Recent content by TomHunt

I bought the standard from the TF100 people. It allows you to see what 50 is suppose to look like. Edit: Sorry, I see someone answered this already.

Well, I have watched my CYA once again disappear to <20, down from 40-50 less than a three weeks ago on my solar blanket covered pool. I was gone for 5 days so didn't test for 5 days, but left the pool with high FC and the SWG set at 80% and the pool covered. We had about 1/2" of rain with...

7/29 CH = 250 8/15 CH = 250 8/25 CH = 200 added 110 oz C Chloride 8/31 CH = 250 Salt 3000. added 7# CC 9/2 CH = 275 so added 6# CC 9/14 CH = 300 Salt at 2800 (target 3000) added 40# salt 10/2 CH = 300 10/16 CH = 300 Salt at 2800 so added 7# CC 10/19 CH = 350 (target) Salt at 3400 (too high...

Mstgkillr, we luckily missed your big rains across the bay over here in Rotonda West. You got nicked with a lot of rain even before Houston! We don't have autofill and our drain out elbow is already located higher than the top of the skimmer. Good luck to you on figuring it all out!

I could PM the file to you?

Pool heater was turned on mid Oct. It is set to 84 degrees.

Where do I think I'm going? I do follow procedures exactly. I use a check-sheet every time (habit from flying helicopters). My hope was that someone with more experience with chemistry could suggest something I am missing. I have not lost enough water out of this pool (couple inches at most)...

Hello James and thanks for the help. It is a Pentair 150 paper filter. I replaced the element once thinking it might be a problem. It didn't seem to make any difference.

Leslie conditioner granules. It does raise the CYA. I have added around 60 oz since Friday and am back to 40- 50 ppm. I do not have auto fill and we have had only two rains that were heavy enough (besides Irma) to cause any overflow draining and then not that much. As to chemistry, you can...

No, not possible. The cage is 10" over grade in a cage. Overflowing volumes run out via a drain (drain can't back flow) long before the water level in the pool reaches the top of the deck.

Sorry I missed your question; no fishy smell. AND, the pool is in a cage so it is unlikely that the fertilizer guy spread any fertilizer into the 20 / 20 screen on his Oct visit. I watched him spread 140 # of 25 / 0 / 11 in granules and didn't notice any overspread.

Attached is my log of pool activities since opening the pool. This summer we had enough rain (which did overflow some to grade) that I didn't add any city water until this fall. I have added maybe 1" since the rains stopped weeks ago as the level was getting near the bottom of the skimmer...