if your levels are going unchecked. But, now I will pull out the copper screen and watch for the spots again and just add it back when/if they come. The pool guy was surprised at the levels and no algae considering chlorine was only at 1 and there were huge blooms when he left the week before... So I would attest that it does kill it and pretty quickly. But I will add to do some research and be mindful of leaving copper, especially once it starts the degrading process. My plan is IF the screen breaks down too fast I can use pipe. If that's too much I have copper bullion that's far more dense, but I feel it does work...

[@TomLeeman]

@@THOTHvii Excellent information totally appreciate that the copper will collect a green film on it which I guess is it breaking down? Good to hear that you got rid of your LG thank you for watching and commenting.

[@THOTHvii]

@@TomLeeman Yes, and it will break down further. From what I am seeing that is really the only time it can become harmful to skin(like dying it) is when it breaks down too far and there is nothing for the copper ions to cling to. Once it gets far past the "patina" state I would change the copper. But I have seen ionizer anodes that are nearly gone and no skin or hair is being dyed. Thank you for sharing as well.

[@TomLeeman]

@@THOTHvii thanks will do

[@manuelsola5117]

lol next time go to Home Depot a just get a 2 dollar elbow

[@TomLeeman]

I know right they ripped me off big time

[@TomLeeman]

It needs to have like electricity some form to have the reaction. Good luck thanks for watching.

[@SupremeSkeptic]

Wow... if this works without using electricity. Then why have solar panel versions of this?

[@TomLeeman]

Good question

[@pauljay2305]

Holy crap $20.. dude I’d mail you a piece for free as long as you pay the postage. What a scam

[@TomLeeman]

I know right they really got me that was ridiculous

[@the.trollgubbe2642]

Don't, some say it works, and some say to not do this, that it will stain the pool, hard to know what to believe

[@TomLeeman]

I don’t know if this worked or not. I do believe that you need to have some type of electrolysis. I did have this unit that had a solar panel on top and copper coil under it and it kind of worked but had to clean it every other day good luck thanks for watching.

[@Al-ir5sn]

Her is another item that will save you money, a lot of money. NEVER use the inline Chlorine feeders that are plumbed into you pool system. They use at least twice the chlorine necessary even on their lowest settings. They eat chlorine and actually over chlorinate your pool. Get a $10 floating chlorine dispenser on one of those discounts websites...too expensive in retail stores. I used to put 2 3" tablets every 2-3 days in my inline auto feeder and the chlorine was always high. Now with the floating unit I put 2 tablets in every 2+ weeks and the Chlorine level is perfect. Now you can easily calculate the savings. With the price gouging prices of Chlorine now that is a huge savings. I have been doing this for the last 9-10 years and now many of my neighbors are doing the same thing.

[@TomLeeman]

Excellent tip thanks for watching

[@user-xi5iz7do4p]

I put Gold coins in my pool, lasts the whole year on chemicals used in years! But some one stole my gold coins dam it!

[@TomLeeman]

Gold coins that’s expensive

[@bkarastoianov]

@@TomLeeman По добре да беше сложил цребърни, можеше да има и някакъв друг ефект.

[@licey71]

So does it work or not? I have plenty of copper over here so I guess I will give it a try

[@TomLeeman]

To tell you the truth, I could not get a good read on it. I don’t think it worked. I think you need to have some type of electrolysis for it to work really good but good luck thanks for watching.

[@SupremeSkeptic]

I don't understand. In one comment you said, "it doesn't work very well without electricity". But in another, you say "so far no algae". So, what doesn't work well, if it prevented algae just fine?

[@TomLeeman]

Since I put it in there, I haven’t had a problem with it but that could be just luck

[@stbam1965]

Too stupid to go to home depot and get that for 4.00. Lol

[@TomLeeman]

I know, right I was ripped off

[@spokiee2000]

Mesmerized by that poor bug u left in there to drown, also did it work?

[@TomLeeman]

I don’t think it really worked very well. I think you need to have some type of electrolysis involved in it.

[@spokiee2000]

you should check out the Solar electrolysis float for the pool. i've heard mixed reviews. @@TomLeeman

[@TomLeeman]

Great tip

[@antoinettecoetzer9657]

Did it work?

[@TomLeeman]

I’m not quite sure if it did or not and couldn’t really tell

[@anthalas9]

This is a bad idea for salt water and chlorinated pools. Copper is dissolved by chlorine and those metal particles will stain and destroy most pool surfaces over time, additionally adding copper to the water will damage the elements in a salt water cell.

[@TomLeeman]

That is very interesting. Thank you for the tip.

[@joesmith9053]

i tried a few pieces in my basket and it did nothing

[@TomLeeman]

Same here this was a failure experiment

[@billburkhalter411]

Get poolrx works for 6 months around $70 you will use less chemicals too kills all algae.

[@TheSkulsum69]

Dude needed a I scissors to break a piece of plastic interesting

[@chrismarston4850]

A dude gets old and can’t open anything without help.

[@petesson1880]

@TheSkulsum69 I'm not quite there but at times my hands are so sore it is hard to do the simplest things. And this coming from a guy who his whole life did many things in his youth with his hands that required tools. When you over use em, they get tired in their old age. Wore out so to speak. But when you're in your youth you don't think about that. Not at all

[@matthewperry5524]

I had 2 piesedes of copper pipe separated by 1/4 " plastic spacers & i put a couple of volts with a dc converter threw it 1 pipe negative & the other positive would hang them into my pool i would not get algae all year when i stopped putting it in i started using tons of algacide

[@TomLeeman]

That is interesting. I’ll have to try that. Thanks for watching.

[@circusitch]

Can you explain what you did in more detail?

[@TomLeeman]

@@circusitch I zip tied a copper pipe to my basket, but I think I need to get an electric stimulus to it for it to work

[@circusitch]

@@TomLeeman Thank you, but I meant that question for Mathew Perry. (the actor)

[@paulyanez5198]

Did he use scissors to open a plastic bag. 🤦‍♂️where has masculinity gone.

[@TomLeeman]

This did not work by the way good luck with yours thanks for watching

[@Hannelore7]

Any updates if it worked?

[@TomLeeman]

I do not think that this worked

[@Lovemynico]

Wait you posted this a year or so ago and you still don't know if it works!?🤦I really need to know cuz I just can't seem to get my pool clear🤷​@@TomLeeman

[@lowbudge007]

Omg. That is a $1 coupling at home depot... $20.. for that ??????

[@TomLeeman]

Boy did I get ripped off?

[@SeanFitz-vo4fm]

I'm sending you a bill for wasting 2:13 of my life. Please don't make any more videos.

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks for watching anyway

[@SeanFitz-vo4fm]

@@TomLeeman Sorry, didn't mean to sound rude. I just was hoping for more info from the video. Thanks for posting, I'll have to check out some of your others.

[@Dogpoundpony]

Bobs my father and you over paid for the scrap copper whomever sold it to you has a good thing going lol

[@TomLeeman]

I know, right I got ripped off on that piece of copper

[@Thadarkknyte82]

Just gonna use some pennies and see how that works

[@TomLeeman]

Not a bad idea

[@cruzsoto4042]

Make sure they are old pennies cause the pennies after 1982 aren’t copper

[@Thadarkknyte82]

@@cruzsoto4042 thanks for letting me know 😂 guess those pennies I have in there were just a waste then

[@TomLeeman]

I don’t think it worked very well. I think it needs electrolysis.

[@RapPayne]

Some feedback: You say "Let's find out ..." But you never give us the conclusion. We still don't know if it worked. Don't make us wait 2:13 to learn nothing. HTH with future videos.

[@TomLeeman]

I’m gonna have to tell you that it wasn’t a very good solution and did not work. There has to be some type of electrolysis involved in it but thanks for writing and watching.

[@TomLeeman]

😊

[@TomLeeman]

Good idea

[@tenncutt]

You paid $20????? Look at Lowes or Home Depot for any copper fitting.

[@TomLeeman]

I know right I got ripped off just trying to help a small business

[@bigworm516]

$20 they ripped you off $18

[@TomLeeman]

I know I got screwed

[@bodeine454]

This is the first video I watched about using copper in a pool. Just a similar but slightly different idea. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXvKoKutn7WbocUsi=3LmWntHxL7XOjBOX kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXvKoKutn7WbocUsi=3LmWntHxL7XOjBOX

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks for watching and the tips

[@TomLeeman]

I think for it to work you have to have some type of electrolysis going on with an electrical current, so this was a fail

[@markpate4295]

Chlorine is actually reacting with the copper and etching away at ions. Sodium Bicarbonate also has a leeching effect on metals. In the food industry you cannot hook up copper to a CO² carbonation system... makes it non potable. Not a complete fail. Pennies are mostly iron with a slight copper coating. Once the two metals start to etch away... The reaction becomes swifter.

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

The copper will eventually wear off the lining of your pool and cost far more to repair

[@TomLeeman]

Excellent tip. Thanks.

[@jakobporterz3211]

False

[@rafaelacosta5724]

​@@TomLeemannot really. The copper would, at most, stain it. Copper doesn't destroy the liner..

[@hymnlover]

So what's your conclusion?

[@TomLeeman]

So far, no algae

[@TomLeeman]

You must be a chemist

[@TomLeeman]

I think you need to have some type of electrolysis or ionization for this to work. I found it this didn’t really help.

[@tenncutt]

So when do we find out?

[@TomLeeman]

I don’t think it works at a very well. I do believe that you need to have some type of electrical current running through it for it to work. I was thinking about hooking up a solar panel with a 12 V extension.

[@fernandodejesus2799]

You got scammed

[@TomLeeman]

I know I did 20 bucks for this. That was a ridiculous.

[@luis1371]

You paid $20 for that little piece of copper ?!!!! 🤣 You got taken for a ride BIG TIME!!!!!! That company must love people like you 🤣. Sorry !

[@TomLeeman]

I know I got ripped off

[@markgreen1215]

Would Pennie’s work?

[@TomLeeman]

I don’t know if you could try it

[@markgreen1215]

@@TomLeeman I found out before 1982 they were 95% copper now mostly zinc