Ideal Salt Level Pool Pilot

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Waterbear,

I am sorry you seem to be upset. Forums are places where people can air their views, ask questions, and question the speakers, and their responses. I am merely questioning your responses. It is for the other persons reading it to decide what to do.

It is true that I use the spreadsheet as a guide as I believe professionals with college degrees in their respective fields know a lot more than I do and respect their opinion, or in this case their spreadsheet until proven wrong. I do realize that all cannot be held as gospel but your numbers just seem off the mark for me personally.

For this reason I usually follow the manual for my car when setting spark plug gaps and not advice from my local mechanic. He, the mechanic is very nice but not knowledgable about everything, he is convinced that setting a tire speced for 30 at 40 is good in Hawaii because it is hotter here, the tires stay cooler. My ex-brother in law, a former Formula 2 racing champion for many years and a degree in engineering related to autos and engines, told me that that is plain dangerous as it can cause planning on newly wet roads. The tire and car company agreed, as did his other racing buddies. But he did say to bump up 3 from practical experience.

Chem Geek so far has not steered me wrong for that reason I have learnt to trust him. Your specs seem, at least to me, to be a little too wide and general for my taste, others may accept these wider ranges, and indeed it may work for them, as it does for you, but I cannot. I prefer precision, that is just me, it does not mean I am right. Even at a pH of 7.9 allowing latitude to your numbers they still fall short on the spreadsheet. And my real life experience in Hawaii is different from yours in Arizona.

Mentioning my post on Omni's new product "Super Algae Destroyer" was below the belt. I believe there is no question that is too stupid to ask.

While on the same subject I was aware from having "Googled" it prior to the post that it was the same material as Trichlor but was interested to see if I was missing anything, I like to be exact and realize I do not know everything. Also I was hoping that others might learn from this post as so many newbies are naive. See here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symclosene

As regards CSI I think as I said I will steer to the side of safety as I do with HOCL ppm, why drive at 100 mph when you can drive at 30 mph and get their at the same time, and have a wider margin of speed.

"You also don't have as good an understanding of pool chemistry as you think you do as evidenced by your post on Omni's granular triclor"

I have none, but then most people, maybe all (except chem geek), who help here do not either. From experience and study they, and maybe I, have built a small sufficient working knowledge to apply it to this very small area of science, of how to maintain a pool. Let's face it, it is not as if we are trying to cure a major disease.

My friends pool for info is a SWG pool.

Ever since I turned my guide into a "Religion" my pool looks fantastic.

Finally it seems that you take issue with the spreadsheet, well that is your opinion and I respect that. You could be right. I have read many of your kind replys on this forum, many of which I have found to be very informative. I especially like the one that discusses pump ratings. But this question was originally about Optimum Salt Levels and this is where we should both leave it for now, I hope you agree. Otherwise we both might become similar to the Dad in that very old cruel and unpleasant joke, "Daddy, Daddy I keep going round in circles" "Shut-up or I'll nail the other foot to the floor." Why do we not just agree to disagree as we are looking at it from two points of view.

To the forum moderator:

If you wish to delete all postings, except the first two, on this subject that would be ok by me, if its is ok by Waterbear. Then it might be a more pleasant post and yet remain informative.