My pool is clear and beautiful again this year because of you. This will be my second year you changed my pool life when you taught me about phosphates and how to read test strips for proper PH. Thank you again sir!
I am so glad that my video and my channel has been helpful to you. That’s exactly why I started this channel. I really appreciate your comment. For more DIY pool maintenance tools, checklist, product links etc. please check out my website poolschooler.com. And if you haven’t done so already please subscribe to my channel and share it with others.
My wife and I have a a36K gallon pool and it ate chlorine tabs like a kid in a donut shop!! I bought 4 of these chlorine dispensers and have been using them for a few months now. My chlorine usage has dropped by at least 25% and I am very curious to see what results we will be having now that our temperatures are dropping. These devices couldn’t possibly be any easier to maintain. All yo need is a net to scoop out a floater, open it, drop in a tab, snap it shut and replace it in the pool. It takes literally 1 minute or less!! The only moving parts are sure not to wear out…. Those would be your hands!! I feel very confident that just about any kid could do this….assuming that you are able to tear them away from the video games….lol
I use the Pool Rx and it has pretty much eliminated any trace of algae in my pool. I only use liquid chlorine & pool shock by the bag to maintain the chlorine level. You are spot on about the need to check the pool chemicals at least every 2 days.
I’m curious. While using the pool rx do you continue to maintain the chlorine at the same ppm? If so, won’t you still be using the same level or chlorine? Or do you purposely have to make sure you use just enough chlorine for lower ppm (due to also have pool rx)?
@@aajeev I was having some traces of algae while still maintaining around 3-5 ppm of total chlorine and 2-3 ppm on the free level prior to purchasing the Pool Rx. Since the purchase approx 3 weeks ago, I’ve seen no algae at all. Our temperatures have been in 100-108 range this month so I felt like I needed to try the Rx instead of constantly shocking the pool. So far so good.
@@greghull3189 thanks I see what you mean now. A follow up, in terms of having heavy metal in your pool. Do you know if pool rx will cause any health issues?
@@aajeev I’m not really sure of that. I used the Rx a couple of years ago and didn’t notice any adverse reaction health wise. I had stopped using it for a year because we replastered our pool last June ‘20 and I wanted the plaster to cure for a year before introducing any kind of metal back in the pool to avoid possible staining.
@@toshibavoodoo personally that’s why I’m not a fan of it. I’m not a big fan of heavy metals and their ability to be absorbed into the body through the skin. Even if they’re chelated.
@@toshibavoodoo it’s hard for me to make a recommendation on this. It really is a personal thing in this case. As I said before, I’m not a fan of any type of heavy metals. But there’s no getting around the use of chemicals to have a pool that’s free of algae, etc. typically what I used to control algae is phosphate remover since it’s this primary food source for algae. But again, I really think it’s a personal choice.
@@toshibavoodoo very true. Because there is no cyanuric acid in the liquid chlorine. It is excesses of cyanuric acid that necessitate having to change the water.
I am a pool technician in Phoenix and out of the 68 pools I clean weekly there is one client that actually uses a pool rx and it is the cleanest pool I have. Never any algae and i literally have not needed to add any chlorine since last month. I’d say 50 percent of my pools or more are starting to get mustard algae due to summer heat out here and it is a battle and makes life and work a lot more difficult. Yet my clien with a pool rx is perfect occasionally needs acid but that is about it. There bill for chemicals last month was like 15 dollars compared to the other 60 ish there bills are in the 40-60 range each month just for chems. Pool rx is legit and saves tons of money.
Good to know. Thanks for commenting. I've always had an aversion to heavy metals (such as the copper in the Pool rX) so I've avoided it. I had a friend who has it tell me that the copper in it is "chelated" so it's not harmful but from what I've read the only thing the chelation process does is keep the copper "active" for a longer period of time. I'm a bit on the fence about this but I appreciate your comments. I did come across an item that may change the pool maintenance industry. Check out pooltiger.com
@@mikedaflame8483 The website and all the material that talks about the sunken treasure warns about that possibility for painted pools, fiberglass pools, vinyl pools, and even some pebble tech pools and says it shouldn’t be used with those because the unit sits on the bottom of the pool making contact with material the pool is surfaced with. Typically the unit works best on a Plaster pool. But there really is no way around the possibility of it bleaching out certain types of pool surfaces.
Indeed. They are outrageous. Long story short a year before Co_ _ _ the plants that made the tablets caught fire (some genius when they were being built thought it'd be a 'great' idea to build them right next to each other. So when the one caught fire, the other one did too and they lost most of their supply of TriChlor. That's the story I heard. And from then on the cost went way up.
Here in central california we use a combination of liquid chlorine and tabs. We have a shortage on liquid chlorine right now because of lack of truck drivers. So we have been forced to use any shock we can get our hands on. Mainly hypo cal. It really sucks.
Not on a plaster or pebble tech/sheen pool but as I say in the video don’t use it if you have a painted pool (any color) or a fiberglass pool or vinyl pool.
I don't because most of the time people want to know how to leave their pool for several weeks and that's just not a good idea. My suggestion would be to have a neighbor come take care of it while you're away. BUT make sure they know how to do it.
Not a fan. I've had a couple of clients with them and didn't notice them being any benefit at all. Hope you'll check out poolschooler.com and please subscribe to this channel.
Thank you so much I just ordered 2 for my pool. Question though I had to order 2 do I place them on two different sides of the pool or can I place each one on one for my drains. Since I have 2 drains? Thank you in advance.
On one of my clients pools i put two on the two floor drains in the pool and they dod great. Id say put them on the drains. They don’t have to be on opposite ends of the pool.
Off topic here, but I use bleach to kill moss and for my driveway. It is not real expensive but i would not be surprised at all that i could save money by getting around all of the packaging etc of bleach bottles. How long would it take for a tablet to fully dissolve into water and how many gallons would a tablet give me to come up with about a 10% solution? Hopefully someone has some ideas or info.
I have had other people suggest the same thing but unfortunately I don’t know enough about it to comment accurately so anyone wants to chime in feel free.
@@PoolSchooler I know the manufacturers know but they won't let me get through to the right person. No way for me to do some testing since I don't have a way to test for the concentration. And just trial and error is not my way. Thanks for your response.
I have a 14ft 8ft 36in pool and how many clorine tablets do I put? how many times do I need to change my water? after I fill my pool up when do I start puting chemicals in? Should my PH be where it is supposed to be if I have babys and kids in it or should it be lower or higher? I use AquaCheck pro for the test strips?
I did videos on all of these. AquaCheck pro test strips are fine but they don't allow testing for CYA and hardness. Which you typically test for pre and post season. Here's the links: How Many Chlorine Tablets: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3BiVsHHNaS8.html When and Why Change Your Pool Water: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ypCS5Bch0g0.html Start Up Chemicals: Add as soon as your pool is full: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2atgcgduHRA.html For all chemistry, you want the levels of all in the "ideal" ranges as shown on the label of your AquaCheck Pro Test Strips. You may want to become a member of poolschooler.com for access to a lot more $$ saving tools, checklists, product links etc.
I keep getting my water tested and Leslie's pool just keeps telling me what to add and it never works except to cost me hundreds of dollars. Do you have a video on clearing up cloudy pools? Thanks for your videos.
Hi Dayna. First of all, I don’t want to say anything bad about any company but personally I’m not a fan of pool supply companies. I believe they mean well but I’m not certain that everyone that works there knows a lot about pool chemistry etc. I know my channel has a lot of videos I am well over 150 videos now and I know sometimes it can be hard to know what to look for. Two suggestions, first, I have a membership website that I started less than a year ago called poolschooler.com it is a paid membership annually, but I have things like pool filter/sanitizing type specific checklist that help DIY pool owners to know what they need to do specifically for their type of pool on a weekly, monthly, and seasonal basis. There’s also links to products that I myself use in my own pool service company, And other “cheat sheets“ to help people maintain their own pool themselves. You might want to check it out. Secondly, you were asking about clearing up cloudy pools A cloudy pool can be caused by many things. In order to more accurately help you I need to know the type of filter you have i.e. DE, cartridge, sound etc. How long you’re running your equipment, what’s your pool chemistry is etc. Unfortunately without more information about your pool and its system and filtration etc. I could not with any type of certainty make any kind of assessment. Feel free to email me more information and I’d be happy to help you as much as I can.
Hey, your videos are priceless! Thank you. I watched your video on changing over from pop ups to vacuum, but cannot figure out how to shut off our designated pop up pump. We have a Hayward pro logic programmer (no simple timer) and I am not sure if I have to go through that to disable our pop ups, or do it manually and turn the black lever from suction to main drain or skimmer. I have tried to find the answer on you videos, but to no avail, and I cannot figure out where on the programmer, under menu, I would go if I have to reprogram to disable. Any suggestions? Thanks!!
If your pop ups are on a separate dedicated pump/motor then you more than likely will have to go to that pump in your timer menu and just have it not turn on.
@@PoolSchooler Thank you! I just noticed that when I take out the skimmer basket, the two holes at the bottom of the skimmer are not there, instead there are two opened pipes extended from the sides of that skimmer area, closely facing each other. It seems impossible to attach a hose there. Does this mean I cannot convert from popups to vacuum?
@@tinasmith8241 Those are for a feature called a QuickSkim (here's a video on it to explain: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-POEGXbJtOJY.html) Those two holes I talk about in your skimmer should be below those two pipes and are probably covered by them. Take a pic and email it to me. kennypoolschool@gmail.com Also, please check out my DIY pool service website poolschooler.com for a lot of exclusive pool maintenance content, tools, checklists, links and chats with me.
@@PoolSchooler Thanks, Kenny, I emailed you a few days ago, and signed up as a new member today. I am awaiting your reply regarding the quickskim and whether or not I can convert to a vacuum. :) My pool just developed dirt scale all over the surface from my pop ups not working and excess dust from the monsoon, and I so I look forward to hearing back from you soon so I can get my pool clear again!
My pool people told me to put the chlorine tablets (and shock when needed) in the skimmer basket. I’ve been doing this for 3 years now. So far, so good 😊
Not recommended. Tablets have acid in them and over time it will eat the plastic parts being directly in the skimmer. Just put tabs in a floater and add shock to the water and immediatly brush it until dissolved.
I would completely disagree with that recommendation. The chlorine and shock is corrosive and in direct contact with the plastic of your skimmer it will eat it away quickly, and because the chlorine is dissolving directly into the pump it can speed up the deterioration of that basket and other plastic parts as well. Doing it rarely (like in order to get chlorine into your pool quickly) is not horrible but not regularly. Hope you'll check out poolschooler.com and please subscribe to this channel.
Maybe a dumb question here but brand new pool owner (8000 gallon in-ground fiberglass). Does the chlorinator not provide enough chlorine from the tablets I put in? I just started using that, and I'm still using liquid chlorine until I get my CYA level on point, but after pH, TA and CYA are all good, will the chlorinator tablets typically be enough (big rains aside)?
Typically I say that liquid chlorine is the best to use if you don't mind adding it daily. For convenience though we use tablets out here for all my pools. Cause you typically only have to add tablets once a week (and maybe less I the off season). The "Sunken Treasure" tablet holders work a little differently as they sink instead of float allowing the chlorine to not sit at the surface where it can evaporate more rapidly. However, because the chlorine stays below the thermocline (top 1' or so of the water) you will notice your chlorine reading is lower than if you used a floater. But I have a client who I have two of these in and their pool is around 20,000+ gallons and I keep 2 tablets in each of the units and have had no trouble with the chemistry.
Not really. Chlorine tablets do typically contain cya so if you switch to granular chlorine or liquid chlorine that can help BUT YOULL HAVE TO TEST AND ADD CHLORINE EVERY DAY OR TWO WITH THAT METHOD
I used the solar ionizer from Costco as well and it works good...only thing I hate is cleaning the copper rod which is a PITA! I switched to poolRX and never looked back. Now there is no cleaning whatsoever.
So I've used pool rx it did work. However I'm not sure what caused copper stains in my pool. I drained it and acid washed my pebble already. But I'm hesitant to use pool rx again. Now I know it's chelated copper so it's not supposed to do any staining. Now I also used clorox shock during this time and that contains alot of copper which I will no longer use. So which one did it.. don't know as of now no shock no pool rx fresh water a week old no copper at all in the pool. When I did test the pool with the blue stains it was at o.2 which pool rx said its OK. But who knows. Anyhow I read use some Jack's magic pink stuff or magenta when using pool rx just to be safe. So I can say pool rx did work but I got blue copper stains from the shock or pool rx. My plumbing to my pool was all redone 2 yrs ago when I did my pebble. So it's not old copper piping. Your channel is great alot of good information. Your channel actually made me look at my shock label ingredients. Thanks again.
I'm not a fan of Pool rX because of the copper (chelated or not) I've heard the same thing about Pool rX. BUT to be fair to that product, there is a possibility that your source water is high in copper so to eliminate that possibility you may want to take a sample of your hose water (before it gets into the pool) and get it tested for copper and other heavy metals. ALSO, stay tuned to my channel I'm doing a product review of a product that could change the entire face of pool maintenance/chemestry. If you want to get a head start on it check out their website PoolTiger.com and read up on it. I think it can be a literal game changer.
@@PoolSchooler so I think I figured it out. I'm a troubleshooting tech by trade. So finding the answer or possible answer is my thing plus maybe u can even make a video about it. So I found that clorox xtra blue products all contain copper. From forums and other sources. I've used the tablets and the shock( which on the bag clearly says copper) tablets say trade secret lol. I'm thinking those products released the copper into my pool. Now I tested my water before draining and acid washing the copper was at 0.2 which I've read is where u will begin to see staining. I think using the clorox xtra blue combined with the poolrx caused the copper stains. So what I'm going to do is stop using the colorox brand xtra blue. Switch to liquid and different tabs that are 99% pure. Also I bought that sunken treasure thanks yo your channel ordered on Amazon. Hope it does help.
@@PoolSchooler I just looked up the pool tiger looks pretty cool and easy to install basically goes on the return line. May just send my pool rx back for. Them stains were a pain to remove.
@@gnickolas69 Yes, it is a very interesting product with Pool Tiger that is. Hopefully you looked up on their website the “how it works“ tab and you seem to know how to research things based on your comments so you’ll probably be able to understand more of the technical side of how it works than I do. Like I said, if it does what they say it does it literally could be a game changer
