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Looks fantastic. Great to see another sandgroper posting picks. I bet that pool got a work out today at 42 deg c. 30K LT BRP fibreglass pool, Astral ZX150 cartridge filter, Astral EVO320 varible speed pump, Astral Viron Ai EQ3 SWG, Astral 9KW BPA400 heat pump, Dolphin DB1 robotic cleaner

The screws are definitely the wrong type. They should be 304 or 316 stainless steel at a minimum. No rusting ever. Speak to the installer and they should replace them. 30K LT BRP fibreglass pool, Astral ZX150 cartridge filter, Astral EVO320 varible speed pump, Astral Viron Ai EQ3 SWG, Astral...

Can do. Foaming doesn't appear to be an issue. A few bubbles develop but dissipate very quickly. Not much water is going into the pool compared to the nearby drain. My may concern is how the small amount of detergent will affect the water balance, if at all. I will monitor over the coming...

Hi all, I recently installed an outdoor shower near the new pool and it seems about 50% of the water from the shower drains into the pool (was designed to drain away from the pool but paver seems to have erred somehow). Anyway, the kids mainly use the shower for rinsing off prior to entering...

I think I have found the problem with my SWG and it not producing chlorine. I checked the FC this morning at 2.8 after it returned a reading of 3.6 yesterday morning. I test this afternoon returned a reading of 2.2. The ORP reading was at 670 with a zero output even though we had 6 kids and 2...

I'm currently running the variable speed pump for 10 hours between 7am and 5pm. It supposedly turns over 2 - 3 times pool volume each day. And yes I am battling with the SWG to get the right setting. I'll have it worked out soon or later. 30K LT BRP fibreglass pool, Astral ZX150 cartridge...

I put some granulated chlorine in yesterday which boosted the FC but it dropped down again throughout the day. The SWG wasn't producing anything as the reading stated zero output at a ORP of 650. I had the SWG set at 550. This is why I don't understand this ORP thing. When I increase the ORP to...

Hi all, Received my new Taylor 2006C kit today with the magna stir and set about testing. The kit and instructions are fairly straightforward so no trouble getting some readings. This is what I got: FC - 1.6 PH - 7.4 TA - 90 CH - 190 CYA - 45 Salt - 4800 Temp- 29deg C (84deg F) The pool...

Fantastic idea. And a great security tool. Especially for kids when they start stacking outdoor furniture to enable them to scale the pool. fencing. 30K LT BRP fibreglass pool, Astral ZX150 cartridge filter, Astral EVO320 varible speed pump, Astral Viron Ai EQ3 SWG, Astral 9KW BPA400 heat...

A lovely 29deg C (83F) water temp over here in Perth, Western Australia. Spring has finally sprung with the outside temp expected to be 31deg C (88F) tomorrow. Woop Woop. Its swimming time. 30K LT BRP fibreglass pool, Astral ZX150 cartridge filter, Astral EVO320 varible speed pump, Astral...

A good read. Love when users post experiences. Makes it a lot easier for pool noobs like me. I have just covered my pool and fired it up my heater ready for the swim season in Western Australia. Lowered my ORP a touch to compensate for the reduction in UV. My TC is sitting at about 3ppm so...

Will do Gary. I'm still trying to get my head around this whole ORP thing. When I was sold on the idea of having an auto chlorinator/PH'er I thought I just set the ORP and the sensor does the rest. Lowering or increasing the chlorine production to keep it at a set level irrespective of UV...

I think I'll adjust the setting down slightly to see what happens. Although I have the setting at 550 at the moment the ORP reading is at 660 which is giving me chlorine reading of between 1.5 and 2 ppm. I'm in Perth Western Australia and spring hasn't sprung yet (**** it) so UV levels haven't...

Hi all, Just after some thoughts about ORP levels and how they can be affected by the installation of a pool blanket. After 3 months I have finally got my ORP set so it returns a chlorine reading of between 1.5 - 2 ppm with the pool blanket off. I'm about to fire up my heat pump for the...

Re: Taylor K-2006C test kit Thanks JV. I've seemed to have duplicated this post so my apologies if you stumble across this topic in another part of this forum. Thanks for the advice. I'll probably order something tonight. Stumbled across a site called Sunplay who are very reasonable priced...

Cheers Jezza, I've learnt the hard way when it comes to pool shops. Believe you me. Looking forward to getting stuck into the testing side of it now that the pool is my new baby. No more back lawn or trees to upkeep. Now just waiting for some decent weather to fire up the new heat pump and...

Taylor K-2006C test kit Hi all, First post so be nice. I'm in Western Australia and just had a new salt 30k lt fibreglass pool installed and the supplied test kit is just not cutting it. I've been to a pool shop numerous times and received varying results, which ended up costing me $$ for...

First post guys so be nice. I'm about to purchase a Taylor K-2006(c) from the US and will top up with reagents at the same time. Can anyone recommend what reagents i purchase in addition to the kit. I'm still trying to get my head around this testing thing as my local pool shop is giving me...