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TA is 110

I test weekly and get the MA from Home Depot

Hello all! I’ve been checking my water weekly and I’m constantly getting a pH reading of 8.0. My pool math recommends appx 40 oz of MA which I’ve done for a couple weeks. This last week I threw in 60 to see if that would make a difference and it once again tested at 8.0. Any idea what might be...

That helps a lot. With my current level of 40 (which is okay this time of year I believe) it will take apps 7 pounds of stabilizer to get to 80. It will only take 1 pound to get it from 70 back to 80.

Good to know. Looking to get the Puri-tech stabilizer conditioner. With some very hot days approaching this summer, is it crazy to get the best deal on Amazon at 50 pounds for $77 or will 25 be enough to get through the season? I do plan on using a bubble cover on the days the pool isn’t being...

SWG kicked on today due to a spike in pool temperature so I added the rest of my salt and got a green light shortly after brushing it around the deep end. Seems to be a difference in opinion between my Pentair SWG owner manual and pool math regarding CYA level: manual recommends 30-50ppm and...

That’s some really good information. I wish there was a chart to show exactly what was needed for run times. I’ll have lots of experimenting to figure out once the water warms up enough to run my SWG. Thanks for all the help.

I see. I have a weir door. I did find it unattached in the skimmer the other day and have not gone back out to re-install because at first glance, I was unsure out to do so. I didn’t know it had such a large impact on clearing surface debris. We are on the same page as far as the difference...

Pentair recommended cycling all 20K gallons every 24 hours which they calculated out to be the above settings. Wish I could run it lower, personally.

@Jimrahbe sorry, should have been more clear. I was saying that the picture (apparently known as the auto fulfill) was the device keeping the pool full, in theory eliminating the need for the float valve.

Haha that’s what all the articles say that I’ve read too. My weir door did actually come off. I have this (see picture) and it was my understanding that the function was to maintain the water level automatically. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Thanks for the info. My pump runs on a timer that is set for 60GPM (1800 RPM) for a chunk in the morning and will drop to 30 for a few hours and eventually shut off in the afternoon per the Pentair recommendation. During the highest setting, the skimmer creates a decent amount of pull for nearby...

Hello all. Purchased a skim-a-round for my new pool to keep the surface debris-free but noticed it doesn’t perform quite as advertised. I see now that this is because of my Waterway skimmer float valve. What is the drawback of removing the float valve? Thanks in advance!

Still fighting this pH battle. Constantly getting a reading of 8. TA is 90. Adding 40oz of MA per Pool Math.