Recent content by reaton

Alright I'll add the LC tonight, retest and get up to level throughout the day tomorrow, and find some muriatic acid and more LC tomorrow evening. Can I add the MA any time between leveling my SLAM?

20 gallons? Really? I thought directions said to buy twice as much as was necessary to reach SLAM levels. So since it's roughly 3.5 gallons to reach it I figured 8 would be enough. Why so different from the SLAM directions do you think?

I got 8 gallons to be safe, which seems like the right amount. I need to try and find a place to get the muriatic acid. But I can start with the chlorine tonight and get the acid tomorrow if need be and add it?

I should have mentioned that the water is green and I believe there is visible algae so I was planning on doing a SLAM.

Ok here are my test results: FC: 0 CC: 0 CH: 175 TA: 70 CYA: 40 PH: 8.2 Are my first steps to get the PH down to around 7.5 before I do anything else? I have Ph down from Clorox, is that acceptable given I have a SWG even though it isn't on at the moment? Also based on my numbers pool math...

Ok I have the electrical situation sorted out and the pump is now running. I have the Pentair Superflo running at 1400 rpms 24/7 at the moment. My plan was to run the pump for 24 hours before adding any chlorine, but since it's 7 PM at the moment, I'll probably wait until the following morning...

Well, before we deal with actually treating the water I need to get this electric situation taken care of. I have a QO Square D panel that previously only has 1 line out to the pool area. It was on a 20 amp GFCI breaker. This breaker trips within 3-5 seconds when the pump turns on and starts to...

Turns out the pump and SWG was a little too much for the current breaker setup so I'm getting that squared away. Hopefully I'll get the pump running and test results shortly after Easter.

Ok I'll remove debris and let the new motor run for 24 hours, then do a test and report back with my results. My last results before closing at the end of October had my CYA at 50, so we'll see where it went from there.

I moved into my house last August and purchased the TF Pro testing kit. When I moved in all my levels were good, so the only thing I had to add the rest of the season was liquid chlorine once weekly. I did purchase refills for my TF Pro and also added in the extra dropper bottles that come with...