Recent content by dadoc

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    Are UV filters a scam?

    I've been using pucks the past 2 years and stumbled onto here because of that issue with a CYA >100 and low FC. I had been using an OTO test kit and am now using my expanded taylor test kit. Per the TFP rules my water is not properly sanitizing and I should have had an algae bloom. My last...
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    Are UV filters a scam?

    I'm in Phoenix, AZ. Lots of sun and heat. The UV light in the UV sanitizer is of a different wavelength and intensity then just the sun. UV light is a known method of sanitizing in various applications in addition to pool/aquatics. I don't think a true experiment has been performed UV...
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    Are UV filters a scam?

    My PB threw in the pentair bioshield UV light for free. Initially they installed it wrong in a way that you couldn't change the bulb properly. They fixed it. Shows you their inexperience. One thing I do notice is we no longer get that chlorine smell on our skin. Also, when I've been a lax...