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  1. Choneykuhn

    TA seems stuck

    My water of origin is naturally high in TA. I am currently trying to lower my TA to ~80 so I can add borates. I have this issue often. Once I get to about 120 it just doesn’t want to move anymore. I added borates last year with TA of 120 because I couldn’t get it down more. Absolutely love the...
  2. Choneykuhn

    Water gallons in my pool.

    When I ask Google to calculated gallons for an 18’ x 56” AG pool does it take in to consideration it is only filled to ~ 50-52” or is it calculating to a full 56”?
  3. Choneykuhn

    Salt 4800. 300 over max. Concerned?

    I am unsure what happened but it is irrelevant at this point salt is 300 over max can I use the next month of top offs to get it down? I just got my TA down and added borates levels are great except for the salt
  4. Choneykuhn

    Borates at 80 - is it a concern?

    48 hours ago I weighed all the Borax. I measured the acid and according to a strip my borates wound up at 80 rather than 50. Is this a concern? I am doing a TA adjustment to get TA a little lower. I am using MA down to 7.0 and the fountain to bring it up. I did borates because I had terrible...
  5. Choneykuhn

    Can running pump too much change water chemistry?

    I have been at 15ppm fc for about a week (been trying to get it down from over 30 for about 3 weeks) TA is currently 130. Have been working it down from 220. Current pH 7.6. Constantly wants to creep up. Not running my salt cell. It has been rainy cloudy and very cool for the last 30 days. It...
  6. Choneykuhn

    Hi

    3rd pool year. 1st year SW pool. Just a small 16’. Just tonight we did what the pool store said. Put stuff in the water for balance and also added the salt. We have an iChlor 15 and am still researching how to figure the % setting for when it will actually start producing chlorine. Right now is...