A salt chlorinator is designed to convert salt to chlorine gas which is much less harmful and corrosive than granular chlorine. Salt chlorinated water is more gentle on the skin and eyes and does not aggravate asthma in children nor does it cause bleaching of hair and clothes.

Watermaid salt chlorinators are the preferred brand of salt chlorinator at Rhino Pools  as they have titanium electrodes and offer an extended life-span of 5-8 years as opposed to 3-5 years offered by other brands of salt chlorinator.

The swimming pool filter is the heart of the filtration system. The pool filter must be matched according to the volume of water in the pool and should be paired with the correctly rated swimming pool pump. 

Filter sand can easily get clogged up with fine dirt and leaves as well as dog hair which is why the pool filter should be backwashed and rinsed at least once per week in order to loosen and get rid of dirt.


General pool pump to pool filter combination ratings

Pool size	Pool filter	Pool pump
Up to 55 000 L	2 Bag filter	0.45kw or 0.6kw pump
55 000 L - 75 000 L	3 Bag filter	0.75kw pump
75 000 L - 85 000 L	4 Bag filter	1.1kw pump
85 000 L and upwards	5 Bag filter	1.5kw pump

The weir is the heart of your pool’s suction system and should be well-placed right in the beginning when the pool is first built or installed. Bad placement of the weir results in unnecessarily long pool cleaner pipes which result in twisting and the cleaner getting stuck in corners.

The pool pump can also suffer damage as a result of the pool cleaner pipe being too long since the extra length of suction pipe forces the pump to labour excessively during the process of pulling water over the total extended length from the pool cleaner head to the pool filter.

Our preferred brand of swimming pool pump to install is the Speck Pumps range as this brand of pool pump is completely reliable and  repairs are easily done since the pumps are locally manufactured and therefore spares are easily obtained.

Speck pumps have a higher flow rate than any other brand of swimming pool pump in South Africa. Their unique impeller design allows for greater suction through the pump diffuser which in turn pushes a greater volume of water through the pool filter and  pipes than other pool pumps in their class.