Recent content by Fndr70

Really? Ok thanks!

Hey everyone - My FC is at 8.0 and CYA is 40-50. Pool math app puts that at the top of the recommended range. Is this ok for swimming? My kids are getting anxious :) My FC comes down very slowly after opening and shocking cuz I have the solar cover on all the time. I have turned the SWG off...

I found that out through experience :)

No heater of any kind. Best money I (never) spent. I got a solar cover instead since there is like 0 shade around our pool and do not regret it at all. Anyway, thanks for the reply. What about effects on the surrounding concrete? Is there anything to be concerned with there? I would...

Hey everyone! I have a vinyl liner pool with a SWG. I'm trying to understand how important calcium hardness is for this pool. Here are my most recent numbers FC - 4.5 CC - 0 ph - 7.6 TA - 80 CYA - 70 CH - 110 Salt - 3200 CSI - -.67 Temp - 84 I know (or gather anyway) that for the liner...

Hi all - i keep seeing references to pre-mixing your de powder with water and then dumping that in the skimmer basket as opposed to dumping the powder in by itself. Does anyone have a good water to de ratio for this mix? I see things like “make a slurry” or it should have “the consistency of...

So I did the backwash an my pressure remains at like 16-17 PSI. I backwashed until the water turned clear, then put it back into filter mode and added 3 lbs of DE (this is what my pool guy said to do and matches the TFP recommendation of ~75% of the startup amount). Is this just my normal...

i got you, thanks! I'll backwash it asap then.

Interesting, thanks. I feel though that I would be backwashing like every two weeks then.

Can you expand on that more? I can't adjust the clean pressure and 'red pressure' (for lack of a better term) differential. It's just a dial on the pressure gauge. My pool guy set it when he opened the pool. The green is at about 10-11 so the red is at 20-21. Are you saying I should...

Is there any harm to backwashing a DE filter before the pressure hits the red line? Right now my pressure is about 17 and the red line is 20. At the pace the pressure is rising I will hit the red line in like 2 weeks when i'm on vacation. So is there any harm in backwashing it early? I doubt...

Thank you both for the info!

Hi everyone, I recently added CYA to get my level up to 60 (it was 0.... pool was built and filled last fall but not used till now). pH was 7.8 before starting the addition now it's 7.2, which makes sense. However my TA went up from 80 to 90 (the drop test is subjective though because it...

Thanks for explaining the sock method. This might be a REALLY stupid question but does it have to be a white sock? I'm more of a colored sock kinda guy lol

Hi all, End of last year I got an inground pool with a SWG installed. Previously I had an above ground pool so I'm familiar with the care, but I'm unsure of how much CYA I need for an SWG pool. Right now I have the SWG at 50% and my FC goes between 2.5 and 3.0. I have no CYA in the pool...