Are Automatic Chlorine Feeders in a Swimming Pool Worth It?

Most residential swimming pools are sanitized with chlorine using one of two different methods, liquid chlorine or slow dissolving trichlor tablets. Both of these methods are manageable given a little time and effort to learn how each will work with your specific swimming pool. After all, these methods have been used successfully for many decades. But each method has its limitations and there is a better alternative. An automatic chlorine feeder can minimize these limitations and is definitely worth considering as an addition to your existing pool equipment.

Using liquid chlorine requires more time and effort. For a typical size pool it takes a minimum of 1 gallon of liquid chlorine each week to keep the pool water sanitized. And that's a minimum. It may be less in the winter, but a lot more in the summer depending on many different factors. Liquid chlorine comes in cases of 4 gallons per case and at minimum that means a trip to the pool store once a month to restock on chlorine. It doesn't seem like much, but with a busy schedule it sneaks up fast and after a while gets to be a pain in the neck. Plus, chlorine in the pool is mandatory and without it the pool will soon be turning green.

Slow dissolving 3 Inch Chlorine Tablets are a better choice. They can be purchased in up to 50lb buckets and can last 6 to 12 months. The tablets can be put in a chlorine floater in amounts of 1 to 6 tablets that can last up to a couple of weeks. The downside of a chlorine floater is its always floating around in the pool and some pool owners don't like that aspect. Also, it can look like a toy to small children and it's never good when they play with the chlorine.

An automatic chlorine feeder solves many of these problems and offers a lower maintenance approach to pool water sanitation. Pool chlorine feeders offer a capacity of up to 6 lbs of 3 inch chlorine tablets which can last for several weeks at a time allowing you to be away from the pool for more extended periods. They also have regulation valves that allow an increase or decrease of chlorine being released to the pool, allowing a more efficient usage of chlorine. Also, handling of chemicals is reduced, a chlorine floater in the pool is no longer necessary, and trips to the pool store to restock on chlorine is minimized. These are some very good reasons for using an automatic chlorine feeder as your pool sanitation solution.

 

 

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