Recent content by kraftchick

Apologies, I shoulda have mentioned that the heater isn't running (done for the season) and there's no bypass, so that water is constantly passing through the heat exchanger......which is why I mentioned the current 50F water temp

Thanks Texas......yes, the heater core/element is the primary focus of my concern and reason I am following CSI (was recommended to use Orenda app and balance to LSI numbers), but most folks here stated they follow CSI, so I will to. Originally (and most of this season) I had a CH of 25 (I never...

Paying more attention to CSI now after Jandy JXI heater installed, and per heater installer recommendation to balance the water consistently. So, up to this point all has been good and I have track CSI turned on in Pool Math app. Temperature of pool dropped quite a bit the last week and half or...

Meant to post these numbers earlier this morning and also thank everybody for the help. All looks good....but FC and pH both went up. I boosted the pump speed overnight to help it mix the 45lbs of calcium that I put in yesterday evening (mixed in bucket).....and I'm thinking the FC went up...

Thanks ajw....plugging in my numbers into Pool Math for CSI shows a CH of 200 would put me at -0.46 and CH of 300 would put me at -0.29

Should add, that the installer suggested bringing CH up to 400. Plugging that number into Pool Math brings CSI from -1.22 to -0.03, in range. In the Orenda app, taking CH to 400 brings LSI from -1.30 to -0.18. So I think this is pretty conclusive that on my current numbers adjusting the CH to a...

Just had a Jandy JXI 400 propane heater installed yesterday (didn't expect to be able to do a heater this season, but one was available and installer had an opening.....plumbed and electric hook-up yesterday), working on propane hook-up. Installer was discussing LSI with me and impact on the...

Just an update...it does look like the swcg is working, but I’ve been running it at 8hrs overnight in order to reach a FC of 4 or so. Still also getting a CC of 1 each morning. pH has been high throughout this whole time at about 8.0. I brought that down to pH 7.5 yesterday with some muriatic...

Looks like I'll be calling support today. Topped off the salt level yesterday from 2200ppm to 2500ppm and ran it for another 8 hours last night.....drop tested this morning at barely 1 FC.

That's pretty interesting to hear and good to note. I actually did mine a little differently initial operation, which may be the root cause. I actually got it setup and immediately went into heater mode to get the temp up to 102, which did take about 36 hrs. It really wasn't until then, or that...

So that hits two points I'm looking for opinions on....1) should CYA be in a spa 2)Is bleach safe to use for quick FC increase in a spa (in the right quantity of course)?

Here's numbers I just took (note FC has dropped from 1.5 at 7:30am to 1.0 at 10:00am...done with TF100 drop test). pH 8.0 FC 1 CC .5 (don't know if . numbers are valid, but with reagent it did turn back slightly pink, 1 drop to go back to clear) TA 50 CH 25 Water temp 100

I've read through most of the previous threads on spa water care, but not finding the exact answer I'm looking for, hoping someone can comment from experience. I have a new Intex PureSpa with built in SWCG, that I'm working on developing the right water care regimen for. This model has the built...

That's what I was looking for....I will work to bring CYA up, and then work FC from the chart at that new CYA level. As far as CSI, we don't have a heater. We will have stamped concrete cantilevered coping (not sure if that's of concern for keeping CH in proper range). I have been curious if I...

Realize I didn't "post numbers below"....here they are: FC 5 CC 0 pH 7.6 TA 60 CH 25 CYA 40'ish, maybe a little lower