Recent content by notime2work

Thanks, I will buy some pucks and a floater. Our CYA is low enough that it can survive a couple for a week. I'll lower the pH and then fix it when we return.

We are going to be gone for a week in August, and are a little worried about maintaining the pH of our pool while we are away. It is a new gunite pool with SWG, so the pH has been always heading to the up side. We have usually been adding muriatic acid every other day to keep it where it needs...

Yes, I was SO glad to find this website before we even had ours built. It showed me there was a whole lot better way to maintain a pool than hiring a pool service. It was also so helpful to have guidance about knowing the equipment to purchase. By rounding up to the nearest number on the cya...

Here are my current readings as of this morning: FC - 4 CC - 0 TC - 4 CH - 300 TA - 110 CYA - 35 pH - 7.4 The muriatic acid managed to knock the pH down well. I bumped the SWG up a couple of %, so guessing that is why my chlorine level is up. My CYA is still low, and haven't added anything yet...

At this point, I'm not really sure what to target with the CYA or CH. I'm sure at some point it will click and make sense, but it's all a blur right now. I will start low with the cyanuric acid and test from there. To complicate matters, we have had a LOT or rain in the past 2 weeks, which makes...

The pool builder did add shock when starting the pool chemistry. They also used 3 chlorine pucks in the skimmer basket, which have since dissolved. I'll retest the FC / CC / pH and post back later today. I really don't understand the CC info at all. In regards to testing TC with the yellow...

I’ve been reading this forum since before we started our pool in February, so have learned a lot along the way. Our builder completed our pool last week, and had his folks come out and do the startup chemistry. They added the salt at the end of last week, and have now turned us loose with the...

I was wondering about this, as our pool is set to begin construction later in October and probably (weather permitting) completing in December or January. I guess since we have to brush it and have the chemistry constantly monitored correctly for the plaster to cure properly, we will be doing...

Re: New IG Build in Athens, GA We had a harder time than expected getting bids for our pool also. I guess they are all really busy. Two of the companies never called us back when I left a message to talk to them initially about our possible pool. We did get three to come out and talk to us. One...

Thanks for the link and info. Guess I'll just bite the bullet and get the EasyTouch system, as we refuse to have an Alexa in our house.

We are discussing the automation with our PB and he thinks I'm crazy for wanting the system. Can you elaborate some more on this low cost solution you have with basic off the shelf smart switches, etc, and can it be done by someone like me that's not an electronics whiz?

Thank you. I sent the PB a link to the Easytouch with the IC60, as we have decided to use the IC60. No spa, no bells and whistles, no waterfalls. The pool will be approx 20,000 gallons. Maybe I'll buy myself the ScreenLogic for Christmas.

Thank you so much! I definitely would want the lights to be controlled as well. We are getting a SWG system, so this would be a benefit also. I appreciate your quick response. Now, another question related to this -- can the wireless part that is controlled by the phone be easily added after the...

Moved from here.. Pentair: EasyTouch vs. IntelliTouch (Jim R.) We are in the process of deciding on all our options for our future build, and I am interested in the automation. Is the EasyTouch and ScreenLogic something that can easily be added at a later date? We are trying to stay within a...

Yes, but I think it will be worth it in the long run, based on what I have read here. Seems like there will be a good energy savings, plus not having to replace the salt cell as soon.