Recent content by schwimmen

Greetings, lovely people. I've just logged on after a bit of a hiatus and realized that there were several messages that I hadn't responded to. I thought it might be helpful to add an update 2 years out for those that may be looking at this thread in the same way that I looked at other threads...

Greetings, all. We just had the pool emptied and acid washed to deal with a yellowish gray scale that started within weeks of first filling the pool. and got worse through the first year despite balanced water values. The acid wash seemed to help a lot, but within 7-10 days, I'm already...

Ok, will do.

Okay, making progress. pH 7.5 FC 4.5 CC 0.5 TA 80 CH 200 CYA undetectable Temp 64 CSI -.40 I got the chlorine up with a sanitizer/shock. Adding salt so we can get Intellichlor back on line. The TA has started to come down. I added 5 lb of CH treatment to start bringing that number up. CSI...

I just checked today's pH and TC. They are at 7.7 and 0.5, respectively, so I added another jug of bleach (assuming lower concentration; no indication of % anywhere on bottle/label). Today's question: Should I try to drop the TA down (was 100 yesterday)? Based on re-reading of Pool School...

Greetings. I just ran the tests (logged on PM): TC - 0.5 pH - 7.7 TA - 100 Ch - 125 CYA - did not test, have not yet added any (used 30 as place holder) Temp - 64 F Salt - 0 ppm (none added yet) I added 2 cups of MA. Do I move to more chlorine now and wait on the rest? I also want to make...

The pool pH was approx 7.8 so I added more MA. I’ll start chlorine this afternoon. The first chlorine reading was around 0.5. I just tested the tap pH. It’s about 7.8+ I’ve read the ABCs and have been following it. The scaling happened early, before we took over balancing the water. I want to...

We've got a TF-100 testing kit. The temperature is 68 degrees. The pH was still between 7.8 and 8.2 when I went to add the other chemicals, so I added 3 more cps of MA and will add the others in the morning. The pool is approximately 10K gallons. Based on that, it looks like I add the...

Hi, all. This is not a very exotic request, but I would greatly appreciate your help. We had our pool put in last year, and within the first month, there was significant scaling. I thought maybe it was all in my head, but when we had our gunite/Pebble sub come out, the guy could see it right...

So sorry, Mrs. Biggs. I only just saw this. We have not removed or added any water to the pool (other than minimal rain). Though the test reading was high, the reading on our Intellichlor unit has been within reasonable limits. I have ordered additional sacrificial anodes for our Fastlane and...

I read one post about someone who doubled up on anodes. He said he was able to go longer between replacements that way.

Ooh, Screenlogic looks lovely, but we don't currently have it. Might want to put that on the wishlist with the Fastlane app. Thanks, Marty! So according to the unit, it's at 3750, which seems really good. Surprising that it's so different that salt test results (used mixer for test to make sure...

Here's a picture of the anode. When they installed it, they didn't use a stainless bolt, so the bolt disintegrated and the anode fell to the bottom of the pool. We just replaced the bolt, but now we have to replace the anode! It's pretty straightforward. Seems like you just unscrew the bolt...