I see where someone said this alarm system does not work in salt water pools. Is that true?
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I am sorry, I do not have a salt water pool and i can't answer this questionBE
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I am sorry, I can't help to much with my answer because we've only used it in our pool and it works pretty good, but about salt water I really don't know. Sorry :-/
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I don't know the answer to that. We have only used them in chlorinated pools.
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The system creates chlorine from the salt that you put in the pool. There are copper electrodes of sorts that react somehow, and it works! We used ours the last 2 summers and it worked just fine with regular rinsing/flushing. I cleaned them this spring with vinegar, and put it together and turned it on. Money well spent.
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We have a salt water pool and have had no problems at all! However one of our neighbors ended up getting some special screws-I believe they were some form of acrylic. They have a chlorine pool. I hope this helps. Tiffany
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My pool is in ground. I think the description may be a typo. I doubt any above ground pool would include such a sophisticated filtering system.
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hello . yes it will certainly detect the ring if it were me i would run the all metal mode first . if the ring is in water dont let the control box get in the water. it must stay dry. not sure about salt water searching though, probably not the best choice for the wet side of the salt water beach . hope this helps and good luck !
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I don't know if it will detect her going in I suspect no, but- it might once she starts splashing and moving in the water- When we put ours in it did not detect the waves created by a gallon jug of water from across the alarm dropped in about a foot above water level (so about 8-9 pounds) (but it did when we did 2 at same time) . The manual also notes that gradual water entry might not be detected. It would also be affected by size of pool and number of alarms. Their customer service is 800-242-7163- they might be able to tell you- or if they have other options
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The flow switch has nothing to do with the salt sensor per se. It is a transducer that sends an electric pulse to the system when water moves through the lines. It is very important that the flow switch be positioned correctly to allow the switch to move and send a signal to the system. There is a very small arrow to indicate the correct position. It will not send a pulse to the system if it is even off position just slightly. There must be something really wrong with you system if you have to replace the salt sensor annually. Most likely your sensor is getting calcium deposits and just needs to be cleaned with muriatic acid solution. Be extremely careful mixing muriatic acid with water as it is very volatile. You should have directions for doing this in you salt generator manual or find it online. The Hayward system has a "timer" to flag you to check the salt sensor every so many hours of operation. You may be getting this indication and thinking you need to replace the salt sensor. If you think there is nothing wrong, you can push the diagnostic button for several seconds and it will reset the check indication. Your pool supplier should be able to check the sensor if you suspicion that it is faulty.
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If it causes enough water movement at the surface of the pool, it may set it off. I have never had any problems with false alarms, with wind or anything that caused water movement at the surface, but if it's substantial, then it may go off.
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As soon as you get the salt level in your pool to the specs this will produce chlorine. You will have to monitor it to find the proper amount if time to run unit but it works great. I suggest a chlorine stabilizer you will run the unit less with it. Good luck
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I do not have a salt water pool; however, my girlfriend does have an in ground salt water pool and uses this device daily. She has had it for quite a number of years and has never had an issue with it. It is only in the pool when cleaning. When it comes out, she cleans it thoroughly and rinses it out. Then it's ready for the next clean up. Hope this answered your question. This Aquabot is awesome!!!!! Put it on and let it work.
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I test it occasionally by dipping the sensor/lead in water. The alarm sounds. I remove the sensor/lead from the water after a short time, and the alarm silences within a few additional seconds. It seems as if the sensor/lead is rather hydrophobic, so it rapidly ceases signaling when the water is no longer in contact with the sensor. I like that feature.
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There is an anchor rod that fits into a hole drilled into your deck. Ideally the hole is 3 inches from the edge. At two inches you will have about an inch between the side of the pool and the alarm but this should still work.About half of the vertical arm needs to be under water for the alarm to function properly. This translates to about 4 inches from the top of your deck to the water level. Hope this helps!
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Yes, the outside Scalewatcher 5 would be safe to use with a salt water pool.
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The pump that came with our pool is a sand filter and yes, this will work with a salt system. I bought the Intex Salt System to go with it and so far, it's working great.
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No. This kit does not test for salinity and is designed for testing water in Marine Aquariums. You could use a TDS meter, I see Amazon does have specific Salt Water Pool Testers.
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I do not know. I do not have a salt water pool. It would be best to ask the manufacturer. I was well pleased with the item.
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I took mine on saltwater beaches about 2 moths ago in Florida. The detector worked very well in dry sand but as soon as you step foot on wet sand, the detector gives a bunch of false signals. I found that if you turn the detector off and back on again, it will do a little better, but you have to discriminate out iron, foil, tab, and nickel for it to give no false signals.