Recent content by AgaveTele

Very occasionally we might hit freezing at night in winter, but not very often.

When testing my CYA, I'm able to see the black dot with the cylinder completely full. Last year I definitely had CYA so why would it be gone now? I live in Central Valley of California (hot in summer). It is my understanding that CYA does not evaporate. I'm using test solution purchased from...

Thanks for the quick reply! I think you may be right. I have an auto-fill and I just tested my city water coming from the house and it has CH of about 200-225. According to PoolMath, my CSI is currently -0.07 with goal of -0.46 so I guess that's not too bad. I'll keep an eye on that. Pray...

I have a Nature2 Fusion chlorinator, but I really don't use it. There are two parts to this...the chlorine tab dispenser which I only use if I leave home for an extended period of time...and the Nature2 cartridge which I haven't replaced in a couple of years since I have started to use the...

Thanks so much for the quick reply. Come to think of it, they did use dichlor when I first started using the service. I think they only started using liquid chlorine in the last year or so. Not sure about cal-hypo. Water under the bridge I guess. Here's hoping I can avoid these problems...

Well, I've been lurking around this site for about a week and am really learning a lot. Here's a short version of why I landed here.... My pool is about 3-1/2 years old and I've had a pool service taking care of my chemicals pretty much the whole time up until a couple weeks ago. The last...