Hey pool guys

[dj in kc]

What are you doing for chlorine this year?  I think I have enough for the season from last year.  $$$$

[Trub Lou]

I just bought 6 bags of salt.

Bromine for the hot tub has been expensive enough.

[bdutton]

What are you doing for chlorine this year?  I think I have enough for the season from last year.  $$$$

Same here. I bought a crapload early last year when I heard about the chlorine plant that burned down.

[dj in kc]

I just bought 6 bags of salt.

Bromine for the hot tub has been expensive enough.

Yeah, we ditched the hot tub a long time ago.  Fucking chipmunks chewed up the wiring endlessly and where we moved wasn't as convenient to get in.  I'm thinking diy salt shouldn't be too tough.  Do you really go through that much salt?  Do you use stabilizer?

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What are you doing for chlorine this year?  I think I have enough for the season from last year.  $$$$

Same here. I bought a crapload early last year when I heard about the chlorine plant that burned down.

Yeah, I hit Sam's up about a year ago for all I could buy at one on the fringe of the metro.  Price went up over 100% since then.  Thanks sippy cup Joe

[Mexas Joe]

Yasssss. Like brother Lou I'm a salt guy. My last pool builder talked me away from salt although that's what I had before. Needless to say after a couple season of 3-5 hundo on chemicals I converted to salt.

I priced salt last week at $10 per 40# bag and acid at about $5 per handle. A $60 box of shock from Sams lasts all season.

Hot tub is now bromine but it only runs 5 months per year.

Pools store has bunches of Chroline Tabs 2 weeks ago but it's pre-season and they now limit so expect shortages.

[Trub Lou]

I don't use stabilizer. After my initial opening, I use maybe 3 bags through the season. So $24 versus whatever one might spend on chlorine. Biggest expense was all the stainless fasteners I used everywhere within 20 feet of the salt water.

[Mexas Joe]

I had issues with my Polaris cleaner tail whipping out of the water and spraying the salt water over errything and rusting metal chairs. Adjusted the tail and now it's all good.

[Augie91]

It's important to keep an eye on the pool tail.

[dj in kc]

I had issues with my Polaris cleaner tail whipping out of the water and spraying the salt water over errything and rusting metal chairs. Adjusted the tail and now it's all good.

Yeah, our polaris can surprise you with a spray.  I'm considering switching at the end of the season.  I didn't think the salinity was high enough to corrode stuff though.

[dj in kc]

Opened today. It's up to comfortable 50df. Well comfortable enough for our German Shorthaired.........