Recent content by jcichocki

Yes, I have a stenner tank and pump for the acid. The CAT controller and the manual pH test show 7.5. The acid consumption has been very level and steady. I'm not sure what your thinking or what you want me to check. My chemistry has been really quite good in every category. I have been...

First off, I have been trying all weekend to post pictures. It seems like it should be so easy. But not for me!! Is there a file size limit? It says downloading and spins forever. I tried all the pictures one at a time, without success. Help! I have been somewhat hesitant to report the...

You are correct, I was new to this site and somehow missed the complete line-up of stickies. I was reading the postings and trying to piece everything together. Once I got the how-to figured out, it worked great and I have no regrets. I have given this site and BBB technique to countless...

Hey Casey, Thanks for your interest. Still trying to get the whole chemistry experiment dialed in.... Things are better but not yet perfect. I will try and get some pictures posted ASAP. Jeff

Ran the test last night at approx 48 hour mark. Still a trace of CC. Still a cough with initial spa start up. Definately better than it has been, but still there. I am not going to get excited either way until the CC is zero. Hoping tonight will be it. Thanks for the support. Is this PSI...

Oh, the sanitrol system I have is a bit undersized. My pump puts out 120-160 gpm. Currently I handle about 80 gpm. They sent me a different UV bulb, I think he said 185nm. I didn't remember to ask why? Undersized system?? The bulb for pools applications?? Or something else??

Brief reply from my phone. I installed 2 sanitron tubes in parallel. It handles about 80 gpm. My CC went from 1 to 0.5 in 24 hours. The only other test change was an increase in Alk from 100-110 to 130? We did run the spa..... Initially the water acted like it was carbonated (little tiny...

I actually don't know if it is low or medium pressure. I guess I didn't know there was a difference despite all the research. The company is ultraviolet.com. Their web site includes swimming pool applications and of course they say they have very good success with issues like mine. I will keep...

Richard, thanks once again. I was within a day or two of posting a message. I bit the bullet and bought a UV light system. It arrived on Friday and I spent all day Sunday piping it in. I ran a baseline set of numbers. So we will see what happens. At this point a lot of prayers :). The UV...

I am sure that my "playing" Junior Chemist took care of all other options except for high dose MPS and the UV. I tried high dose Chlorine and super dose chlorine (accidentally). Also, I did add 9 pounds of MPS to "shock" the pool when initially we thought that this might help the problem...

First of all, thank you for your help and concern. This forum is evidence that there really are some good people left in this world. Second, how many types of chloramines are there? Is there a test to differentiate the chloramines types? We spent a ridiculous amount of time and money...

I was re-reading the posts within my topic. I found Water Bear's comment "Persistent chloramines in indoor pools is a known problem partially because they do not get exposure to the UV light that outdoor pools do. UV is needed to effectively break down chloramine when shocking. This is why...

OK - I am beyond frustrated....and ultimately deflated. I have run the "experiment" countless times in the spa without "complete" success. I have altered the variables up and down. Higher CYA, higher and lower FC, more ammonia, etc. I no longer consider myself a junior chemist wanna-be. At...

Pool has been covered since last weekend (like eight straight days)...I think. Since I was away, I don't believe my wife went swimming. What is the down side to treating the whole pool with ammonia? My high school and college chem has completely left me. I think the CC needs to be dealt...

Finally home. I hate winter travel!!! The pool is crystal clear and looks fantastic. I tested the pool and was a bit surprised: pH 7.4 (CAT controller 7.7), FC barely 0.5, TC 1, Alk 100, OPR 650 (would have thought this would be lower and triggering the bleach pump). Ran the spa...