Recent content by Chasville

Missed a question. I have generally used algae control as the measure of my success, until this year. With the DE filter, all the stuff running, and the high water temps, this is the first time we may have run into a bacterial issue for a few days. Adding some of the calcium hypochlorite...

First, I'm surprised no one picked up on the cost of the ozonator, and the payback time. Curious. Chem Geek. The pool may have had some bromine in it. No way for me to tell. My first year I did a terrible job of testing, using only an AquaChem kit that tested chlorine and pH. I also was...

I have been using an Eclipse Ozonator on my pool for 3 years now. IT DOES HELP!!! and anyone who tells me it doesn't or can't doesn't really know. BUT, IT IS VERY COSTLY "help" I have a very high demand outdoor pool because it gets a lot of debris in it regularly, which I have explained...

"Need more input" How long have you been managing a/this pool? Did you do the winterization last year? If so what did you do? What is the plumbing like? What kind of valves?

Yes. Definitely. 1) Big stuff vacuumed up could cause problems with the pump. 2) Big stuff vacuumed up could get caught in the underground plumbing -- you have an in-ground pool, right? Stuff stuck in underground plumbing could get really expensive trying to get unstuck. So, as a safety...

Not big, just lots of them. My plumbing is rather old, and submerged. There is no practical way to change the pool plumbing without incurring seriously big 5-figure costs and ruining our backyard. So, the ozonater is connected to a special venturi "mixer". There is a valve in the main line...

I just read a bunch of stuff on Wikipedia about algae, and cyanobacteria, while waiting for a process to run. Lots of confusing terminology. And eesh, yuck, slimey, blech, :tongue: So the reason to keep algae or any growths low, is to keep the water as safe and non-toxic for humans...

What does CT mean?

My stuff: Nikon D300 w/ 8G CF card flash = SB600 Nikkor 12-24 mm ED G zoom -- for the occasional > 90 degrees shots. Nikkor 18-200 mm ED G VRII zoom -- for pseudo-macro and some general purpose shooting Nikkor 50mm f1.4 G prime -- low light, or clearer/cleaner picts where the zooms aren't...

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Here's a dumb question. I have an in ground pool. On the side is a "skimmer" The water level can be below the skimmer level, where it obviously doesn't work, and it can be above the skimmer level = ditto. But the opening is about 4 or 6 inches high. If the water level is on the high side...

So silver ions are supposed to act as an anti-microbial agent right? How? and why is it considered to be too slow? I'm not talking algae here, so please don't comment on plant life. Let's stay with bacteria and viruses.

Ok, so Ozone is a better oxidizer than chlorine = hypochloric acid. But the marketing number, while technically correct from one perspective, is mis-leading in fully understanding its effectiveness. I understand that the Ozone leaves the water too quickly to be an effective replacement for...

But, it did have one advantage over liquid chlorine, in one case for me. It eliminated the black algae from my steps. I was able to dump a pretty heavy concentration on the steps, and let it disolve somewhat slowly. Bleach dispersed too quickly to be effective, without raising the level in...

The good news for humans is that since we have kidneys and liquid/water based excretion system we are able to rid ourselves of the boron that hasn't be used in our skeletal stuctures, besides also having a fairly substantial mass and billions more cells. But, I would guess that injesting pool...