Recent content by wes8398

Hi everyone. My Aquatools 1HP single speed pool pump was in for a refurbishing before spring opening in a month or so, and I received the unfortunate news that it's basically bit the dust. Replacement parts and labour will have me over the $200 mark (I'm in Canada...prices are higher). I'm...

Hey guys. I have a Four Winds Honolulu spa that we picked up a few years ago, and ever since I've owned it I've always wished there was a way to control it remotely (from a cell phone, etc). I see that some controller manufacturers are are putting out units that have this capability, but I...

Re: Good chemistry but still excessive foam when venturi val Well, opened up the tub and just let it fly with all the jets on high and all the venturi valves wide open. She foamed up a LOT again. Soapy foam again too. I'm 99% convinced that the dollar store "baking soda" I used a few weeks...

Re: Good chemistry but still excessive foam when venturi val LOL No, fortunately there is no chance I did that! :) Upon further consideration, this has got me questioning the dollar store off-brand baking soda that I recently used a few tablespoons of when my pH had dipped a bit. Wonder if...

Re: Good chemistry but still excessive foam when venturi val Thanks again for the reply. To clarify, I'm in south-western Ontario, Canada and the tub is outdoors and always covered. It's not exposed to snow/rain/elements unless we're in it....which is often maybe only once a week or so. No...

Re: Good chemistry but still excessive foam when venturi val Thanks guys. I definitely haven't put any algae code in the tub, and bather load has been next to nothing so I don't think it's lotions. I haven't checked the CH though, and I obviously need to do that. The 2 years or so I've owned...

Happy new year everyone. First off, I've searched and read a good number of threads on "foam issues" already, but haven't found any answers to my particular situation. My hot tub (~450 gal, 3 step bromine) has been acting funny on me all of a sudden. It hasn't been used much lately and I did...

10-4. Thanks for the clarification Jblizzle.

See my edit jbizzle - I didn't see your post when I posted.

Here's the thing though: A FC of 20 is shock level @ 50ppm CYA. According to my example above though, those levels would be a relative FC of less than 1... Jbizzle - you seem to see it the same way I do. The reason I'm asking is just for convenience. I wanna know if I can add my liquid...

Hey guys. I'm curious about safe levels of free chlorine for swimming, given certain CYA levels. I read some of Chem Geek's article on the chlorine/CYA relationship and most of it was well over my head. I did gather some of the info I was after, I think, but I wanted to verify whether I'm...

I was aware of that. I didn't think I had to re-credit him for the link since it went directly to his paper and not just an unidentifiable excerpt.

http://standards.nsf.org/apps/group_public/download.php?document_id=5891 The bottom of page 5 and top of page 6, along with the paragraphs surrounding them give another form of the cya/fc relationship. I've recently been looking into this, as I wasn't comfortable having swimmers with 15ppm FC...

Hey all. I have a Four Winds Honolulu spa that we bought used (a year and a half old) a year ago. We've been loving it since we got it, especially over this past winter, but me being me, I see room for improvement. :) The spa currently has 90 some-odd jets running off of one 2-speed pump, and...

In the swim has been a pretty reliable, inexpensive source for pool/spa stuff for me. I always check eBay and Amazon to get an idea of prices there too though. If its a seller with lots of good feedback, I don't hesitate to buy from there. I just ordered a cover lifter from an eBay vendor...