I live in the country &amp; I have a well. Will I need to add salt? If so, will this machine accept a salt additive?
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This machine does not have a salt dispenser. If your water is soft, use very little detergent. If it is very hard, use max amount of liquid AUTO. detergent and also there are products that will clean the inside of the stainless steel tub. I love this machine, it does well for a small apt with 2 people.
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Yeah, thanks everyone. Really confusing reading online some people say nothing but salt, others say bleach, borax, stabilizer, shock. It's hard to know how to start it. Picking up my pool today and I have my three bags of salt and saltwater generator ready and waiting!
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Sorry for the delay, wanted to ask my husband because he is the well/pump man, but he got in late and I forgot. I'll try to remember to ask tonight. Is this on a well? What does your well produce? Are you pumping from a storage tank?
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yes the salt water pump should be in the kit. if it comes with the paper filter I highly recommend getting the bigger pump with the sand filter.
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i add yeast to bread machine then warm water.add salt last. hopes this helps. ted
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yes you can. i had an intex salt system. i replaced the salt generator 3 times. 1 time under warranty and 2 on my own dime. this system is junk. i would recommend something besides intex. the swg leaked each time and never worked right to begin with. also the pump does not push the water very good.
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My advice is to add two bags and wait to see what the reading on the pump is. I added three 4olb. bags and it was too high so I had to drain 20% of the water and refill. However this did solve the problem and I have not had to add anymore salt all summer. I love this product!!! Clean pool all the time. All I have had to do is clean to cooper device once by soaking in vinegar! Easy!
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Yes!! We just put a bag and a half of the salt for water softeners that you can buy at a hardware store. It worked really well. I believe you need to have a special salt-water pump, though, which Intex sells. Trying to use salt water with a normal pump might cause damage.
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Says right in the product description the housing and impeller are aluminum. I doubt it would handle salt brine for very long.
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If you are on public water, it has a trace of chlorine in it and you can add it as is. If you are untreated well water, you should use distilled water and add a puritab (included) instead.
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I think you can just add the correct amount of salt to the water - check the PH and put in the Solaxx. At that poi t you will no longer need to add chlorine.
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Pump housing is cast aluminum alloy, and it does handle salt brine. We bought it to use on our sailboat in case of an emergency. It definitely handles the salt water.
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Honestly, I don't have any well water to try it on but I would think so. We have a lot of minerals in our water and we live in a farming area so there is always the possibility of fertilizer run off. We use softener salt and the water that is NOT filtered leaves a heavy residue (dishwasher, flower pots) but the filtered water does not on the glassware we drink from.
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I used 6 1/5 pounds of pool salt in my 425 gallon spa, so yours should take about 5 pounds. You can find the user manual here : http://www.spadepot.com/docs/Saltron-Mini-Manual.pdf
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You do need to add a little salt, but if you add too much, it will spit out hot steam/water. I add about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp at first, then I don't add any more when I just keep refilling it without emptying it. When I clean it out and start fresh, I add salt again. We've used it continuously day and night for two winter seasons now, and it works great.
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I have it hooked up to a 1 HP motor and have an Ionizer system to help reduce the need of chorine. Do not think there should be any problem using salt water as the tubing is plastic and will not oxidize. Have not filled the started the heater as yet, as I am stilling in the finishing stages. Am pumped about the system; will inform once it is operational and am swimming in upstream in warm water.
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We set our pool up in May, 2014 and it is now July, 2014. We have not had to add any salt. It is my understanding that the "low salt" light will come on if needed. Very happy to say our pool has tested perfect each week and we haven't had to do anything except the usual Regular Filter changes. Absolutely nothing with the saltwater filter!