Recent content by mooseau

So who is impacted by the national salt shortage? lol. Just read this on abc three days ago. Apparently salt production declines in winter, but people after floods are rebalancing their pool driving up demand. I was impacted, and Mitre 10, who carries Sunray, said they haven't had stock for a...

I'm an IT nerd who runs Android. If you need a different geolocation, happy to help!

I bought a tune up pack and it explained that gears are the problem. I opened it up and indeed, debris was stopping a gear, and the propeller was broken. Now it's fixed.

Yeah, seems poor advice. The same manufacturer said it can even work with salt outside of maximum. Dunno if that is true or not, not sure I would test it. I've operated my current SWG at the high salt end, and at 90% output, it melted the positive lead twice. Even though the manufacturer...

I was browsing chlorinators, seeing what is available in the event mine dies in the future. In Australia, our SWGs typically have high salt requirements, but I noticed one brand claimed CH must be between 100 - 250 to avoid premature death. All other recommended chemistry parameters are aligned...

Well, after my SLAM dramas, pump death, and pipe leaks, my pool is almost back in tip top shape. Except for the pool cleaner. It now gets stuck in a corner. The wheel won't turn when in the corner in the deep end. However, everywhere else, the wheel rotates fine...

That is what I do. Not sure how, but bleach is now sticky at 12.5%, which is what us Aussies use. Agree, 15L drop down option for both CL and acid. Thinking over the TZ issue, I recommend using the TZ associated with the weather post code, or adding a new TZ field to the pool. This would...

Adding log entries doesn't always put it at the top. Maybe the same date problem, it's trying to put it in the past. I just ignore it because next time I'm viewing logs, or just refresh.

Not quite. The log times are correct in the app, but when I click on FC tile, for example, it suggests in the recommended tab that I tested "9 hours from now". Interestingly enough, I just did a test (2:40PM) and it updated correctly. I fast-forwarded my Android phone to 8PM with a log entry of...

Also, in Australia we use 15L drums of CL. Because we can. Could we get that added to the app? 5L jugs doesn't cut it. We use that much to sanitise the spiders out of our pools.

I've programmed time zones in the past. Absolute nightmare. Try comparing two and then reporting in a 3rd. Funny how right now it says my test was taken an hour ago. Which with daylight savings is pretty much off by the number of hours to GMT. I wonder if there are internal calculations that...

How do I report a bug? Seems there is a time zone issue with Australia. If I enter a test in the evening, go to the pool overview, click the test, it says the last test was "8 hours from now". In the future! @Leebo

Well, thank you all again for your guidance. Just like when I discovered you three years ago, I got through my slam. What a learning, to forget to drop PH. Once I did it properly, SLAM really only took a week. Three days of stable CL loss, no liquid top ups, and the chlorinator can keep up...

I've been at MA SLAM for almost a week once I realised my low CYA!

Well, I'm pretty certain I'm past the SLAM. The pool is crystal clear, CC is negligible, and OCL test checks. I notice a lot of "algae" at the bottom of the pool, but I'm thinking maybe this is dirt. Because of the tree, leaves are constantly falling, and the Jetvac has a lot of dirt and...