New user thinking about the Pool Frog

[lassodew]

Don't have a posting just wanted to see what people had to say about Pool Frog.

If I can get access for that I would appreciate it.

[aylad]

You can use the Google search feature linked in my sig to check the forum for other posts about it, but the general opinion toward them is not particulary favorable. Do you have specific questions about it?

[PoolDoc]

The Pool Frog is one of a class of devices that put copper (and sometimes silver) into pool water.

Copper:
+ kills algae
+ inhibits some bacterial growth
BUT ALSO
- does NOT inactivate viruses
- does NOT kill bacteria quickly enough to protect people
- does stain pool walls
- does turn hair green
- is NOT 'natural' -- it's in the toxic 'heavy metal' class, if you want to play chemical name games.
- is NOT 'chemical free' -- copper ions are just as 'chemical' as hypochorite (chlorine) ions.

Basically, we discourage their use because they don't do what they are supposed to, very well, and they do quite a few things they are NOT supposed to do.