Recent content by slackerUH

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    Diluting acid for Stenner

    This thread has been helpful. I was second guessing myself because I have never diluted acid connected to the chemical controllers I use at hotel pools. At different properties, I have Pentair Intellichem, Hayward CAT6500 (waste of money because it couldn't accurately represent chlorine PPM...
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    Aerate to raise pH with compressor on return line

    You are correct about the TA in Hawaii. I add Sodium Bicarb weekly in my home pool. The Location with high TA is in Brandon, South Dakota at a small indoor water park. When I asked my friend that has a Culligan store, he told me that he assumes the City of Brandon adds Lime to the water...
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    Aerate to raise pH with compressor on return line

    duraleigh I believe what you are saying here is what I was assuming. If the air compressor is connected at the last part in the plumbing before it returns to the pool, the path of least resistance would be for the air to go in the direction of water flow and out the jets. I would prefer not to...
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    Aerate to raise pH with compressor on return line

    Thanks for your response and I want to add some real world example to your update. Our hot tub at the property I am referencing in this post just had a heat exchanger last 3 months before it was destroyed by assumed bad chemistry. New maintenance person and outdated chemical controllers which...
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    Aerate to raise pH with compressor on return line

    I am trying to come up with an easier solution to handle the poor source water we have at an older hotel with a small water park. The water park has two small pools and a hot tub. 16,000 gallon pool with water slide 12,000 gallon pool with play feature 1,000 gallon hot tub The main problem...