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Go to poolheatpumps.com. Great selection, plenty of help with sizing. I have a 110k btu gulfstream for my 20x40 gunite in MD. It will raise them 10 degrees a day without issues.

I’ve had good luck cutting a slit in the elbows parallel to the pipes then heating them with a heat gun and peeling them off. You have to clean up the ends of the pipes with sandpaper afterwards but it works pretty well. Cut the valve out of the way 1st to make things easier.

What are you spending that money on? Before closing, I check my levels and adjust just like any other weekend. Next I lower the water level a little below skimmers and blow out and plug the lines. That’s it! In the spring I remove the cover, add water, start filter and balance. Generally the...

I generally open to crystal clear water. Usually just a bunch of leaves a worms to vacuum out and add a bit of salt, borate and acid.

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Pool is closed now. I use acid to clean the light ring and that fizzes. I'm also able to scrape off the plaster with a scraper or pumice stone. Guess I'll revisit this in the spring. Thanks for your input. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can scrape it off the plaster and it coats my stainless light ring. Pretty sure it's scale. Yes I monitor CSI Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? Thank you. I've been trying to keep ph 7.4-7.6 knowing it rises on me. I don't check TA as often and usually don't mess with it until it drops to 45 which is when I'll add baking soda. With the amount of scale I have I've...

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? I question none of the above. My original comment to the potential buyer of a SWG was that I have to add nearly a gallon of acid per week and I'm getting tired of dealing with the staining and scale. I can maintain ph while...

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? At trace amounts... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? It's really not that uncommon of a problem. I am not a chemist but I know that my pool requires nearly a gallon of muriatic acid per week. Solving the Saltwater pH Problem| Pool Spa News | Chemicals, Technology, Air...

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? Could you not simply use non-stabilized chlorine? Don't get me wrong, I love the sw pool but fighting the scale really gets old. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? I understand all of that and the post below. I did start a thread several years ago which led to the borate and lowered TA. The only thing that goes into this pool is salt, CYA, baking soda and occasional hardness plus. My...

Re: Does anyone have anything bad to say about saltwater pools????? TA is kept at or around 50 with 50 ppm borate Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I keep my TA around 50, have 50ppm of borate, do not have anything that aerates, only run pump 4-6 hours per day and still have the issues. I close the pool at 7.2 in late October and open it higher than my ph test will read in April every year. The presence of salt alone seems to increase the...

I do. I've had one for 12 years. You simply cannot keep the PH down. My 25k gallon pool takes close to 3 gallons of acid a month. No matter what I do I can't control the PH over the winter and open to a thicker coat of scale every spring. When I renovate I will go back to plain old chlorine...

Fill water CH is about 75 so dont think that's the issue. I have to add salt every year from draining rain water so I would suspect that I'm diluting CH as well. - - - Updated - - - Great tip. Didn't realize I needed the SpeedStir until I got the TF-100.

Hi, I've had my TF-100 for about a week now and am puzzled by the CH readings I'm getting. I keep getting readings of between 450-550. Two different pool stores are consistently showing 240-260. One of the stores is completely computerized (A&S) which would normally comfort me but they also...

My FC is usually closer to 3 so don't think that's the issue. Should I do anything about the CH and CYA or just leave it alone? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As a follow up I tested my fill water. The PH is below 6.0 (can't test any lower) and the TA is below 10. When I test the TA at the point that I'm adding the 5 drops of R-0008 the solution turns pink as soon as mixed. I added 1 drop of R-0009 to turn it from pink to red. I performed both tests...

Hi, I received my shiny new TF-100 last night and performed my first tests. The PH and TA are pretty close to what my old kit was telling me but I'm a bit shocked at my CH. I tested again this morning to make sure I hadn't contaminated my results with cervesa last night. PH 7.5 FC 11 CC 0...

I have to add a gallon plus per week. I would run as fast as I could from Leslie. They try to sell you things you don't need (phosphate reducers being one of the more expensive), give you incorrect advice ("TDS is high you need to drain your pool) and their testing is WRONG! Read the post on...

Well, I had Leslie test and they came up with 7.8 PH, 120 TA, 2500 salt (said they could not test borax). AS tested same day and got 8.6 PH, 60 TA, 3500 salt and 0.0 borax. The AS numbers seem closer but the borax scares me (I know it's @ 40-50) and they we telling me my salt was too high...

I'll pickup some new reagent and have the local Leslies test the water while I'm at it. I'll let you know what I find. Thanks,

Why do you think it's creeping up so hi over the winter? I added 4 gallons of acid and the PH is still over 8.2.

Thanks, Should I then just let the PH rise on it's own or should I aerate to get it back up?

Hi, I've been having an issue with PH rise since my pool was new. I have to add nearly a gallon of acid per week just to keep things in check. After reading about borate last summer I decided to try it and see if it would help (it has not). What really baffles me is the rise I get when to...

Split by moderator from HERE. Please start your own thread for your own questions. Thanks, jblizzle I've been battling this issue for years. I have a Zodiac Clearwater and a Nature 2. My PH rise is such that I must add close to 1/2 gal of acid a week for a 23k gal pool. Everything I read...