Mineral Systems and Pool Ionizers (vs. Salt or Chlorine)

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[@rjn1124]

Great review. Thanks for providing it as well as so much other excellent content. I have a Nature2 Fusion system, which you add trichlor tablets to one chamber and the mineral cartridge to the other. It comes with a startup cartridge, which they say lasts about a week. I purchased a new cartridge on Amazon, which is not from the manufacturer of the unit. It's less expensive (I''m told) and got very good Amazon reviews. You can control the chlorine output by the number of tablets that you put in as well as a dial that lets you select five settings, 1 to 5. My pool volume is relatively small, about 7,000 gallons, and I initially filled up the trichlor chamber with 3" tablets and set the system to 1. This produced way too much chlorine so I removed most of the tablets, which solved the problem. CAUTION: Once you get the trichlor tablets wet it's almost impossible to dry them out completely and they slowly emit dangerous chlorine gas (yellow/green). Even when these tablets are stored in the plastic container the chlorine gas leaks out, which is why I'm storing the remaining tablets outside. If you encounter chlorine gas, which is denser than air, DO NOT BREATH IT IN. Better yet, don't get your tablets wet in the first place. If this does happen to you do not store the container inside, including in the garage.

[@chrisrobert8718]

Great content! Thank you for your advice. We need a video of what is the best filter for the above ground pool.

[@SwimUniversity]

Sand usually works best!

[@kathyr.6825]

Thank you great information

[@SwimUniversity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@markwhittingham5270]

My parents had a pool sanitised with a copper / silver ioniser and a UV light unit and no Chlorine at all. This was in the South of France so quite hot. They had a octopus thing that scrubbed the walls automatically. Every one showered before swimming and they never had algae.

[@SwimUniversity]

Wow, that's great to hear

[@DLaronsView]

I love your content. It is really helpful to know my pool better. I added the Pool Rx two weeks ago. It works great. Help me understand better how now the chlorine is at a lower parts per million? Is this to mean that when I test my water that a lower Total Chlorine and Free Chlorine is acceptable? Any help clarifying would be great! Thanks!

[@방희진스]

Does a stain cause an indelible stain on the pool tiles? Show me a picture or video of the stain.

[@george._sir._gemini.175]

When the sun interact with the copper it causes a stain around the waterline of the pool. Over time the stain can become more noticeable if not treated weekly..

[@방희진스]

Do you mean the line between the tiles and the tiles on the water line or the area around where the water from the inlet outlet comes out?

[@SimpleDesertRose]

Thanks for this. I've been toying with the idea of getting one off and on for a while. Just a quick question do you have any videos on switching from a standard chlorine pool to a salt water pool? I'm considering switching to salt next year.

[@SwimUniversity]

This video should help! You don't need to do anything special except installing the salt water system. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LIo3aKq896rc0

[@SimpleDesertRose]

@@SwimUniversity thanks

[@janiferkeel154]

Can you use the mineral system with well water ?

[@SwimUniversity]

It's probably not a good idea if you have high metal content in the water. Get your water professionally tested and see what your copper looks like first.

[@suzannesmith8824]

I found a nail in the bottom of my pool and it created a rust spot. Any way to rid of the stain?

[@stevebugg9568]

Great Video. I've been using the Pool Rx for a couple of years now and really like it. I do get staining, but it's sky blue in color. I don't find that offensive.

[@SwimUniversity]

That's great to hear! It can be a fine trade off for no algae

[@방희진스]

Does the white line between the tiles turn sky blue? Not to the point of worry? Does it come off?

[@stevebugg9568]

@@방희진스 I only saw it on the plaster surfaces,

[@glennjr15]

What are some of the mineral systems that you recommend? Links (affiliate or not 😊) would be helpful in all your videos. Thanks

[@SwimUniversity]

We have a link to our favorites here: www.swimuniversity.com/pool-mineral-system/

[@BryanKerr1]

Mineral systems didn't work for my spa, we were using it a few times a week and it couldn't keep up. Just use bromine

[@SwimUniversity]

By themselves, they usually won't cut it

[@ehhyo76]

I had a mineral pool system, and converted it to regular chlorine. Way cheaper to maintain and effectively does the same thing.

[@SwimUniversity]

What type of system were you using?

[@ehhyo76]

I had the frog system. I, still use the system as a standard chlorinator, i just refill the cartridges with 3in pucks.​@@SwimUniversity

[@martinduggan4077]

and when the pool is,on the turn we have to use our old friend chlorine

[@DLaronsView]

I love your content. It is really helpful to know my pool better. I added the Pool Rx two weeks ago. It works great. Help me understand better how now the chlorine is at a lower parts per million? Is this to mean that when I test my water that a lower Total Chlorine and Free Chlorine is acceptable? Any help clarifying would be great! Thanks!

[@SwimUniversity]

Yes! 0.5-1.0 PPM of Free Chlorine should be all you need now