Swimming Pool Automatic Dosing System - How to install and how does it work

Nicole built her own swimming pool in her backyard. A plunge or tiny pool, as they say in the USA.
The pool is lovely during the increasingly hot summers in the Netherlands. Not only our children and their friends enjoy it, but we as parents too.
No more inflatable swimming pools, but jump into your own pool every day.
A minus is the maintenance. Vacuuming from time to time is quite relaxing. We don't have a pool vacuum cleaner robot. Doing an aqua check every time with a water tester to analyze chlorine, pH value and alkalinity and then adding shock or anti-algae is also not a problem.
It can also be done digitally, with test strips, but the results varied too often. That may be our fault, but even if you tested the water a few times in a row, the results varied. We feel that the results were not entirely reliable.
And checking and maintaining the bathing water with chemicals is therefore quite laborious. And sometimes we suddenly had algae growth, the pool was green when we came back after a week.
We also used chlorine tablets to keep the water clear, but it's not an ideal solution, we found out.
Chlorine tablets cause too much chlorine to enter the water and we had to monitor and correct the pH ourselves so that the chlorine can do its job. To prevent chloramines from developing in the water. Chloramine, on the other hand, is the cause of chlorine stench.
We always thought that if you smelled a lot of chlorine at a public pool, the pool would be clean. But apparently it is not. It is especially a lot of urination :-(
In addition, with a too high pH, ​​much chlorine is required to keep the same effect.
So it's time for something automatic 😊
And so Nicole went looking for a solution. After some research she came across a device that automatically analyzes the swimming water. A Swimming Pool Automatic Dosing System. An automatic dosing of chemicals gives clear and clean water in the pool because it regulates the chlorine and pH. If there is too little chlorine in the water, the device automatically adds it. The pH / RX value is also automatically tracked.
A number of these devices are available for purchase. Nicole ended up with the EPS One, which she bought from APP, a pool equipment supplier.
Installing seemed complicated, but it was not too bad afterwards, as you can see in the video.
Now that the device is working, it saves a lot of work and we no longer have to keep up with the water.
We have added a flocculant, a block or Action Cube, to the filter basket of the pump. This removes the algae and microscopic dirt that slips through the filter.
We have crystal clear water again, and can also safely leave for a few days, without the water being green with algae when we return 😊
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[@richardtheking8862]

Came here from one and half hour long combined swimming pool building video. You are an inspiring woman Nicole. And Micheal how a lucky guy you are, I am full of jealous now:) I wish you a happy and peaceful life with your children.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx!!! Richard!. Grtz Nicole.

[@pattintner4124]

This lady deserves a round of applause 👏

[@MichaelBoerop]

:-0) Thx Pat!

[@sallywingles9057]

She truly does! I would think some Home & Garden Network would give her a weekly show. I am sharing her channel with all my friends and family!

[@JoseMora-mn2kz]

I’m in love with this woman she is one tuff cookie. My wife doesn’t even do yard work. Thank you for inspiring us with your talent

[@MichaelBoerop]

:-) Thx Jose! Keep loving your wife!

[@Goodtimes77]

Just found your videos. My hat is off to you Nicole. The patience you have for attention to detail is impeccable!

[@neotrnty4717]

turkish wife do good food for me i wish she do this :D

[@loolafly7967]

Ha guys be nice and also grateful for your wives ! And remember we all have different energy levels and also different things that we are good at 😜

[@marksapollo]

I love it! First you build a pool... then you automate it’s cleaning and chlorine! Fantastic.

[@varzic]

Felicitaciones!!!! Vi todo el proceso de construcción de la piscina, paso a paso. Qué admirable eres con tanto esfuerzo, paciencia y prolijidad. Tanto trabajo!!! Que lo disfrutes mucho junto a tus hijos y tu marido. Tu marido debería tenerte en un altar porque se ha sacado la lotería con la esposa que tiene. Mi marido también construye cosas muy hermosas como lo que construyes tú. Eres una mujer fantástica!! Saludos desde santiago de Chile 🇨🇱

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thanks and greetings from the Netherlands!

[@HollyMarieL]

Absolutely love everything about this woman.

[@CrankyBubushka]

I love all your videos. You are so inspiring. Greetings from Wisconsin, USA :) Hope you are all doing well and are safe and healthy.

[@carmencornejoobrien517]

Wow Nicole, you are amazing. I can't stop watching your videos. My husband and I are going to try to build our own pool this summer, following your instructions...wish us luck.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Good luck! 😍

[@andrea050405]

I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!! she amazes me! She’s everything I love being a woman, strong, intelligent, attractive, independent, creative, You amaze me Nicole! You are what I would love to have as a best friend!! Your an amazing woman don’t stop making the videos your an inspirational woman believe me!!!!!! 🥳🥰❤️💯❤️👏💃love the family xxx

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thank you so much!!

[@Hornblatz]

You are absolutely incredible! I couldn’t stop watching your pool build episodes. If y’all ever want a place to visit in San Antonio, Texas just say the word - maybe you can come up with some backyard ideas for us!

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx! Grtz from Amsterdam! Nicole

[@alanmoore2197]

You seem to have so much fun building things! Great.

[@sallywingles9057]

I would have been nervous cutting into those pipes, but you made it look easy. My husband has started watching your videos too! BTW, I also like you and your husband's cooking/recipes!

[@MichaelBoerop]

I was nervous too Sally, cutting those pipes :-) Thx for your nice comment and say hi to your husband from us. Grtz! Nicole and Michael

[@rn.v4629]

Zwembad bouwen - Volledige versie 1.379.159 weergaven wow gefeliciteerd hoor.... heb het hele project op de voet gevolgd.!

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx!

[@curtisrennie5652]

I love your courage your determination and challenge to take on such a beautiful job you have done👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽well done I enjoy watching you👌🏽

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx Curtis!

[@WimVeen]

Ik vond het geheel al heel professioneel, naar het wordt nog steeds mooier. Leuk om weer te zien, ook hoeveel plezier jullie ervan hebben. Het weer wordt weer beter, dus kom maar op met andere klussen :-)

[@MichaelBoerop]

:-) Bedankt Wim!

[@sayladytea]

Love it!

[@gephoepo9371]

You are amazing. I just wish were neighbors so that i could personally learn from you more 😅😁

[@julierene76]

Your my Hero Nicole

[@proweavercustomwebsitedesign]

Wow! This is great

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx!

[@nicolinacosta8621]

Sei bravissima

[@nehemiasambrocio9265]

Gracias !! Por enseñar la instalacion

[@MichaelBoerop]

Gracias a usted!

[@creativegears9125]

You are awesome ❤️👌 I'm also into this kinda build stuff.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Being creative. Nice!

[@creativegears9125]

@@MichaelBoerop ❤️

[@queencitypoolpros4173]

Awesome! What kind of device is monitoring the levels? Curious because it would be great to know to avoid multiple pumps. Also, where did you get those tapping saddles? Can't find your version anywhere.. Anyways, thanks for your videos! Truly an inspiration.

[@adammaina5612]

Amazing woman. I assume this system can also be used to correct inline borehole ph issue.

[@davidgoulty9919]

Can you tell me where these controllers are obtainable from as I've not been able to find it online? Does the EPS ONE come with the fixing saddles or do you buy these separately? I see you use a liquid chlorine is this easily available and does the other bottle contain acid and if so what type? Thanks for any assistance you can give.

[@TeeVeeZed123]

A lot of Australians have salt water pools, which self dose using a system similar to the one you are using, a salt cell, a few bags of salt, and a drum of acid are much cheaper than chlorine and other associated chemicals.

[@MichaelBoerop]

I saw that too. Next house, bigger garden, bigger pool, with mabey salt water. Thx!

[@ajp1027]

How are they setting it up for saltwater?

[@Extjac]

Nicole you are amazing! and very smart! Love your videos...what do you do for a living?

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx! I work at an University as a Senior Policy Officer Education. This is my hobby. Grtz Nicole

[@cozgenc]

Have you calibrated the probes with appropiate buffer solutions before installing them?

[@pribrazuna]

You are amazing! Congrats! And how long to build the pool and finish the deck?

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx! 3/4 year.

[@onlyme3543]

Awesome bro now all ya need is a robot to empty your skimmer and rake leaves! 🤣🤣

[@dadanggatotp]

Amazing women... 👍👍

[@yoxinator]

I like the system that you're using the fact that the pumps are contained within the unit and not separate. I'm about to remodel my pool and I'm looking into automatic feeders. What is the company that makes this and is it available in the US I wonder? I'm looking for a system that will do chlorine as well.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Hi, check my channel. I have a video with all the costs. Grtz Nicole! 👍

[@bIaKnAwLcEu]

Awesome video! I would like to buy the chemical injector that you used. Would you mind telling me the part number?

[@4556rayjh]

Supper

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx!

[@markbaarle83]

Wow goed zeg

[@MichaelBoerop]

Thx Mark!

[@aminsedaghat8460]

Nice work nicole!one thing i am worried about is that the injection valve for chlorine and ph are 20 centimeters away from each other.mixing liquid chlorine and muriatic acid at the same time would lead to chlorine gas which is deadly stuff.have you taken that into consideration?

[@europepoolsuppliesbv9194]

EPS systems will never dose two chemicals at the same time to prevent mixing of chemicals.

[@2UFROMME]

What an awesome project! I loved watching it. Have you checked into a saltwater system instead of chlorine tablets? Not sure if it would be ok for concrete pools. BTW your link for the materials is not working.

[@mookfaru835]

IT won't

[@Jireovey]

Hello Madame Nicole, just asking which course you did. Thanks

[@MichaelBoerop]

Hi, no course. Thought it myself. Just do it :-)

[@Jireovey]

@@MichaelBoerop, I appreciate your skills , from South Africa

[@serkangenc5349]

Ellerine sağlık çok güzel olmuş 😀

[@brackenwatts7874]

Is this a homemade system? If not where can it be purchased?

[@jgould30]

Unfortunately, there are no good probes for reading chlorine levels when using recommended levels of stabilizer (cya). This is the problem major companies like pentair have tried to solve with their intellichem solution but without great success.

[@ajp1027]

Is there any fail safe with this automatic system? For instance the probe fails or the pump keeps pumping acid or chemicals into the pool?? How is there a protection for this system? Here in texas a local pool had automatic dosing and the pump failed to shut off dosing, and some people came to swim and got burned by the chemicals.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Terrible! To be honest I am not sure if there is a fail safe. I need to check the manual. However, the dosing is going relatively slow through a small tube only every 10 minutes. I check the pump almost every day or two and probably would notice something strange, like the small wheels of the dosing system keeping on going. Also the smell of the chlorine would be alarming I guess. Anyway, I am still very happy with this system!!

[@kimTheDream]

Hello Nicole, good JOB ! One question, why not Salt system ? continued to do great things

[@MichaelBoerop]

Dear A.S. yes many people commented on that and good news: we will get a salt system this May to try! We will make a video of the installation and let the viewers know our experience.

[@ajp1027]

Did u do the salt system yet?

[@hp11208]

Watching from Connecticut US, hoe gaat het met jou.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Hello from Amsterdam. Het gaat goed met mij :-) Grtz Nicole

[@hp11208]

@@MichaelBoerop My Netherlands isn't that good anymore, I was born in Suriname.

[@sergey_lu]

Hey Nicole! Thank you for interesting video! You can use hydrogen peroxide for water purification, it's a popular method in Russia. It should be 30% hydrogen peroxide and consistency is like 800-1100 gram hydr. perox. for 1 m3 water. For example, I use about 20 kg for a 22m3 water pool. Then you should wait 1 day and then you can use your poll. This method safe the water probably 2-3 month water pollution.

[@MichaelBoerop]

Hi Segey. Thx for the tip! Grtz Nicole

[@hilledegroot]

Mooi, maar persoonlijk zou ik een zout systeem gebruiken.

[@stevenbrimhall8958]

Have u thought of doing a salt pool instead of chlorinating it?

[@MichaelBoerop]

Yes, we are thinking of that now after two years. Maybe next year. I prefer to use more environmentally friendly methods!

[@elishevaX]

here it is. netflix original

[@MichaelBoerop]

:-)

[@emersonelizalde6536]

Nicole basically ran an IV for her pool 😂

[@MichaelBoerop]

:-)

[@hamiltonspple]

For a moment there I thought she was going to take an arduino and build the whole system herself

[@MichaelBoerop]

I wish William. But you never know :-) Grtz Nicole

[@leofitzpatrick6430]

There drilling into the pipe and all the plastic is gonna go in there pump 😂🤦

[@MichaelBoerop]

And we vacuumed most of it away while drilling. No worries :-)