Recent content by ffournier

Here's my two cents worth. If you're constantly having to add water you're going to be constantly chasing it's chemistry. Also, have you figured out how much that's going to cost you over a year or two? I think the initial advice from the pool company you received is the way I would go. In the...

Yup, what Matt said. I would add, you going to want to get a cap that screws on to one end of the salt cell. Fill the cell with the water acid mixture and let it sit for 30 to 45 minutes.

Thank you Kim. I wish I could take credit for the design but I had nothing to do with it other than approving it. I just showed him the space we had to work with and within a week they came up with this design. We really liked how the pool follow the flow of the house. As for the chiller, it...

I also live in Houston and your pool design is similar to ours, built by Cypress Custom Pools. especially the hot tub. The one suggestion I would have is to think about weather you really want that sun deck. I say this because in the heat of our summers that sun deck quickly turns into a water...

Very true. I find keeping it between 60 and 80 ppm really helps in keeping the pH levels stable.

No argument here, pH and TA are only part of the picture, but it wasn't until I became diligent in keeping these levels correct that the scaling began to disappear, which is the point of my post. As for the pH levels, had I proofread my post more closely I would've corrected that portion to...

About a year ago the third chlorine generator I've installed in my pool bit the dust. The pool was built in 2008. After reading how high Ph levels can shorten the life of chlorine generators I decided to really get serious about keeping it in check. I had been relying on my local pool store for...

Hey guys, thank you very much. That's exactly what I needed to know

I just got my Taylor K – 2006c test kit a few days ago. Very impressive, but I do have a question about the chlorine test if I may. In step 2 they tell you to add 2 dippers of R0870 until the sample turns pink, and to add more if the color disappears. I'm guessing the goal here is to have the...

I usually do a very good job of keeping everything well-balanced, but we have been getting downpours two and three times a week here in Houston for the last few months and it is just frustrating the devil out of me. My local pool store does a very good job of water analysis. I have been...

Excellent. I love it. VERY nice job. You should be proud. You need to add your pictures to my nighttime thread above.

I'm in Texas also, Houston, and as you can see I also have a rather dark pool like you. My water temp is 81 and holding. How you ask?? Sorry to say but is you want your pool temperature in that range you'll HAVE to spring for a GOOD cooler. Those sprayer things do work, but not well in our...

We see many daytime pictures, but no nighttime ones. So, I thought I would try and start something :D

I ask this because I have a BioGuard test kit and I'm running out Phenol Red, and it seems BioGuard is out of the test kit business. Pentair sells a 16oz bottle already with chlorine neutralizer in it for $11 and change on Amazon. The concentration of Phenol Red I have is.065%, as stated on the...

I have the same equipment as you. I don't know if this will help but I took some pictures of the circuitboard it's wired to. Maybe you can compare this to the way yours looks and figure out what the wiring problem is.