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@mknauss its a concrete pool, not fiberglass.... and there is a black plastic roof job, it is possibly running through that permanently i think... (sister is getting up to speed on operating it), i'll work that out too. @mgtfp yep - thats sounds like a ballpark figure, even if you're out by...

Helping out the sister with her small pool... (based in Aus) It used to be one of those "magic mineral" pools when built, then changed to Salt chlorinator, now chlorine & acid dosing... with the magic ORP system. (FFS!) As "they couldnt get it working right after it was built"... *sigh* Its a...

heya - fellow Aus here... posted the same thing here: Resistive heater - free electricity For reference, i pay 28c per kw/h for electricity, and I can see it back to the grid at 11c per kw/h. So its all about consuming what i can, as you get little back from generating. I chose the most...

its a 5kw setup, use 1/8th the capacity through the day, so would have 4kw to spare. I'm going to setup some CT's on the feeds & connect it to an arduino, see if i can successfully log & measure the excess power. Then use that to control an SCR for initially my water heater, and maybe this

I've got a 7kw air con unit there... but that'd mean fridgework, titanium exchanger, lots of plumbing - labor costs here are INSANE. Plus it'd be heating when i want cooling etc... i'd expect about $2-3k for that setup *easy* Heat pump - $10k install. I could DIY for $500 or so if there's...

yes i know... i'm VERY aware of the cost & efficiency of using resistive heating, power consumption, cable runs etc... However... Solar is installed & i need to use more of it (In Aus we get paid close to zero for generating), so thinking about setting up a resistive element to get *A FEW...

Tested a week after I added 1kg (about) of CYA & yep back up to 45. So it apperas the CYA did leave the pool during the SLAM

I'll setup a camera to see if one of our native killing machine animals is eating the CYA then ;) Popped 1kg in the other day, so will test again to confirm levels are up - either way its <$30 so no huge concern if it walked out.

Taylor 2006 - 1 month old kit good - passed the OLT 2 weeks ago, just figuring out where my SWG needs to be set with my pool - so changing the levels a bit. Very little debris makes its way into the pool - a manual clean every week yields very little dust/dirt/leaves. The skimmer picks up most...

Just finished the SLAM & its all looking perfect on all the levels. About a month before the SLAM (2 months ago) I added CYA & it was at the upper levels 80-90. Tested it again & its <10! I've only done about 3-4 back washes, but they're only <2min & probably lost about 3" of so of water level...

You MUST get a good test kit - only thing that can be done. Got mine in the US from PST pool supplies - good enough price & pretty quick delivery (<1 week) You HAVE to get a LARGE kit for the FC tests though, as you're doing the SLAM & will have to do a LOT of tests. I've got a 50,000L and run...

You'll run out of reagent if you got a smaller test kit! I just finished my SLAM & had to go blind for a week :\ You can also buy separate reagents for the Chlorine test alone - so i'd do that. Your pool is pretty green so there will be a LOT of algae.... Skimmer sock (so you dont fill up the...

Re: New to pool ownership - first tests done - Doing the SLA And we're done... Final levels: CH: 310 PH: 7.6 FC: 12-13 (coming down from SLAM) TA: 100 (pool $hop lead me down that path, never been in the range) So we're pretty much bang on! CH is right where it needs to be & FINALLY not...

Re: New to pool ownership - first tests done - Doing the SLA yeah algae has gone today - as soon as I brushed it, it gave up all hope! Will do another 2 days even though i've passed the test already etc. CC is still nothing from this mornings tests. Chlorine more effective - well the granular...

Re: New to pool ownership - first tests done - Doing the SLA looking good... the water has been immaculate for a week now. No cloudyness & insanely clear. yesterdays brush revealed absolutely bugger all gunk (dead grey algae) - less than 1/8tsp, which was probably missed from the previous...