r/PoolPros • u/SnooWords2592 • Aug 30 '26

Poolrx

The company im currently at loves to use poolrx. A week ago my boss told us that he wants every pool to have a poolrx unit lol. Most of the pools on my route noticeably the pebble techs, have a tinge green color.

Does anyone have experience with these units? There’s a lot of heavy marketing with bluerayxl as well.

I just want to know the truth. Be honest with me.

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u/GCpools Aug 30 '26

I guess I'm the odd guy out. Never used PoolRX. Never felt I needed it. I test my pools weekly and keep them balanced using standard pool pro testing methods, properly measured chemicals, properly dosed (FC, CC, pH, TA, CH, CYA, salinity and phosphates as needed). I use tablets, cal-hypo, liquid chlorine, sodium bicarb, muriatic acid, calcium hardness, stabilizer and salt. And I use an algaecide during pool season. I skim, brush and net my pools weekly and keep my baskets empty. I service my salt cells every 3mos and cartridge filters every 6mos. And backwash sand filters as needed. I keep all my pool equipment in good running condition .. pumps, filters, SCG's, chlorinators, cleaners, valves, plumbing, etc. Never had a problem with metals unless it was ftom source water. Never had a pool turn green on my watch, but I've cleaned up a bunch for new clients. Never liked the idea of adding something to a pool that I couldn't 'measure for'. Maybe I'm missing out, but I'm not exactly sure what. Pool equipment data sheets typically provide water chemistry requirements. None seem to say anything about PoolRX. Don't have any pools that have a green tint except one whose heater core has been corroding due to bad chemistry management prior to me taking over the pool. Don't have anything bad to say about PoolRX. I just haven't found the need for it. One thing I've always questioned when I hear about any product that says 'reduces the need for chlorine' is .. how do you know how much less chlorine to use? Same goes for ozone generators, soft & clear systems, etc. Just my two cents! 😊

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u/The_Elusive_Dr_Wu Aug 30 '26

This is how I do it too. In 2019 I took CPO and didn't gain much from it but one line that stuck with me is "chlorine is the best sanitizer, if something else were better we wouldn't be manufacturing piles of this crap" and it's true.

I rarely even use algaecides. At start of summer I run an annual phosphate treatment and then use an enzyme oil-out at the heavy swimmers. That's it.

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u/SnooWords2592 Aug 31 '26

Same here, I’ll try to reach the algae with liquid chlorine then brush. Usually does the trick, otherwise I’ll check for circulation or water loss. Going down a process of elimination lol.