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Hey everyone... I took some readings. CH 90 total Alkalinity 80 PH 7.5 CYA 50 Temp 83 When I use the whiz wheel in my kit, it shows me at a -5 saturation index. I'm trying to decide what to adjust... I am going to bump up my PH a little to 7.7 - 7.8... my ch is low according to the book...

Hi everyone. I need to replace my salt cell as it seems to have bit it after only 2 seasons. Can the IC60 cell be dropped into place of the IC40? will it need to be re plumbed? will the power supply be sufficient? Thanks

Hi everyone, We just finished having eco finish installed. Here is a time lapse of the work which took 3 days to complete with a 4th day of filling. The color is Mediterranean Blue. The initial fill had a green tint from th tap water which quickly disappeared once I fired up the pumps...

HI everyone.. I have an ongoing issue I have been working on and I have made some progress but am still stuck and in need of some fresh ideas. When I first got this home, the pool was a swamp. When I emptied and cleaned it I discovered that both the relief drains (one for main pump and one for...

Hello everyone. I am wanting to build a solar heater. Mainly to extend the swimming season (start sooner end later). I want to also design it in a way that will allow me to push water through it at night and blow air over it so that I can cool it off during the really hot days. Is there any...

Hello everyone... So I am need of a re plaster job on my pool. I found Aquabright and it sounded like a good option at first. However I have received a quote for $5500.00 for a Quartz re plaster of the pool. Compare that to an aqua bright quote of $8500.00. I know I am one cheap dude (...

Hey everyone, new to the SWG world... I am about a week in so far. I have been having to add acid to keep my PH down. at this rate it looks like it is going to take about 1 gallon a month... is that typical? Ill update my signature.... I am now running an IC40 and have borates in my water.

Hey everyone, I have installed an Easytouch8 on my pool/spa. I am having a little difficulty in figuring out how to get the system to work properly. I have the heater power hooked up to a relay which I have tried attaching to both the SPA slot and to the ELEC HTR slot on the control board...

Ive tried the calculator for size and average depth but That ia jsut a WAG... Since I am converting to salt, I though, "hey, I can figure out how much water I have. I was at 400 ppm salt and then I added 520lbs of salt (13 bags) I am now at 2800 ppm using the pool calculator by putting in...

I didn't really get sick of hauling jugs... but I certainly got sick of going out of my way to GO get them and also them stacking up in the garage... I have to add about 1/2 gal a day in summer to maintain good levels ( pool gets FULL SUN). I also get a bit tired of adding it every day. My...

I have been considering going to a SWG. I have 2 reservations. 1- I dont like the salty taste of the water..... however, I probably should be keeping the pool water out of my mouth anyway so this isn't a deal breaker. 2- I am worried about my Heater. at face value, Salt causes more...

For several reasons I had come to believe that back-washing then recharging my DE filter was a bad idea. After some thinking on the matter I decided to try an experiment. A few months before the summer I THOROUGHLY cleaned my filter and meticulously added the proper amount (ok maybe a little...

I have felt like I am going crazy. I have been searching out leaks because I didn't think it was possible for me to loose so much water to evaporation... I finally did a bucket test and the bucket and pool stayed even. I have an automatic water valve that I have set to add water for 10 min a...

I'm thinking of upgrading/converting to salt... I was wondering if I should get the 40 or the 60? In other words, is it good to go way oversize for better chlorine generation?

I came across this and I have done the process with a small handheld tool and I believe this is what needs to happen to my pool. However HOURS of internet searching has found NOTHING as far as a tool of this nature to use for the job... I have the pads, those are no problem... But so far the...

Hi everyone. I bought a house about 8 months ago with a pool that has a quartz finish/plaster. It appeared to be in good shape overall but was very dirty. I cleaned it out and gently power washed it. Notice how WHITE that pool looked after the cleaning... I have seen older photos which...

High everyone! I am new to the forum and a new pool owner ( though not a new pool) and I look forward to being a participant here. I bought a foreclosed home and I know it sat uninhabited for at least 2 years, possibly longer. It had a pool which to my untrained eye looked like it was in...