Recent content by tlhwxman

Thanks for the advise guys. Todd

Thanks Dave. Looks interesting. I will start to research. Todd

Hello All, I have an ageing Hayward Pool Vac Ultra. I have been doing a fair amount of preventative maintenance on it for some time. However, I think we are reaching the point of letting the old girl go. I am looking for a suitable replacement. I am not one to spend a ton on fancy new...

I live here in Las Vegas. During the summer I run the pump about 7 hours. In the winter, I back that off to about 5-6 hours. Most folks here would say to run it long enough to turn over the water once. In general, I find you can back off a bit in the winter, but not too much. The main problem we...

I first joined TFP about two years ago. We bought a house with a pool (my first). I never really got a good vibe from the pool store "experts" and set about to learn on my own. Google brought me to TFP. I thought it might be a good time to share a few things with new (and existing) members of...

Thanks Blizzle, Lion and Richard, @JBlizzle - yep I used about 60 oz of MA. I use the pool calculator for all my amounts. I forgot about the the "Effects of" feature bottom. Thanks for the reminder! @Richard - I use a speed stir as well. Best purchase I ever made. I get the exact results you...

Hello Gang, Been awhile since I posted to the forum. I moved from Florida to Las Vegas this year :party: . Got a new house with a nice big pool. I just had said pool drained and scrubbed (been sitting a long time). I refilled with city water. Here is the problem. My TA is a bit high (120)...

Funny you say that Richard. That thought cross my mind. Did someone leave a surprise during my install years ago? It's possible that some piece of metal is caught up in a valve or the filer or piping. Hmmm.

Jason - thanks for the reply that helps. FYI - I ran a test with the proper ratio of salt in a gallon jug. It registered between 0.0 and 0.15. What is really strange is that I cannot sequester this iron. I have had Jack's Purple up to 16ppm (w/6.8 pH and low FC). It still required a 32 oz...

Darn it! The ratio (salt/water) was not consistent with that in the pool. It was much higher So, based on your responses the salt may not be the culprit. If diluted it would not rise to the level being a problem. Ugh! Back to square 1. I have done a 75-80% water dump on the pool and the iron...

Hello all, Still continuing to work my iron staining problem. I have some interesting results from the iron testing that I am doing. I want to run some things by the group to get their experiences. I have been trying to track down the source of the iron getting into my pool. So, I have been...

@Jason (jblizzle) - yes, I have a SWG so I adjusted for the numbers in the CYA/FC chart. My pH is kept between 6.8 and 7.2 (to try and control the iron - doesn't work). I should also add that I have followed the Iron treatment process to the letter. Over the last few months I have done the...

BTW, Just to be clear: The solution in my original post was a meant to be permanent, meaning I would keep those numbers there forever (i.e. CYA 40-50, FC 1.0-1.5). Just wanted to clarify

Hello all, I have been posting my woes regarding iron staining for a few months now (http://www.troublefreepool.com/yellow-brown-staining-problem-t43712.html). So far, TFP has been a huge resource. I have tried everything that was suggested on this site and more. After all this effort I am 99%...