Recent content by Chaddy

I just wanted to add my thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread. I had the same issue with my screen and did not want to shell out a few $100 for a new board. So I ordered the blue screen and a soldering kit and got to work. All of the hints are useful but I will say that it just...

Thank you. Great information. - - - Updated - - - Thanks for the info. Looks like I am not out of the ordinary.

I just entered in 3500 for the salt concentration into the PoolMath page and saw that this reduces the CSI by about 0.2. Do you think that by raising the CSI closer to zero or even positive, it could help with the problems I am seeing with my stone?

Sure. That's not out of the realm of possibilities. About ~3 gallons a week average during April-September, and ~1 per week average during the other times would be about 100 gallons per year. That may be a bit high of an estimate but certainly possible. But I have also had some dilution due...

Thanks for the links. I had already read through those before I posted this. Just to update the salt is 3000-3500 (3000 from a drop test and 3500 from a strip). So, unlike other's experiences I seem to be accumulating about 1000 ppm of salt per year. Does that even seem reasonable? I'm not...

Here are my current numbers. FC 4 pH 7.5 TA 70 CH 460 CYA 50 Salt ??? Borate 50 I have been using TFP methods since August of 2013 and have been very pleased. I use a Liquidator and added Borates to help with the white scale issues that popped up immediately. Borates fixed that problem. My...

Just an update on this, as I have not been checking for a while. I am obviously a novice at this but I found that the right light is definitely key. I needed bright, clear, midday sun to get a decent reading. Clouds or afternoon sun were no good. Even in the right conditions I felt like I...

Right. I have done it exactly as instructed. I've even taken it around in different types of light. Indoors certainly gives a different view than outside with your back to the sun, but even then I get low readings. I even asked my son to take a look. Obviously it is the most difficult test...

I just received some new R0013 and some 50 ppm standard solution. I guess my eyes must be too good because I tried it out twice and got 35 and 40 ppm. I was even stopping while I felt that I could still see the dot. If I am getting these results for the standard solution then should I assume...

Just an update in case anyone was following this. I allowed my pump to stay on low throughout the night and the spots have not returned. I have not kept the FC levels high but the Liquidator has been adding some chlorine, and I have not brushed much. I know, I am probably asking for a return...

Will do with the fingernail test. The Liquidator was off, but the pump was running as per schedule. Low from the 8:30pm reading until 10pm, off until 2am, and low from 2-6am when the second reading was taken. If I want to go low 24/7 then I might have to adjust the rate. I am not sure the...

OK, so I am still confused, although I am guessing it is "tree droppings". So my ONCL was zero. FC = 8 and CC = 0 at 8:30 last night and the same readings at 6:00 this morning. However, the spots were back. I scraped them off with a brush this time. If it's not tree droppings, could it be...

So I got home. Spots are gone. It's been 85 degrees and sunny. FC = 9 and CC = 0. Liquidator has been on and usually maintains FC at about 4. The amount of bleach I added this morning should have raised the FC to about 14, but this is just a guess since I did not measure it. I will do an...

Poolmom - I agree, I don't get why they come back overnight. As far as I can tell I am not losing chlorine overnight, but I admit I have not checked carefully. I usually just do a quick check in the morning with a strip before I go to work and then do a drop test in the evening. I have not...