Recent content by Costas > DownUnder

I get pretty much the same if the wind is blowing. I'm in the Eastern suburbs so trees everywhere, positive is that they provide nice shade cover on hot days. If AFM is Zeolite based, as JoyFulNoise mentioned over time it will foul up and will be difficult to clean once impurities embed...

GDay, from another Adeladian.... We had our pool installed about 7yrs ago and luckily I had stumbled on this great site before our pool was installed. One of the things I learned early on in regards to filters was to go as large as you can, similar to choosing a SWCG. Our pool is only 36,000L...

On the contrary, the cover is designed to aid in heating up the water rather than blocking the sun from heating the water. You need to consider the overall effect of the cover - Not only will the cover itself heat up and transfer this heat to the water, it is also trapping the heat in the pool...

I find that heat loss during the day without a cover is usually negligible unless the air temp is a lot cooler than the water. Majority of heat loss that I experience is overnight on certain nights (Usually when it is windy) and that is due to evaporation. The evaporation process can really...

This article has just recently appeared on various news outlets and other various media platforms Down-Under..... Family suffers from Hot Tub Lung disease Timely warning regarding the use on non chlorine based sanitation systems. "Further questioning identified that the family’s indoor...

I have the PAL Color Touch series. You can actually remove the lens off on these and this is normally done if you ever need to replace the LED assembly which sits underneath (this must be done out of water). If you unscrew the light out of its housing it should have a long enough cord to lift...

Not just you... I have noticed the same when trying to edit a post.

Eat a can of Salt & Vinegar flavoured Pringles before you jump in next. Guaranteed your pool water will then taste sweet as.... :)

Welcome to TFP.... You will not regret purchasing the Clearchoice Labs test kit - It really is the only option for us to be able to repeatedly test our pool water with a high confidence rating. All the other options readily available to us such as using your local pool store or those test...

They are just (incorrectly) guessing as they are stumped and have no idea how to proceed. Filters are effectively a mechanical device ie they simply filter particles in our water simply by passing water through tiny spaces/gaps that form around/within the media. These spaces are generally...

Using TFP methodology to look after our water means that SWCG plates generally do not suffer from calcium buildup. My SWCG has been running for 3+ years now and is still clean as. Lookup CSI in Pool School for further info on Calcium Saturation Index and how to manage this in your water...

Not essential - as you have found out. What I find my robot really handy for is for fine dust which settles on the bottom and the automation that goes with it (ie no manual vacuuming required).

Here in Australia it is common for our mains voltage to vary from 220 up to 250VAC depending on location. So in theory the pump should not have a problem with the voltage. More problematic will possibly be the supply frequency. Depending on the motor design it may not work correctly off 60Hz...

Do you have a full set of water test results you can post..? I wonder whether the OP's staining issue was related to low calcium levels..???

Not a great idea for any cell as you do not want a low ph (very acidic) water mixture entering the cell. This will cause premature wear & tear on the cell plates. Much better option is to inject acid AFTER the cell and preferrably after any other inline filtration, heating and chlorination...