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Let's say I've decided on a 12 hour cycle, should I run it to take advantage of the night time hours, the daytime (sunlight) hours, or a mixture?

If the OP is a noob (like myself) then how sure are we of how accurately we (noobs) are reading our test results? I mean this kit is asking me to count drops, and judge color changes. Is it red, pink, fuscia? Green, blue, purple... I was just reading another thread & found out I'm supposed...

I visited my local pool store for the first time today. They seemed like good people to me. Even offered to sell me a Taylor K-2006 test kit. I told them I already had one & explained I just wanted to compare my test results with theirs (my pool builder suggested it). They were cool with it.

I'm using a Taylor K-2006 test kit. Just added a gallon of Muriatic Acid

My pool builder sent out a repair man to check my heater. He says it's got calcium scale in it. My most recent numbers are FC: 3 ppm CYA: 60 ppm TA: 200 ph: 8+ ch: 270 The heater was in service for about 4 weeks, I don't understand how it can already be scaling.

Re: How to clean a cartridge filter From my experience today, soaking in soap does not prevent the need to spread the pleats with one hand while spraying each pleat with the hose with the other hand. But it does get cleaner. Still very time intensive.

Yes, it is still covered under warranty. I'm only trying to see if there is some sort of obstruction. I didn't have anything small enough to fit through the holes. Although the plumbing mates to the heater via a 2" PVC line, the holes in the heat exchanger are much smaller. Instead, I held a...

Re: How to clean a cartridge filter Will soaking in dish washing detergent make it any easier to get all the dirt/sand out of the pleats? I am currently just using a hose & spreading the pleats with one hand while hitting it with the hose. This is very time consuming.

This is where I am leaning. Either the internal bypass is broken, or the pump is discharging too much pressure, overriding the bypass. I'm going to take everything apart again & try to pass something through the heater, like a hose or a wire or something.

The heater is giving me the HS code. I can't measure the gpm, but the pump apears to be working fine. the return jets appear to be working as well as they always have, & I see no air bubbles in the pump basket, or the flow indicator on the pool return. The Pump is running on high speed...

Checked my skimmer, should have done that first. All kinds of kids toys in there. Cleaned it all out, no difference, same thing happening.

After disassembling the filter & cleaning it, I removed the pipe between the heater & the filter again. The heater is downstream of the filter. I found nothing. & while the filters may have been a little dirty, everything was intact & I find it hard to believe anything solid passed through...

I can believe that. The pressure gauge on my filter is still below 15 lbs, but while I had it off, I decided to clean the filters. They looked rough, but not bad. I sprayed down all 4 pretty good. I figured if I turn everything back on, and it took longer for the noise to start, then I was on...

Sorry, as far as the heater goes, it's a Hayward 400. I don't know the make or model of the filter, but it is a large 4 filter type. I have it apart right now, and all 4 filters look fine & intact. The pump is a two speed tri star. The pump and filter can be in service all day, without the...

Hey guys, I've had my pool for a couple of months now, only been using it for a couple of weeks. The first weekend, everything worked fine, the heater heated & controlled the temp just fine. Last weekend, it would heat up, but after several minutes there would be a violent cavitation noise, and...

Thanks geek.

Thanks chem geek.... I understand this, I've learned as much from reading this board for a little while. It makes sense to me. I haven't had the pleasure of using the BBB method, as my pool isn't finished yet. But it makes sense, & I've read enough success stories to believe the validity. My...

What is RO? With a 120 CYA, & a clear pool, he haste using an algecide right? Also, the FC of 7, is that doing anything with the 120 CYA?

As silly as the OP may sound, I find it difficult to believe a company would spend thousands of hours, & millions of dollars on advertisement & research to come up with a product that doesn't fulfill its mission. Surely they have an effective method for using their product.

I think this is a very good thread. I'm bumping it because of that. I'm getting a pool built, my builder includes a paramount Clear03 as standard equipment. I know I'm being charged for it anyway, but it's not a line item, and removing it wasn't going to save me any money. Bottom line, he says...

just curious, with those numbers, how does the water feel? Do your eyes burn? is your hair stiff when you get out?

It is in my contract, that the cost of permits are included.

thanks

We're looking at a 21,000 gallon pool. 22 x 37 custom shaped 100 ft perimeter.

Is there a reason I should insist on two skimmers?

Just out of curiosity, what is your CYA ppm, and your FC ppm?

Great post, thanks.

paulr, thanks for replying. & thank all of you who participated. This is what I needed to know. I can't tend to a pool every day. It's just not me. I have a very short attention span. I may really get into this year, but next year, I'll move onto ball room dancing, or cabinet making, or...

Will he be able to circulate the water if is pool is half empty??

Re: Doggie Poop Accident - HELP!Mysophobia I know you aren't scared of that keyboard either. :whoot: