Recent content by ioinva

Excellent! Heading out now! Thank you!

So I did venture on the deep end and found the enlightening articles about the interrelation between CYA, chlorine, Ph. They helped me understand why my pool was cloudy despite high chlorine levels (high CYA and PH). The bacterial vs algae lines are excellent references. What would be really...

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Thanks for the heads up on dry acid! I had used it right before, to fiddle with the TA. Arghr. So.... the logs were before I added the dry acid. For some reason, I cannot read a proper value on the Ph after the addition. The color in the test kit is a bright brick orange, not actually similar...

New SWG questions (Intex 16'x48") pool in signature, just added an Intex SWG 1200 for 15000 gallon pools) 1) will the cell suffer if it sits in the current chemistry water, with the low Ph, while I fiddle with adjusting TA? I just brought it down from 120 and considering wether to bring Ph back...

So... sharing this. I did end up getting the inkbird thermometer, and NOWHERE on the page does it say that it integrates with Alexa, but hey -- better than nothing. Turns out they do have an app, and as I was poking at it, lo and behold, there was a button -- under details of my account --...

I've been looking for a wireless thermometer that would not only connect to its own app, but would also report through a common interface, either in a standard home automation app, or using a standard interface into something like Alexa ("Alexa, what is the pool temperature?"). Any suggestions...

Considering whether it is feasible and safe to add a heating pump to my intex pool. There was a thread in the list of useful links that discussed how to do it right (properly bind all the metallic parts of the pool) but i cannot find it anymore. Was it removed for safety reasons or am i just not...

Gah. I had posted the pictures on someone else's thread... here they are: Yes, it is an Intex Prism 16'x48" pool. It had the original 1.25" fittings, with the intake set low. I added a throught-the-wall skimmer, with an 5"x5" opening and enlarged the return to a 1.5". In VA, it's a c** shoot on...

So sorry, I replied in the wrong thread...

Yes, it is an Intex Prism 16'x48" pool. It had the original 1.25" fittings, with the intake set low. I added a throught-the-wall skimmer, with an 5"x5" opening and enlarged the return to a 1.5". In VA, it's a c** shoot on winter weather. It's mostly 40-50s with a few days of deep freeze 10-20s...