Most People Don't Eat Peanut Butter Sandwiches

I know some people eat peanut butter sandwiches, but most do not.  Most eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  The reason for this is that peanut butter and jelly complement one another and make a better sandwich than peanut butter or jelly by themselves.

The same is true for the chlorine and pH in your pool.  Both are critically important to your pool water and work so much better together instead of apart (Like peanut butter and jelly!)

An example of this is a salt system on a pool.  After one is installed, it is set to a certain output and delivers the same amount of chlorine to your pool day after day (the technical name for a salt system is a chlorine generator.)  So far, so good.  The problem, though, is chlorine from a salt system effects the pH in your pool, making it go higher than it should. This in turn makes your chlorine less effective, which is not what you want.  So it is best to keep the pH where it should be right?  Yes, of course.  But, how to do that? Most people either hire a pool professional or go at it alone and lower the pH in the water when they test it. This works, but is only a temporary solution because most testing is done weekly, and since your salt system is constantly raising your pH, you will only get acceptable pH levels for 24-48 hours and out of balance  water for the other 5-6 days a week.

So what do we do?  We create an environment where the pH and chlorine in your pool work together to deliver you healthy, balanced, and luxurious water every day of the week, not just one or two.   The best way to do that is to automate the pH level with a system like Hayward's Sense and Dispense.     This system will help keep pH levels where they should be all the time.  This will give you the best possible swim experience and do the best job of keeping the water properly sanitized.  This combined with a salt system is the one two punch your pool needs to work effectively.    Truly the best way to go. Unless you are one of those few among us who prefer a peanut butter only sandwich.... 

Robert Flynn
Pool Water Experts