Recent content by mikecoscia

Thanks, dropped my pH to 7.5 and AlK to 75-80 over the past two days. It definitely helped. Seeing a lot less flakes in the pool, just a little in the seams now. Although with the recent heat wave, my water temp has gone up to 87-90. Not sure if that affects this issue. I’ll try and drop the...

No idea, maybe it needs to be recalibrated or is dirty? Either way I just did the drop tests and their results and my accublue are definitely way off. These are the results I just took with my test kit… FC: 6 ph: 7.7 TA: 90 CH: 420 CYA: 40 Temp: 82F My Chlorine is high as I am coming down...

Good to know! Figured I would give it a try as it was quick and easy, especially since I had no issues with the machine they used in the store for years. I guess that is not the case.

Thanks for your reply! The tests were using an accublue, but I have a full standard test kit as well. I’ll do the drop tests when I get home from work and report back. Appreciate the help!

So, long story short…I installed a 10,000 gallon vinyl in-ground saltwater pool 9 years ago. Everything worked great, water was crystal clear and super easy to maintain. Three years ago, I started getting a white powder in the pool. Talked to two local pool stores and they both said it was a...