Browse Forums Pools & Spas Re: Help with New Pool Setup 3Jan 28, 2013 12:08 pm Hi Wheeliworks Thanks for the advice. I have been using the 4in1 test kit that came with the pool and cross checking with the water testing available at Clark Rubber and all seems good. The Chemigem system seems to have no trouble keeping the pool balanced which is good. Your right, the extra piping was run in should solar be required. The chemigem system is installed at the suction point of the pump and I believe the heat pump would be plumbed in after the sand filter (should it be placed in the filtration circuit). Would this cause any issues set up this way, I note that a lot of heat pump vendors say the chemicals must be injected after the heat pump? Re: Help with New Pool Setup 4Jan 28, 2013 12:30 pm That's right you can't run a high concentrate of chemicals through the heater. If you mentioned to your pool builder you were getting a heat pump at a later date they should have connected the injection after the filter & fitted a bypass for the heater. You will see a diagram in the manual. It is still possible to do this but I would recommend getting a professional to do it. The other way is to fit a pump to solar suctions . Most heat pumps don't have a control feed to start a pump. Your options are to use a 3/4 HP pump & turn it on & off manually or you can connect it through a solar type temp controller & timer Re: Help with New Pool Setup 5Jan 30, 2013 11:04 pm Found the Dontek unit for heatpumps, its rebadged as an Aquatight H7 and they want $770 for it. Too rich for me at this stage but it does everything I was looking for. I picked up a cheap secondhand Filtermate timer and I'll use that for the time being and see how it goes. I also have a line on a Waterco Aquamite 0.5hp pump for a reasonable price. Are they a good brand? Re: Help with New Pool Setup 6Feb 04, 2013 11:36 pm An update I got the Emaux 1/3 HP pump and just have to plumb it in to the heat pump and I'll be ready for winter Now I have been having another drama with my chlorinator, its a chemigem D10. It keeps going nuts and putting too much acid in the pool. I have had it in to the manufacturer and they claim its working fine and just needed the probe calibrated. I reinstalled it and within 5 days it did it again. Went back down to the manufacturer and had a long debate with one of the technicians that left me in no uncertainty that I will get no help from them what so ever. I purchased a hurlcon Vx6t and will be converting my pool to saltwater, I spoke to several pool shops and equipment sellers and every one of them reccomended this course of action. They mostly all concurred that the chemigems were expensive to keep going over time, seems that the concept is good but the execution poor. Has anyone else had issues with Chemigem chlorine/acid dosers? Re: Help with New Pool Setup 7Feb 05, 2013 9:24 pm I have tried a few auto acid feeders but yet to ever see a accurate one I have seen ph as high as 9 when set at 7.2. I haven't used a chemigen before But I have seen many disconnected. A salt chlorinator is a excellent investment & will repay itself in a very short period of time. It's a pity you were poorly advised when you bought your pool . Maybe try & sell chemigen on eBay Re: Help with New Pool Setup 8Feb 06, 2013 9:30 pm wheeliworks I have tried a few auto acid feeders but yet to ever see a accurate one It's a pity you were poorly advised when you bought your pool . Your not wrong about the poor advice, they sold me a chlorine pool dosing system and a cartridge filter both of which now have been replaced due to non-performance. The concept of auto dosing to maintain levels is good but the actual execution is terrible. The VX unit is in and operating, generating chlorine as I type. A different feel to a salt pool, not overly salty like the ocean but noticeable..feels kinda soft and not as sharp as the chlorine pool, I like it. The cartridge filter was a giant pain with air ingestion and cleaning (so much for the salesman saying it only needs cleaning once a year), the sand filter is a dream by comparison. My advice to would be pool purchasers is go salt and use a sand filter. I'm still debating whether the expensive 3 speed pump was worthwhile, I think I would have been just as happy with a cheap decent single speed. Re: Help with New Pool Setup 9Feb 09, 2013 8:12 am Hi veno i glad your happy with your new sand filter but the cartridge filter supplied to you must have been too small or badly plumbed. If air is entering the filtration system there is a problem with the plumbing or water level.i use & recommend cartridge filters in most installations. The secret is to use a filter much larger capacity than manufactures specs. I use 150sq foot filters for pools & spas up to 16000 litres then 400 sqft filters up to 50000 lit then 600 sqft after that. We set the pool up so it should need cleaning max 4 times per year in normal conditions. I have had recently phone calls from 2 customers stating the water is circulating slowly only to find they haven't cleaned their filter for 7-8 months. 15 minute clean & all good again. The only time I use a sand filter is on a farm or rural setting where lots of dust can be a problem for a cartridge system. A element will last between 4-6 years & will cost less than a sand replacement Re: Help with New Pool Setup 10Feb 10, 2013 2:21 am I had the Hurlcon ZX150 and I believe they did oversize it for my small pool but it never worked well. I ended up redoing every connection they made (they buggered up a heap as I discovered) and rearranging the layout and composition of the equipment. Not all of it was due to the poor work of the pool builder as I had to remove the equiopment for paving and I also put in a small plastic shed, which was the main reason for getting rid of the caartridge filter as there was no headroom to remove it any more. Very happy with the sand filter and very happy with salt chlorinator. The only issue I have now is with the viron pump not driving the cell properly on low speed, after a few mins a dangerously large air pocket forms in the front part of the cell. On a good note, I plumbeb in my outdoor shower today No more lingering salt residue or dashes thru house to shower it off.. Re: Help with New Pool Setup 11Feb 10, 2013 7:57 pm No air should be in the system. If air gets into the system it means you have a suction problem between skimmer box & pump the most common cause is either the o- ring on the inlet of pump or the seal on the lid when the pump is off does the water drain beck to the pool ? If you are salty when getting out of the pool you probably have too much salt in the water. . You should only have a very very slight taste if you tasted it . I use a 20kg bag per 8000 litres . Running too high a concentrate isn't good long term for pump chlorinator or paving, decking, plants Re: Help with New Pool Setup 12Feb 12, 2013 1:22 am wheeliworks No air should be in the system. If air gets into the system it means you have a suction problem between skimmer box & pump the most common cause is either the o- ring on the inlet of pump or the seal on the lid when the pump is off does the water drain beck to the pool ? Since I redid the majority of the connections after the paving and pool shed installation, air ingress is no longer a problem like it used to be Seems that when you push flow below the min for cell you get the air/gas build up issue (thread on it over at whirlpool). wheeliworks If you are salty when getting out of the pool you probably have too much salt in the water. . You should only have a very very slight taste if you tasted it Personal preference, all things being equal in an ideal world I like fresh water (obviously chlorined dosed), the salt water has been a good compromise after my chemigem experience (my salt is 3200ppm according to pool shop). The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4257 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. 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