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  1. 07-28-2006 02:07 PM #1
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    I would RUN and not walk away from that person since they do NOT know what they are talking about! Bleach does not put metals in your pool....Ionizers, Nature 2, copper based algaecides, and some fill water do!
    Tell them they need to brush up on their pool chemistry and learn some facts!
    Your salt water generator is manufacturing sodium hypochlorite in the salt cell.....BLEACH!
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    Many thanks, I am armed with replies now! And I'm on my way to perfect pool water, thanks to all of you!

    My family is scheduled to take a "Pool School" next week so we can better understand the plumbing and how the filter, pump and booster pump all work. Plus, our equipment needs some work, and we will get that tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for helping me!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by waterbear
    I would RUN and not walk away from that person since they do NOT know what they are talking about! Bleach does not put metals in your pool....Ionizers, Nature 2, copper based algaecides, and some fill water do!
    Tell them they need to brush up on their pool chemistry and learn some facts!
    Your salt water generator is manufacturing sodium hypochlorite in the salt cell.....BLEACH!
    Except for the sodium.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KurtV
    Except for the sodium.
    The sodium comes from the addtion of salt. If you want to get technical the cell is manufacturing chlorine gas which then forms hypoclorous acid and hypochorite ions. There are already sodium ions in the water. In effect the pool water is a very dilute sodium hypochorite solution no matter what form of chlorine is added if there are sodium ions in the water. (a bit oversimplified)

    Let's not confuse a newbie with semantics!
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    Evan,
    Just a joke. I don't want to get technical (and certainly not with you, that wouldn't be a fair fight).
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    K

    I tried to explain what happens in a SWCG in the post below, and Waterbear gave you a pretty good picture. I wrote it for the newbies with SWCGs. Been running one since April 1998.

    http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=1226

    Hope this helps.

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