SWG Operation - Lessons Learned

[PatL34]

Have added some extra comments regarding bleach cost vs. SWCG cost in the "Pro" section of the original post (#1).

Pat

[waterbear]

ONe thing that I am wondering about....I know that saline bags used in the medical field are composed of PVC and that acid will leach out of the bag lowering the pH of the saline solution inside of it. Could something similar be happening in a vinyl lined pool?
Food for though.

[PatL34]

Waterbear,

The only way to find out is to make some kind of a small pouch or bag of the vinyl liner, without using any kind of glue or PVC cement, add some distilled water, and see if the pH goes down. Then add some salt from a 40 lb. bag of solar salt and check the pH again.

Pat

[waterbear]

Waterbear,

The only way to find out is to make some kind of a small pouch or bag of the vinyl liner, without using any kind of glue or PVC cement, add some distilled water, and see if the pH goes down. Then add some salt from a 40 lb. bag of solar salt and check the pH again.

Pat

So now all we need is someone with some extra liner material and a heat sealing machine willing to do the experiment!

[PatL34]

I don't know what the effect of the heat sealing machine would have on the chemistry of the vinyl, so I was thinking of a container shape in the form of a bag or pouch with holes near the edge for a drawstring so as to hold the sides up.

Pat