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Sounds like a fun process along with getting the salt levels back to normal. I’m thinking the poly fill method in the skimmer and pump and dump might be good.

The iron likely comes from overspray from Florida well water. The water was fine through the mild winter we have but when the temps started rising the metals started showing up. I might try the poly fill method first, but a pump and dump is likely my option. I’ll continue to see if other have...

As I have the past few years, I started seeing stains from the returns on the liner as temps come up. In the past three years I’ve just bought a bottle of vitamin C and stuffed them in a sponge that had a slit cut into it. This year I bought a bottle of powdered ascorbic acid. Following the...

I've got the SWG set at 20% running 8 hours at this time 6 PM to 2AM (helps keep the water cooler and more refreshing). I'll dial that up and bring the FC level up which is easy enough and monitor.

After the recent liner replacement, refill, and balancing the water looks great and feels great. However a month into the pool being open I am noticing a grayish film on the stairs and skimmer trim. I'm wondering what this might be other than sunscreen or body oils, but the swimmer load has...

I used a GoPro 3+ that I had laying around, mounted it using a suction cup mount on a window that faced the pool. The GoPro was set in TimeLapse mode with one picture taken every 60 seconds. In hind site, I wish I would have used a every 30 seconds to better capture the progress. Once I have...

After 10 years, four of which were owned by me, it was time for a liner replacement. The original liner was still holding fine, it was the track that holds it in which had failed due to poor installation practices by the original builder. They used standard screws to hold the track in versus...

It’s an old school X10 system. If you pry the cover off the switch you will see two dials. One is the house code A - P the next will be a unit code 1 - 16. The remote is used to turn the associated switch on/off.

Was just lurking around and saw this thread. I bought the Si40 four years ago when they were doing a sale on them where you would get a upsize. I had ordered the Si30 and received the Si45, bonus! Considering that I only have a 14.5k gallon pool, I knew this was going to be overkill. The good...

Jonette, I don't know if you have a Winn-Dixe around where you are, but the one close to me had 3 pound jugs of granular CYA for $7.99, which is half off, and about 30% cheaper than Lowes, no idea about a pool store's cost though.

I haven't noticed too much change after rains, until we had around 16 inches of rain in 24 hours :crazy:. I saw all of my levels drop quite dramatically, after doing some calculations, I essentially had around 20% of my water replaced. Hopefully that won't happen again for a while!

My local Winn-Dixie store has Aqua-Chem stabilizer on clearance for $7.49 for a 3 lb. jug. Obviously your results may vary, but it might be worth checking out.

That is kind of what I was thinking since the Polaris will vacuum the floor. Thanks for the tip on the valves! Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk

A couple of weeks into the new to me pool, water is clear, chemistry is right, now to figure things out. I have noticed that the skimmers don't do a great job of skimming. If there is a good wind storm, and the pine needles and palms attack the pool, they will congregate in the skimmers, but...

:hammer: < too much actual work in/on the house before posting. Just mentally switch them please. :-D

OK, kind of stoked on the latest chemistry results, ready for the SWG to get in on Monday. Now to spend some time with the filter to get it cleaned out, then vacuum, then probably clean the filter again since there is so much dirt on the bottom. CC - 4 FC - 0 pH - 7.4 TA - 100 CH - 260 CYA -...

I ordered a SI-40 and took the upgrade to the 6 year cell, it should arrive to me tomorrow. I don't remember the name that they used, but there are more measurements/accuracy in regards to the chlorine production. I'm replacing a Polaris AutoClear Plus which died during the previous owners time.

Added 20 oz of chlorine around noon, and at 5 PM, my measurements: FC - 2 CC - 0 pH - 7.2 TA - 110 CH - 250 CYA - 10 - 15 ( General Estimate, as the dot started disappearing around 30, but was close to being gone with the tube full). There is still a bit of the CYA powder on the floor, which I...

Hmmm, errr, ooops :oops: I'm a noob, not afraid to admit it. Once that has circulated for a few more days and the CYA seems to be level, I will do it the proper way.

I added 3 lbs. of CYA/Stabilizer and after swirling it around with the brush for about 20 minutes, I added 24 oz. of 31.45% Muriatic acid. I did find it pretty amazing that the pool digested/lost a lot of chlorine (from 5 to 1) in 24 hours. I should have probably added some chlorine, but with...

I added the recommended 70 oz of liquid 10.5% early this morning then headed to work. I had the wife check it when she got there this afternoon, and just with the quick test she saw about .5-1%. I went over this evening and added about 50 oz more and after about 45 minutes, here are the...

The "floater" is doing a great job with nothing in it but it floats like it should :hammer:. I'll add some tabs along with the chlorine. I can probably get away with doing it right after my time at the office, that way she who runs the house won't complain if I am spending time on the pool...

I remembered a knife to cut the end off the CYA bottle, so I collected a pool sample and a tap sample as well as a baseline. I tried cycling the power on the SWG, which looked like it was going to operate correctly at first, then after a couple of minutes, the error 94 comes back in. I didn't...

This week I closed on my new pool with a house that we will sleep in. I've never maintained a pool, but I've been reading the forums/Pool School and decided that I even as a noob, will be able to handle it! I ordered my TF-100, received it after two days and attempted my first measurements...