Nature 2?

[medvampire]

I have no gripe with any one, the orginal spirit of the thread was asking if it worked. We use silver on wound preps here at work and it works. I have do have references of the sources of bacterialcide of but none on alagecide. If I offeneded any one I give my most humble apologies but I was doing the research for my self due to I got "pool stored" and posted my results and conclusions. Waterbear had already proved from the copper side that the concretions were too low to be much use as a copper algaecide so I was looking at the silver. I feel kinda stupid after for letting my self get "pool stored" on this one. After 12 years in a medical lab I should have known better.
Sorry if I ticked any one off
Steve

[CarlD]

Well, you certainly didn't tick ME off!

I HATE when our members get "Pool-stored"...They feel foolish and they shouldn't (unless they were warned and didn't listen). They've been conned by a con that's SO well practiced that the pool store clerks don't even realize they are doing it. It's all voo-doo and it doesn't need to be.

[sasha]

Me neither. I think we're pretty much in agreement here, from various perspectives. My use of "your gripe" was directed towards anyone complaining about ineffective pool products being pushed on consumers.

[DavidD]

Let me start off by saying no one has ticked me off, except maybe the companies such as Nature's 2. I was once (and only once thanks to Ben) a Nature's 2 patron. Here is MY problem with everything that has been said here as well as in the Natures 2 product manuals and web advertising.
In my opinion, the .5 residual of chlorine that is recommended would be used up faster than it could be replenished in a residential pool full of kids, swimming lets say from morning to afternoon. Then the average consumer would be relying only on the chlorine in the plumbing and the Nature's 2 cartridge itself to "sanitize". Ever got a toy in the skimmer? Granted some also have a main drain however I would venture to say that most people only have one form of intake. As Steve mentioned, forget about the algae. What about the "stuff" that chewed off the .5 residual in the first place. The average consumer probably wouldn't even notice the chlorine had dissipated until later that evening and by then, it could be too late. Now, throw into my little scenario that this average consumer has a CYA level of 90+ppm.

Dave

[waterbear]

I think the most compelling evidence is that Austrailia does not allow copper/silver systems in swimming pools without STANDARD FC levels!
(The second url below is MOST informative!)

http://www.apvma.gov.au/qa/poolspa_Q&A.shtml

http://www.apvma.gov.au/qa/poolspa_FAQ_May2005.shtml

http://www.apvma.gov.au/qa/poolspa_FAQ_May2005.shtml

There goes the N2 Spa recipe that uses only MPS!

I only wish our own EPA was as diligent!

[medvampire]

Thanks water bear. I wish I would have read that first. I would have saved my self a few hours of reading but I did learn much more about Cl and its role in a pool.

Thanks for letting me know I didnt stomp any toes. The forum here is very helpfull and I have found myself spending way too much time here.

I guess the pool store is gonna have peps chanting and putting pins in little pool dolls before long.

Later
Steve