Small Pool Build - Brisbane, Australia [emoji1037]

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needsajet said:
What brand and model is your heat pump? I'm interested to hear how it's doing.
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It’s an Australian Energy Systems heat pump made by Fairland. We went with an oversized model for our pool volume - the IPH45. The company we got it through were fabulous and Brisbane based, but these units are available in all other states I think. We had an Astral unit originally included in our contract but I quickly ditched it after doing a bit of research. The AES system is significantly more efficient and is full inverter technology although I think Astral may have a full inverter model now. It was actually very reasonably priced. We are happy so far. Initial heat was 48 hours from 18-30*. I don’t hear it run much now it’s up to temp. I did have it running on silent mode overnight so probably would have got there quicker had I left it in smart mode. The only thing I would have done differently was probably a quieter boost pump for it. It’s by far the loudest part of my equipment (now my main pump is running on low). I just took their standard. Great price on Daisy cover and roller too. All fully installed.

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iain42 said:
I am so jealous of your robot!!!!!

I have become expert pool boy over the last week but I enjoy it.
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You neeeeedd a robot! Trust me I never expected to like it as much as I do. Just got home from work and decided to give him an extra run as there’s a couple of leaves on the bottom and I’m just sitting here watching him work silently [emoji23]

I will be turning to you though for lessons in Manuel vacuuming when the time comes that I actually need to!
 
So, still pushing the ph down as expected. It likes to climb to 7.9 then I push it back down by manually dosing through the chlorinator to 7.6. CSI seems good at this range and just slightly negative. Slowly working out the SWG %. I’m currently at FC - 5.5. Aiming for 6-7 with my CYA. It’s a bit tricky to figure out as I have the cover in all days some days then other days it is off for a while in the sun. I do like to have the cover off for at least a little time each day. It gives me a chance to do maintenance and lets it breathe a little. The most exciting part of this afternoons testing was CC - 0! The pool was almost all in the shade when I got home but there is a little section in the corner of the deep end getting the sun and the water is starting to look so much better I think. Also think Jeff needs cleaning everyday. He’s performing so much better the more I clean him and we have had some windy days so a getting a few leaves etc. All in all still happy with where I’m at and just going to continue to try and get my numbers to a good place.
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needsajet said:
Sweet looking water, Liz. You've got this pool care stuff well in hand!
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Getting there. I’ve been taught well here just a matter of putting it all into practice. Still need to do an OCLT but think first I want to continue dialling in my settings and levels. If it turns out I do need to slam I want to know exactly how things should be adjusted once it’s over. Don’t want to be back to scrambling around trying to prevent levels getting too high/too low. I think I’m getting close.
 
kimkats said:
Look at that!! Your water looks like a JEWEL! NICE! You are so on the right track now! Good job figuring everything out. Having the cover off lets the cc outgas! Good move! :party: for 0 cc!!!

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Thanks Kim. It was very nice to see as was the 0 CC. Will give it more time to air tomorrow when the sun is out... which will of course burn more FC but that’s easy to deal with.
 
riley00dog said:
You neeeeedd a robot! Trust me I never expected to like it as much as I do. Just got home from work and decided to give him an extra run as there’s a couple of leaves on the bottom and I’m just sitting here watching him work silently [emoji23]

I will be turning to you though for lessons in Manuel vacuuming when the time comes that I actually need to!
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Manual vaccuming is for suckers lol.... You know how slow your robot moves? Try to vacum that slowly or slower on your own. I get my snorkel gear on and float around targeting the gunk. I do this two to three times a week.
 
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iain42 said:
Manual vaccuming is for suckers lol.... You know how slow your robot moves? Try to vacum that slowly or slower on your own. I get my snorkel gear on and float around targeting the gunk. I do this two to three times a week.
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Good excuse to get in the pool at least! Cleaned lovingly as opposed to my pool where I outsource the cleaning to Jeff [emoji6]
 
Not much to report at the moment which is a good thing! Passed the OCLT last night. FC loss was 0 with CC 0 before and after. Now to tweak pump run times and SWG settings. I retested CYA yesterday and came up with 70-80 so will call it 80. Funnily enough this was the number I first got myself. At handover pool guys machine read 90 and I went with this since all his other numbers matched mine exactly and I didn’t have too much faith in my own testing at that point. So I would say it has been 80 all along rather than the 90 I believed it to be.

Pic of pool from yesterday. It is looking pretty good. Just want to raise my FC slowly a little. Currently sitting at 5.5. Would like it more around 6 or even 7. I have noticed a couple of small patches of plaster on the pebble which I obviously didn’t brush off properly. Now that I have noticed them I will focus my brushing on those little areas. I guess it explains the little bits of sand and mortar in Jeff’s bag. Knew it wasn’t filter sand as it is a shiny glass medium.

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riley00dog said:
Passed the OCLT last night. FC loss was 0 with CC 0 before and after.
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:party:

Great...!

Clarity and colour are looking sweet!



riley00dog said:
Now to tweak pump run times and SWG settings. I retested CYA yesterday and came up with 70-80 so will call it 80.
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I have my CYA up at just between 70 & 80.

I also had to reduce my run times to 4hrs total for the day with SWCG set to level 1.

Much colder down here in Adelaide Vs your warmer climate...
 

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