Recent content by ti_chris

Oh that's awesome. I used the app, but didn't notice that it had the option to calculate all of the side-effects. Very cool. Thanks for the heads up. I'm already using TFP, but yes I see int he app now that SWG doesn't actually affect chemistry outside of what it's supposed to. My concern...

Hi, I'm in California and trying to be water-wise and figure out what's the rate at which we should be changing the pool's water. I'm not talking about replacing the water. I'm talking about pumping it out of the pool and replacing it with 'fresh' water. Naturally I know it'll depend on what...

I don't run it everyday, but it's not far from that. Every other day I'd wager.

Yes I do have these filters. They are the pleated types and not the meshes. I even tried to purchase another set from amazon but that didn't change anything. It does pick up a bit of dirt/grime to be clear. But it does seem to leave a fair amount of it behind as well :/

Hi, I have a Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus and it does a fantastic job at picking up the leaves and smaller organic junk that falls into the pool. Unfortunately I don't feel like it petrforms well at all as it relates to picking up sand/dirt or even algea that may have bloomed on the walls of the...

Yah raising the CYA probably does make sense here. Thanks. I think I'll give that a try.

Yah given the choice, I would definitely polish it or go with quartz. It's certainly true for the robot however. But by the same stance, the robotic cleaner also tends to tear off little pebbles (at least it used to once we first got it done). Not so much anymore after 12 years. I meant that...

Hi, I've been following the ABCs for a while now and my numbers are all within range as far as I can tell yet when I brush at times, I still see a small layer of green algae being peeled off of the walls. I SLAM my pool and brush it heavily and despite being within range, algae still seems to...

Got it. Thanks for the help. I'm thinking an empty/clean/refill may be cheaper at a later time when I have to refill the pool anyways due to high CH.

So if I'm understanding correctly, you're saying you can SLAM the pool for multiple days to get rid of it? How many days would I have to sustain the high FC levels if that's the case? So far levels have been > 12 for ~48hrs. Or is this not really practical and it would be best to empty/clean?

Yes I am. It's at 700. 5x less than it would need for an SWG right now.

Hi, I've been noticing over the years that my pool has been getting larger/darker algae stains that are simply not going away. My first attempt to get rid of it of course was to SLAM the pool (15ppm Cl, 30 CYA, 7.5pH, 370Ca) for 24 hrs with heavy brushing every 6-12hrs but that didn't get rid...

It's true that it's not needed, but I would assume that it improves circulation given that the jets are all at the top. As for the heat exchangers, there's 2 common materials for them (copper, cupro nickel). The first one tends to be used in cheaper exchangers and tend to have lower...

Yah I like the idea of the RRJ60 since I can run it at a lower power and/or for a shorter amount of time. I currently run the pump for roughly 4hrs/day and that puts me roughly I the RJ60 range if I want to do that and add the proper amount of chlorine.

Although in fairness, I wouldn't be surprised if liquid chlorine's prices were going to go up given the high demand and scarcity of it at this point :(. That's nice. My Stenner pump setup currently buys me that mostly (except for the refilling & driving of the liquids, which is a bit anoying)...