Recent content by dougster5000

Thanks for the help!

This is a really late update, but I think it is worth posting as it may save someone some money. I finally found the real reason that I couldn't keep the FC up with my SWG. I live in west Texas where the water is really hard and has a pretty high calcium content. The SWG kept forming calcium...

Joined: January 25th, 2009, 10:01 pm I'm sure this has been addressed a million times, but I will still ask. I have an 7,000 gal fiberglass pool with a 6 person spa that flows into the pool. My pump is a Sta-rite 1-1/2 HP motor with a P6E6F-207L pump. The pump chart says that it will pump 110...

Thanks for all the input. I found the source of my organics. The pool builder had put a cannister type filter with a clear plastic cover on the auto water fill line. I pulled the cartridge filter out and it was covered with green algae. So I was apparently introducing algae into my pool...

This is my first post but I have been visiting the board for a while. I just filled this pool for the first time in January. Since the pool has warmed up to above 80 degrees I have been having trouble keeping FC above 1 ppm with my SWG. I have been running the pump at least 14 hours/day with...