Recent content by Alex_K

5 year old gunite pool with pebbletec finish. Have mastered maintenance and upkeep, but am frustrated with availability of chemicals. Nearest pool store is 60 miles and even box store for chlorine is 45-50. Local Walmart only carries liquid for about 8 weeks in May/June and then just dwindles...

For 45 years, every house I've lived in, rented, or owned, in 4 states has had a DC at the meter, provided by the WSC. I can;t beleive that several of those backwater states are more proactive than California on a natural resource, but I do find that comical. And that aspect alone was why I...

At most you'd affect yourself. There is already a BFP at the meter. As for the valve, they will absolutely close (I've been using a cheap hunter one for nearly a decade on mine). But I'm not understanding where the second downstream valve is coming from (although they will do that also, since...

Except there's already a BFP at the meter. So the most that would be contaminated is yourself. Which is why I said it shouldn't be legislated for pool builds or the like. It's like a seatbelt law, and shouldn't exist ('ll give a pass to those requiring it of children, since they likely lack...

If they don't require specific BFP in language that would warrant a $200 model like that WZ, go to Home Depot and pick you up a Orbit or Hunter model from the sprinkler aisle and replace it. Usually to see that much brass it's because the city requires a double check rather than just a simple...

Yes. Just went to break down my DEV60 today and yet again forgot that the 2" outlet pipe O-Ring seems to be destroyed every single time I've done a breakdown. And every single time I do a breakdown I forget to order one three days before, so its on hand. Local pool house wants $26 in a...

That was a typo and should have been 600 (not 6000). about 25% of what I'd need. And the TA comes with our input water. It's a beast and full of Ca and K. But after reading through more forums here driven by your comments, I'm beginning to consider it. Looks like plenty of people are...

yeah, last check was a hair under 600. So quite a bit lower than I'd need. Our big problem is high pH/lack of acid, since I can literally walk out and dump a gallon of 20o in on a given day and stay in safe ranges. I'm kind of figuring I may do this for a year or so to see what I think, as...

I know this is the case for CalHyp, because of the interactions, but going through my chemistry, I can't come up with any problem running sodiumhypo behind 2 year old leached our Trichlor. And this would in essence, only feed chlorine in while the pump is running, diluting it in the process...

I've gone back and forth, and between having an already flaky flagstone, an extra 400sq ft flag patio adjacent to the pool and equipment, barstools in the pool on stainless columns, and running robotic sweepers, I'd rather not. Additionally, my pool sits above (uphill from) my leach field, and...

Hello all, Long story short, I have a 23,000 gallon, very exposed pool to south Texas sun, and much prefer the LC route. But as I prefer to add chlorine in the late evening, and my schedule does not allow this I'm looking to automate using a Stenner system, and a 5-7 gallon small drum. My...

I was aware of that, but for some reason still had pucks in mind. Can they work in a floater, or would granular/predissolving be the necessary route?

So having been a couple of months using forums, I’ve noticed that our new pool likes to eat chlorine (it’s full sun for 14 hours right now, and has a large sun shelf, so understandable), but other than that, it’s been a breeze. I tend to add LC in the evenings, to get more circulation time...

Have ABC read and understood. I have been keeping it about 4.5, as best I can tell. I was tinkering with the erosion tower setting, because I was having a hard time determining that level with certainty, so I figured I'd work it down until I got a definite reading and then come back up. Is...

We just constructed a pool late last year, and I'm taking care of all chemical for the first time (paid someone at the old house). Everything is going pretty well, and (I recently started using pool math and a TF-100, and it has been more effective than the Pentair 78HR that the builders left...