Recent content by dawei213

Just jumping onto OP's thread but figure this question maybe helpful as well. If it's hard to find liquid chlorine due to not being able to go out (stay at home order) or unavailability, are there other alternatives other than the tablets? I've been using liquid chlorine for the past 6 years...

I'm kinda in the same boat. I did add borax (which currently sits at 30ppm) but TA is back up to 130. Now I want to lower my TA with acid but raise my pH afterwards as well, but with borax you'll raise the TA back again. And like you said, manual aeration takes too long. So quick search for me...

Thanks for the clarification on the drop test. I always thought it was when the color first changes. As for the pH test or any of the test, I guess they aren't or don't have to be precise but good enough. As long as the water chemistries are within the acceptable range, then things will be ok...

Wait what? Really? I thought you want to get TA first and the pH afterward. Shouldn't TA will help stabilize pH?

So I recently had my pool redone with Wet Edge (PebbleTec competitor). I've been brushing and balancing the water the past two weeks. My numbers were good but CSI was around –0.52 but I was still working on getting it up. PH – 7.2 TA – 80 CH – 210 CYA – 30 FC – 3 Water temp – 74 CSI – -0.52...

Ok, that makes sense about climate and location. As for the brushing, everything I've read says you still need to brush the pool. All the start up documentations from Pebbletec and Wet Edge specifically states you need to brush your pool. The Wet Edge guy said I should do it for 3 weeks at a...

Updated! Why would location affect what optimal value the CH should be? Water hardness for different regions of the country? Also I never heard of CSI until now. Based on my current readings: TA 100 CH 130 ph 7.2 CYA 0 25k gallon My CSI is -0.48. My ideal numbers would be TA 90 CH 250 ph 7.2...

Hey all, long time lurker and occasional poster here. First some quick info on the work. I just had my pool completely renovated due to coping/tile issue. Since we had to do a full drain and the plaster also had discoloration/scaling/SOMETHING issue, I figure I might as well get the plaster...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure if there are any other way. The only other thing is to remove the existing landscaping and pour a concrete foundation. For me, it's a safety factor since the one side is completely lose and anything (leaves, people, animal) can fall in and be...

So, I moved into our current home last year and was able to use the pool for a bit before having to close it for the off-season. And on goes the solid cover. The area around the pool is one long side and the ends are concrete while the other long side is landscaping. The anchor support in the...

I've been using the Target version and it's working out great.

Great. I rechecked FC this morning and it was down to 4 with CC of 0. I added another bag of cal-hypo to boost the FC and CH to bring it back up to 7 then i'll add chlorine later on to raise it to 8. I think I"m getting the hang of this. Eventually I'll want to add borate to the equation but...

Ok, FC was measured at 6.5ppm at 5:50 am, so a dip of .5ppm. CC was also at 0.5ppm this morning. I didn't check CC last night. So there's no need to perform any super chlorination?

Ok, this is more just for my own record but I did a FC test around 8:30 pm, sun already set for a while, and it came out to 7 ppm. I'll retest around 5:30 am to see what I get.

Thanks for the answers guys! I'll be adding all my chems in front of the returns from now on now. I re-tested my FC today and it was at 5, so a drop of 3 (I'm assuming all the values are in ppm?). I tested around 3pm this afternoon and it was overcast the entire day with some sprinkle of rain...