Recent content by Adam_FL

Jacks #2 treatment (sulfamic acid) followed by lots of dilution worked for me.

I have successfully treated scale in my pool with Jack’s #2 - sulfamic acid. I am now helping a friend remove stains from his pool. We used the Jack’s ID kit to identify his staining. Sulfamic acid alone is going to be the best solution if we go the Jack’s route. Is there a more efficient...

Thanks @onBalance that is very helpful information. I recently finished my third sulfamic acid treatment to remove scale from my original installation. There is still some more scale that needs to be removed and I was planning on doing a fourth treatment. Do you have any idea if regular...

Stenner with liquid chlorine controlled by the BECSys

Will do. Thanks.

@JamesW what am I missing here?

Water feels great.

My buffering is fine, I have automatic commercial chlorine and acid feeders that keep my pH and chlorine pegged to my set point.

I don't need CYA so I don't use it.

But isn't the risk to plaster and equipment determined by the CSI? For aggregate pools the low end of the recommended CSI is -0.6.

In 2021 Richard Falk @chem geek published a chart illustrating pH ceilings for different levels of alkalinity. A copy of the chart can be found here: CO2 and pH: Understanding Henry's Law Would there be any harm in targeting the following metrics to lower the pH ceiling and and reduce the...

Combined chlorine is gone so I am assuming the sulfamic acid has broken down. I have been periodically diluting my pool to keep the sulfate load low. So far I have added 30,000 gallons to my 26,000 gallon pool. Is there any way to calculate how much diluting I need to do to avoid calcium...

I’m not saying this is the way I am going run my pool. In advance of a load I add liquid chlorine to achieve 3-5 ppm. And yes I did use Sulfamic acid to get rid of scale. Despite my CC issue my ORP is above 800 and my water looks great. I was looking to educate myself the water chemistry...

I am curious to know what the minimum threshold is so I can determine the correct buffers for the situations specific to my pool. If the CDC requires 1ppm they are leaving room for some contingency. The above chart confirms my belief that CYA should only be used in situation where free...

- I understand the CDC recommends a minimum of 1ppm of free chlorine. - Alternative systems, such as mineral pools, claim you can get away with 0.5 ppm of free chlorine. What is the minimum amount of chlorine needed to maintain sanitized water? If my residential pool is not being used, I don't...