Recent content by flyboy789

Thanks to all for the comments. The more I read and the more research I do I'm leaning to some type of black algae. The spots first appeared on the bench in the spa. Given that the spa has gotten almost daily use that would make sense that It would grow faster in the spa, then it started to...

Muriatic acid - no change Ascorbic acid - no change Waiting the hear back from pool builder.

Pictures of the filter... Notice where I scraped off some of the film to show the original color. So copper? Maybe Iron?

Thanks for the help JamesW! I have 10ppm of "The Purple Stuff" in the pool and have used it since the first week. Should I use an additional sequestrant? I will post some pictures of the filter tomorrow as well as try the vitamin C. I'm on city water. As for titanium... the heat exchanger...

I pulled the cartridge last weekend, looked fine to me. Ill pull again tomorrow morning. Pool store report says they tested for copper and it was 0 - if they really did, I don't know. Startup - Day 1 - Fill Day 2 - Pump on - 3-4 gallons of acid - Jug of Chlorine Day 3 - Salt & Baking Soda...

New pool build here, plaster and fill was done on December 13th. Pool builder did an acid startup - did not follow NPC start up procedures against my will. Added salt on day 3 - again... against my will. I got the excuse "we build 300 pools a year and this is how we always do it" - One day 4...

That's a good question. Honestly I don't know. I don't expect to have any problems, I'm confident in my ability to keep my chemistry balanced - but in the off chance I have a major problem that requires extensive repair or re-plastering I don't really want to have to fight with the builder. On...

So now how do I convince my pool builder that his requirement for weekly "professional" tests to maintain my finish warranty is bogus? I don't want to run into any issue down the road if I have any concerns about the finish. I agree with trusting my testing over the pool stores... It seems like...

Hello Everyone. New gunite pool owner here. I've lurked on the forum for a while now and there is a lot of great info. I had intentions of never setting foot in a pool store and taking care of everything myself based on what this forum has taught me. Unfortunately my pool builder requires me to...