Recent content by julien2101

If you are on top of recharging your softener (to avoid calcium actually making it to the pool through autofill) you should in theory, never have to drain and refill again or it would climb so slowly than a partial drain and refill should do it.

Hello Everyone! I am located in Vegas and run a CYA of 70 and have been shooting for 7.5 FC (I run my pump 24/7 and have been adjusted SWG Dynamically based on expected weather and swimmer load) It's mostly my wife and I, no kids and pool parties with more than the two of us are relatively...

Do you have a whole house softener? I also live in Vegas, and I am having mine connected to the pool auto fill this week

I’m using a Pentair EasyTouch system with a solar valve on Valve A and a roof sensor. Everything was working fine with automatic solar control (based on pool and roof temps) until I manually created a circuit labeled “Solar” and assigned it the Solar function in Circuit Functions (failed...

Subject: pH Rose After Muriatic Acid Addition (Confused by the Outcome) Hi Everyone, I recently did a drain and refill and have been balancing the chemical myself following TFP protocol. I got FC, CYA and Salt where I want it and I am now working on reducing my TA. I’ve been carefully...

It's essentially what I did but it seems like a giant pain, is there a way to temporarily divert the return flow from in ground cleaning to "regular" return jet? Is there any risks in doing so?

Hello, I have 31.45% Muriatic acid (liquid), I have read that slowly pouring in front of a return jet is the way to go. The thing is, I have in floor cleaning with pop up randomly blowing the bottom of the pool which means my regular return jet aren't functionning as far as I can tell... What...

they claim it's "ph neutral"...

Good Evening everyone, I used a gallon of Leslie's liquid CYA (Instant conditiner plus). The label indicated that I could either put it in the skimmer or dump it in the pool. I decided to dump it in the pool in small increment all around. Even though I shook the bottle well, the stuff settled...

Hello, I just received my TF salt pro kit and I added the C 600 meter add on. Based on the description on the tftestkits website, it seems like a pretty accurate tool. Is there any benefit of me using the drop test to check PH, salt, TDS versus just using the meter and calibrate it on a...

Hi everyone, I could really use your input as I try to optimize my setup with a weekly pool service. I travel quite a bit, so I do need a service, but I plan to manage all the water chemistry myself as much as possible (testing, balancing, etc.). What I really need help with is everything else...

Hello everyone! I'm excited to join this incredible community! I'm in my late 30s, originally from Belgium, and have been living and working in the U.S. for the past 12 years. I've officially made Las Vegas my primary home since October. My spouse and I purchased our Vegas home with a pool...

It would feel wrong to me to spend money on a pool and not consider donating to this incredible resource that allows me to keep it in good shape!