Recent content by E-Pryb

From city service, pool was installed in 2019. First time seeing something like this, I think our source is pretty clean. I also noticed just a little of a reddish/brown accumulation on the skimmer wiers I didn't think much of yesterday, imagine this is related now.

Thx for the replies! Really wasn't much scale at all, but don't think I had done it since install. It wasn't blinking for it but just thought it would be good to do. I did the diluted muriatic acid method but will do the other methods going forward, thx! I think I probably know my source if...

Hello, Took my Pentair IC-40 SWG off to clean it tonight and noticed I've got this dark brown discoloration after the blades. This cell is a year old and it wasn't there at the beginning of the season when I reinstalled it. Only thing I can think of if I did some treatments of Polyquat 60 (In...

Thank you for the response! I am going to plan on hand cleaning the 6-8" below the normal water line for aesthetics before opening this spring. If I get my TA in line, will the rest of any scaling that would exist on the liner clear itself up naturally or do I need to do anything special? Do I...

Thanks for the feedback! My last readings from before closing are below. My TA got as high as 200 during the summer and I started to work on getting it lower. I'll try to get out there this week and pull back my winter cover to try the recommendations above. FC:4.5 TA: 150 pH: 7.8 CH: 220...

Hello, I was wondering some thoughts on what I have going on with my pool liner. This year I started noticing my liner looking faded below the water line. I thought at first it was faded but after closer inspection, it is a film(prettty stubborn) that I'm able to scrape off with my finger nail...

Hello, new member here from Iowa. We had a pool installed in 2019(40 x 20 inground salt water) and been following TFP since 2020. I've greatly appreciated all the knowledge I've been able to pick up from the resources on the site and through the web forums! Thanks!