Recent content by johig

I purchased an On the Go "Double Standard" water softener to top up my pool with softened water as needed. This softener has been discussed in several forum posts (e.g., RV water softener for auto-fill line) I would now like to plumb this softener into the autofill line at my equipment pad, so...

Sorry for the delayed response, I missed your post when you wrote it. I'm familiar with what you are explaining and followed your advice. I actually had it set up that way last winter when I was less worried about constant chlorination. What you refer to as the "spa makeup line" is labeled as...

Thanks for responding! What did you use to clean off the efflorescence? To answer your questions: At the moment, the spillover runs whenever the pump is running, so 8 hours per day right now. That's my typical setup for summer to make sure everything is getting chlorinated when the pool might be...

Thanks, I will try the SR3.

Thanks! I appreciate the point-by-point feedback.

Bear with me, this is a question with a few parts. I understand that the "proper" solution to some of those parts might be to rip something out and start again. While I respect that opinion, that's not feasible for me at the moment, so I would appreciate other options, even if they are not...

That's a very good point. I'll make sure we agree on target levels in advance and that I test them for myself before they leave.

Thanks for the input. I was aware of the loss during RO, but that's definitely important to know to avoid future disappointment. One of the RO vendors I spoke to did a pretty thorough job explaining the process. She also confirmed that they pull the makeup water from my home supply and treat...

Thanks for the input and the links. The On-the-Go softener looks great and is pretty reasonably priced. I'm leaning toward a whole-house softener but it's great to have an affordable recommendation in case I decide to just treat the autofill line.

The house water is right around 250 ppm CH. After the initial fill, I deliberately added calcium to bring the pool up to 350. (In hindsight, I needn't have bothered.) Since then, there have been no calcium products added. I think it's just an evaporation problem which I attribute to our dark...

My calcium hardness has gotten very high (~1,200) due to my local hard water supply and three summers of evaporation. I don't want to drain and refill due to the current severe drought. Unless I want to deal with high calcium forever, I think I need to get a water softener for my autofill line...

Thanks, Jim. It’s reassuring to know this is not a critical issue. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. - Jonathan