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    pjt replied to the thread Ye Olde TA vs pH Debate.
    Temporarily turn off your SWCG to allow your FC to drift down below 10 and retest your pH. Use a uniform lit background for the pH...
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    pjt replied to the thread Target ph or CYA first.
    Your first post said 200+, which is causing confusion. Run the TA test on your tap water. Stop using pH down. Use muriatic acid to...
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    pjt reacted to ajw22's post in the thread Flow Vis H2flow meter/check valve with Like Like.
    You are installing a Heat Pump which is the most restrictive type of heater. All of the other things you are worrying about for...
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    pjt reacted to Jimrahbe's post in the thread pH TA Battle with Like Like.
    P, We do not use the "CYA adjusted" TA. I run my TA between 50 and 60 and it works fine for me. I have three saltwater pool that I've...
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    pjt reacted to ajw22's post in the thread pH TA Battle with Like Like.
    Welcome to TFP. TFP uses uncorrected TA. From TA - Further Reading Pool store TA tests often report lower then what you get when...
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    pjt replied to the thread Plumbing updates input requested..
    If you're replumbing a few things, now would be a good opportunity to install an external heater bypass. Since you already have a check...
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    pjt reacted to Jimrahbe's post in the thread Pool Drain time again to lower CYA, Yikes! with Like Like.
    Les, There is just no such thing as SWCG corrosion.. I have had three saltwater pools for well over 10 years and there is just zero...
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    pjt reacted to dfwnoob's post in the thread Pool Drain time again to lower CYA, Yikes! with Like Like.
    SWCG-level salinity does not corrode pool parts. A chlorine pool is a salt pool. You will be stuck in a loop of doing this over and...
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    pjt reacted to Dirk's post in the thread Pool Drain time again to lower CYA, Yikes! with Like Like.
    If you measured the salt in your pool, you'd find plenty. You probably already have a salt water pool! All chlorine-sanitized pools are...
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    pjt replied to the thread Target ph or CYA first.
    Then you didn't start with a TA of 200+. Add enough to get your TA to 60. What's the TA of your fill water? You should have CYA 30...
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    pjt replied to the thread Green pool.
    A quality test kit is by far the best money you'll spend on your pool, and it costs a fraction of the $250 in chemicals you've spent in...
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    pjt replied to the thread Target ph or CYA first.
    Use muriatic acid instead. Something is wrong here if you started with TA 200+. I would suspect testing error. What's your CYA level...
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    pjt replied to the thread Pentair IC60 - Transfer guts to new housing?.
    I successfully repaired freeze damage that cracked my IC60 using Plast-aid. It bonds extremely well with PVC, and it's unbelievably...
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    pjt replied to the thread Feedback on AZ pool design.
    They are fittings that return the water from the equipment pad back to the pool
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    pjt reacted to Melissainphx's post in the thread Feedback on AZ pool design with Like Like.
    Thanks for the feedback! Good call on the in-floor cleaning; I’ll ask to have that removed. I don’t think I’ll need a heater (pool will...
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