One container holds minerals and the other chlorine tablets.Īs the now filtered water returns back to the pool, the Frog container adds small and steady amounts of both minerals and chlorine to it. Twisting the lid off reveals two separate containers inside. The top of this container has a twist-off lid. Straight away, I’m not trying to sell you one, so I will tell you EXACTLY what a frog system is and what it isn’t.Ī Frog system is a plastic container that is plumbed in the pump/filter line going back to the pool that adds small amounts of minerals and chlorine to the water returning to the pool.
This review will be just as accurate for those too. And there are mineral only applicators as well. Keep in mind that there are other mineralizer/chlorinator units available. Frog is just a name I will use for all mineralizers and chlorinator combos that are on the market. Think about describing diapers as Pampers, pop or soda as a Coke, and calling a skid/steer excavation machine a Bobcat. They are just by far the biggest name for this type of add-on. It’s not my intention to just review the Frog brand of mineralizer/chlorinator products. At the time of writing this, I know of nothing that you can buy for a swimming pool that will pay for its initial cost and long-term maintenance. Salespeople and marketing ploys often boast that certain products will save money. Just so you know – No chemical add-on will save you money in the long run. Out of the three reasons to get an equipment add-on, to save money on chemicals is the false one. This is the best reason to get an add-on component. Most likely your motivation to spend the extra money on something not essential is to make it easier to maintain the pool. There are three reasons why people get chemical helper add-ons.ġ To make it easier to chemically maintain
If you are reading this though, then you are doing some research to decide if and what to get. Many above-ground pool buyers just get whatever add-on is sold or recommended to them from where they buy the pool. YOUR MOTIVATION FOR BUYING A CHEMICAL ADD-ON
And with that, most of these things don’t shine as bright as their marketing declares. So, my warning to you is that I will be reviewing and comparing these add-ons with basic pool chemistry in mind. Also, if you strip down the added complexities of taking care of a pool, you will find only the basics still there and still being the real rules to proper pool chemistry. My truth is that the old simple ways to maintain a pool were better than today with maybe one exception. In the 35 years of my being in this business, everything has gotten more complex from the pool designs to the equipment to the way we chemically maintain them. Some call this progress.Ībove-ground pools and the way they are maintained is no exception. Regardless of your views and opinions on things, we can all agree that our lives have become more complicated. Truthfully, 95 percent of the time, that is all you have to do to keep a pool perfectly clear and healthy. That is mainly monitoring and cycling the chlorine level and adjusting the PH occasionally when it wants to stay out of whack. A BRIEF WARNING BEFORE I START REVIEWINGĪs an “old school” pool guy, I’m a fan of good ol’ fashioned basic swimming pool chemistry for maintaining a pool. In the above-ground pool world, the most common add-on helpers have settled out to a top three – Frog systems, Ionizers, and salt chlorine generators. Every year, the industry spits out new kinds of products to help pool owners with their chemistry. Chemical helper add-ons for above-ground swimming pools have become more common and popular in the last ten-plus years.
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