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Not me. I can put my own zip ties on, just a couple or a few to keep them from flopping around. But (maybe not relevant to a pool equipment pad) I have found that having wires all trussed up may be pleasing to the eye but sometimes it can be a pita and in rare cases cause problems. Then I am a...

Yes. I would just put a union on the flex and hook it up. Hopefully there is enough slack in the flex. If the union and flex are different diameters you will have to adapt but the adapter fittings are pretty standard and you should be able to find them at a hardware store. Pentair IntelliChlor...

You can glue regular fittings on that flex pvc. Looks like the swcg has a pipe union. You should be able to adapt the flex to match it.

Assuming it is not glued there are a couple of ways to get it out. One is to wedge something inside it the turn it ccw. The tool Jimrahbe showed you should work. I would try that first. I prefer a tool like that rather than trying to make something out of the toolbox work. If that doesn't work...

Testing near the same time will help you see the trend whether it's morning afternoon or evening. If one time you test at a different time just keep that in mind when evaluating. If you don't have an algae or organics problem the sun will be the major fc consumer. Testing in the evening will...

Before you retire for the night add enough LC to give you a few ppm margin above the SLAM level, then test in the morning.

I guess I'll ask the obvious, your meter is set to measure AC right? It should not need a load if it is a plain transformer - which some online pictures indicate it is. You can disconnect everything (external wiring) from the transformer and measure the resistance of the primary and secondary...

There are a lot of members in the Austin area, maybe someone will see your post and offer to test your water to get you started. At least til you get your own kit. A separate post reaching out to Austin area members for a quick test might help.

Make sure you get a good test kit so you do your own, reliable, testing. I wouldn't add CYA unless I had a test kit to measure its concentration. Until you get your test kit, you could supplement your SWCG with liquid chlorine if you think it is needed. I get mine at Home Depot or a pool...

My fill water TA is 200. I am constantly having to address it. I have done the aeration/pH thing before and probably will this winter but mainly I just try to adjust pH to maintain CSI on the negative side. My TA is 150 right now and pH of 7.2 accomplishes that, (CH is 330).

If you are running your pump 11 hours per day PoolMath says 12% will generate 1ppm of chlorine. It's summer down under? 48% is probably a bit too much. You are using 1.32 pounds per day in PoolMath.

You need to run your pump long enough to keep the water filtered/clean. You could reduce pump run time till you think it's not filtering enough. I would probably just try using the cell percentage for now. You could drop it to 55% and watch the FC drop til you get to your target (9? 10? ??) Then...

It never hurts to have a little too much chlorine.

If you make a signature with your pool and equipment details it will help us give better answers to your questions. What make/model swcg do you have? What is your pool volume? Check out the PoolMath app, it makes pool maintenance a bit easier. https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/poolmath/

Rain AT last!! (Un)fortunately I'm on the edge of the storm, hopefully we'll get three inches. I lowered my pool yesterday in anticipation, hoping the dilution will help with my high TA.

1/2 gallon of 10% should raise your free chlorine by 3 ppm. You will need to add enough daily to make up for chlorine being consumed by algae. Until you get your test kit you'll have to play it by ear, maybe 1ppm per day (just under 1 quart say 20-32 ounces). @kimkats mentioned SLAM usually...

Get your chlorine up to 6 ppm, test daily for a while if you can and add LC to keep that level up. Use the fas-dpd chlorine test and check for combined chlorine. Read through the pool care basics again. pH looks high to me, what does poolmath say the ideal should be for your pool? I would...

Oh wait, did someone mention adult beverages while enjoying my pool?

Speedstir. The whole cya/cl thing. Cl injection with a pump. Trying to decide which is better - robot or swcg: I can only get one in the near future - oh wait now I know what I want (need) for xmas.

As a brat, I also claim to have served my time in SAC. Hopefully that doesn't offend. For documentation ask your PB if consistent PoolMath logs will suffice for the documentation. https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/poolmath/

Did you try to call or email Val-Pak??

1 lb of 65% cal-hypo in one gallon results in 77,251 ppm (increase) or ~7.73% (77251 / 1000000 * 100). https://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html

Y'all get up as early as I do. Yeah for the bucket.

what the S? Just wondering how the controller worked.

In the PoolMath app, Settings, Share your logs.

How about: Regardless of whether the current or voltage to the cell is being controlled , the current is being measured and acted upon.

Generally is it safe to say that the controllers (power supply) for swcg's are designed as a constant current source?

Is there an actual "T-3" setting?

Three criteria to Not SLAM, Pass OCLT Combined chlorine (CC) <0.5 Clear water OCLT is pretty easy to do, start there and test the CC while you are at it. If the OCLT is good but CC is high then you don't have an active algae problem but you need to SLAM to oxidize the chloramines - but that...