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Hi I need to raise my pH after AA treatment I don't want to raise my TA as well Is it OK to just aerate ( which I normally do) to just raise pH My pH is quiet stable and doesn't require much adjustment

Hi After replacing my laterals because of filter media coming back into the pool. I was wondering if anyone had an idea as to how they got damaged The only solution I can come up with is that when backwashing the area below the lateral becomes a void and then allows the weight to push down

Some time ago I read a post about an alternative to AA for iron staining I think by Swampwoman (not sure) Can anyone guide me to it?

Hi all Because of constant use of sodium hypochlorite my salt level has risen to that of a SWCG pool Also my pool is covered with no UV burnoff my CYA is about 20 with no problems as recommended by Chem Geek Should I raise my CYA, or is the higher CYA only for a SWCG pool and not relative to...

No problems but I was wondering if a covered or indoor pool was less likely to be affected by algae I might add that I have never had and algae problem and I keep my FC levels correct and when I'm on vacation I up it to slam level before leaving My CYA is 20

I have a spare pump that is to large for my sand filter. What's the general opinion of restricting the pressure side of the pump to reduce flow through the filter

Hayward Powerline pump leaks after 6 months use After contacting my supplier they said it wasn't guaranteed as the water was outside the correct parameters (acidic) and irrepairable I strongly denied the parameters were wrong as I use the Taylor 2006C test kit They did however give me a...

Hi All After completing an AA treatment, adding metal sequestrant, bringing chlorine up to correct level and balancing Is there a test to check the amount of sequestrant in the water or should it just be used periodicaly

Hi Just curious Looking through posts on the site I see reference's to wiring up for 120volt or 240volt I know the UK is nomimal 240volt and the USA is 120volt but I don't understand why anyone in the states would want to wire up for 240volt

Hi My pool is covered and I have a thermal blanket so no UV degredation and no bather load Because I'm getting low on reagents (already ordered) I am only testing once in 24hrs I have a chlorine loss of 1.5ppm in 24hrs. Would that be acceptable to pass the OCLT

Hi I have been using my Taylor K 2006C for a while now and I'm getting low on R0870 and R0871 for chlorine Does anyone know of a company who will ship these to the UK or a company based over here I would have thought that Taylor would ship but they don't

Hi I have Hydrochloric acid 36% and don't see a relation between it in Pool Maths. Should I just go with 29% and just put a bit less in or is there a formula to convert I would also like to know the difference between Baume and Percent

Hi I've finished the AA treatment and have been keeping the chlorine level at 2-3, ph at 7.2 and added sequesterent. I have done this for 2 weeks. Can I now increase the chlorine up higher

Having just done AA treatment and wonder if lead from a dive belt could add more staining to the fibreglass pool surface

Hi I'm doing an AA treatment and would like to know how to test for pH when it's lower than 7 bearing in mind that I don't want to overdo the increase I suspect that there is a way by adjusting the test water sample or adding more drops

Hi All I check new posts daily and I'm an avid member of this community I'm doing an AA treatment and need to reduce my pH from 7.8 to 7.2 Pool math says I need to add 1571ml of muriatic acid I'm OK with that, I then factored in reducing my TA from 120 to 80 at the same time and the results...

My pressure through my sand filter which is now glass media is 18PSI I'm experiencing fine particles on the pool floor I used quiet a bit of DE as previously advised starting of with a cup then adding more but the pressure didn't rise and the fine particles seemed to go straight through the...

Does anyone have any information on the pro's and con's of a bag filter against a sand filter

Is there any difference between slamming an indoor pool against an outdoor pool FC 2.6 CC 2.4 PH 7.6 TA 100 CH 480 CA 20 Temp 30 Celsius

I have just received my test kit I can't see how to test for Cyanuric acid down to 20ppm as it is only graduated down to 30ppm

Hi I have a problem with black staining on my fibreglass pool It's not related just to the fibreglass because it is happening in the plastic weir as well I have used Lo-Chlor Black algae killer to no avail A stainless steel wire brush moves it but very slowly