Recent content by Jdaher

Sorry to mix in. I'm not OP of thread. I was just reading through the thread and just got confused for a min about the CYA level. I must have missed the mention of the SWG. Thanks Richard!

Just curious as to why over 50ppm for CYA? I thought the range should be 30-50ppm...

From the pictures, It looked to me to be iron stains. However I'm not an expert. Here is what I was talking about. http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/137-metals-in-the-water-and-metal-stains http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/2129-Ascorbic-Treatment-to-rid-Pool-of-metal-stains...

Power Quest MSDS 1) (1-Hydroxyethylidene) diphosphonic acid 2809-21-4 60% aka Etidronic acid From wiki:

I'm no expert, but I would wait until after slam is over to add anything extra. The metal stuff is most likely a sequestering agent that binds to the metal to keep them dissolved in the water to prevent stains. It looks like an ascorbic treatment would be next on the list after the slam to...

6pm FC 15.5 CC 1 Scrubbed all the walls again.

1:30 pm Fc 16 Cc 1 You could see bottom of shallow end today. There was a green( edit: dark green or black, idk) basketball spot of algae a little under the pool light that I scrubbed along with a few more streaks on one wall. How could the algae still be there with levels this high? I also...

5:30 am FC 14.5 CC 1 edit: (16 ounces of cal hypo was added around 7:30)

2:30 pm FC 14.5 CC 1 Added 16 ounces cal hypo 65% at sunset.

I was reading the recommended levels and just was curious as to why you want TA to be 100-150 when using trichlor tablets? Thanks!

Results so far: Day Time FC CC Ounces added of cal-hypo 65% 1 12:00 PM 5.5 1.5 28 1 12:30 PM 13.5 1.5 1 3:00 PM 11.5 1.5 1 5:30 PM 10 1 1 6:30 PM 32 1 7:30 PM 20 2 2 6:45 AM 14 1.5 2 12:00 PM 11 0.5 12 2 8:30 PM 14.5 1.5 3 5:30 AM 13 1.5 20 3 3:30 PM 12.5 1.5...

I swear! Latest results: 5:45am FC 14.5 CC 1.5 Added 16 ounces cal hypo 65%.... Should bring level to at least 17.

7pm FC 17.5 CC 1.5

3:30pm FC 12.5 CC 1.5 Added 22 ounces of calhypo65 to bring FC to 16 and scrubbed everything.

5:30 am FC 13 CC 1.5 Filter pressure rose from 16 psi to 20psi after adding the de (9 hours) Added 20 ounces of cal hypo 65% to bring fc to 16-17. Should be sunny today. I figure a 30-40% loss should keep me close to or above 10 fc.