Recent content by anothernewpoolguy

The ring's inner diameter is 4" and is 1/2" thick. It's definitely not getting through the suction port. I might have wanted a little more weight, but it feels hefty enough to hold the basket down. Edit: meant to say 4” inner diameter. Fits perfectly at bottom of basket.

I wanted to report an update mid/late pool season. Thanks to this site and everyone's comments here, everything going well with the pool. Chemistry is stabilized and have been monitoring/adjusting as needed. Been testing daily with the Taylor kit to see any trends. No surprises there. I've also...

I have a full time water temp data logger. It fluctuates day/night between 50F-58F. My pool is mostly shaded. I'd guess at peak summer (July/Aug) it could add 10F, but that's just a guess. How is 45 not a valid number for CYA? The Taylor tic marks are at 40 and 50, but the scale (slightly...

My current numbers: pH: 7.6 TA: 110 CH: 230 CYA: 45 Avg temp: 55F CSI: -0.26 My pH has been rising fairly quickly so I've been pushing it down with acid, which in turn is rapidly dropping TA. This is further pushing my CSI more negative. For example, if this continues and TA eventually gets to...

Yes. My issue is my TA is getting lowered right now (with the added acid in order to keep pH in range) and I’ll quickly be at a point where I’ll have to add CH to keep CSI up. I’d rather keep CH low now while I can, and as summer comes and fill water adds CH, then the TA can be maintained at a...

Maybe I’m not stating the question well. I know what will happen with high TA and the recommended way to maintain a balanced CSI. Scaling won’t occur if CSI is in a good place, but a good CSI can be had even if TA is high and low CH (like how my water is now). My point is as I keep adding acid...

Oh, I should probably also mention that I have a small leak in the concrete. Another item to be addressed eventually.

I use a Taylor 2006 kit and a magnetic stirrer. I'm not so sure it's user (me) error. The addition of calcium and its measurement seemed to be consistent, just low compared with calculated values. The "lower than label said" could be a function of smaller than assumed pool gallonage. The mystery...

My pool chemistry has leveled off with a good CSI. Thanks everyone for the help through the process. My TA is still on the high side so it's pushing my pH up pretty quick, which I'm keeping in check with acid. My calcium is still on the low side (230 ppm). It's still gone down some for whatever...

Ok, I don't know what's going on with my CH levels. I've always had to add a bit more than the packaging/calcs say. A few days ago I measured it at 250, then added more over the next few days and it went up to 270, then unsurprisingly at 300 yesterday. Today it's at 240 when no new calcium was...

Thanks, we'll see how the summer season goes. I want to get proactive in getting my TA down. I've read about the acid and aeration method. My question is what would be a more energy efficient method to aerate: air or water jets? Aquarium type aerators are cheap and seem to provide a lot of...

That makes sense. I didn’t think the effect would be that great given how soft my tap water already is. This will be my first summer so I can monitor how much topping off is needed and I’ll test through the season. So what does everyone do after the summer season and CH spikes? Partial...

How does evaporation add calcium?