Recent content by steve1969

Thanks. I didn't see the other thread that you referenced. We had a ton of rain this winter/spring. I have just never seen it dilute so much (3400 down to 1700).

Moved from here. Same issue here - just opened and my salt reading on the SWG was VERY low - like 1700. Every year I usually have to put in about 160 pounds or so, but this seems kind of strange. Is it conceivable that the pool could lose that much salt content over the winter? I assume I'll...

Yes - it took a while for the repairman to come out, but it turned out that there was a small freon leak, which I guess was there all last summer, but caused the freon to completely leak out over the winter. The pipe was patched, more freon added, and this morning, the pool is 82 degrees, so...

I have the analog model - no display. The only available part to tinker with is the thermostat knob. That's it. No other switches or anything. I highly doubt it's the electric hookup since nothing changed from last summer except turning the circuit breakers off and then back on again.

Just opened the pool last week, got the water balanced, turned on my SWG, and then went to turn on my Heat Siphon heat pump and it wouldn't start. I got it last year and it worked great all last summer. I called the company and the woman told me it's most likely either electrical connection or...

Hi - I just opened this week too, after having a TFP last summer. I was "shocked" to get the following test numbers: FC = 0 CC = 0 pH = 7.2 TA = 60 CYA = 70 Salt = 3200 Last summer, I battled the pH and TA for a good month or so because the SWG kept my pH rising all the time. I expect that...

It is above the pool water level. That makes a lot of sense - thanks for the tip! I hate to have all that water splash out against the foundation of my house....

The O-ring was in pretty good shape. It's not flattened at all, and there aren't really any visible cracks. What's odd is that it shrank over the winter while in my shed. In any case, I'll probably try to re-lube it and use the lube liberally to get a better seal. Is there a way to drain the...

I opened my pool yesterday and had the same issue described here, only my o-ring somehow shrank over the winter. I lubed it up pretty well with Magic Lube (from the pool store), and then had a heck of a time getting it stretched out enough to sit in the groove from the lower half of the DE...

We've had a lot of rain lately - a few inches - and it's raining now. I usually keep the water level about an inch below the top of the skimmer (I think I read that somewhere), but when my pump kicks on in about two hours, the water level will be over the top of the skimmer because of the rain...

I'm a few days behind you I think - I've only put in two quarts of acid and even though my pH dropped to 7.2 last night (and back up to 7.5 already this morning), my TA test still took 12 drops to turn red. It might be 115 or so, but still hasn't really made a move down from where I started...

I'm not sure how I missed that article (shocking your pool). That had all the info I needed. Sorry 'bout that. It didn't come up on the search that I did last night!

That was easy, and the answer I was hoping for. Thanks!

This may seem like a fairly simple question, but I couldn't find an answer on any of the forums. I'm using my SWG and holding the FC around 4 without any real trouble. My CC has been less than 0.5 and typically measures 0. My pool is clear with no algae at all, and has been that way for at...

Thanks Waterbear - you know I read that post of yours on how to lower TA about two months ago when I first found this website and was converting from Baquacil. I even printed it out. Of course, it's in a drawer somewhere and I forgot about it.... At the time, I had bigger fish to fry...