Recent content by TexKSAH

I have a 400,000 BTU gas heater that is the equivalent of roughly a 120kw electrical heater. It takes about 30 minutes to heat my 800 gal hot tub through roughly the same temp range (20-25 deg f or 10-12 deg c). Not accounting for the many variables like ambient temp, heat loss, solar...

I wish there was a better way to test PH. I don't have as much problem with the shades of yellow as I do with the shades of orange/pink/red for the PH test. But that said, I pretty much use the FAS DPD test exclusively as well since I'm still fine tuning/verifying my timing for the new...

I've been swimming since it hit 75 a few weeks ago, but yesterday evening it was 81! Felt great. Might be back in the 70's this afternoon after big rains last night.

I can't tell if it's permanent yet or not, but we had 5-6 frogs living in and around our pool since it was build last year (they love to hid under the ledges of our waterfall) but since I added 50ppm of Borates 5 days ago, the frogs have disappeared. I did find 2 dead ones in the skimmer a...

If you get the high pressure pump, I doubt you would have any issue with the elevation change. Like mentioned above, you would have to monitor it as a leak in the pump tube/discharge line could cause your pool to leak into your basement if the check valve malfunctioned. I would recommend...

The pump comes with everything you need (20' discharge tubing, injection fitting, spare pump tube, suction strainer, etc) except the tank and a tap into your plumbing. If you get the high pressure pump, the injection fitting is also a check valve. On the low pressure pump, it's only an...

Re: Stenner Pump Size Here was my process.... Based on my pool size and 2 to 3 PPM loss per day of FC in the summer, I used PoolMath to determine I need about 36 ounces of 8.25% chlorine per day. Then I looked at the ounce/min capabilities of the Stenner pumps and determined I could inject...

Noted and thanks Tim. I don't plan on using both at the same time but wanted to keep the chlorinator functional in case I need to use tabs to bump my CYA as it gets low. I'll be sure to turn the pump off when I need to use the chlorinator or move the injection point.

Completed my Stenner installation and setup. Thanks to a picture I saw on Superair01's post, I realized my auto-chlorinator had a second 1/2 tap so I didn't have to drill and tap the pipe. Programmed to run 15 minutes twice a day. Will probably have to adjust that once I see what that...

I have what looks to be the same rock on my waterfall (orange moss rock) and I have the same white scaling on ONE rock. Nothing on any of the others. Weird. I do not have SWCG and the pool is only 8 months old so I have no reason to think my salt is very high from chlorine. Everything tests...

My PB highly recommended a UV system as a supplement to chlorine and used the argument that it kills things chlorine will not and will help lower your overall chlorine consumption. I cannot attest to the fact that any of that is true after 8mos of owning and enjoying the pool, but I can give...

In the part of central Texas I live in, our pool builder did not recommend SWCG because of the lime locally quarried and used in so many concrete products plus the limestone we have all around our decks and house. But last year when I was trying to decide, many here talked about using a sealant...

Thanks for the info rphpool. On your ET8, did you find a way to program the Stenner circuit so it turns on or verifies the filter pump is running? I hope I can do it that way.