Recent content by phil29

Brian, Is this something that you would press the PB about, or just let it go? What would you do if it was your pool? -Phillip

Thanks for the patience, its been a busy few days. I've attached a picture of the plaster, does it normally look so marbled? It looks like a child finger painted on the entire plaster surface: IMG_20160331_181824.jpg - Google Drive Maybe that's just the natural look of plaster and I'm making a...

Davis, Alright, so the latest levels are: CH: 210 TA: 110 pH: 7.2 CYA: Somewhere between 30-50, I'm not in love with the test, I feel like I can still see the dot and keep adding water when maybe I'm just trying to hard? CSI: -0.44, squeaked just over -0.6 I basically took your advice and did...

Davis, I assume I am looking for a higher pH to offset the relatively low CH I currently have? I have not assumed responsibility for the chemical balance of the pool and I have no idea what the plan is. I am actually headed over there to talk with them either today (if I can get finished with...

Alright current levels: TA: 90 CH: 140 pH: 6.4 (determined using a little voodoo, chicken bones, and math) The pH has come up since yesterday. They have fixed the pump and now have the pump running. I don't have a heater on my pool, but I do have a cartridge filter and SWG (IC60, but its...

Davis, TA was between 80-110 earlier this afternoon (I did a super quick check that wasn't very exact, and the pH was well below the minimum of 7.0 that my 2006 kit can test to. Do you know what options there are to possibly clean the splotches? I'm meeting with both my lawyer and my builder...

Haha, in the actual Central Valley, in a city you've never heard of ;-) I checked a report for a city about 5 miles away from me and it shows avg CH of between 3 and 11, with a TA of 170. I believe the upper TA range for my city was over 290. That's not the average by any means, but I just...

I just tested the CH again and its about 130 now.

Davis, I'm feeling pretty bummed, there are white patches covering everything on the plaster, there's no uniform color at all and there's hard gritty ridges in parts of the pool. The ridges have the consistency of brittle cement. I've been brushing it 3x a day. As to your question, I added the...

Davis, Will do on all counts. I'm at work for a bit but when I get home I'll take care of it and post some levels for you. -Phillip

onBalance, *I bought calcium chloride, excuse the slip. Davis, Nope, the only thing I've added is muriatic acid and aeriated. -Phillip

Davis, Just rechecked, CH Rose by 10 overnight and is now 50. -Phillip

Yep, I talked to another PB last week because of other contractual issues, and the conversation even managed to swing to our cities insanely soft water. Admittedly, 40 is what the CH was last night and I imagine it's probably risen some, I will recheck for you, but out of the tap, adding the...

Davis, The builder has begun running the electrical for the equipment today, but given their usually slow speed of work, I'm not entirely sure when it will be ready. As for the startup, they are technically responsible, but I get the feeling that they just randomly tossed in chemicals and don't...

Davis, Is there a rule of thumb for the number of pucks to use? I was mostly concerned about chlorinating to quickly, but I presume I was being overly cautious? Thanks, Phillip