Recent content by Drewmich

Aeration lowers TA ...

Airation and acid are the trick for minor TA adjustments I have used over the years ... just have have a very large problem with high TA and CH.

B - I'm trying to lower TA ... one method is to use MA to lower PH which also lowers the TA ... correct me if I'm wrong...

B - that's exactly what I have been doing .... adding MA and aerating which lowers TA and PH. But the high TA raises my PH back up and the cycle continues ... it is lowering my TA but very slowly and will need alot of MA to bring TA into range I believe - 60-80 in my goal for TA.

Marty Almost embarrassed to tell you ... but my LaMotte Color Q7 has been consistently under reporting both my TA and CH since I refilled the pool in May. I am very precise and careful when testing with it - but it isn't doing a good job for me. I ordered new reagents in May and they have...

Marty I will work at bringing my PH down. Can you respond back to my original statement about my PH ?? " I have also been fighting a rising PH ... goal is 7.4-7.6 Pool math showed to put 32 oz of MA to lower my PH from 8.2 to 7.6. Put it in overnight - ran pump till AM and PH barely moved??? "

At pump startup - White flakes come out of each outlet for 2-3 min. We had this occur 4 years ago when I had my pool tech taking care of the pool and I thought it was from high CH. I don't remember what the verdict was back then ... but the next year I found TFP and took control of my pool...

I have a close to 7 year old Cover Pool's pool cover. Kept in excellent shape ... opened and closed once a day .... 6 months out of the year. Never had any issues with the fabric - seams or edge binding. Last fall I upgraded the old rope w/ stainless steel pull wire. My cover company in...

I have been thinking they are forming from the pool water ... but your "link" seems to show they are being pulled from the plaster?

Yes - they definitely are calcium nodules ... shouldn't have used scale in the description :)

I have been fighting this issue for the past few years. My gunite pool was built in 2013. I have Black Onyx plaster. I have been using the TFP - BBB method of managing pool chems for a few years and feel I am knowledgeable in chem management. So I have been getting these small white calcium...

Thanks MK .... It has been like this since it was installed in 2013.