Recent content by sarahspins

Unless you have a problem with your pH rising then you don't "need" to reduce the TA... if it holds pretty steady you can just leave it alone.

All the SWG does for you is eliminate the need to lug some form of chlorine out to the pool... it just makes that one chore easier, but it doesn't get rid of the rest of "maintaining" a pool. A lucky minority might get away with keeping their pool crystal clear while doing everything 'wrong'...

Shhh! Don't give away ALL the secrets ;) Kidding... but when my water level is high enough above my return to aim the jet up to aerate, this is what I do too :)

My experience is that if the plug gets wet it will trip the built in GFCI, but getting splashed on and rained on is definitely not a problem for the pump itself.

Re: Using Plastic Zip Tie Between Titanium Plates - Is That I have been cleaning mine with a diluted MA mixture (1 part MA to 4 parts water) and it's faster and more effective than vinegar... you can also just soak longer and it will eventually dissolve the crud in between.

Some people have reported just being able to stretch a 2" hose over the threads and using the clamp that comes with the hose to hold it on. I keep meaning to pick one up myself, but I haven't yet. Also, if that L-shaped o-ring wasn't seated exactly right it could have leaked - when you...

With the hose in the tank some sand should be suspended in the water flow as you move the hose around - but it won't fully float.

I do (well it comes on around sunset), and I only run my filter long enough for the SWG to do it's job... I haven't found that I have needed more filtration than that. I am pretty sure that presently my SWG is running 3 hours a day and the filter for 4.

Pool calc is working fine for me.. it says 431 oz of 6% bleach will bring your FC up to 16.. however if you have stuff growing in your pool that level won't hold for very long.

You won't have any stabilizer in your fill water, so just add what you'll need for the volume of your pool. The pool calculator can adjust for different concentrations of bleach, just select the one you have and it will tell you how much to use. Shock is just chlorine, you don't need shock...

Your hardness is probably much higher than you checked for.. mine is consistently over 300, even my fill water.

Is that a shower head? Way cool way to make a fountain! :)

The kit with drops, not strips.

Re: First-time poster! Intex pool, newly set up, going gree You will be ready to turn it on when you've successfully completed the shock process... which requires a test kit.

There is an o-ring around the copper electrode, it's this part from intex, or you can try to find a replacement at a hardware store or pool store. It should fit just below the lip on the smaller diameter part of the plastic. http://www.intexcorp.com/index.php/repl ... 11440.html