pool care with the nature 2?

[CarlD]

My friend has a nature 2 and she said it works.
Will my blonde hair turn green if I use it? Do you really need less chlorine?
any information will help me. she said she uses powdered shock with it. I would think both kinds are the same.

Lots of questions about the N2.

Does it work? Well, that's debatable. HOW it works is it is an erosion system and the N2 "active ingredients" are a silver and a copper compound. Both inhibit algae growth. Algae "eats" your chlorine so inhibiting it reduces chlorine usage.

But why bother? EVEN if it works, you need a new N2 cartridge every season--that's about $100. Does it SAVE you $100 a season? They claim it cuts chlorine usage in half--if it does then you have to be using a LOT of chlorine For me $100, EASILY buys the whole season's bleach.

So in a dollar evaluation, N2 costs you money rather than saves it.

Sure you use less chlorine. What good is that if it doesn't save you money?

Copper is notorious for turning blonde hair green. That's why you don't want it.

There is no such thing as "shock". Shock in pool maintenance is a verb, not a noun. She's simply using a pre-measured powered chlorine.

[aylad]

But why bother? EVEN if it works, you need a new N2 cartridge every season--that's about $100. Does it SAVE you $100 a season? They claim it cuts chlorine usage in half--if it does then you have to be using a LOT of chlorine For me $100, EASILY buys the whole season's bleach.

Don't forget what you're going to pay for metals sequestrant and ascorbic acid once the copper stains the pool.....

Janet