Recent content by Rasalon

Thanks for the assistance. I don't have an automatic fill valve, and also have a solid electric cover, so no water evaporates. The only time I have to add water manually from a hose is when I backwash the filter. I think Chem Geek's diagnosis makes the most sense, as I added a lot of...

Yes, for a very, very long time, though I still believe it has all gone downhill since Tom Baker.

Yeah, I have already given up in TA for the moment as I tend to only focus on one thing at a time. My FC has held, and very well, so the 28ppm shock seems to have done it. But the question is, what do I do about the high FC chlorine level now? Is it a concern, or do I just turn off the SWG and...

Ah, I thought bleach was acidic. So bleach will raise my pH. Does bleach also raise TA? I buy my bleach from Target, it comes in something like 1.45 or 1.42 gallon containers, and is only $2.29 each, the cheapest I have found for the quantity I need. Thanks again for the help!

Thanks for the reply. I have been using ammonia test strips for about 3 weeks (from a pet store for ammonia testing in an aquarium, and it has both fresh water and salt water readings), and my ammonia has always been close to zero. Is there any way to measure this so I know what I am up...

Just wanted to post an update to this, and see if I can also get some additional opinions. First off, my pool chlorine problem has been solved, took 45 gallons of bleach over a week to finally get FC to hold for 24 hours. FC has been holding steady at around 4 to 5 for two weeks now. Secondly...

As a follow up, I bought ammonia test strips today, and tested the pool for ammonia. It barely registered any ammonia, but I think that may have been the issue as all my symptoms matched and I couldn't define the issue until the tail end. I added 6 gallons of bleach last night, and shortly...

I will be hunting up pet stores for an ammonia test kit over the next few days. If it turns out I have ammonia in the pool, what ratio of water replacement should I do? 30%? 50%? Just when I think I have this pool maintenance down, another variable is thrown in. Thanks to everyone for their help.

Thanks, any recommendations on an ammonia test kit for a salt water pool?

Thank you for the quick reply. Over what period should I add the chlorine, and is there an upper limit? My supermarket had a sale this week on 1.5 gallon bottles of Chlorox (I bought 10 bottles), and I have been adding a bottle every hour this evening (4.5 gallons added this evening so far)...

Greetings! I have a 25,000 gallon salt water pool with a solid electric cover, solar heat and a 60 square foot DE filter. Last year never had an issue with the pool. I kept the SWG at 20% generation all summer, and everything was stable. Because of the electric cover, which I keep closed at...

I have been doing as suggested, keeping my pH low, to get rid of the calcium scaling that has already occurred. My pool readings are pretty much the same as in my first post (TA around 80, pH around 6.8), and the scale is being removed SLOWLY. However, my DE filter keeps clogging up with little...

It was the first time the pool was ever acid washed, and it was to remove the scale build-up along the winter water line, below the tiles. After the acid wash, the plaster looked great, plus it allowed for a detailed inspection showing no plaster cracks/bubbles/peels. I have solar heating, but...

Heh, I already have a 1800 gph back-up submersible pump, never thought of using it as a pool circulation pump, but with a garden house, it should work fine. Thanks!

It would be difficult, as I live in the the northeast (NJ), so the pool water is drained below the skimmers, all the lines are blown out and plugged, and the filter and chlorinator come apart and are stored inside for the winter. All the crystals brushed off pretty easily, but I tried a wire...