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Nice tip.

Thanks for the reassurance. I'll keep it going and see what happens.

The t-shirt is picking up a rust color, but the poly-fil is not??? Am I doing something wrong?

Ok, I packed the poly-fil in an old T-shirt.

When I place poly-fil in the skimmer basket, what do I use to contain the Poly-fil? Do I put it in something first?

Read a few more posts...called a local pool supply store., perhaps more confused. Pool supply store said I needed to add something to the water to sequester the iron, then my cartridge filters will remove the iron precip? Is the poly-fil/skimmer method to be done with using one the products...

Do I want to boost my Cl when I am using the poly-fil in the skimmer so that the Iron will form a precipitate?

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure what draining 1/3 of my iron well water and refilling with iron well water would do to improve? Because I've dialed in the salt, I'd rather not dump the water. When I add the poly-fil to the skimmer, should it be contained in a mesh bag or pillow case...

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We just had our liner replaced and re-filled and salted our pool. Initially, the water looked clear and blue. Once I dialed in the SWC and brought the FC to around 2, a green tint developed, not cloudy, jut a tint as others have mentioned. I know our well has Iron concentration around 3ppm...

No other features, just like the water to be clean and clear, and not a fan of cleaning the filters often. The cost of up sizing filters and pump is not significant, and should equate superior performance IMO.

Bigger is better

How large is your pool? We inherited a similar pool a few years back and after changing plumbing, filter, pump, and moving to a Salt Chlorination, have had very little maintenance. Flow can be improved by improving the above grade PVC diameter and correct fittings. Perhaps the best investment...

check sunplay for pentair 3-way valve in your pvc price, install with 3+ inches of pip in-front on all 3, will last a long time. It's $35 bucks. Yes, bottom drain is important.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cloud.tourbuzz.net/www/db_images/tour/388970/photo_13286850-1100x733.jpg I could not get the image to attach, but this shows our stye, track is in the concrete. If I were doing it over, I would choose this same setup vs. in the cap.

I have that combo, what specifically are you wanting to see?

Thanks. The heater is a Hayward 140btu heat pump. It has a Ti heat exchanger and the manual did not specify the CH, just said the TA and CH should not be high. Is there any benefit to increasing CH to 150 or so?

I just tested after installing a new Heat Pump and found the following values: FC 2.5 CC 0 PH 7.2 TA 50-60 CH 80-100 CYA 20 (low, but we have not had a problem with maintaining reasonable FC levels) The pool has a vinyl liner, SCG, and auto-cover. I had left the cover open for a week and had...

Re: "Low Ambient" heat pump - Hayward HP21404TC I do not, but also looking at that unit. I notice that it's performance is identical to the HP21404T at 50/80/63%, and it's COP is actually worse than the HP21404T at each temperature down to 50F where the T is 4.4 vs. the TC at 4.0...

Just ordered the Hayward.

The Max Flow rate on the Hayward says 75 gpm, whereas the Ultratemp is 120 gpm. I know that my pump/plumbing is capable of sending 100+ gpm to the heater, but would I want it to send more than 75 gpm?

Thanks, any advantage to the Ultratemp?

I would like to order a 140BTU HP this week. I have Pentair equipment including an Easy Touch panel that I use to control a VS pump and IC unit, no other automation. I'd like the Easy Touch to work with the HP for scheduling control through their software. I'm attracted to the Hayward...

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We notice the slight taste of salt at 3800ppm, it's not offensive, and it does not irritate our eyes. I like the IC40 + Easy Touch combo because it is like getting the easy touch for $250 which also serves as a sub panel and quick disconnect if mounted at the pool pad. The IC40 Power supply...

You will appreciate the TF-100 kit, and getting away from relying on the pool store. The pucks are definitely your CYA problem. We purchased a home with a 18x36 vinyl IG pool last year. The first thing I realized was that my filter was way under-sized, and that I could realize a cleaner pool...

Ok, thanks, thought so, but also did not know if it was a by-product of anything used in the TFP method. I'm aiming a bit low because I'm in the PNW where there is not a tremendous amount of sun, and because it is easier to raise, than lower. Is CYA a skin/eye irritant? One other Q, should I...

I've been searching for some posts regarding the maintenance recommendations for In-Ground pool covers. This is my first season with a pool. Our cover rides on rails that are flush with the patio and is rolled up on a spool mounted below the patio when it is open, the motor is also beneath the...

Update: Thank you to everyone who helped me sort through this install. I especially appreciate the input regarding pressure and flow-rate in my particular set-up. Based on that information, I placed the IC-40 on a bypass loop similar to the one diagrammed above. I'm able to dial in the flow...

Preparing to add NaCl this weekend. Have the TFP Kit, CYA is over 100, If I dilute current pool water by 50% then it goes to approx 60. Currently dumping water. The pool was previously chlorinated with tablets. Question, how did CYA build-up so high in the pool? Did years of tablet use and...