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    Lowering Ph using Muratic Acid

    ah I found it .. thanks
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    Lowering Ph using Muratic Acid

    The pool math app does not tell me how much to add .. just tells me to lower to 7.2 and aerate
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    Lowering Ph using Muratic Acid

    My Ph is fine (7.8) but the Alkalinity is 150. According to the pool math app I am to lower the PH to 7.2 and aerate the pool. So how much pool acid should I use to lower it to that amount? I started with about 1.5 liters and will retest in 30 minutes or so but if there is a calculator out...
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    Found a place that sells the Taylor 2005 here in Canada. $140 CDN plus tax plus shipping for the normal kit. Over $200 for the larger kit (2005C) plus tax and shipping. Needless to say I will wait until the border is open and order from TFKits and have it dropped at a pickup place in Detroit...
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    I will have to search around .. maybe it is available at poolsupplycanada.ca In the meantime I have added 2 liters (about 1/2 gallon) of liquid pool chlorine (12% strength) and about 750 grams (about 29 oz. ) of pool stabilizer in a sock at the return
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    I am looking for a test kit .. tftestkits does not ship to Canada and although I am close to the border I can not goto Detroit due to the shutdown.. until i find one i will use a combo of the strips i have, the pool store's chemical test and the hardware store's digital test
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    I have the metal levels low enough that I do not need to drain Is there a specific product to get the CYA up?4 The gallon of bleach I assume that it is less if I use pool Chlorine which is 12% IIRC Do I wait to add anymore stuff until I have give that vinyl pool shock time to act or do I add...
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    I had already purchased the stuff from the pool store before I posted this thread, so forgive me that I did not do it like this forum says.. I will use the methods here from now on So they told me to add 4kg of Alka+ (2kg at a time with a 6 hour interval).. I did that yesterday Today I was to...
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    Heating a pool with no sun and no budget

    Do you have a sunny spot anywhere on your property? You could buy irrigation hose (100 to 200 feet of it) and coil it and place in the area where you get sun... bypass some of the water from the system into this coil and return it to the system after it has run through the tubes.
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    Thanks for the links and the links to the test kits
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    Pump replacement question

    I have a Hayward Super Pump which is working fine. I generally run my pump mostly at night (when the Hydro rates are low) and a couple hours around 11am to 1pm. Would it be worthwhile to buy a new pump and run it longer during the day on a lower speed setting or wait until my current pump fails...
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    I assume there is a guide on how to do it? Can you link it (assuming I do not find it with the search function :D )
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    Converting pool from Ecosmarte to "normal"

    I moved into this house about 5 years ago and it has the EcoSmarte system. I never had any problems with it, water has been great with little trouble(yes I know you guys do not like the system). But now my Titanium plates need replacement and they cost $569 USD (about $800 CDN) I can not justify...
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    Anyone ever heard of these MFG?

    I spoke with a local guy that does pump repair in Windsor, On .. he said the Splash Pumps are indeed a Chinese product. However he said that alot of the replacement parts that he now gets for Hayward, Jandy, etc are also from China. He said the Chinese companies are looking to improve their...