In the Midwest and just had my first pool installed in October. Decided to go with salt water, but have only really closed the pool and haven’t got to add salt yet.
Yes. Love it too. Still curious as to why you recommend such a high TA of 100-150 though? Other pool forums I've been on suggest a much lower figure of around 50-80.
Another great video, thank you! Any experience with a rust colored algea that is in the grout of our salt water pool? The chloronator was toast. There was an issue with the salt levels. I put 160 pounds in to get it back in shape. I replaced the chorinator. Chemistry in line, more or less. In the last 2 weeks, orange or rusty color sections on the grout. If in take a wire brush toothbrush it removes it but it scratches out the grout. Any idea what I am dealing with?
I have a 12000 gallon saltwater concrete pool. I only get algae in the plaster. It looks like mustard algae. My water always looks crystal clear. Should I treat it with the same method? HTH algaecide didn't seem to work last year. I had to physically remove it with a stainless steel brush. Btw, I was worried about damaging the plaster surface.
Amazing load of useful, concentrated, clean, clear, easy to digest amount of info. My friend has a salt pool and he swears how its 1000x better then chlorine and how his wife had sever allergic reaction to chlorine and now with salt water its all gone. And as it turns out that salt turn into chlorine via electrolysis lol. Thank you friend, you answered a ton of questions, without unnecessary intro, bs talking and other annoying b.s. big tanks, especially- 1) you’re frustrated and 2) its +105F outside, 3)your pool turned green a week ago, 4)wife and kids are pushing you to fix it, 5)you’ve tried a few trick , nothing worked and 5)you been searching for help online - these kinds of videos are gold. MEGATHANKS!
just bought a house with a salt water in ground pool. Never dealt with it before and it was nasty green when we moved in. weve been slowly trying to learn and clean up the pool. glad you have a video here on this to help for sure!
Regarding the hot-dog issue; buy 6 packs of hot-dog buns, 8 packs of hot-dog sausages, several cases of beer, and invite 23 friends over for a pool party. 2 hot dogs each!
Great video, I have my first salt water pool :) and for now there is no algae but I do my home work every day to keep water in balance.And yes, I keep my pump running 24h.
Answer to the hot dog question. Supply and demand. If you create an oversupply of one item than you effectively create a demand for another. Which = more sales.
Hi! Here in France we use Shock Bromine to fight mustard and black algae. It is pretty efficient as thede algae are not résistant to that. It prevent you from putting uge amounts of chlorine in the pool as it is not good for equipements also. Bromine is usually used for spa sanitisation here. What about the US?
I dont remember him saying that you have to use sodium hypochlorite and not calcium hypochlorite to shock a salt water pool, otherwise the calcium forms scale in the chlorinator. This is an important detail he left out. Unfortunately Pinch Penny sells such a product and the one pound size is 7 bucks. If you even have to shock a salt pool once a week that is 28 bucks monthly, and if you have algae really bad and have to double or triple the amount that is a lot of money!
Listen everyone! At 1:14, he tells us all: It's not a salt pool. IT'S A POOL!!! You do not have a salt pool...you have a pool. Some of you have a chlorine generator that makes CHLORINE by dumping a ton of SALT INTO YOUR POOL! Some say that they don't have allergies that come with chlorine in the pool. That is because the salt generator makes a small amount of CHLORINE. That is what he is trying to say here...a pool with a chlorine generator will get algae quicker than a pool without one. If you do what this guy is trying to teach us, you will have no trouble! Keep CL2 level at 3, no more, and you won't need chlorine and you won't have allergies!
I have three 200w 42v solar panels connected in parallel (21amp) running to a salt chlorination cell hanging over the side of the pool, haven't had a single problem with alge since, going on 2 years now. pool is semi salt from years of liquid chlorine use. (which I also have not had to add)
I found one of these 32oz Chlorox Algaecide "Eliminator" to be really helpful: just pour 16oz in, wait a day, and then brush off. I didn't know about vacuum to waste, so I presume that chemical just neutralizes the stuff as it clearly remains in the system...? Hope this helps :)
I have a marblelite/gunite saltwater pool. It is a struggle to keep green algae away during summer as the surface is rough and perfect for algae. Also I dont want to run the filter for long periods of time as electricity is expensive. It is a struggle. I have increased my chlorinator setting. Hopefully this will help.
G’day SU! Thanks for the insightful content. My salt water pool doesn’t have a Vac-to-waste option ad so I can never really get all the fine dust out as it just recirculates, swimmer socks help but are not enough - any tips? Oh, in Australia we get out hot dog buns in packs of 6, soz 🤣😬🤣
Great tips… lol also save money… cause it will cost you. Chemicals are expensive. I’ve also found that cleaning the filter and spraying off the DE is helpful. Then throw some DE in filter and it will help clean. Once you get it Gucci…. It’s easy to maintain from there out
What do you do if you have shocked, scrubbed the liner and vacuumed multiple times but the pool is still green?! I have checked levels daily and all seem to be right where they should be but I can not get the water blue!! The water in the skimmer looks clear but looking at the pool from above, you cannot see the bottom and it looks very green! Help please!!
First year of using salt. Strip tests seem to be different than pool store? Pool water looks good, chemical pool report looks good but we have little clear slim stuff floating around in the pool? also minimal green algae on pool ladder. In ground , vinyl liner pool.
I bought a spare filter just to use as an algae filter. Is it more expensive yes. Or buy a new filter and when you see algae clean the one in there really good and put in your old one to clean the algae. Once its all gone swap in your newer filter.
i have a 16,000 gallon, in ground, salt water pool and have added CYA to help maintain chlorine levels (works great). I've just noticed the beginnings of Mustard Algae (slight build-up in one corner of pool). Will adding Shock affect the CYA? Should I hit the "Super Chlorination" button on my InteliChlor Chlorinator instead of adding Shock or along with adding Shock?
thank you so much. I have a saltwater pool and have a Little bit of Black Alge like 20-40 little dots. Do your recommend 4x Shock or Leslies Black Algae Killer?
Typical problem: Your salt cell dies, you order one on line to save some bucks...Mean while your pool starts turning green...A week later you replace the cell, super chronate setting for 3 days straight and hope it clears up...I will also Shock it externally in hopes to help it clear up...
We have weird swimming creatures in our Salt water pool I looked it up I think they are called water striders. How do you get rid of them plus we have yellow alge that is hard to get rid of
Depends on type of pool but muratic acid has a greater effect on ph than alkalinity and baking soda raises alkalinity more than it does ph. So if I added acid to lower high ph, you can follow up the next day with baking soda and it’s not going to make ph sky rocket
The bane of my existence is the fact that my pool has a cartridge filter. So no vaccuming to waste as it all goes back through. It can eventually be gotten out through endless rinsing of the cartridge but it is such a pain.
Yeah, I was asking my pinch a penny expert and he said the cartridge should filter it. THEN, I read that with the Hayward filters that they actually filter better after you've used clarifier and the filters get a bit dirty. Pain in the butt.
@@MissTreah I do not advise using a stainless steel brush on pebble tec. I’ve been using a pebble tec specific brush. Also try using chlorine tabs with the use of a holder to remove stubborn algae spots. Hope this helps!
What should I do if I have a a cartridge filter and I can't Vacuum to waste and have a lot of algae and leaf remanent?? What option I have (Filter Hayward C5030) . Thanks
For some reason the algae in my pool is very strong and when I try to brush it off with the special brush it doesn't come off very easily. Even when I'm scrubbing extremely hard it still doesn't come off. Any chemicals or things I can use to help?
What's the point of a salt system chlorinator if you're just going to get algae anyways? I thought the whole point of that system is to keep your system perfectly chlorinated so that you don't get algae.
Hi I’m in Thailand the water gets really hot in my concrete tiled pool I have a salt machine when the water starts turning cloudy and green they make me shook it whit 90% stabilized granular chlorine is that ok because back home in Canada we only use 65% stabilized chlorine to shook pools
At your 3:30 mark on your video...Is it okay to turn on your super chlorination at the same time you add the 4 bags of shock? And what's the best water temperature to super chlorinate... 65-72 degrees F? Thank you.
why hot dogs come in packages of ten and hot dog buns come in packages of eight. See, the thing is, life doesn't always work out according to plan so be happy with what you've got, because you can always get a hot dog.
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Do you own a salt water pool?
In the Midwest and just had my first pool installed in October. Decided to go with salt water, but have only really closed the pool and haven’t got to add salt yet.
yes. love it!
Yes. Love it too. Still curious as to why you recommend such a high TA of 100-150 though? Other pool forums I've been on suggest a much lower figure of around 50-80.
Another great video, thank you! Any experience with a rust colored algea that is in the grout of our salt water pool? The chloronator was toast. There was an issue with the salt levels. I put 160 pounds in to get it back in shape. I replaced the chorinator. Chemistry in line, more or less. In the last 2 weeks, orange or rusty color sections on the grout. If in take a wire brush toothbrush it removes it but it scratches out the grout. Any idea what I am dealing with?
I have a 12000 gallon saltwater concrete pool. I only get algae in the plaster. It looks like mustard algae. My water always looks crystal clear. Should I treat it with the same method? HTH algaecide didn't seem to work last year. I had to physically remove it with a stainless steel brush. Btw, I was worried about damaging the plaster surface.
Amazing load of useful, concentrated, clean, clear, easy to digest amount of info. My friend has a salt pool and he swears how its 1000x better then chlorine and how his wife had sever allergic reaction to chlorine and now with salt water its all gone. And as it turns out that salt turn into chlorine via electrolysis lol.
Thank you friend, you answered a ton of questions, without unnecessary intro, bs talking and other annoying b.s. big tanks, especially-
1) you’re frustrated and
2) its +105F outside,
3)your pool turned green a week ago,
4)wife and kids are pushing you to fix it,
5)you’ve tried a few trick , nothing worked and
5)you been searching for help online -
these kinds of videos are gold.
MEGATHANKS!
just bought a house with a salt water in ground pool. Never dealt with it before and it was nasty green when we moved in. weve been slowly trying to learn and clean up the pool. glad you have a video here on this to help for sure!
Do you have any videos on salt water pools for beginners? Like the start up, balancing, all that good stuff.
This would be so helpful. Just moved into a house with a saltwater pool. Just wanna learn what the equipment means and the different chemicals to use!
Agree, please share the videos if you have, thanks.
Regarding the hot-dog issue; buy 6 packs of hot-dog buns, 8 packs of hot-dog sausages, several cases of beer, and invite 23 friends over for a pool party. 2 hot dogs each!
Least common denominator is 16 so you only need 3 packs of sausages, 2 packs of buns, and 7 friends
Actually, 3 packs buns and 4 packs of sausages = 24 hotdogs.
I got my floaty
can i use cal hypo shock in saltwater pool if I have algae, or should I always avoid cal hypo for saltwater pool?
Great video, I have my first salt water pool :) and for now there is no algae but I do my home work every day to keep water in balance.And yes, I keep my pump running 24h.
Answer to the hot dog question. Supply and demand. If you create an oversupply of one item than you effectively create a demand for another. Which = more sales.
Hi!
Here in France we use Shock Bromine to fight mustard and black algae. It is pretty efficient as thede algae are not résistant to that. It prevent you from putting uge amounts of chlorine in the pool as it is not good for equipements also.
Bromine is usually used for spa sanitisation here. What about the US?
Very Good and well made video.
Not going to lie you're the best with your jokes 😂and at what you do thanks.
Great video. Just don't understand why he didn't mention to balance the water chemistry.
I dont remember him saying that you have to use sodium hypochlorite and not calcium hypochlorite to shock a salt water pool, otherwise the calcium forms scale in the chlorinator. This is an important detail he left out. Unfortunately Pinch Penny sells such a product and the one pound size is 7 bucks. If you even have to shock a salt pool once a week that is 28 bucks monthly, and if you have algae really bad and have to double or triple the amount that is a lot of money!
Thanks, answered a lot of questions and very informative!!
Listen everyone! At 1:14, he tells us all: It's not a salt pool. IT'S A POOL!!! You do not have a salt pool...you have a pool. Some of you have a chlorine generator that makes CHLORINE by dumping a ton of SALT INTO YOUR POOL!
Some say that they don't have allergies that come with chlorine in the pool. That is because the salt generator makes a small amount of CHLORINE. That is what he is trying to say here...a pool with a chlorine generator will get algae quicker than a pool without one.
If you do what this guy is trying to teach us, you will have no trouble!
Keep CL2 level at 3, no more, and you won't need chlorine and you won't have allergies!
I have three 200w 42v solar panels connected in parallel (21amp) running to a salt chlorination cell hanging over the side of the pool, haven't had a single problem with alge since, going on 2 years now.
pool is semi salt from years of liquid chlorine use. (which I also have not had to add)
You'd buy 4 six-packs of hotdogs and 3 eight-packs of buns. 24 hotdogs, 24 buns
Will clorine tablets work to remove the dark green tint?
I am out granulated shock and need to know how to clean it quickly?
Please help
I found one of these 32oz Chlorox Algaecide "Eliminator" to be really helpful: just pour 16oz in, wait a day, and then brush off. I didn't know about vacuum to waste, so I presume that chemical just neutralizes the stuff as it clearly remains in the system...?
Hope this helps :)
I have a marblelite/gunite saltwater pool. It is a struggle to keep green algae away during summer as the surface is rough and perfect for algae. Also I dont want to run the filter for long periods of time as electricity is expensive. It is a struggle. I have increased my chlorinator setting. Hopefully this will help.
You have to run a pool system a minimum of 10hrs a day in the summer. You have to turn the water over a few times a day.
Looking for a video for how to keep a saltwater pool open and clear during the colder months. Do you just treat it like a chlorine pool?
G’day SU! Thanks for the insightful content. My salt water pool doesn’t have a Vac-to-waste option ad so I can never really get all the fine dust out as it just recirculates, swimmer socks help but are not enough - any tips?
Oh, in Australia we get out hot dog buns in packs of 6, soz 🤣😬🤣
RED!! what about red like brown alge?! Frogs may be to blame...like a lot of frogs lol
Great tips… lol also save money… cause it will cost you. Chemicals are expensive. I’ve also found that cleaning the filter and spraying off the DE is helpful. Then throw some DE in filter and it will help clean. Once you get it Gucci…. It’s easy to maintain from there out
What do you do if you have shocked, scrubbed the liner and vacuumed multiple times but the pool is still green?! I have checked levels daily and all seem to be right where they should be but I can not get the water blue!! The water in the skimmer looks clear but looking at the pool from above, you cannot see the bottom and it looks very green! Help please!!
Flocculant
First year of using salt. Strip tests seem to be different than pool store? Pool water looks good, chemical pool report looks good but we have little clear slim stuff floating around in the pool? also minimal green algae on pool ladder. In ground , vinyl liner pool.
I have a cartridge filter for my pool with no waste option. Is there another way to vacuum the algae out vs. relying on the cartridge to do the work?
Make sure to get a filter Cleaner and clean the filter after you have the pool balanced and clear
I bought a spare filter just to use as an algae filter. Is it more expensive yes. Or buy a new filter and when you see algae clean the one in there really good and put in your old one to clean the algae. Once its all gone swap in your newer filter.
great content!!
i have a 16,000 gallon, in ground, salt water pool and have added CYA to help maintain chlorine levels (works great).
I've just noticed the beginnings of Mustard Algae (slight build-up in one corner of pool).
Will adding Shock affect the CYA?
Should I hit the "Super Chlorination" button on my InteliChlor Chlorinator instead of adding Shock or along with adding Shock?
You said to vacuum after scrubbing, Should I set my valve to dump the water and not go through the filter cycle is what I assume you mean right ?
thank you so much. I have a saltwater pool and have a Little bit of Black Alge like 20-40 little dots. Do your recommend 4x Shock or Leslies Black Algae Killer?
First time owning a saltwater pool. Had the pool last year but it was solely chlorinated.
when you add a small bag of shock to your pool, do you dilute it first in a bucket of water
and then pour it into the pool? thanks Lanny
Probably have 8 buns in the pack cause everyone has that one sibling in their family that starts eating the buns before the hot dogs are cooked haha
Typical problem: Your salt cell dies, you order one on line to save some bucks...Mean while your pool starts turning green...A week later you replace the cell, super chronate setting for 3 days straight and hope it clears up...I will also Shock it externally in hopes to help it clear up...
This is where I'm at. It's absolutely shocking how green a Florida pool can get in only two weeks time.
We have weird swimming creatures in our Salt water pool I looked it up I think they are called water striders. How do you get rid of them plus we have yellow alge that is hard to get rid of
Is it safe to go in my pool to scrub off the algae before I add the chemicals to "shock" it?
How can you adjust pH and alkalinity separately? Last time I checked as you increased alkalinity, pH went up.
Depends on type of pool but muratic acid has a greater effect on ph than alkalinity and baking soda raises alkalinity more than it does ph. So if I added acid to lower high ph, you can follow up the next day with baking soda and it’s not going to make ph sky rocket
The bane of my existence is the fact that my pool has a cartridge filter. So no vaccuming to waste as it all goes back through. It can eventually be gotten out through endless rinsing of the cartridge but it is such a pain.
Yeah, I was asking my pinch a penny expert and he said the cartridge should filter it. THEN, I read that with the Hayward filters that they actually filter better after you've used clarifier and the filters get a bit dirty. Pain in the butt.
If you install a three way valve before the intake of the filter, you can technically vac to “waste”. Cartridge filters are the best in my opinion.
my salt pool looks clear and my water test well. should I be worried that when I do brush month I see brown cloud up?
Do you have natural stone around the pool? Like for your coping or decking? Or do you have a rock waterfall?
Can you use flocculant in a salt water pool? And after treatment vacuum to waste?
Thank you.
Can you use a stainless steel brush on a pebble tec surface?
Did you ever get an answer for this? I’m battling a mustard algae bloom in my new pebble tec pool and this one is stubborn!!
@@MissTreah I do not advise using a stainless steel brush on pebble tec. I’ve been using a pebble tec specific brush. Also try using chlorine tabs with the use of a holder to remove stubborn algae spots. Hope this helps!
How about keeping phosphates out of the water?
Wont high chlorine from 3x 4x shock levels bleach a liner?
What should I do if I have a a cartridge filter and I can't Vacuum to waste and have a lot of algae and leaf remanent?? What option I have (Filter Hayward C5030) . Thanks
I cant get rid of a fine dusting of algae on the bottom every morning. Should I change my sand? Been 6 yrs
Yes. You want to do a sand change every 3-5yrs.
For some reason the algae in my pool is very strong and when I try to brush it off with the special brush it doesn't come off very easily. Even when I'm scrubbing extremely hard it still doesn't come off. Any chemicals or things I can use to help?
Hi does the Muriatic acid can also remove the algae ?
so, you don't facto in cya levels in your recomended chlorine level of 1-3ppm?
Favourite part 2:20. Yes. Darn it the kids!!
Can you use a steel brush on a brand new pebble sheen pool?
My water tests perfectly but within a couple of hours after I vacuum to waste it starts returning to the bottom of the pool. What do I need to do?
Maybe the filters are old or the manifold is loose on your filter cartridges or grids
What's the point of a salt system chlorinator if you're just going to get algae anyways? I thought the whole point of that system is to keep your system perfectly chlorinated so that you don't get algae.
So does a saltwater pool taste salty?
Yes it does ☺️
Hi I’m in Thailand the water gets really hot in my concrete tiled pool I have a salt machine when the water starts turning cloudy and green they make me shook it whit 90% stabilized granular chlorine is that ok because back home in Canada we only use 65% stabilized chlorine to shook pools
At your 3:30 mark on your video...Is it okay to turn on your super chlorination at the same time you add the 4 bags of shock? And what's the best water temperature to super chlorinate... 65-72 degrees F? Thank you.
I need to know this too!
Why do I get 2 separate/different readings(alkalinity) with one same sample when I go to 2 different pinch-a-penny stores?
How i remove white marks ?
My metal brush constantly loses its bristles in the pool....
I’ve never shocked my saltwater pool. It’s a year old now. My water always perfect. What am I missing❓❓❓❓
We had our pool 6 years before we ever had this issue.
I thought sodium bromine or yellow out was the best for mustard alge
4 packs of dogs + 3 packs of buns = 1st problem solved. My pools still a little green though 🤷♂️
I have watched this video 209 times
You did not mention Algaecide. Is that a waste of money?
Definitely is. The best form of algaecide is a well maintained chlorine level.
Two dogs to feed the puppies
How often should you shock a saltwater pool?
Maybe extra buns are for our vegetarian friends.
why hot dogs come in packages of ten and hot dog buns come in packages of eight. See, the thing is, life doesn't always work out according to plan so be happy with what you've got, because you can always get a hot dog.
Did I hear you say stainless steel bristle brush on a plaster pool? Seriously? Not happening on my pool, I can tell you that.
It won’t hurt it
If it has algae, a steel brush won't hurt it at all. A 50/50 brush also works though
They are specifically made for plaster pools. They are not good for fiberglass pools or vinyl liner pools. That’s about it.
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Hot dogs come in packs of 10, not 6
You said everything but didnt say nothing.