Recent content by pwa2003

"Gradually" as in more than one batch (like you say, test and then repeat). I added 41 ounces of MA this morning to get pH of 7.5 and TA of 80. I know I'll need to add more MA to bring down the TA further. I was going to ask how high I need to bring pH up to with aeration before adding more...

TA of my fill water is 140. After adding MA today, I tested 3 hours later (pump running) and my pH was 7.5 and TA 80. With a water temp of 66F, calculated CSI is -0.34. I guess I keep adding MA gradually (over the next couple of days) until TA falls to 60-ish...? And aerate the water to...

I chimed in on the following thread because it sounds like @bbdude (the original poster there) had a similar over-winter experience to mine: https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/winter-scale-build-up.295254/#post-2635669

I understood that the borates would keep the pH from rising "rapidly" in cold water temps, which could've been the source of our rough plaster forming over last winter. We're on the fence about closing the pool this winter. We closed the last 2 winters, the first one was just weeks after the...

Because we had some rough plaster upon opening this Spring, I thought I'd try adding borates (via boric acid from Duda Diesel) to hopefully keep it from getting any worse over this coming winter. I'm also hoping to stabilize my pH in general. My water test results from today show pH of about...

Following this thread because I had a similar experience upon opening this Spring as OP, bbdude. Our roughness is mostly on our spa benches, so swimsuits catch on it, as opposed to being rough on feet. I guess I have some reading to do! bbdude, have you done anything yet to get rid of the...

We had the Hayward Automation system installed original to the pool build in 2021. It looks like Hayward "OmniPL" panel (see photo). The one we have is installed at the pool equipment pad outside. I can see the benefit of having the Omni Panel controller at the equipment pad, and don't really...

Please disregard my above request for help. The touchscreen outside works just fine. (app & website still down)

Same here (neither app nor website working). And I don't remember how to turn on my pump manually. Can someone give me a quick "how to"?

Hayward H400FDN heater is giving us this problem: When heating the spa, set to 100F, the heater runs as expected until water temp reaches 96 or 97. Heater then stops, shows "Lo" on the display, stays off for a couple of minutes, then turns back on. This cycle (on/off) continues every degree...

Finaly getting back to this... We are no longer having issues with the Omni app, but we are still having heater problems, as follows: We set the heater -- in bypass mode (bO) -- to heat the spa to 100F. Heater turns on, with Omni app displaying "Heating to 100," and it runs as expected until...

OK, thanks. We'll need to wait until tomorrow to get back outside to do more (thunderstorms on the way this evening). I'll report back.

Heater did display bO (bypass) when this problem started. I've toggled back & forth several times in an attempt to reconnect with the Omni (unfortunately, did not work).

Hayward H400FDN Heater (now in my sig, thanks!)

We opened our pool for the season on 4/13/2024 (just over 3 weeks ago). It took a few days to clean/vacuum/filter out the silt and get the water chemistry back in balance. On first use of the spa, we noticed the plaster felt rough (I posted about this in a separate thread). I haven't had a...