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I did scrape it off - no fizzling or sizzling when added to muriatico acid. It did turn oddly yellow though- see pic above.. I also noticed a large amount of what may be similar matter (maybe - my guess) is also deposited on the sacrificial anode , which I believe is made of zinc: When I...

It’s way simpler than you think. All you need is this $10 piece that you attach to your vac hose coming from the cyclone and it sticks (and creates suction) in any 1-2” pipe and union. I use it to blow through the cyclone from several spots. (Learnt about it from local pool guys I watched doing...

Hi folks - went to clean my cartridges today after closing the pool a few days ago and I noticed they are completely covered with what looks like white/gray/blueish granules - see pics. What is this stuff?!? It did not go away by hosing it down. Now the cartridges are soaking in TSP - hope...

Do folks really give the polyquat 24hrs of circulation before draining? I run the pump for about 30min to mix it and then get on with draining… I understand the manufacturer guidelines but any evidence that a shorter circulation window would not be effective?

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LOL used the app for two years straight and never noticed.. great to know, thank you!!

Leaves are a problem for me and whenever I'm away from home for a prolonged period of time I need to manage the risk of my skimmer basket clogging up which would make my expensive pump run dry causing very expensive damage. (No, someone coming to clean up my skimmer every other day while I'm on...

App is terrific Main gap for me is that when I log test results there is no field for SWG% As a salt water user, I know that finding the SWG chlorine production % level that yields your desired FC target is not easy The app allows you to track FC levels over time and if you could look at those...

thx for the reminder. I had forgotten about that but now I recall reading this, yes. so far my testing seems to have been accurate - and I can manage it through MA as expected - by testing before/after additions.. when you say it's not accurate above 10 FC, is that by a very large margin? with...

thx for confirming that! sounds like a good strategy indeed to keep a solid buffer! interesting you mention CYA - I've always kept it within range but for some reason this year I've been struggling with it. I kept on adding more of it and it kept on dropping. first I thought the reagent wasn't...