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Blue Ears - is it true??
ECOsmarte Water blog | August 21st 2008 by Hodge Photo
OK - so the blue in the ears, on the Q-Tips..true or untrue? We're about to sign a contract for a new pool with an EcoSmarte system. I hate the idea of swimming in chemicals, so it sounds like a great deal. But blue ears?? Makes me wonder what is go read more
Pesticide/Herbicide Removal?
ECOsmarte Water blog | August 8th 2008 by Hodge Photo
hi wendy was wondering if our eco-smarte system would remove the malathion and other pesticide/herbicides in our water? (as i am sure you know, there is a lot being sprayed in matilija canyon. dead toads and fishes and other animals higher up the read more
Anthony's Electrode Replacement
ECOsmarte Water blog | July 28th 2008 by Hodge Photo
I like my Ecosmarte System, but the titanium electrodes don't last forever. One of my titanium electrodes has dissolved away after 7 years of use. I'm also going to need to replace my copper electrodes for the 2nd time at the end of summer. Thanks read more
Pam wants to know about Lead, Iron, Sulfur and Hard Water
ECOsmarte Water blog | July 14th 2008 by Hodge Photo
We are moving to a home with very high lead and iron levels as well as very hard water. I am looking for a water filtration/softener system that does not use salt, but I don't want to read reviews on a company website. I think it will be biased. read more
Joe's Water Pressure Question
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 26th 2008 by Hodge Photo
Wendy, If you are using the system excessively (watering outside) can you cause the water pressure to be reduced? I have been having a problem with my water pressure, when I bypass the backwashing system my water pressure problem goes away. I have read more
Eileen's pH and Ozone Pool Questions
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 8th 2008 by Hodge Photo
We're building a house and setting up a new pool that is a fiberglass inground pool. It holds about 22,000 gal. Our water in a pool in the same general area seems always to have a rather high ph - I'd say 7.8 - 8.2. When the ph needs to be lowered it read more
Omar's glass media question
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 5th 2008 by Hodge Photo
why do you have to use pea gravel. i believe my installers did not use the gravel , but just used the glass media???thanks in advance I believe pea gravel is used to ensure the stability of the media base and prevent channeling of the media. The pea read more
Michael's CO2 questions...
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 5th 2008 by Hodge Photo
Wendy: Regarding C02 usage for PH control, how long does an average canister of C02 last? Do your local dealers refill the cartridges or are you required to find your own source? Additionally, is there any disadvantage to using C02?? Wow, the mailba read more
Michael's pool staining problems
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 5th 2008 by Hodge Photo
New pool owner with an EcoSmarte system. I am having problems with dark stains appearing on the bottom of the pool (painted concrete) after the system is on for a couple weeks. Water is nice and clear but the pool looks terrible. The Pool contractor read more
Gerald's chamber question...
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 5th 2008 by Hodge Photo
I am installing cartridge for new year and wonder if I can or should clean the copper buildup off titanium plates . The loose stuff flakes off easily but the hardened copper is what I was wondering about. How does one know if the titanium plate is st read more
Michael's Question - Water Pressure Reduction?
ECOsmarte Water blog | May 23rd 2008 by Hodge Photo
What about potential reduction in water pressure while using a whole house filter? I have a fairly large house, 6000 sq feet, and I want to install the filter. But I am concerned about maintaining adequate flow rates and water pressure to the entire read more
Gail's Hard Well Water Problem...
ECOsmarte Water blog | May 7th 2008 by Hodge Photo
Hi, I have a water well and live in the mountains. My water is hard. Do you have a better system than potassium in a water softener system? I also have a pool. I am very chemically sensitive and am now buying bottled water which I know is bad. read more
Question From Justin L.
ECOsmarte Water blog | March 31st 2008 by Hodge Photo
Hi, I have a ECOsmarte on my pool and it works well except for a bloom of algae every month. I pour some bleach and it takes care of the problem but my question is; why the copper does not take care of the algae? Justin L. Justin, thanks for visi read more
Joshua's Questions - preparing for ECOsmarte
ECOsmarte Water blog | February 14th 2008 by Hodge Photo
So I want to get the Eco smarte system for my pool. We (The Family) are getting a new liner coming soon. I want to have a fresh start with no chemicals (esp. Chlorine) & also stay that way. A pool man that said he's had your System for 7 years said read more
New Customer Pool Questions
ECOsmarte Water blog | June 27th 2007 by Hodge Photo
I installed the system in my fiberglass pool a little over two weeks ago. while waiting for the system to rid my pool of chemicals, it was cloudy. As it started to clear my ph rose above 7.5 and I got an algae bloom. very frustrating when I am tryin read more
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