We just bought a home in North Carolina with an in-ground pool. It has the frog leap system, which I know nothing about. It takes different type of test strips and the chemicals seem to be a higher price. Since I’m getting ready to shut the pool down for the winter, I want to put in a regular inline chlorine feeder, and take out the frog system. Is there anything I should be aware of doing this? We moved here from Florida and we had a pool at our home, so I am familiar with regular chemicals and also saltwater pools.
Frog system.
- Thread starter Bkrhoades
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Welcome to TFP.
With your previous experience, then you are aware that an inline chlorine feeder uses trichlor pucks which will increase CYA. Just curious, why would you not go straight to a saltwater pool? Did you have that in FL?
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With your previous experience, then you are aware that an inline chlorine feeder uses trichlor pucks which will increase CYA. Just curious, why would you not go straight to a saltwater pool? Did you have that in FL?
Please read Pool Care Basics
Do you have a proper test kit for when you open next season? Please review Test Kits Compared
Your pool is a body of water which is open to contaminants (from swimmers, birds, etc). The sanitizer, in proper concentration, must be present in the water all the time, ready to kill bacteria and destroy organic contaminants at any moment. You can not depend on a device which "purifies" water flowing through it. You may say, the "frog" does add minerals to the water. The only problem is, copper and/or silver are not santizers and its presence may lead to long term problems. So the only part of the "frog" which is actually useful is its cholorine dispenser, but it doesn't deliver enough chlorine - you would be better off getting a regular chlorinator. Or, to avoid problems with ever increasing CYA concentration, use liquid chlorine, which is a great solution, except that it's very inconvenient. The most practical way of sanitizing the pool is SWG.
I really don’t want to spend the upfront money on a saltwater chlorine generator and salt, although my mind might change before next spring. I have to get the proper test kits, because we left most of our equipment when we sold the house in Florida. We rented in North Carolina for two years before we bought, so I really wasn’t thinking about an inground swimming pool.
Thanks for the feedback. Fully understand that things change as one moves forward in time. As you know, pucks are easy but do come with the issue of increasing the CYA over time, which results in draining the pool.
The TFP process is based on 2 key components - test your own pool water and follow the FC/CYA Levels. This is why trichlor pucks are not recommended for long-term use. It is better to use liquid chlorine or convert to a saltwater pool.
The frog system is not recommended as noted by others. So maybe just turn that off or disconnect it and use liquid chlorine. In the future, you can go with a saltwater pool. The mindset that many of us use is that with a saltwater generator you are simply prepaying your chlorine costs upfront so you are protected against inflation of rising costs of trichlor pucks.
Whichever you decide - enjoy your new home and pool.