My first couple of weeks with the TF-100 are going well. The clearer the water, the more the stains are bothering me. I seem to have very high CH, close to 500. My fill water is about 160 and it rained a lot recently, so I don't get it. Pool store testing for the last year or so was never over 400. I hope I'm making a mistake, but I did just receive the Speedstirr and if anything it went even higher! I know in general about CSI, pH, and TA, and I'm sure I'll back with more questions once I tackle chemical balancing.
Before I get into the details of fixing that and balancing the water perfectly, I think it would be a really good idea to find out what I even have! I thought I have a "gunnite" pool, but then I read that's just the vessel, not the surface. So I have no idea what surface I have. I am putting up some pictures, and I have the following questions. Let me know if any or all can be answered by these pics. Thanks!
1. What kind of surface do I have?
2. What are those large swaths of staining?
3. What are those tiny stains that are popping up (about 4 or 5) - less like stains, more like a hole in the surfacing.
4. What else can I provide to get better advise in this regard?
(these are the same pictures as below, just better size and one more)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... hotostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... hotostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... otostream/
Before I get into the details of fixing that and balancing the water perfectly, I think it would be a really good idea to find out what I even have! I thought I have a "gunnite" pool, but then I read that's just the vessel, not the surface. So I have no idea what surface I have. I am putting up some pictures, and I have the following questions. Let me know if any or all can be answered by these pics. Thanks!
1. What kind of surface do I have?
2. What are those large swaths of staining?
3. What are those tiny stains that are popping up (about 4 or 5) - less like stains, more like a hole in the surfacing.
4. What else can I provide to get better advise in this regard?
(these are the same pictures as below, just better size and one more)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... hotostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... hotostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66539646@N ... otostream/