Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases through links on this page. A UV pool system depends on circulation. If the filter is packed with debris, coated with oils, or running at a high pressure differential, less water moves through the UV chamber and your sanitizer has to do more work
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. Main drains and skimmers do different jobs, and a UV or salt pool needs both jobs working together. The skimmer pulls floating leaves, pollen, oils, and sunscreen from
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. Return jets are the last part of the circulation loop, so they decide where freshly filtered, chlorinated, and UV-treated water goes next. In a UV and salt pool,
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. A skimmer weir door is easy to ignore because it is small, inexpensive, and usually half hidden at the mouth of the skimmer. In a UV and salt
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. A salt cell flow error can look expensive fast, but the flow switch is only one part of the story. In a UV and salt pool, the controller
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. A tiny pump lid O-ring leak can make a UV and salt pool look like it has a chemistry problem when the real issue is air. The pump
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. “Chlorine lock” is one of those pool phrases that sounds useful until it sends the troubleshooting in the wrong direction. In a UV pool with a salt chlorine
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. Phosphates are not sanitizer, and they are not the first number to fix in a cloudy pool. But in a UV pool with a salt chlorine generator, high
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases. This post also links to Pool Chemical Calculator resources we recommend for water testing and dosing. A salt chlorine generator normally reverses polarity on a schedule. That quiet cycle helps shed calcium from the cell plates before buildup turns into a chlorine output problem.
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, PoolUV may earn from qualifying purchases made through links on this page. UV pool LSI balance matters because clear water can still be aggressive or scale-forming. A salt system, UV chamber, plaster finish, heater, and quartz sleeve all sit in the same water. If pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, temperature, and
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