Quote Originally Posted by jskins2000 View Post
Yeah I am nervous about the upcoming water bill. You said, "IMHO, they create more problems then they cure." What other problems does an autofill create besides masking a leak?
Isnt that enough?
Seriously, since they are constantly adding water and most have an oveflow also (as a safeguard for when they malfunction and don't shut off--notice I said when and not if!) then it means that your chemical levels might (will) mot be as stable as a pool without one. Scenerio, 4 or 5 people in pool splashing around, water level rises and water drains out overflow, autofill adds more water, salt and CYA just went down, repeat daily. IMHO, this makes maintenance of a salt pool much harder since you need to watch the salt, CYA, and borate if you use it (highly recommended btw) than without the autofill.