Recent content by VAChuck

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    Why Are Calcium Crystals Forming in Pools?

    I have both a vinyl and fiberglass pool so I haven't had to deal with this. But I am a cement chemist and found this conversation interesting. Pool plaster is typically a combination of limestone (CaCO3) and white portland cement (Marcite). Funny that plaster is actually calcium sulfate...
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    High Salt/Amps reading on brand new Hayward T-15 cell

    Thanks to this thread I just saved $819 on a new goldline board. Cheapest one I could find with a quick internet search. I had the exact symptoms described by LadyFixer and I just added some solder to the bad looking pin on the back of the K1 realay. Working great now. Any idea how long this...