Recent content by DieselD

I had the same degrade in CYA, I went from about 80 in July of 2016 to 50 this July. I test for it monthly and adjust accordingly. I will eventually have to add some and was thinking of running tabs for a bit to bump it when needed. However I have my routine in adding/testing chems down so I do...

I agree, standard MA isnt really that terrible like its made out to be. A little common sense while using is all thats required.

Welcome! There is so much to learn here it seems daunting at times but it is really pretty easy once you understand the basics. Its possible you have a bad gauge on the filter, Does it go to zero when the pump is off? You also may try backwashing it again in case its loaded up from the...

Tucson has awesome monsoons. Phx is sucking for them and we get very little rain during the monsoons, mostly just dirt and wind to toss a bunch of trash in the water instead of rain lol

8bucks a year is cheap luxury! sure I could keep tracking my results on a notebook and referring to the bookmarked pool math on the phone but this is a one stop shop and easy to reference at any time. I will gladly pay the .60cents a month for this app and support to tfp for putting it together

Being in AZ we dont see enough rain water to really make it worth adding downspouts to the roof and directing it to the pool. At least in my orientation of house and pool. wow, 1000 is nuts but good to hear its all about the CSI score like I have been following. I had been flowing the -.60-.60...

daily during the summer months and 2-3days during winter. Everyone here seems to recommend to test daily until you get a handle on what your pool needs and how often you need to add anything. Everyone's situation is pretty different

So based on our high evap rates here in AZ and our fill water CH of 175-200 our pool water CH has crept up to from 300 to 500 in about a year. My course of action this season has been to run a lower PH and TA to keep the CSI as close to zero as possible. At what point do I need to worry about...

After moving into our home with a non TFP maintained pool we had some nasty tile. Hired a media blasting guy to come out of do the initial clean for a couple hundred bucks.

Thanks, I will have to do that, Its the least I can do for all the free advice that is here on this site!

That makes sense and adds up the the number trends Ive been seeing, Thanks for the explanation and the trend I am seeing is normal so thats good to know.

Bringing this thread back from the dead to give a little update on my thoughts with TFP... Its been just about a year now since we bought our home with a pool and I took a chance with the TFP way rather the the pool store. Following the pool school basics we have not had one bit of trouble with...

about 75 here in AZ, We have stopped swimming but might pick it back up this week with temps in the mid 90s again. however no plans to close our pool for the winter

I am always amazed at the amount of pool "experts" that do not know its the same exact thing!

Looking good! Our tap water here is 175 but we are not the city of Peoria water system