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Old 06-19-2017, 07:41 PM
 
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Hello everyone,

We recently purchased a home in Cave Creek. Very excited! There is a beautiful pool and mother-in-law would like to convert it to a salt water pool. Any recommendations for a company that would/could do it?

Thank you for your time.
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Old 06-19-2017, 08:12 PM
 
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My advice. Buy a Jandy Aquapure Ei and do it yourself.
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Old 06-19-2017, 08:12 PM
 
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Any competent pool person can do it. Things to look for, shouldn't add extra 90 degree elbows as that inhibits flow /pressure calculations from original design. Get name brand equipment (Pentair or Hayward). Be need to clean the cell regularly with our hard water here. If you have travertine decking/coping, you probably want to seal it from the corrosive salt water. Same with boulder features as the salt will decompose the granite rocks faster.
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Old 06-19-2017, 08:27 PM
 
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Thank you. I will look into that.
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Old 06-19-2017, 08:28 PM
 
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Any competent pool person can do it. Things to look for, shouldn't add extra 90 degree elbows as that inhibits flow /pressure calculations from original design. Get name brand equipment (Pentair or Hayward). Be need to clean the cell regularly with our hard water here. If you have travertine decking/coping, you probably want to seal it from the corrosive salt water. Same with boulder features as the salt will decompose the granite rocks faster.
Ahhhh. Yes. I didn't think of that. Can you seal boulders?
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Old 06-19-2017, 08:32 PM
 
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My advice. Buy a Jandy Aquapure Ei and do it yourself.
wow. That looks easy. I just looked it up. hmmm...
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Old 06-19-2017, 09:40 PM
 
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wow. That looks easy. I just looked it up. hmmm...
I replaced my whatever I had with this about three years ago and it is going strong. It takes a fairly long stretch of straight pipe to install it, but otherwise you just drill a couple holes and clamp it on. You have to add salt too. The Jandy's use a slightly higher salt concentration than what I had before. In any case, these salt cells, no matter who makes them, are a simple project for a DIYer familiar with working with PVC pipe. Or, as post above said, any handyman service can do it.
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Old 06-19-2017, 09:59 PM
 
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A friend converted his but no one told him they don't work in the winter when water temp is below 60 he has to use a chlorine floater he wasn't happy that he still had to buy chlorine tablets I don't know if that is true with everyone.
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Old 06-20-2017, 07:51 AM
 
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A friend converted his but no one told him they don't work in the winter when water temp is below 60 he has to use a chlorine floater he wasn't happy that he still had to buy chlorine tablets I don't know if that is true with everyone.
I don't even chlorinate at all, either with chlorinator or tabs, in winter when water is below 60.. I discovered several years ago that it the pool will stay bright and clean without it. We don't use it in winter, of course.
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Old 06-20-2017, 06:25 PM
 
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A friend converted his but no one told him they don't work in the winter when water temp is below 60 he has to use a chlorine floater he wasn't happy that he still had to buy chlorine tablets I don't know if that is true with everyone.
Algae doesn't grow in water under 60 degrees. No worries there. Just brush at least once per week and keep your water balanced.
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