Can I place CuLator in an empty chlorine floater?

Hi,

Is it possible to use a CuLator packet in an empty, floating chlorinater? (It would have all traces of chlorine removed, of course.)

Our skimmer has a nonstandard design which doesn’t lend itself to having a packet thrown in, and a CuLator cage would make the skimmer too crowded.

The pump basket is an option, but for other reasons we’d prefer not to use it there.

So I was thinking of using an empty chlorinator which would float around the pool and has openings in the bottom. That’s gives the CuLator packet less exposure than having water on all sides, but it seems like it could work. The main downside, as I see it, would be that results would take longer. I could live with that, but I’d like to know if the CuLator packets are made to withstand longer times in the water than the recommended one month or whatever.

Basically, I’d like to know if it would be worth it to purchase a CuLator packet and use it in a chlorinater/floater Instead of in a skimmer or pump basket.

Thanks,
Ed

 

Ed,

CuLator will be fine in the chlorinator.  Also, if you have a leaf catcher on your pool cleaner, you can place it in there.  So, your answer is yes.  No problem.  The CuLator is very powerful, but it does need flow.

leaf-canister  

Yes, the CuLator can work for months, but we must say replace after a month because some people place the bag on chlorine tabs and that dissolves the bag more quickly.  If the CuLator bag looks like it is weak or tearing, just replace with a new one.

If you have a low metal level, you can leave the CuLator in longer than a month.  The bag may puff up, but will shrink down as more metals are bound.  Hold it up to the light to see if there is a color change INSIDE the bag (see below).

Used CuLator Copper 1.0  Used CuLator

 

To Salt or Not to Salt…your pool water…

Here is an interesting discussion about salt water pools:

TO SALT OR NOT TO SALT!

Everyone loves salt water pools, but they are not “Chemical Free” as claimed. Salt in water is corrosive (just like the ocean water) and makes keeping your pool’s pH low a bit of a challenge. Many pool owners are not willing to test the pH several times a week to keep it under 7.8.
Salt adds TDS to the pool water as well as iron.

If you do decide to go with a salt system, place a CuLator Metal Eliminator Ultra 4.0 in the pump basket every 4-6 months to bind the iron from the salt out of the water. That way, you will prevent metal stains even if the pH climbs up by using salt.

Balanced Pool Water Guide

Guide to Balanced Pool Water

We have many questions about balancing pool water.  Each pool is a little bit different, but most pools will have few problems IF you keep the water balanced.

Use our Guide to Balanced Pool Water which you should print off and keep with your pool records.  This is a general guide set up to make balancing your pool water a little more easy.

When balancing the pool chemistry, it is best to always go to the low end of the ideal settings.  An example is if the range for Total Alkalinity is 100-125, then try for 100.  In the case of the pool water chemistry, less is best.

 

Guide to Balanced Pool Water

Does CuLator Work With POOLRX?

We have many questions about PoolRx products.  While PoolRx adds metals to the water to cleanse, CuLator Eliminates metals from the water.  So, how do they work together?  PoolRx recommends using CuLator BEFORE starting to use PoolRx in your pool:

poolrx and CuLator

We also recommend using CuLator Metal Eliminator to remove excess metals from pool water after every PoolRx treatment.  If you find your metal levels too high using PoolRx, or any mineral products, just use CuLator at the same time until you get to your desired metal level.

Copper turns white pool surface blue! Smurf pool!

Have you ever had your pool surface turn “smurf” blue?  When you shock your pool and your surface turns blue, then you have “plated” out the metals onto your surface.  The way to CURE your pool is to use the NO-DRAIN METAL STAIN ELIMINATOR KIT by Periodic Products to remove the stain, sequester the metals and eliminate the metals with CuLator Ultra 4.0

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Check back for the “after” images when we treat the pool soon!

Before CuLator and After CuLator

Fiberglass pool treated with NO-DRAIN Metal Stain Eliminator Kit and CuLator Metal Eliminator

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Here are images from a customer who used a No Drain Metal Stain Eliminator Kit on an in-ground fiberglass pool.  The pool was completely stained, but the stains were lifted, sequestered, and eliminated with a CuLator Ultra 4.0

 

What is interesting about this pool is that we noticed that there is no metal touching the water.  So, we asked the pool owner if the water was bonded (which equalizes the electrical potential) and he found out that his water was NOT bonded.  Once he bonded the water, his metals were not immediately plating out onto the surface.

You not only have ground your pool equipment, you must also bond the water.  Yes, these are two different musts.  Many new fiberglass pools are not bonded.  Please check your pool!

Here is a great site about Pool Water Bonding.

Can I reuse CuLator after it dries?

This question came from a CuLator Metal Eliminator customer:

“I purchased an Ultra PowerPak 4.0 CuLator and currently have it in my pump basket. I was wondering if I am able to take it out, let it dry, and use it again later? I wanted to do a phosphate treatment before I close for the winter and I read not to use the CuLator with phosphate removers. Thanks, C. Christoff “