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Inline Zinc Anode for
chlorine-generated salt water pools.
Reasons
for using: Any
time you have different metals ( copper,
stainless steel, ect ) in a salt water pool
you create a battery, some amount of current
flows between the metals. The electrons that
make up the current are supplied by one of
the metals giving up bits of itself in the
form of metal ions to the pool water. This
is called electrolysis. Electrolysis causes
plaster discoloration and metal erosion.
The best way
to to inhibit the effect of electrolysis is
to use a Zinc Anode ( sacrificial anode ).
Zinc is a metal that gives up it's metal
ions faster than other metals in the pool
water. In other words, the zinc anode will
erode instead of other metals (i.e. pool
light, light niche, heater and handrail and
ladder). The zinc ions will not discolor the
pool plaster.
Installation: The
inline zinc anode is attached to the bonding
wire thereby protecting all metal parts
against the effects of electrolysis. The
see-through housing allows the anode to be
easily replaced when depleted. *note*
The Zinc Anode will need to be
replaced approximately every 3 years or when
it is 1/2 its original size.
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Spigot slips into any 2” Tee