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I think its an optical illsion since the deck is significantly sloped away from pool...might make the coping look sloped towards water...I hope!

Thanks for all the comments. This is actually the 2nd go-round since the first batch of this pre-cast concrete coping was flawed and real brittle (chips EVERYWHERE; see other thread here). This batch has far fewer (and smaller) chips, but these issues seem to all point to installation/technique...

We are almost done, waiting on punch list items, swimming and having a ball! But not 100% satisfied with the coping job (see pics). Just seems like shoddy work: rough edges on mitered corners; awkward angle cuts and asymmetrical layout at corners (not planned or well-thought-out at...

I'm 17 days in since we filled our new pool and after a quick search on "VS runtime schedules" I came across this thread...exactly the discussion I was looking for! (y)

Just ran my evening TF-100 full test after a full day of rain and wind and debris (and kids swimming of course!)... FC 3 pH 7.5 CYA 30 CH 300 TA 80 Water Temp 81 Man I love TFP!!!

Thanks AJW!(y) Lull in the rain, going to add 2 cups 5 oz. to lower to 7.5 (according to poolmath). Will test water again this evening. Also going to Leslie's again to get their test printout for PB records...(insert eye roll).

And that was with no swimmers. Saturday we swam all day...tested this morning and was 0.5 (1 drop turned it from pink to clear). Added 67 oz of 10% this morning before my AM brushing (that should bring it up to 4ppm). pH is rose to 8.2 but it just started raining and forecast is rain all week...

greg, i did score those cases (3 gallons) of KemTek 10% from my local Lowes. Heading back to get more today!

Just got home. Full sun, all day: Water Temp 90 FC 1.5 CC 0.5 pH 7.5

I removed the minerals and replaced the empty cartridge, and the tablet cartridge is empty as well, so should be good. Loved the look on the PB's face when he came to start up the equip and walk me through everything...he was like "that's wierd...there's usually mineral balls in this cartridge...

Have I mentioned how awesome the TFP community is and how grateful I am??? Thanks!

Thanks TX Splash! And just to be clear, as winter approaches I should probably just leave the Nature Fusion tab feeder hooked up and wait until Spring to swap it out with my SWG?

Tonight's readings FC 3.5 (took 7 drops of R-0871 to turn it clear) CC 0.5 (TC 4) pH 7.5 TA 80 CH 300 (11 drops turned it blue, but then back to pink...12th drop kept it blue) CYA 30 (can still faintly see the black dot) Water Temp 92 Finally think I'm getting the hang of it!

i did 40 more oz. (plus the 40 oz from last night) so 80 oz in the last 24 hours. Finally got a solid reading on the TF-100 (and Taylor 3-way finally turned yellow). Now I can just check FC every day and adjust as needed (along with pH, TA, etc.)?

FC 3.5 (took 7 drops of R-0871 to turn it clear) CC 0.5 (TC 4) pH 7.5 TA 80 CH 300 (11 drops turned it blue, but then back to pink...12th drop kept it blue) CYA 30 (can still faintly see the black dot) Water Temp 92

I've had pump running full throttle 24/7 per PB instructions, but I'm about to dial it back to 10 hrs a day (per WetEdge guidance for day 7 and beyond). My pressure is creeping up so I'll be cleaning the cartridge filters this weekend as well. Water is still crystal clear though, so that's a plus!

Either I'm going crazy or something's wrong... I'm following the TF-100 instructions to a "T" for each test. FC 0.0 (still didn't turn pink after heaping scoop of R-0870 powder) CC n/a pH 8.2 TA 80 CH 300 (11 drops turned it blue, but then back to pink...12th drop kept it blue) CYA 20 (can...

Yes sir, got it thanks! Going to add 38 oz. of 10% chlorine right now (thanks to TFP PoolMath!) Man I love this TFP community!!!

tim, you mean once you start adding the drops? I'm talking about step one when i put a heaping scoop of R-0870 powder in 10mls. I thought it stayed clear, but when i turned off the speedstir and removed the cylinder i could see a hint of pink. The brightness of the light seems to drown out the...

Just went to Lowes and scored 6 gallons of KemTek 10% for $3.86 per case (I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be per gallon!)! Didn't add Baking Soda, and the chasing TA/pH makes sense.

Ditto, I thought I didn't have any pink during chlorine test, and when i removed the cylinder from my speedstir and turned off the light etc. i detected a hint of pink...

FC 0.0 (didn't turn pink after heaping scoop of R-0870 powder) CC n/a pH 8.2 TA 80 CH 300 (11 drops turned it blue, but then back to pink...12th drop kept it blue) CYA 20 (can still faintly see the black dot) Water Temp 93 So I'm adding -1 lb CYA granuals in the nylon sock in skimmer -47 oz of...

According to Poolmath, I'm about to add: 2 cups 3 oz of muriatic acid (to lower pH from 8.2 to 7.6) *wait 30 mins (brush sides and floors) 1 lb 4 oz of granular stabilizer in nylon sock in skimmer (to raise CYA from 20 to 30) *wait 30 mins (brush sides and floors) 62 oz of 7.5% bleach (to raise...

That Great Value 7.5% bleach (yields 7.13% available chlorine) is all i have on hand, so should I just use the PoolMath caluclator using the 6% strength value? That indicates I need to add 3 cups 7 oz. to raise FC to 1ppm

Startup guide says i should be at FC 1.0-3.0 pH 7.2-7.6 TA is Good CH is Good CYA 30-50 So according to PoolMath can I just add one Trichlor tablet ( 7 oz.) to my in-line feeder and that would raise FC by 3.2, raise CYA by 1.9, lower pH by 0.17, and raise Salt by 2.6? Am I understanding it...

Just got home, TF-100 results: FC 0.0 (did not turn pink with R-0870 powder) CC 0.5 (turned light pink after 5 drops of R-0003, then one drop of R-0871 turned it back clear) pH 8.2 TA 90 CH 300 (11 drops of R-0012 turned blue but then back to red...on the 12th drop it stayed blue) CYA 20 (could...