Recent content by Sub_Guy_727

I completed the water exchange and it went great! I took mknauss's advice and did a 100% exchange, which equated to 32 hours. It was pretty efficient, and I figure I exchanged ~85% of the water based on my testing. Pre exchange sample: FC: 26 ppm pH: 8.2 (not reliable due to high FC) TA: 240...

Good point. I just checked, it’s been running for 2 hours now and has stabilized out at 82F.

Hey all, update: after thinking about everything over the last couple of days, I've decided to move forward with the water exchange method for the following reasons, in order of precedence: Risk. There is always a greater risk in draining a pool. That risk can be reduced and mitigated, but it's...

The house was built in 1988 and the softener was installed less than a year ago. I think it taps into the main water line coming into the house, and everything except the irrigation system and pool fill are softened. I checked the hardness from the front water hose and it was 175 ppm just like...

Just tested pools auto fill line. It does NOT go through the water softener. The auto fill is: CH: 150 ppm TA: 120 ppm

Right now liquid chlorine/household bleach. SWG is in the future, just not soon as I just bought the house and have a lot of other things I need to do first. Great suggestion, thanks! Also great suggestions, thanks again. Not 100% sure. I just closed on this house 3 days ago so I'm still...

Thanks for the advice. I know there's 2 concerns with a complete drain: damage to the uncovered plaster from the sun as well as the pool turning into a boat and popping out of the ground. If I did a complete drain then fill, I'd obviously wait until it gets a little cooler, or do it in the...

The house came with a water softener that is actually pretty nice, so I'm happy about that! Also, a buddy of mine from college was a JO on the Columbus from ~2019-2022, small world! I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, or if I should make a new thread. My TF Pro test kit...

Hello! I just want to say this is a phenomenal website. My wife and I closed on a house today that came with a pool, and while I have never owned/maintained a pool before, I consider myself to have a lot of knowledge on the fundamentals of water chemistry control. I spent the last 9 years in...