Recent content by cacciato2006

I've tested the Ph multiple times and TA twice. Its always 6.65 or 6.66 and 40ppm. Tomorrow the driller said he would test the water after a flush. I was curious since I've read here many times that aeration will increase Ph so I took another fresh sample this afternoon and shook it up for...

I've been keeping my TA around 70 to 80 with 2 gallons of acid a month on average or about $20. I expect that to go to $30 during the summer. So the question is if aeration alone wont raise the ph high enough then I'm buying a ton of soda ash. According to pool math raising the ph 0.7 takes...

Hello everyone. The driller for our new water well got started in the last few days and at 210 feet hit a good sand seam and started getting artesian flow at about 20 gallons a minute. This morning water was still flowing and it was crystal clear so I grabbed a sample for testing. Well: Ph...

I've read many of them. I was just curious about the one specifically that I showed before I ordered it. Yes, my pool logs are available. So less effective but still does lower TA when you add acid. I guess people install the Stenner pumps and deal with the less effective TA reduction...

Morning, I'm looking installing a Stenner pump/tank to help me keep my Ph at or just below 8.0 and was wondering what you think? I'm averaging near 2 gallons a month of acid but I expect that to go higher once summer gets here and my high TA (340ppm) makeup water starts going in. I would have...

We are drilling a 350 foot well to replace a old curb well on the property. I'm debating oversizing the well house and run both the Co-op water and well water through a RO system with a 500 gallon tank. Of course I need to test the well water when I get it to the surface but I assume its TA...

Fill water is pH 8.1, TA 340, CH 25

Thanks Marty, I had read that document prior to my question but was still confused about it. I'll add the boric acid Monday when I get back and will see how it goes. I appreciate your help. David

Hopefully a quick question. Our tapwater here has a high pH and high alkalinity so I frequently add MA up to a couple of gallons a month I’m considering putting borates in the pool using boric acid. I’m not sure how the chemistry works but when I go to Pool Math to lower ph and input 50 ppm...

Yeah the water is terrible and the scale around the pool is bad. The previous owners did nothing about their water quality and let it be hardly swimmable. I've got the water looking good at this point but there is no dealing with the scale short of blasting it. We will deal with that later...

Yes correct. A rural community water provider.

Hello, been managing this pool for 4 months (my first pool) and everything seems to be good. The water is beautiful and the temperature is warming up here in Texas and we are getting anxious to jump in the pool since this is our first year to own it. PH 8.07, FC 8.5, TA 80, CH225, CYA 60, salt...

Great information all. Both cells are installed horizontally right out of the heater. I know both cells complain of low flow at 1,500 rpm since that was a preset. Now I'm running the pump 9am to 5pm at 2,200rpms. I'll pinch off the main drain some more and lower the pump speed down and see...

I have one valve to split flow between the main drain and the SB. Right now I guess that the flow is split 40/60 and 60 being the SB. At that split the weir doors are skimming a little bit of water over them. I'll adjust the valve down prioritizing the SB to continue to lower the RPM and see...

Morning. Yesterday I had a new Intelliflo 3hp pump installed and two IC60's. My question revolves around the pump speed. Since we dumped a 1,000 lbs of salt in the pool yesterday the pool company asked me to run the pump all night before turning on the SWGs and running the rpm faster than...