Browse Forums Pools & Spas Re: Pool Water Maintenance 5Dec 20, 2013 7:11 am That sounds good. As I said - I always have the pool shop use their fancy gadget to check my water - at least once a month. But try to keep the pool clear of debris. We don't get any bite problems. Mine has an auto PH feeder - it has a large bottle of diluted hyd acid attached. I top this up when needed. It is 25lts - ie 20 water / 5 hyd acid. You can add the acid direct to the pool - if you must - but be very careful - it is dangerous stuff. My gauge then tells me if the ph is right. I refill the tank about every 2 months or so. Just keep an eye on it. My chlorinator is great as I can see if its working - ie the gas. I can judge this from my gauge too. But - you have to watch it as you might need to jiggle it to meet your needs - depending on your pool and surrounds. It may be set too low and not be coming on. Agree with Geoff on salt - you may not need to add any for some time. But the pool shop should give you a printout each time you have water checked. Keep them and watch trends on what you need. This will help you decide if gauges need to be reset. However - they may tell you to add a small amount of acid. This may be due to when you take the sample. Try doing it after the system has done its thing - in one bottle - and before - in another bottle - then get them to test both. This might tell you if you need to increase/decrease times for system to work. Re: Pool Water Maintenance 6Dec 20, 2013 7:14 am As Geoff said - its a learning process. Or ... I think he did ... Re: Pool Water Maintenance 8Dec 20, 2013 10:24 pm Thank you so much, I am going to print off your replies and keep them with my pool testing kit. I can't express how impressed and grateful I am for the responses. Just wondering how much buffer to add at a time? Also stabilizer? Does anyone have views on whether magnapool mineral salts are worth the extra $$$$. I guess if we don't have to add it too often it might not be an issue. Ive read a few things that say its a gimmick, but I do like the feel of the water. The local pool guy stocks some but I get the impression I might be the only one buying it. Thanks again, Nicenurse Re: Pool Water Maintenance 9Dec 21, 2013 2:32 am nicenurse Thank you so much, I am going to print off your replies and keep them with my pool testing kit. I can't express how impressed and grateful I am for the responses. Just wondering how much buffer to add at a time? Also stabilizer? Does anyone have views on whether magnapool mineral salts are worth the extra $$$$. I guess if we don't have to add it too often it might not be an issue. Ive read a few things that say its a gimmick, but I do like the feel of the water. The local pool guy stocks some but I get the impression I might be the only one buying it. Thanks again, Nicenurse Our pleasure, Add stabiliser according to the instructions, no extra. Buffer, you could fling the instructed amount, or more, it won't hurt. As to Magnapool, I don't think myself there is much advantage to it. http://poolscam.blogspot.com.au/2011/09 ... forum.html http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2018024 Re: Pool Water Maintenance 10Dec 23, 2013 11:54 pm Thanks for the links, very informative, but I may now be more confused than ever... I don't have the magnapool system as such, which sounds like it was perhaps a waste of money (and no longer available, I was told, since the company has gone out of business), I just buy the Aque Therepe mineral salts, which are quite expensive for a small bag, but I do believe the water to be very silky and pure. Am I just wasting my money? At least the kookaburras seem to love bathing in it. And my hair and skin is looking and feeling better than it has in years. At least my hair hasn't turned green, like a previous pool I swam in! Re: Pool Water Maintenance 11Dec 24, 2013 1:58 pm nicenurse , I just buy the Aque Therepe mineral salts, which are quite expensive for a small bag, but I do believe the water to be very silky and pure. Am I just wasting my money? At least the kookaburras seem to love bathing in it. And my hair and skin is looking and feeling better than it has in years. At least my hair hasn't turned green, like a previous pool I swam in! I had heard of that myself, on Whirlpool.com I think. The advertising for it is very vague and nowhere says what it actually is by % analysis, but the consensus seems to be that it is some combination of chloride compounds, possibly magnesium as well as sodium. As such, chemically it does the same job as just common salt, that is, it generates free chlorine in the cell. The difference therefore is in the perceived benefits it gives in other areas. Even their own advertising can be read that way if you like. 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