Recent content by 3des

I pulled the trigger on the AQR15 and installed today. Only minor hurdle was accounting for the additional space the external flow switch requires. Not a difficult install if you're already plumbed for a SWG. Such an upgrade over the Pentair garbage already with the control box being able to...

I have a Pentair IC40 which I suspect died a year ago+ despite all green lights. I've replaced the flow switch 3 times which at $75 a pop kept me limping along but even tho I was set at 100% output, I was still pouring in bleach. Again this year cell is off (red) indicating low salt (not the...

Ok project is finished. Really pleased with the results. General guidance on the original question was balance first then add salt. Usual FG call out about watching your CH, too low is very bad but 50 ppm lower than a traditional plaster pool. So far I'm happy. For anyone else wondering, to go...

Here are some pics after the first coat of gel. Happy to answer any questions on this. Seemed like a pretty ideal mix of construction, materials and durability to me. I know many are hard on pure FG pools, but IG + FG seems like a pretty good mix (hoping). One thing that is concerning is...

Long story short. 20+ year old gunite + plaster pool, 135ft of cracks. Nightmare. Considered many options but chose a local highly review FG company that offers 5 yr warranty on finish and staple crack repair. Closest I got on plaster was 6 months cracks, none on finish. FG is a little more...

Mike, which way did you go on this? I'm in a similar boat, cracks all over the pool, some moving but an old finish. VERY reputable PB wants to put in 15 piers along with the demo work for a small fortune of $21K, just for the repair. Do the staples actually work? Starting to consider just...

Quick update. I figured I'd wait one more day before starting the drain process and gave the pool a final chance through the overnight run. Well this morning the pool is blue again. I think the following can be taken away from this experience, (please add to or correct me on any of these)...

Thanks Zea, solid recommendation. Not fun, but doable. Pressure gauge appears to be working fine. 0 when pool is off, climbs when building pressure, fluctuates slightly letting out air etc. Stabilizer added via the sock in front of the jet method.

Back from the pool store to compare results. Some align, some don't. FC: 4 TAC: 4 Salt: 3500 CH: 240 CYA: 90 TA: 90 PH: 8.1 Phosphates: 300 ( :lol: ) So PH is too high, I dumped in 3 qts acid just now and swept again. Even at CYA of 90, that's still not unreasonable, right? There is a ton of...

Good point. But when I pulled my full panel, the native CYA test yielded 50 as well...Just did it again (all pool water) and it seems to be ~80. I wish there was a more scientific method of doing this test. :(

Thanks for the reply. Well the plot thickens and now I am totally perplexed. You're right, the pool water alone did not obscure the dot. 50/50 mix yielded a 50 reading. hmmm so I went back and pulled another set of results. I poured in a jug of bleach yesterday to shock just in case the high...

My nightmare season marches on... I've changed my filters for the 2nd time this summer trying to clear up my pool. Even tho the pressure registered as clean, I just can't get my pool blue again even tho my numbers look really good. Granted this last bout of green happened on account of a...

My problems started a couple of weeks ago with no lights to the IC. Simple enough fix: radio shack fuse holder + new fuse. All was well for > a week. Today I notice my pool turning green, 0 FC and no lights on the IC again. The fuse was not blown but I swapped it just in case, no luck. I'd...