Recent content by aztodd

I was wondering how much the speed of the pump while the swg is active would affect the chemistry inside the cell. Does the pump need to be at a high speed to make sure that the water doesn't get too warm in there? Or is the difference going to be negligible between 1500 and 2500 rpm.

Yeah, last measurement was 900 but it's very high. I'll just switch to liquid chlorine until the end of the season then drain.

Currently 50

I have been battling scaling in my SWG. I've been careful about keeping my CSI slightly negative, but still lots of calcium buildup. Granted my CH is getting really high and I'll need to drain soon, I still just don't understand why I'm getting so much scaling even though I believe my pool...

I appreciate your insights here, very helpful!

Does the calcium bind to the polyphosphates in this cartridge? Just wondering if I ran this in the winter and kept my chlorine at basically zero would it make any difference. I understand this is not designed for pools, so just think of this as I thought experiment. Why would this not work, or...

That is a good question, I am not entirely sure. I need to test my fill water again and see what's going on. Regardless of how it happened though, it is my current reality. Okay so this device or anything like it will not work. Got it. I've looked into reverse osmosis before, but that is a very...

It seems like there must be some device out there that could remove calcium from my water in my pool without costing an arm and leg. I just really don't want to have to drain my pool since every other aspect of my water is fine, but my calcium hardness is above 700 now and the scaling on my swg...

That's good advice. I tend to be impatient and don't always get as many quotes on things as should.

I have a ~13k gallon play pool that I need resurfaced, and old cool decking that needs to be replaced. This quote is in line with what I was expecting, but I wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts or advice to share. Also - any opinions on StoneScapes brand pebbles vs pebbletec?

Many years ago before I found TFP I tried this product. It didn't help and was a huge pain to clean. Don't waste your time with it. If you follow the guidance from this site, you'll never deal with algae again and spend way less time taking care of your pool.

Same climate here. Chlorine consumption goes way down in the winter. Not that it's advised, but I don't even test my levels between November and March since algae is unlikely to grow when it's so cold and we're obviously not swimming anymore. I just add a half gallon or so every weekend and call...

Enjoying one of the last pool days of the season here along with some tasty beers 🍻