It is true I was not considering it.  But I know for a fact that it can
stain the pool, I have read it too many places, and have had conversations
with an employee of a pool installation company about it.  They have
people who use it use shades of blue or gray that will not show the stain
as well.

Marshall

I Anderson wrote:

> Hi Marshall,
>
> I think you are forgetting about the solubility of silver chloride.
> At 1 ppm Cl about 0.7 ppm of the silver will remain dissolved,
> halve the amount of chlorine and double the amount of silver will
> remain dissolved.
>
> Ivan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2002 4:07 p.m.
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: CS>CC & CS for swimming pools
> >
> >
> > Normally the amount of chlorine is on the order of 1 ppm.
> > One ppm of chlorine
> > will react with about 3 ppm of silver (by weight).  A pool
> > containing 20,000
> > gallons of water with 1 ppm of chlorine would have sufficient
> > chlorine to react
> > with half a pound of silver making about 2/3 pound of silver
> > chloride.  I would
> > hardly call that insignificant.
> >
> > Marshall
> >
> > MARIANO DELISE wrote:
> >
> > > It needs a very SMALL amount of chlorine to burn off all
> > the dead critters
> > > killed by the silver.  Not enough to make much silver chloride
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 8:18 AM
> > > Subject: CS>CC & CS for swimming pools
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I've been looking at some ionizers for swimming pools.
> > The majority of
> > > > sites say that some chlorine is still needed weekly.  It
> > would seem to me
> > > > that the chlorine and silver would make some silver
> > chloride.  Please
> > > > correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that silver chloide was
> > > > poisonous/toxic?
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone currently use an ionizer in your pool/spa,
> > and how satisfied
> > > > with it are you?  I seem to recall the original thread
> > was posed by
> > > > Marshall.
> > > >
> > > > Leacy
> > > > Life is Good!
> > > >
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