Recent content by wideload

All done! Re-balancing water now. Middle depth of pool was CH 325. Sump pump out was CH 375 at the bitter end. Pool pump is back on I'm sure I'll wind up w/ something in the middle, which is almost perfect I think. Already got the FC up (was at zero, should've added some earlier)...

Very cool to see this working. I've been running for about 7 hours now. Center pool sample is now CH 600 (down from the CH 925). Took sample of the sump pump water: CH 837. So obviously, there's some mixing going on but ya, it's working!!! Pool level has hardly moved at all. Had to run...

Thank you BenB and others. I'm gonna start this "no drain water exchange" project soon (Draining - Further Reading). My pool temp has finally dropped to 79. My muni water is 72. Pool math says to go from 925CH to 350CH, with municipal water at 240CH, I need to replace 84% of my water, which...

Thank you both! Love the idea of the drain/replace at same time so I don't exacerbate my micro crack problems and keep my plaster wet. That sentence doesn't sound quite right lol. Never heard of CSI before, I'll start to track this and keep the numbers in mind. Agreed, CH probably been way...

I've got calcium nodules and general calcium "roughness" (scaling) on my plaster -- it's getting worse each year. In doing my numbers, I think I've realized my problems but would love group confirmation. Location: southern california. FC: 5 CC: .5 pH: 6.8 // This is normally ~7.6. I've been...

I had some followup questions if you don't mind: ==1== I have a solar system installed -- standard setup looks like this: * http://www.dreamscapesbymgr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Orange-County-Swimming-Pool-Solar-Pros.jpg Is super chlorinating to 29ppm chlorine going to do any damage to...

Hello, Thank you and sorry about the edit. OK, #'s from today. This is a salt water pool that came with the house and man, it's hard to tame!! CYA: 45-50 FC: 6ppm CC: 0 TC: 6ppm Calcium Hardness: 850 (via Taylor) // 610 (via walmart kit) -- my previous tests are around 550, not sure what...

I have a mustard algae problem that came back after a full "TFP approved" super chlorinating shock. AND... I have two filters in the bottom of my pool that do not intake water. There's a missing part (I think) in my skimmer to divert suction to the bottom of the pool. I bought this house two...