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[Poolsean]

Well actually, the salt recommendation are very much different and not many domestic units recommend higher than 3500 ppm. Most Australian units recommend between 4000 - 6000 ppm. The reason is mostly in the power supply design than direct effects on the cell.
PPH, if you still have problems with your system, you can e-mail me directly, I can most likely help you with this (I hired the most knowledgable person on AutoClear in the industry!).
sassam@teamhorner.com

[Mark_WATERMAID]

Well actually, the salt recommendation are very much different and not many domestic units recommend higher than 3500 ppm. Most Australian units recommend between 4000 - 6000 ppm. The reason is mostly in the power supply design than direct effects on the cell.
PPH, if you still have problems with your system, you can e-mail me directly, I can most likely help you with this (I hired the most knowledgable person on AutoClear in the industry!).
sassam@teamhorner.com

The reason for the higher salt recommendations on the Australian models is not in design as Sean has stated but in the feel of the water. Our body has a salt level of 9000 ppm. Check out an IV bag in the hospital the next time you are there. It will say .9% saline solution. That is 9000 ppm. The Australian standard which has been around for 35 years sets the level at 6000 ppm to make the water pleasant to taste without sacrificing comfort by going to a lower level. It gets pretty frustrating when people boast that the lower salt level is better. A similar argument might be to run the furnace in your house to maintain a 50-degree room temperature. Yes your furnace will last longer but it could be so much nicer if it was at a higher level. It isn’t that we HAVE TO run at a higher salt level it is because we WANT To run at a higher salt level

Mark Manning
Watermaid Canada
mark@watermaid.ca
www.watermaid.c