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Richards theory seems to be holding true for me as well. My salt is low in similar proportion to my CYA. My TA has dropped some as well. I have been running my Autopilot all day at level 3 60% as well as supplementing with 12% Chlorine. The water is clear, FC=5, CC=.4, but I have some white...

Kenlorz, thanks for letting me piggy back on your thread. We got more rain last night...comin your way. Richard, thats exactly what I was thinking. Haha. Thanks for the science behind the problem. I am going to go test my water now. I had my FC up to 5 last night and .6 CC. I maybe on the...

I have the same question as kenlorz. It is evident to me now that my FC was being used up fighting some bio-critter over the last 7-10 days. My CYA was at 60 and today it is around 35 on my taylor test. We have had a great deal of rain the last week and my water level is a little high. So...

Here are my results today. Looks like my PH bounced back pretty fast without any aeration. I added about 16 oz of MA and some CYA after my tests. My CYA dropped a little...maybe splash out? FC 1.8 PH 7.8 TA 250 CH 210 CYA 55 Maybe Borates are in my future, Waterbear.

Thanks Jason. I have a lttle dog that swims in our pool as well as licking water off of the deck. So maybe this is not for me. Is it normal for 9-10 hours of aeration to raise my PH so dramatically?

Well I got my PH down to 7.8 and my FC up to 2.6 last night. I bumped up my Autopilot some more also. No more aeration for me until I get the Chlorine levels back to normal. What are Borates going to do for me? Is this something I need to look at?

Does anybody have any experience with the Polaris 165 auto cleaner? I have a 12x24 with 2 floor drains. Pricing is 260 or less for a pressure side cleaner. Thanks.

I used my test strips as well as the Taylor kit to check my FC levels before I added any Chlorine. I still have no FC after running the SWG for approx 10 hours. My CC is .2. What was the most shocking (no pun intended) was the PH rise from aeration. My PH is at least 8. The test strip shows...

I have not added any bleach since I started the pool. The water is crystal clear. The SWG has been giving me FC of 3.2 to 4.4 for the most part. twice I had CC of .2. I dialed my Autopilot back last week to bring it inline with my target of 3 and apparently that was too much. I'll get some...

OK...So I get home this evening and do a complete test of my levels with my Taylor kit to have a base line before I add some MA. I have another problem. My FC had been slowly coming down from almost 5 about 10 days ago to 3.2 on Sunday morning. Today it is 0. Water temps have risen to 90...

So I add 13oz of MA in the evening to drop my PH to approx. 7.0. What is the best way to aerate? can I do it with my solar cover on? BTW I have not seen a rise in PH yet, and I was running my SWG pretty high early on.

I have had my pool up for 3 weeks now and I am close to having my SWG dialed in. I have used my Taylor DPD kit a few times a week to track my chemistry and here is my issue: my TA is 300, it was 310 until I used about 12oz of Muratic acid. My PH dropped from 7.6 to 7.4, my TA dropped from 310...

I have not seen movie #5 yet, but I started the book Saturday. 250 pages in and I wish I had more time to read. My 6 year old wants to see the movie, but I think she's going to have to wait. Last month she said "Bloody heck" just like Ron Weasley, much to my embarassment. Is J.K. Rolling the...

The Harmony also remembers what state (on/off, input 1, etc.) devices are in and can be programmed to turn off devices not in use. Programming a new device that might not be in the database can be as simple as picking a similar device and donating the commands that are needed. I also remember...

I also have a Harmony 880 and feel it is the best value in a system remote. Ecost has them for under $150.00 now. I don't know of another remote with a charging base and seemless control of 8 components, and I have spent a fair amount of money on learning remotes over the past decade.