The Great Nature2 Debate

[britinusa]

I have the Nature2 system, I disagree that it is too good to be true, Both My wife and son have blond hair and have never had any issues with green hair.
It does use metals to assist in sanitizing the pool, but I have not had any problems that people associate with that.
The cartridge costs $100 and mine last for 2 seasons, so it costs me about $50 per season, we use around 4 ozs of granular chlorine a week, plus you use a "spring" cartridge for the start up at the start of the season it costs about $24.
Always have sparkling clear water it is softer as the Nature2 does use minerals.
Most people will advice against it, but I am a fan of it and I don't have any issues with my water.
I am speaking from my own experience with the system and that fact that I do not have any problems with my water chemistry, green hair, algae or metal staining.

[oroepke1]

Thanks for the quick and detailed replies!

Just to make sure I don't misunderstand, can I combine a salt-water pool with Nature2 also? It seems most people advise against Nature2 but according to what Britinusa says it seems to work. Need to do some more reading I guess .....

Olaf

[britinusa]

Im mot sure if you can combine a salt system with the nature2.
Im sure more people will post and tell you not to get the nature2, that seems to be the case on most forums I am on, But it works well for me.

[waterbear]

Im mot sure if you can combine a salt system with the nature2.
Im sure more people will post and tell you not to get the nature2, that seems to be the case on most forums I am on, But it works well for me.

Actually you can. In fact, Zodiac sells a combo unit with an undersized (for the gallonage listed) SWG and a N2 unit. My recommendation is to stay away. a properly sized salt system will make the N2 superfluous! (And an added expense of $200/year for N2 carts!)

[aylad]

If you have the salt system, I'm not sure why you'd want the Nature2--the salt system will maintain adequate chlorine levels without it, so why go to the added expense of the extra cartridges and system? The salt also will will make the "feel" of the water softer, so the Nature2 won't help in that regard.

I don't have a Nature2 and have no practical experience with it, but I have been a mod on this forum for over 6 years and can tell you that we've had poster after poster come here after using the Nature2 systems for awhile for help with dealing with metals in the water. So before you decide to go that route, take some time and read through the metals forum so you know what you're in for once you get copper in you water, and THEN decide whether you want to go that route or not.

Janet

[waterbear]

I have the Nature2 system, I disagree that it is too good to be true, Both My wife and son have blond hair and have never had any issues with green hair.
It does use metals to assist in sanitizing the pool, but I have not had any problems that people associate with that.
The cartridge costs $100 and mine last for 2 seasons, so it costs me about $50 per season, we use around 4 ozs of granular chlorine a week, plus you use a "spring" cartridge for the start up at the start of the season it costs about $24.
Always have sparkling clear water it is softer as the Nature2 does use minerals.
Most people will advice against it, but I am a fan of it and I don't have any issues with my water.
I am speaking from my own experience with the system and that fact that I do not have any problems with my water chemistry, green hair, algae or metal staining.

Ok, you are not using the system the way the manufacturer says(and the manufacturer's directions is how the system got EPA approval!)...the carts are supposed to be replaced every 6 months. They don't last longer so you so not have sanitized water. The copper will keep the water clear since it prevents algae growth but it does not keep the water sanitized since the CT time for copper is much longer than for one of the three EPA approved sanitizers. If you are keeping the recommended .5 ppm FC in the water with an old cart your pool might not grow algae but it certainly is growing bacteria and viruses!

FWIW, I have sold both N2 and several brands of SWGs in the past and have helped many customers with both systems. I am not a fan of the N2 even though it was a GREAT profit generator for the store.