Recent content by Sandrat

My CH numbers have been a little low, around 200 in my vinyl pool. I know that CH isn't as important in vinyl environments where (high ppm) scaling or (low ppm) erosion aren't big concerns, but what I have learned is that CH is VERY important to water stability and saturation in ALL pools. The...

I copied the link to my thread on the "Let's See Your Test Kit" thread. Thanks for the re-direct!

Let's see if we can post a link to another TFP thread that I started a few days ago https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/test-kit-container-solution.185818/#post-1638633

Hey Guys, Hoping this will help some of you. Photos attached. I used a Taylor K-2006 kit for years. When I started buying refills from TFTest kits, the bottles were a different size, and wouldn't fit in the Taylor kit box. Then I bought a speed-stir. Then I had test strip bottles. Pretty soon...

FINAL UPDATE: The owner at DSP called to say that my unit could not be repaired. He offered to let me keep his loaner without charge, since I'd had such bad luck with the units. He did say that they changed manufacturers of the cells due to some potential quality issues a couple of years ago...

UPDATE: To answer the inline chlorinator question, it is RARELY used, and was inline when I converted to salt and is DOWNLINE of the SWG cell. I left it there as a chlorine backup, if I needed it, and is handy for adding things like CYA (a stocking). Trust me, this is not a factor. SWG Cell...

It is downline of the salt cell.

Water Geeks, I bought a Circupool RJ 45 for my pool in 2012. I was swayed by the price, the (then) reviews, and the 7 year warranty. The 45 is designed to handle a 45,000 gallon pool, mine is 26k. Also, my pool is only open from May through Sept. My thinking was that buying an oversized...