Recent content by Deb Driesen

With everything else in balance I just don't see why simply running my pool water through the Coates 11kw heater increases the pH so dramatically. To investigate the problem further we tested our tap water which is filtered well water. The pH is fine in cold tap water but goes up to 8 in hot...

Idk if I'm allowed to tell you this, but I don't see anything in the rules against it. We have a gently used ichlor 15 by Pentair for sale for $400. If you want to try swcg without paying full price. This is useful for pools up to 15,000 gallons and it works great. Its like new condition, very...

Idk if I'm allowed to tell you this, but I don't see anything in the rules against it. We have a gently used ichlor 15 by Pentair for sale for $400. If you want to try swcg without paying full price. This is useful for pools up to 15,000 gallons and it works great. Its like new condition, very...

Idk if I'm allowed to tell you this, but I don't see anything in the rules against it. We have a gently used ichlor 15 by Pentair for sale for $400. If you want to try swcg without paying full price. This is useful for pools up to 15,000 gallons and it works great. Its like new condition, very...

Thanks, I was going to look up the CLR ingredients after ordering a new test kit.

Thanks everyone. I'm ordering a new test kit today. Regarding that orange brown (pictured with original message) development on the cup holding the handrail, it appears to be rust. With the water coming out of a municipal fire hydrant and delivered locally it would seem the rust was in the water...

I totally respect your opinion. I saw the LaMotte ColorQ recommended in the Pool Chemistry section. So you don't think it's good or accurate then? It came with the pool but I had to ask the SwimEx service rep to replace the reagent tablets as they were expired. That made me question if the...

The machine readings are from the Lamott Color Q test kit we received with the pool. Readings have been wonky so we bought a Varify dip strip kit. Comparison between the two has left us clueless. CYA low and FC now 3.3 but pH 7.9 on machine but 6.8 by dip strips. We just don't know what to do...

So in the continuing saga, our reading for machine test vs dip strip test (and I still have not been in the pool yet because of these readings) Free Chlorine was way high, we set the SWCG way down, now its reading low on machine 3.3 and dip strip 2.8. Machine and test strip readings are...

Thanks for the help and ideas. My husband found a tiny air leak in the inlet pipe connection to the pump. Once sealed up the pump kicked off and filled the filter quickly. Inlet jets are shooting and the skimmer door is open!!! We're so relieved everything is working!!! We did put a half cup...

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Just before the pump is the sacrificial zinc anode. It sits in a pipe and is open. Your diagram is fine. We should be able to reach in there after removing the basket but we can't feel anything in there. Shouldn't we be able to feel the impeller? Could it be locked up? All new equipment, new...

Yes the skimmer door remains closed whether pump is running or not.

We've tried 1400rpm up to 3400 rpm. My husband thinks a little, very little, water is moving. I'm thinking we need to give it more time to suck it up and load the filter. Nobody can tell us how long we dare run the pump however. Also we tried turning everything off and opening it up to see if we...