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How many of you have a sacrificial anode installed, and do not have a heater?
- By JoyfulNoise
- Salt Water Chlorine Generators (SWG)
- 8 Replies
Anodes have to be connected to the things that you want to protect. You can’t just install one somewhere in the pool plumbing and it magically makes all the corrosion stop. There is a very detailed science and engineering behind corrosion prevention and sacrificial anode design. The stuff made for pools are toys designed to make people think they are necessary in which case you and your money are more easily parted.
If you want to try an anode out, buy a magnesium anode and bolt it on to the ladder. See if it works. But you’ll need to clean up the corrosion that has occurred and repassivate the steel surface or else the corrosion will continue. Once a stainless steel passivation layer is damaged, the underlying iron is exposed and corrosion will continue. So if you don’t clean up and fix what’s there, it will simply continue to rust.
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If you want to try an anode out, buy a magnesium anode and bolt it on to the ladder. See if it works. But you’ll need to clean up the corrosion that has occurred and repassivate the steel surface or else the corrosion will continue. Once a stainless steel passivation layer is damaged, the underlying iron is exposed and corrosion will continue. So if you don’t clean up and fix what’s there, it will simply continue to rust.
Featured - Pool Chemistry, stainless steel corrosion and prevention, long term study.
this may take a year or two to see if there is a case for this type of corrosion control. Backstory: Bought house with a pool in 2020. In June 2022, I bought a new ladder, because there was a little bit of rusting, so I bought a 316 SS Marine Grade ladder and installed. I bounced along with...
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Spa
- By ajw22
- Pumps, Filters, and Plumbing
- 4 Replies
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Picture Posting and Resizing - Further Reading
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New here and new to pools. Let's start with the pool lights
- By ajw22
- Everything Else
- 5 Replies
Welcome to TFP.
Why don't you pump the spa water into the pool and then back into the spa when you are done?
Disconnect the light wire at the junction box.
Connect fish tape to the wire and then pull the fixture out from the pool side.
Pour wire-pulling lubricant into the conduit as necessary...
Once you've done all that work to get the light out, you might as well replace the fixture.
But you can replace the bulb if the fixture is miraculously in good condition.
Show us pictures of the lights and your junction boxes.
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Why don't you pump the spa water into the pool and then back into the spa when you are done?
Disconnect the light wire at the junction box.
Connect fish tape to the wire and then pull the fixture out from the pool side.
Pour wire-pulling lubricant into the conduit as necessary...
Once you've done all that work to get the light out, you might as well replace the fixture.
But you can replace the bulb if the fixture is miraculously in good condition.
Show us pictures of the lights and your junction boxes.
Lighting Basics - Further Reading
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Circupool Core 35 install
- By speedwater
- Salt Water Chlorine Generators (SWG)
- 15 Replies
Is anyone else noticing wild swings in the salinity data reporting? It tops out at values that roughly match my external meter but I don't understand why it would swing like this.
Another new pool owner in VA!
- By ICKIER
- Introduce Yourself
- 2 Replies
Well, this is my second season but I still consider myself new as I'm learning still...
Coleman Steel 22' above ground vinyl side above ground pool
A "starter" of sorts. Wife really didn't want a pool but gave in, telling me I was the ONLY one that was going to take care of it!.
I'd say I did pretty well the first summer. I managed to keep it clear all season.
I did NOT close it. The cover was too hard to maintain ON so the last time it blew off, that was it.
I skimmed and keep debris from settling all winter. Stayed rather clear. Early spring, it started to turn green. I knocked that out quickly.
My BIGGEST struggle was dealing with the pollen. I was turned on to scum sponges and 24 of them in the pool, squeezing them out daily for 2 weeks did the trick but surely there's something better out there! What a pain this was...
Then...the pool store was afraid I got it in chlorine lock. Somehow I came out of it w/ a few shocks and am back to clear and good levels.
Pain in the butt to vacuum as the water hose fed vacuum's bag is to low a mesh fine particles just bleed through.
I purchased an underwater hand vacuum w/ 500 mesh filter. Seems to trap the fine particles just fine.
Just purchased a solar cover. To y surprise it worked! 79 degrees until the cover. 83 degrees today!
Well, that's me and my pool.
I just made a post to inquire about my pump's GFI plug. Hoping anybody can help...
Message is here:
www.troublefreepool.com
Coleman Steel 22' above ground vinyl side above ground pool
A "starter" of sorts. Wife really didn't want a pool but gave in, telling me I was the ONLY one that was going to take care of it!.
I'd say I did pretty well the first summer. I managed to keep it clear all season.
I did NOT close it. The cover was too hard to maintain ON so the last time it blew off, that was it.
I skimmed and keep debris from settling all winter. Stayed rather clear. Early spring, it started to turn green. I knocked that out quickly.
My BIGGEST struggle was dealing with the pollen. I was turned on to scum sponges and 24 of them in the pool, squeezing them out daily for 2 weeks did the trick but surely there's something better out there! What a pain this was...
Then...the pool store was afraid I got it in chlorine lock. Somehow I came out of it w/ a few shocks and am back to clear and good levels.
Pain in the butt to vacuum as the water hose fed vacuum's bag is to low a mesh fine particles just bleed through.
I purchased an underwater hand vacuum w/ 500 mesh filter. Seems to trap the fine particles just fine.
Just purchased a solar cover. To y surprise it worked! 79 degrees until the cover. 83 degrees today!
Well, that's me and my pool.
I just made a post to inquire about my pump's GFI plug. Hoping anybody can help...
Message is here:
Coleman Steel pump GFI plug question
It is not in the manual and I can’t find an answer online. My Coleman Steel 22’ above ground has a pump with a yellow button, red button, and a black button. It has 5 red lights to where the black button can be pressed to select 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10hrs. Self explanatory? NO! If I select 4 hours...
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Aqualink down?
- By ajw22
- Pool Automation
- 105 Replies
Someone has. Look at AqualinkD...
AqualinkD: Open Source Control for Jandy RS Pool Equipment
Take control of your Jandy RS pool system with AqualinkD, an open-source project for enhanced automation and scheduling.
aqualinkd.github.io