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Jasonlion, Thanks for the clarification. But with such a high FC, should I be concerned? Do I need to lower it in some other form or just lower the SWG to 1%? Regards,

Our pool is 6 months old and we leave in North Texas where we were advised by everybody to keep our pool running during the winter. We have a freeze-guard system that kicks on whenever the temperature falls below 38 degrees. It's been working well but today when I checked the chemical balance in...

Hi There, After 5 days from when I started reducing the CYA and 4 days after I started lowering T/A via MA/aereation, these are my results today: FC: 6.0 CC: 0 TC: 6.0 pH: 7.4 (bringing back up via aeration to lower T/A on last time) T/A: 80 (hope to get to 70 this afternoon) CYA: 70...

Thanks FPM, I am sorry the sentence was not written correctly. That means I added 19Oz of MA to get the Total Alkalinity to 70 PPM (recommended by Waterbear). Thanks for the info on CYA testing. I was not aware of how much longer to wait before testing again. Also, was confused about whether it...

Waterbear, Thanks for the article. I read it 5 minutes before you posted. One think that I am not totally sure if I have under controls is the Ph/TA testing. I have bought one of those TF-100 and although it has a test kit for both, on the Ph procedure which is done with the blue box (K-1000)...

Waterbear/Jasonlion, I added the muriatic acid yesterday around 6pm as waterbear recommended. I used the calculator and although it told me to add 19oz to get to 70ppm. After that, I added the AquaChem stabilizer (100% CYA granules) that I had bought yesterday at Lowes for $9.50 per each...

Waterbear, Thanks for your reply and follow up on this. You are the best. BTW, I changed from Chroline to SWG before the plumming got finished just because of the many reviews I read and also because of your postings. Anywa, my pool is just a month old and I have had consistent low levels of...

Can I find plain CYA at regular stores or just pool stores?

I was wondering if there are any effective products out there to increase CYA that doesn't cost an arm like the one I bought from Leslie yesterday (1 Gallon for $35).

Thanks for the insight. Actually, after we filled the pool beyond 3 feet, the air bubbles stopped. We will have a technician coming to our house tomorrow to start up and we will see if there is any issue although I think it was just air in the pipe.

We are filling up the pool. Finally!!! We noticed that while we are filling it up, there is a very small stream of bubbles coming from one of the 4 main drains. It is small but steady. It's been like that for the past 3 hour. The pool if filling up well though. Any idea if this is an...

Pump Size I noticed my pool specs were no longer in the signature portion. Here are the specs: - 15,500 gallons - Perimeter: 88 - 28'5" by 16'4" - IG gunite - 4 main drains - 5 returns - 2 skimmers - Auto-Fill - Filter: Jandy DE 60 - Heater: LAARS Lxi 400 - SWG: Aquapure Salt System (added as...

Based on the specs I got on their website, it seems that if I had gone with the SHPM 2.5-2, the last "2" probably means 2 speeds. Mine says SHPM 2.5 only, which apparently it is the single speed.

Hi There, It's been a while since I posted here. It's been a busy process to build our pool and learn about several things that were not business as usual for us. I am writting today to ask for help with our pumps. We discussed a little bit about the whole thing back when I posted this thread...

Hi There Rvstriker, Small world indeed. I am checking with the city but usually they a re a little vague on their answers. For instance, the sliding gate issue is not spelled out on the city ordinance but some inspectors require, while others, don't. I have questionned that to the city via...