Recent content by mikey78

I forgot to mention that I've used a total of 13kg of salt to hit a level of 3000 ppm (as per manual instructions), but the Swcg was already doing well at a level of 2600 ppm. It's been a couple of weeks now and salt level has been quite steady :)

Hello Pv2 , "Where are you getting that FC target of 5 to 10 ppm?" Yes, you are correct these levels are too high (I'm aware of the cya-chlorine chart for Swcg pools) it was just for reference, just to make you understand that if I go over 5ppm I don't know how far I'm from my target. I'm...

Thankyou Pv2 for replying, I knew already about the test you mentioned above ... the point is that item (chlorine test only) plus shipping is going to be $50 !!! I managed to find on ebay.com what I think is a better deal : 2 oz. bottles refills for chlorine(R0870 powder, R0871), cya (r0013C)...

Hello Pv2, and thanks again for replying, I feel like I'm living at the borders of the civilized world :( These are just a couple of examples of the kind of dpd test I can find here : a) Mini test kit DPD per analisi cloro / bromo e ph | eBay b) SWIMMING POOL DPD TEST KIT | eBay As long as I...

Pv2 : Here I can find some fas-dpd test but the problem is they do not read chlorine concentrations above 5 ppm, which is very limitating ... I don't know how people can get by with such an approssimative measurement :confused:, how can I slam a pool with this kind of test ? I just don't know...

OTPirate : Thankyou anyway !!! Poolzzz : Yes probably there is still some air in the line, but is difficult to get rid of it without proper inlet/outlet valves, water temperature increase is around 1°C , often more, sometimes less ... In a typical sunny summer day my pool wakes-up in the morning...

OK, I've sent an e-mail to TFTestkits, they do not ship overseas ... Now I'm in trouble :mad: !!!

Last but not least, one big concern : After one year and half I'm running short of reagents in my Taylor K-2006-C kit, especially the one for chlorine test :( ... I tryed to make some less crucial tests with some strips from the pool store, but they are pretty useless :mad: ... Being italian can...

Goodmorning guys :D, Finally I had the chance to get everything ready for the SWG installation : Here you can see a 12Kg bag full of salt next to the SWG This is the digital scale ;) I used to weigh the salt ( Actually I was very surprised by his accuracy) With this amount of salt...

A couple more pictures of my corner of paradise : I'm in love with this place ....

With this set-up by using a 800gph pump I can get 100 gph at the outlet :(:(:( ... Water temperature at the outlet is noticeably warmer which is defenetly a pros :) ... Considerations : Solar heater plus additional hoses ask for a dedicated pump, if you need to go over the walls like I did...

Black hoses go to the poo "inlet / outlet" ;) Suction/inlet side outlet side

"Next week I will let you know, with numbers, how restrictive it is, and of course, I will also post some other pictures of my set-up." Here we go : Intex solar heater, I cover it with the blu tarp when I don't use it during the week (I hope it will last longer ) Intex 800 gph pump (no...

Texas splash : Thankyou for the advice, as long as I see to lower TA I just need to lower PH to 7,0-7,2 and aerate, when PH rises again to 7,6 if TA is still high I need repeating the procedure ... by doing this x-times I should slowly lower TA !!! Plus the lower TA is, the slower should rise...

Link to Season I : Above ground low maintenance pool issues !! Hello you all :D, I finally had my small pool up and running by the middle of June. Targets for this season are : 1) Installing a solar heater 2) Installing a SWG Because the weather is still quite chilly ( often below 20°C/68°F...