Recent content by edibower

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    Turn off SWCG?

    As always thanks for the info.......
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    Turn off SWCG?

    Put in Hayward Aquarite SWCG last April and its working great. Keeping tabs on all the chemicals in the pool : PH, ALK etc. Turned the SWCG down to 10% and still reading 5.0 to 6.0 for FC when testing the water. Water temp is currently 56 degrees and knowing that it stops producing Chlorine...
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    Salt reading on Aquarite board different than Taylor test

    Thanks for the info........I plan on staying on top of the pool chemistry so hopefully wont need to clean any deposits.......thanks again......
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    Salt reading on Aquarite board different than Taylor test

    Quick question or two regarding vinegar.....first, my understanding is don't dilute it and second is it necessary to let it soak in the vinegar for a full 24 hours......thanks
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    Salt reading on Aquarite board different than Taylor test

    Will do.....have watched a couple of videos including one from Hayward on how to do it......thanks
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    Salt reading on Aquarite board different than Taylor test

    Thanks MK......clears it up......I will also make sure to clean the salt cell as the Hayward guidelines indicate
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    Salt reading on Aquarite board different than Taylor test

    Put in a Hayward Aquarite SWCG generator with TCELL 940 2 months ago. Its been producing chlorine and functioning fine. Wondering if anyone else has had the issue of the board reading of salt content being different from the Taylor salt test. The board reading has slowly been creeping up. It...
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    A few things and again thanks for all the advise......yes you can taste salt in the water..........as flynwill stated we get our water from the city of Phoenix....and his numbers are what I found also, which would lend itself to 400 ppm.....also I added 2 drops of the 0718 reagent to get the...
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    Thanks for the info mknauss........I am glad I addressed this now since I can take care of this next week, since its not being installed till Aprill 11th.......I had no idea our pool salt content was so high......but I guess over the years using the TFP method with liquid chlorine breaking down...
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    no worries.....just found a gallon of distilled water mixed 2 cups with 2 cups pool water then tested.....its came up 4200 ppm.....my math and chemistry skills are pretty sad, but would that mean more than half the water needs to be replaced in the pool?
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    would RO water work since we have an RO system in the house or should I use strictly distilled water for the 50/50 test?
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    forgot to add to mknauss question.......we are installing a Hayward Aquarite 40k system
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    yes it is.....so I think between the Taylor and strip tests, they are both high.......so as I stated will have to do a drain and refill to get ppm down before SWCG is installed......
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    just used the test strips and it came in at 7000 ppm.........so I will drain and refill Tested the water from the street before going to the softener and reads 400 ppm also.....so the water softener is ok, it is serviced every year.....its a city of Phoenix issue......thats why we have a RO...
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    Taylor Sodium Chloride test kit

    Just tested the pool water again.......this time it came out at 8400 ppm........42 drops used.......the tips dont seem to be clogged and the kit is brand new , since I have had that problem in the past with some reagents......might get the test strips and compare results......my last question...