Recent content by bob_in_VA

That looks like the right one, and I am still loving mine! :goodjob:

:?: I've been very curious if there are any major problems with having a borates level above 50ppm, and if so, by how much above 50ppm would it need to be to experience any problems? I know this is not rocket science, but I also don't want to find out after its too late if there's any major...

Thanks again for getting back to me so quickly. I only ran the SWG for 6 hours last night, and I'll get a fresh set of test measurements later this evening. When I read the Water Balance tips for a SWG posting by waterbear, I did see that the recommended CYA level mentioned is 60-80 for most...

Thanks for a quick response time, Jason. I thought that the percentage dial on other SWG's affected how much voltage was used in the electrolysis process and the Intex just ran wide open for as many hours as I set the timer. I appreciate you educating me about the Intex timer function vs. other...

Well, it looks like I may have found out why our eyes had a very slight sting in them prior to adding the Borax. The FAS-DPD test is showing my FC level to be 11.2 :shock: :shock: I've posted a question in the chemistry section to get some advice on what would be the best method for...

I've been reporting on my success with the Intex SWG over in this thread: http://www.troublefreepool.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1090 To recap, I've had the SWG for a little over a week, been reading FC at 5+ (off the high end of the scale on DPD tester). Earlier this week, I finished adding...

Intex SWG: Results after the Borax is added... :goodjob: OK, it took me a day and a half of aerating and adding MA to lower TA and monitor PH, but I was finally happy to get my TA down to 70. After aerating to get PH back up to 7.5, I added the recommended dosages of Borax and MA to get the...

Mike, Thanks for the tips. I was mistaken when I said that the pool store test showed a FC and a CC reading of 1.7, they were actually the FC and TC readings with a CC of 0.0 :oops: Oh well, now that I have a test kit, I tested everything that I could at least twice, and found that my...

Re: MikeInTN, I've been following your postings in this thread since I am a proud new father of a 24' AGP with 54" walls. I originally ordered a Hayward AquaTrol for $519, but long story short, after waiting a month for an ebay seller to tell me that they are out of stock, I decided to get the...