Sequestrant?
I stopped into my local pool store today to see if they had any Salt Testing Strips. I was looking for the 10 minute variety as recommended by Waterbear and PoolSean. They didn't have anything but the 2 minute strips.
Anyway, we got to talking about SWCG's. The conversation went into the Self Cleaning aspects. Before I could almost get a word in edge wise, He tried to sell me a Calcium Sequestriant (not sure if I spelled that right). A bottle that looked like about a half gallon sold for over $35. The claim is, this stuff keeps calcium from binding together and thus not sticking to your plates in the SWCG. So far, I have had to clean my SWCG twice using good ol' Muriatic acid, so naturally, I declined the offer, but I am just curious and thought ChemGeek or someone might have a comment.
Last edited by PoolDoc; 03-01-2012 at 01:45 PM.
Reason: fix title spelling
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