Salt Water Pool Conversion

[jskins2000]

Yeah I am nervous about the upcoming water bill. You said, "IMHO, they create more problems then they cure." What other problems does an autofill create besides masking a leak?

[waterbear]

Yeah I am nervous about the upcoming water bill. You said, "IMHO, they create more problems then they cure." What other problems does an autofill create besides masking a leak?

Isnt that enough?
Seriously, since they are constantly adding water and most have an oveflow also (as a safeguard for when they malfunction and don't shut off--notice I said when and not if!) then it means that your chemical levels might (will) mot be as stable as a pool without one. Scenerio, 4 or 5 people in pool splashing around, water level rises and water drains out overflow, autofill adds more water, salt and CYA just went down, repeat daily. IMHO, this makes maintenance of a salt pool much harder since you need to watch the salt, CYA, and borate if you use it (highly recommended btw) than without the autofill.

[PoolDoc]

Shorter version: auto-fill units hide problems you need to know about, like leaks, and create problems you don't know about, like the chemical issues Waterbear mentioned.

Ben