Recent content by truckprank

Wow, thank you for the light reading material there, lol. I just got through that article and I must admit, a lot or most is over my head. I won't do the acid wash ever again, but in my defense - I did read my manual for my Pentair iChlor15 and followed those instructions almost exactly which...

Thank you sir. I did the process just now exactly how you described. SALT tested at 4000. Better than the other day for sure but still baffling how it's so high. I'll keep testing in the next few days and report back. Quick edit: I also took apart my SWG and cleaned, did a mild acid wash which...

Bought all new reagents one month ago from TfTestKits during the March sale as I do every year. All are brand new! Yes - using the magnetic stir device and I go real slow when it gets close I store my agents in the blue case from TfTestKits on my garage workbench

HI y'all! My salt readings via Taylor drop kit have been very wacky past two months or so. 02/26/2025, Salt reading is at 2800 - a little low but no biggie, coming off the off-season 02/28/2025, I added one 40lb bag of salt to pool to bump it up and get ready for warmer weather (it's a small...

I was just so done with everything home-related around this time last year. Work, family, life, etc., that instead of trusting myself and DIY, I got a pro painting company out to quote doing this for me to get it done and so I wouldn't have to worry about it. I wanted to get a sealer that...

Update: probably the final update here. So we just got our heater up and running three days ago, finally! (pentair mastertemp 400) Wow, what an amazing piece of equipment. It took the entire pool from 75 to 80 degrees F in about an hour as an initial test, then earlier today to see what it could...

Since I have it on hand, I just threw in a small amount 32oz dry of BalancePAK 300 calcium chloride to bump up CH a bit. thank you!

Update: Thank you all who responded! The Pentair MasterTemp 400k BTU heater was placed about two weeks ago along with plumbing into the pool. Pool water has been flowing through the unit since, but the heater has not been turned up yet. Gas line installed about 10 days ago, they used this real...

That is what we will do. Thank you! Much appreciated.

So after a LOT of thought and consideration, plus plenty of frustration with getting quotes, we have finally found a contractor who seems to be on the same page as us as far as responsiveness and knowledge, and we accepted his quote earlier today. Knowledge on my part being completely due to you...

Any thoughts on this very expensive product? Pentra-Sil (244+) **** Edit: I just realized that the mods moved my comment from another thread, to here in its own thread, a while back. Thank you! Just for some background, we had about 900 sq ft of concrete poured about this time last year for...

I have a plumber coming out to quote the gas line install and for general advice on the gas line sizing. if we were to do that piece separately from the high quote for the 125k heater vs. the bigger and less expensive options but that don't include the gas line. That seems that's the limiting...

Yes! Thanks for validating my thought there. We have room but I'm not sure about the gas line specs. Thank you! It is a new installation, but we have an existing gas pipe close by for the grill just on the other side of the wall to the crawlspace which I hope could be tapped into somehow but I...

We are considering adding a heater, and received a quote for what I believe to be this model (quote doesn't specify exact SKU). "Hayward 400k BTU natural gas" is the description. Although I can't figure out the difference between the H400, the HDF400, and the H400FDN that I've come across in my...

Agreed, thank you! I think you and I wouldn't spend nearly as much time and effort on the management aspects if we didn't actually enjoy that. However I do need to keep in mind to not get too caught up and just enjoy the results! Thank you @Mdragger88! The fine folks here headed me off much...