Recent content by cameradude

Just to update, after reviewing some of the complaints about each of the units here, it seems like the CircuPool SJ seems pretty picky about salt levels (likes to be around 4,000ppm) and temperatures (seems to shut off below ~75 F). Most comments are from a year or two ago. This has me leaning...

By "other type of cell" I was referring to the cells used by the 2 systems I am asking about, they are designed so you can completely remove the plates from the cell casing to thoroughly clean the plates manually, essentially eliminating the need to ever use acid. Jump to 4:00 in this video to...

I haven't thought of acid washing 3 times a year as an onerous amount of maintenance, it is only a problem because it is shortening my cell life. Just so I understand what you are saying, I am wrong in thinking that instead of acid washing 3 times a year, rinsing and hand cleaning the other...

Yes, the old Breeze is the new CMP. I have found a bunch of reviews by searching with the name Breeze, the reviews are generally favorable, Discount Salt Pool has them on its chart (Compare and Review Saltwater Chlorine Generator Prices and Features | DSP), it rates the SJ45 at a 91.8 value...

Yeah, I don't pay for the app, so it doesn't save my results, it just shows them to me on my phone. When things get screwy I keep a log on paper, but if things look good I generally don't transfer them to paper. I tested my CYA last week, it is at 70. I agree, the way I choose to manage my...

Understood Understood and agreed. In addition to the range I posted, I did also say that I am usually just a touch in the negative range. What I have accepted about myself is that I don't want my life to revolve around making sure my CSI never goes above 0. I travel a lot for work, I am not...

Thanks for the reply and the video. I had watched it a few months ago but I went back through it at 1.5X speed to make sure I didn't forget something important. The fact that my CSI is well managed (in addition to the rest of the pool chemistry) suggests to me that the chemistry is not the...

Thank you for your thoughts, it's good to get input from somebody in a similar situation! Although the SJ-45 is recommended for 45K gallon pools, it puts out 1.9 lbs of chlorine, the other model I am looking at, the CMJ 760 (rated for 60K gal pool) puts out 1.88 lbs. My current T-15 puts out...

Hi all! I have had a Hayward SwimPure Plus with a T-15 cell for the past 8 years. I have a 28,000-gallon plaster (pebble tec) pool and I live in Phoenix, AZ where the water is hard and the sun shines a lot! I can't seem to get more than a couple of years out of a cell because they get a lot of...

Great minds think alike! I ran out of strips a while back and my cell was giving me almost exactly the same readings for the last year. I looked inside my cell about 15 minutes after I last posted and sho 'nuff it needed to be cleaned. My salt is at 3500! I have been so preoccupied with...

I measured my tap CH at 270. I feel like my test with the bucket ruled out a big leak but my salt level has dropped again to 2700 which is down 100 since yesterday. I put in 5lbs of CYA his morning, I am hoping this salt business is a fluke that will stabilize once I get everything else balanced.

Yup, I can swing a new test kit and a stirrer will make it fun! I will order from TFTestkits. Given the white dust in my pool I feel like I can assume that my CH is too high and a partial drain is probably in order. I am going out of town again for 10 days but my kids will still want to use...

FC 1.5 CC .5 pH 8.0 TA 80 CH 1000 CYA 30 Salt 2800 Water temp 90 For the record, my CH went from 390 to 1000 over the course of about 2.5 months. Still shockingly fast but not a few weeks. I know a few of my numbers are off like CYA but I am anticipating having to drain the pool over...

I test with my own kit and then take a sample to the pool store. Getting very similar readings from the 2 sources. Why, what should be happening?

Hey all, This is my third summer with this pool and I have never seen this before. I live in AZ so we started swimming just after Easter, my pool chemistry was good. Then back in May I started getting a white dust in the pool. I don't have Jandy valves but in the skimmer basket there is a...