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I couldn't agree more with both the lazy comment and misinformation. When I first started my wife thought I was crazy testing and dosing nightly. So did my friends and co workers. I actually took a stop watch and timed how long I spent during a full week on the pool this summer. And between...

I joined the forum earlier this year and started using the tfp method in May this year. Pretty much stopped doing everything I did the first year as a pool owner that the pool store told me to do. Drained 80% of my water got my cya down to 40 and started using the tfp method. All I did this...

Not sure if this is the right area to post, but I have a question in regards to total alkalinity rise after putting on the solar cover for 3 weeks now. I pretty much kept my TA at 70 for the last 4 months, did weekly TA tests with my own test kit and speed stir. Last week my TA tested 90, have...

Going with sod in some form of tiff is the ticket. There are a few varieties out there that do good in full sun or partial shade. There's a tif variety called celebration (used to be called bobsod) that is nice, and also a newer one called tifgrand that does well. If your putting it in just plan...

Shells are a great option I love them in my pool. I actually painted a tailgate for the pool interior finish guys truck, in return for adding a full bag to my pool during install.

If your going to wear a respirator when you use and dispense MA the 3m 60923 cartridge is the correct one to use. We use that cartridge at my shop for chemical stripping paint and for any type of welding or plasma cutting. Just remember to always store the respirator and cartridges in a sealed...

There is a check valve in the 90' elbow on the bottom of the black tube. Turn the dial on the chlorinator to off, take off the lid on the rainbow 320 let it air out for a few mins and start the pump. Turn the dial up to 2-3 watch the water enter from the top feed. When it starts to overflow the...

I will put money on high cya as well. What your describing is exactly the same symptoms as I had after using the pentair 320 for a year. Was adding 11 tabs about every 2-3 weeks. 1 year later I was in the same boat as you are in now. I tried everything from breaking up the tabs to switching to...

The travertine is called scabos. The stacked stone color is called bark. I got both from Monterey tile here in az.

Here's a few pics of my project. I did all the stacked stone and travertine on the pool wall myself. Along with the stacked stone on the face of the deck

I think my first question would be what did the city say about the level of the pool, on the plans that were submitted for your permit? I built a pool in Tempe last year and first had to sign a special release paper with the city to build my pool below the grade of the house. Second I have a...

3ppm / day doesn't seem that excessive. I'm in Tempe and have a 7900 gal pool. Currently my cya is a bit over 50 and I'm adding just under a quart of 10% daily so my fc doesn't drop below 4. I test and add in the evening around sundown. Been on the tfp method for 3 weeks now. 2-3 ppm fc seems to...

I too tried the product with less then satisfied results. Started with a cya north of 200. Put in a bag waited a week following all the instructions in regards to fc level, ph, and running the pump. Added a second bag after 8 days waited another week, cya dropped down to 160-170. Then the pool...

Glad to hear your project turned out good for you.

If it is raw aluminum after you power wash it I would scuff it with a maroon scotchbrite pad and then clean it with vinegar first. I'd also recommend using a etch primer before you paint it. If it's painted or powder coated aluminum use the maroon scotchbrite followed by rubbing alcohol for...

Your pool looks like it's coming along great! Was at about the same stage as you last year this time. So crazy how the safety codes vary so much city to city in az. In Tempe all I had to do was put alarms on the 2 doors and 1 folding sliding door to the back yard. Nothing on the windows, no self...

What your saying makes sense. I did a fc calculation from 2-5 that said 29. And 1-5 said 39 using 10% I miss typed the 28 cause I scratched a bunch of numbers down using the calculator for 10% and 6% my bad there. Did a 50% dilution cya test yesterday my actual cya level is 300 based on the...

First let me say being on your forum for about a week,Iv learned more then all the bull **** Iv been feed at Leslie's and by friends and co workers with pools. Excuse my French. So once I get my cya level down to 50-60 I'm going to start doing my pool chemicals your guys way. With the exception...

I too got a ledgestone sample from national pool tile before I started my project, and yes theirs is close to the one I used. Came down to cost for me, cause the tile store I got mine from gave me the cash contractor price. The interior finish is mini pebble with some abalone shell. As for the...

Travertine Paver deck & coping - need to make a decision ASAP! :S The name of the stone it's bark ledgestone, it's a natural stone. It comes in 8"x 24" panels which I had to cut on the tile saw into smaller sections make all the curves. But is really easy to work with. I got it from...

Just finished up a large travertine deck around my beach edge pool in January. It's already been in the hi 90's in Arizona and it is very cool on bare feet. The deck is tumbled pavers which are not sealed and not slippery at all. The travertine on the back wall started as tumbled 16x16 pavers...

Doing a full drain and refill, is a simple solution. And as far as the cost 30$ is about what it cost to fill it up initially. But even though we don't have any real water restrictions in Arizona, if I can avoid wasting 8000 gals of water essentially then that's what I'd like to try first. Not...

Re: thoughts on bio-active cya reducer I called the manufacturer of the product today. They told me it was delivered to the lps distributor warehouse today and should be in the stores by next week. Stopped at the lps close to my shop after work and the sales person confirmed it.

Yeah I just read that from his last post. Plan to call Monday.

Well Iv had zero algae all year which is at least a good thing. My current numbers as of yesterday were as follows. Fc 0 Tc 0 Ch 300 Cya 200 Ta 110 Ph 7.4 Pho 0 I think the only thing keeping the algae at bay is the fact that I'm using pool perfect+phosfree. At this point I feel my only...

Re: thoughts on bio-active cya reducer I stumbled across this thread on google. Just joined the forum to follow this thread. Very interested to hear the results of trying this product. Please post your results after a week. Looking forward to this product being available for sale.

Live in Arizona, built a 8000 gal custom pool last year. Currently have a cya level of 200, 0 fc been shocking weekly with 1 lbs chlorbrite. And running my pentair inline chlorniator on 5 with zero fc results testing weekly. Last fall I had cya level reach 200 and 0 fc. Put in 2lbs of...