Re: Pool Valve Control

[Mitch <sumcoolgai@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure if that was a question or a chemistry lesson ;-)

Anyway, if you're interested in more info on how the salt system keeps
various bacteria, etc. from growing in the pool, I'd be happy to give
you more info on the unit.

Basically, the stochiometry looks like this:

  Na+ + Cl- + H2O -> Na+ + 1/2Cl2 + 1/2H2 + OH-

Sorry for the lack of subscripts...


Mitch
(ex Biochemistry major.)

Jack Ak wrote:
> Hmm,
> Chlorine is defined as a gaseous element (occurring combined in common salt.)
> That salt you are using is Sodium Chloride.  A chloride is a compound element
> consisting of chlorine and something else.
>
> "Mitch" <sumcoolgai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:UxqPe.5946$UE2.1264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>In this new pool (I've built a few over the years in other homes), we've
>>got an auto-filler and a salt system (instead of chlorine).
>>
>>The autofiller is toilet-technology (float ball and valve in a box in
>>the ground).  But it works great.
>>
>>The "chlorination" is done with salt.  Totally cool.  Costs about $10 a
>>year in "chemicals" -- no chlorine tablets, etc.  Just a bag of salt or so.
>>
>>I would like to monitor the salt-system though and I'd love to have
>>temperature and PH monitoring as well.
>>
>>I guess Hawaii's weather is better than Southern California's!
>>
>>Any good ideas?
>>
>>Mitch
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