Recent content by IN DEPTH

I’ll second the dye-emitting fungus under the liner issue! I’ve only seen it twice. Recently, a liner pool in my care was leaking quite badly and the FC would fluctuate wildly with dilution (fill water). The leak fed a colony of fungus under the liner (apparently). Superchlorinating the...

Exactly! I would much prefer to do exactly what you are doing! I really do try to extend the life of equipment to the best of my ability. I also have to hedge for clients running a heater at 88ºF with air temps at 80ºF, hosting the kindergarten class of 2023, and leaving a slide running all...

I was just looking for a discussion on the merits and pitfalls of higher CYA concentrations. Instead of either starting a discussion or being directed to some other source, I received several repetitive posts on pool water maintenance in a highfalutin tone. I was a bit protracted in the...

I understand completely. I am developing a program to train my future techs and this is where I start. I am not looking for y'all to accommodate my trade, only muse with me on best practices. I always try to run minimums on equipment (to clarify a recent comment). I definitely need a good...

I think we are vibing! I appreciate the support from across the aisle! I have 60% saltwater pools. None are above 40ppm CYA. I live in Augusta, Ga. It's 92ºF right now. I get a 1ppm at times, but usually around 2ppm or slightly more. The runtimes vary and I tend to leave the runtimes...

Absolutely! That’s what my experience had shown. Example of what I am dealing with: I have one seven (7) day per week commercial pool right now: • 80,000 gallons • 1200 - 1800 gallons of water loss per day • fill line timed for 1.5 hours in 15 minutes increments every day • Random bather load...

It's not that I don't believe you or that CYA does what it's purported to do. mgtfp shared scholarly articles recently. When reading those, anyone will find a sense of professionalism that is beyond reproach. However, even those studies are scrutinized by peers.

Now, that make sense and without too much condescension and Now, that make sense and without too much sanctimonious condescension. Again, I am not arguing the feed rates of SWCGs or manually dosing with bleach or injecting bleach with a metering pump. I am arguing for moderation. High CYA...

I really like the Assessing the Impact of Cyanuric Acid on Bather’s Risk of Gastrointestinal Illness at Swimming Pools article. I've read it before and it affirms my position. I am constrained by local health codes, however. There are A LOT of commercial pools that rely on large...

I up to speed on the TFP method and I'm not challenging it. I'm seeing holes in the recommendation to run high CYA with saltwater pools. That's it. It's not even that TFP recommends running high CYA (and I think that's why I am being met with derogatory comments from admins and members -...

Exactly! However, FC can be consumed faster than it is added where CYA remains relatively constant (or increasing if using a trichlor tab feeder).

All dealerships are required by law to sell other manufacturer's vehicles. Yeah, I've been doing this successfully for just as long as TFP. Y'all are very coarse people. I'm not debating anything. I'm only looking for smart people that know about things that I am interested in. Usually...

I completely boogered that comment! NaCl is dissolved into water and disassociates. The Cl- is used to produce CL2 and eventually HOCL. The reduction of HOCL produces CL- among other things. CL- rejoins “hanging out” with Na. Table salt is the most efficient and cost effective way to get...