Recent content by cap10gus

Thanks for the suggestions. Calcium was confirmed when it fizzed after contact with muriatic acid. In hindsight, I may have gotten lax on adding acid weekly to balance the pH. Testing every couple days for awhile to monitor. Like I mentioned earlier, I've had the pool for 3 years and it's...

Pebble Tec finish. I've used test kits initially but always had trouble distinguishing between the subtle color variances. That is why I use test strips and have the water tested every couple weeks. The thing that throws me about it being calcium is that I expected to see heavy deposits on...

I suspected calcium too but not sure why it has only recently been occurring. The pH is usually higher when i have the water tested prior to adding acid for the week. Then it usually settles back to within normal. I use strips weekly and pool store every 2 or 3 weeks. I will start testing...

What is the white gritty silt in my pool? Three year old salt water in-ground pool. Pentair cartridge filter. I am finding an increasing amount of a white, gritty substance in my pool. It has the consistency of very fine sand. I used to see small amounts at the bottom of the spa below the...

3 old year salt water pool. Pentair filter and pumps. Relatively trouble free except for adding acid weekly to balance pH. Looking forward to the exchange of ideas and suggestions to keep my pool trouble free.