Recent content by Chuckiechan

I guess at heart I try not to squeeze a quarter until the eagle craps.

🤣 So is it really free ? Each test costs whatever you were guilted into spending. I did not think In had to explain that I knew it was not free. "Guilted" attributes a motive you chose to apply to me without evidence. I was simply saying good service should be rewarded not scorned, and...

I agree. They are in business to make a living. I use them to test my pool water for salt mainly, but I compare the rest to my own tests. They are open all year. That is expensive. I find something to buy every year, just because they test my salt for free. I have yet to hear of someone...

An added plus for Circupool is you can send them in for a rebuild for $250 in my case last year.

As a Sacramento native and older than dirt, I can tell you that 95% of the time we get a storm before September first. Then you are good for awhile. How deep are you going, and have you considered renting one of those little front loaders: @ Home Depot...

I use a high pressure hose nozzel. Takes time but is safe for the cell. I have a hooked wire for pieces that get caught in the "grill". Nothing touches my ruthenium but water. I have phosphates up the kazoo and my cell works fine. Pentair is bluffing.

We are all food for something up or down the food chain, one day or another.

I frequently find small dead Red Racers. They are about the diameter of a night crawler worm, but longer. Life is tough on nature in a subdivision, and tough enough when they die in my pool and end up in the filter! Errp. They seem to crawl in through the finger holes of the skimmer cover. I...

Just an idea.... Could he SLAM the pool, but leave the pump off or a day or two, mixing by brushing? Then when the SLAM seems to be effective, turn on the pump? Also possibly adding some non copper algicide?

Here is a TFP link to the manual old pool app. Given what is going on, I would use that. I rely a lot on CSI. https://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html

I’ll try to get that done. Once you cut that 1/2” from the fitting it makes sense.

Two gallons of chlorine and frequent filter washing should clean you up until your new system comes. Your salt and cya should remain in the zone. After the pool cleans up regular testing and liquid chlorine maintenance should suffice.