Recent content by bobazonski

Thanks for the info! I've only ever thought about the impact soft water would have on CH, but never thought about the impact on TA/pH. This is a good point as our water has relatively high pH and alkalinity levels and probably does explain the imbalance a bit. Plumbing my fill valve to my water...

The water where I live is very hard, and in the past (before I took over my own pool maintenance) I had significant issues with scaling. Here's what I've done so far to try and address this: Replaced the pool water Got the TA down to ~60 Added ~50ppm borates The issue remains that unless I add...

I have never seen the text "bo" appear on the panel so I decided to open it up and see if I could check whether the wiring/dipswitches were set correctly. My heater's board looks nothing like the images in that manual. Luckily I was able to find the original manual which has stayed with the...

I messed around with it a bit tonight and the switch seems to work consistently enough that I don't think it's a relay issue. With the pool running normally, I could get it to toggle "pool heat" consistently. The standby light on the heater stayed on because the pool was hotter than the set...

I can try that later, but just to confirm, the little red light does come on and I can hear the relay clicking when I press the button.

Our pool was installed around 2007 and still has the original Hayward H400 heater. We had the original Jandy board recently replaced with the Zodiac iAqualink. The iAqualink system is great, and the heater does a good job at heating water, but the issue is the communication and/or relay between...

Thanks for the response! I am testing using a Taylor K-2006C with all new reagents. (I learned about the issues with pool store testing when I saw firsthand how much the results vary after visiting only about a week apart :ROFLMAO:) I do still go to the pool store every month or two to confirm...

I have the same problem and found the best tool to be a pumice stone. You basically scrape the calcium off with the stone. Make sure you get one specifically for pool use and it will last a long time and go far. It isn't easy though. It takes a LOT of elbow grease and you can expect to spend...

Hi everyone, I have done extensive research on this topic but I think I need a little help putting together a plan of attack when it comes to addressing the pH balance in my pool. Background: I took over maintaining my own pool and recently, and also drained and refilled the water. After...

Today while getting ready to vacuum my pool, I mistakenly closed all three valves leading to the pump while it was running, thinking for some reason the vacuum valve was open. I quickly realized my mistake when the vacuum hose wasn't pulling any water, but the pump was dry and starved for about...

Thanks for the responses! When I first bought test supplies I found arguments favoring both options, but ultimately opted for the strips for simplicity and cost. The strips seem to have been pretty consistent with most readings, but I do understand that there are a lot of factors that can result...

Hi everyone, this is my first post but I've been coming across answers on this forum that have been all kinds of help since I took over maintaining my own pool. I'm happy to now be a member of such a great community! Anyway, I took over maintenance of my own pool starting in November and have...