Recent content by brownchristian

I really want to give Water Guru a shot but first of all I am having a hard time reaching someone at WG to ask questions. So at first glance Customer Service seems lacking. But with the pandemic I am giving them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe someone else could help answer my question. My...

I am about to remodel our pool and one thing I asked the builder was to upgrade to LED lighting. Currently have old halogen? possibly lighting. They are quoting me $3,000 for a pool and a spa light in 12v with color changes. This seems high to me? Thoughts?

About to have our pool refinished and trying to decide on Wetedge Aqua Blue or Cool Blue. We currently have a white plaster pool and originally planned to stay with the white which is why I chose the Cool Blue since it's white cement with some blue pebbles. I am concerned with the darker...

My pool fills the hot tub and then overflows into the pool. So when the pump shuts down the hot tub level is full. In the 8 hours between pump cycles the hot tub seems to drain / leak 3 - 4 inches of water. This appears to have started about 6 weeks ago. Can't really tell if it leaking back...

How do I determine which unit I currently have? Can't get the PDA to power up.

I currently have a Jandy PDA system but the PDA stopped working after it was left in the rain. I am going to put it in a bowl of rice to see if it dries out. In the meantime I was reading about the iAqualink system and can't figure out how to convert my current system. Any ideas?

Recently lowered CYA in the pool and changed the settings on the pool calculator. Confused by the FC levels. Pool calculator gives me a range of 3 - 7 with a CYA level of 40. The CYA / Chlorine chart shows a range of 3 - 5. Should I add bleach to maintain a 7 or 5?

The container is sealed with a screw on lid. Will the FC still lower if there us no evaporation due to the sealed container?

Need help with a non pool question. I have a 300 gallon water tank that I want to add bleach to to prevent algae growth. Based on the pool calculator with a CYA of 20 which I know is more than I will have in tap water I will only need to add 1.9 ounces which is only 1/4 cup of bleach to...

My daughter is having a birthday party on March 2nd and wants to heat the pool. I am trying to figure out how long I will need to heat it to get to temperature. I am thinking a water temp of 85 should be warm enough for kids. I am located in Houston, TX so there is no telling what the weather...

Thanks Richard. I didnt really know if understood it either. I know the reason for the higher FC was due to the higher CYA bonding to the chlorine more but I don't really understand how that affects the bleaching action of swimmers and gear.

Am I correct in assuming that now that I lowered my CYA to 40 and now can maintain a FC level of 3-5 instead of 7-12 when my CYA was over 100 that the concentration of chlorine in my pool is 1/2 to 2/3 less meaning clothes, pool floats, etc... wont' bleach out as fast?

I assume this is the best place to post this. I am wanting to build a bath house in the backyard for my pool. Problem I have is getting sanitary sewer to the only location I can feasible build my bath house. I think there is enough fall for a gravity fed sewer system but I will have to go...

ZERO color change. Here are a couple pics of the R-0011L. The color is definitely not blue. It is more purple. I will send you a PM with my contact info.

It appears I am having the same CH test problems as http://www.troublefreepool.com/ch-test-problems-t40464.html I will send him a message and see if he discovered his issue.