Recent content by chazas

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I dunno, but I have been enmeshed in the various pool subreddits and folks have some, er, interesting ideas. And they all claim they’re right. Some poor poster had ph of 6.6, TA of 160 and less than 1 TC, but with no visible algae, and I got into it with someone who said the first thing they...

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I just read this thread, congrats on getting this far! I would completely ignore Leslie’s. You know how to test. I also would ignore their advice, I don’t have a vinyl liner but the official pool school instructions tell you to pour muriatic acid very slowly in front of a return and brush...

If you have ammonia it can take a ton of chlorine to convert it. https://www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ammonia#Getting_Rid_of_Ammonia_in_Pool_Water But if it actually held at 3ppm overnight, that doesn't sound like ammonia. Can you try another OCLT with your new test kit?

No and no for me, but you're going to get responses like in this thread. Do a search. It adds copper to your water which is a bad thing, generally. https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/perma-salt.250687/

Just FYI, that is literally never going to get you a decent answer about anything here. Nor will pool store testing, or testing with strips. Get yourself a TF100 or K2006C test kit, post your full test results, then people can help you - in this case, whether there's something about your water...

Just be careful with your power washer. This spring my fan nozzle was partially rusted closed and I didn’t notice it until I’d cleaned my pool deck, patio and pavers. And by “cleaned” I mean etched squiggles everywhere. I “fixed” the pavers by sanding them down, and I’m adding Sundek over...

Doesn’t sound out of range. My PB sold me one for my 14x30 pool, with installation, for about $2700 IIRC, two years ago. I got another quote from a local pool service/store and it was around $3000.

Follow the chart. My CYA is at 60, the lower end of the SWG range, which works fine for me. You’re even further north so probably that would be ok for you too. Your SWG setting is whatever keeps your FC level always within the recommended range - people will probably do calculations for you...

Howdy and welcome. Good luck on the filter and cleaner. But I will say if you are going to participate here you’re going to get told a few things over and over. Test strips and Leslie’s testing are not adequate so you are not on top of your chemistry. You need a good drop based test kit...

I always lose a substantial amount of CYA while the pool is closed over the winter, I have never not had to add new. I don’t think it’s unusual.

I had a negative experience with River and did not use them, but it was a pretty specific experience and I know lots of folks like them. I suggest that you make sure they will negotiate a good payment schedule. At the time I talked to them they were demanding almost all the funds up front...

I find the Pentair system completely unintuitive. But I’m guessing the following, people will tell me if I’m wrong. Set the pool schedule 8am-8pm at 1800. Set the second schedule 8am-11am at 2500. Then run both. The higher power supersedes for the time of the second schedule. Maybe I’ve...

I have a white fiberglass pool which I like quite a bit. It’s all personal preference.