Recent content by martinspool

Ok, well then I'm going to shoot for a CYA of 50-60 so my FC target will be around 6-8. Ideally, I'd like CYA of 40 and FC 5-7. We'll see. Thanks everyone.

Ended up with a high CYA, around 120 and algae was beginning to form (long story). All other test readings are at normal levels. Reduced my PH to 7.2 started to do partial drains and refills to get CYA to get around 60 or so. I'm currently in the middle of this process. Today is my 3rd day into...

OK, great. I'm starting today to bring mine down to 50. I'll update here in a few days when I get to 50 and see if my MA usage starts to decline. I'll keep you all posted. thx

Hey Jason, Are there notes on TFP about this TA being ok @ 50 cause I can't find anything to that effect. Or is this info you all have just learned over time? thx

Been following TFP recommendations to the letter since Dec. 2013, or I wouldn't have the numbers I do now. Watch and maintain my pool like a hawk now. So I don't know what you mean by following our recommendations. No I don't have auto fill and my plaster isn't new. My fill water is captured...

My numbers are good. There always good. I watch them everyday. I wasn't asking anything about CH or Borates. Just put that in there FYI... So can somebody please just answer my basic question: Is using 14oz. of MA every other day to maintain proper pH common or unusual?

FC 5 ph 7.6 TA 70 CH 350 CYA 80 Salt 3100 Temp 86

I use 31.45% MA to keep my pH between 7.5 & 7.8. I find that I have to add approx. 14oz. or so every other day to maintain these levels. I also have a little high CH (350-400) so I really try to keep my pH at the lower levels. I added Borates about 6 weeks ago and the water feels & looks great...

Suggestion: Put in your signature what type of pool you have…salt or regular, SWG or not etc. so in the future people can better advise you. If what Charlie said does not work, this is what I'd do. If this was my pool, I'd first do a large dilution of the pool water with a CH of 500. That's...

Well I did dilute pool water some and got Borates down to 60. From this point forward I'll just let the pool simmer down the rest of the way through summer adding water and so on. Some advice to anyone that's considering adding Borates. I'm really glad I did. The water feels incredible. To me...

What are the ramifications of to high Borates?

Ok I added Borates to the pool 5 days ago accordingly to the outline above and my numbers are: FC - 6.0 pH - 7.5 TA - 80 CH - 375 CYA - 70 Borates - 80 (very light on the test strip) Will high these Borate levels hurt the pool? And I just tested my salt content for the 1st time with Aquacheck...

I'm going to use the Grocery store Borax/acid method as explained here: http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/4655-So-you-want-to-add-borates-to-your-pool-Why-and-How I have 2 questions: 1) I have a cartridge filter - Jandy Cartridge Filter CV340. Would it be better for me to remove the...

Nop. All fixed now.

I'm currently aerating now to bring my pH up and over the next few days my FC will balance out. Here are my current readings as of this morning: FC 6.0 CC 0.0 pH 7.3 TA 70 CH 350 CYA 65 BTW HouTex… I'm on the west side of Houston near Katy and my city tap water readings are: FC - 0.80...