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All great info folks, appreciate it. According to @Newdude (if all goes to plan), I am looking at only 3 gal of MA for the year! :-) What should one expect to pay to have one of these systems installed and plumbed in for the first time? Good to know. I do use LC exclusively, although about...

Overall it seems that the TFP community recommends a SWG. And CircuPool or Pentair IntelliChlor seem to be popular/recommended units. As far as sizing based on my pool size (15K), a 40/45K is a good idea. For CircuPool in particular, any major differences between their models (CORE vs RJ PLUS...

A few additional questions: 1. What size SWG is recommended for my pool size (15Kgal)? 2. Can these types of units be plumbed into my existing system (pump and filter)? *Note: I do not have any pool automation

Hello, I live in Arizona and own a roughly 15K gal plaster (Pebbletec) pool. A handful of years ago I made the switch to using only liquid chlorine for sanitizing. That, along with muriatic acid, are the only chemicals I use. The increase in liquid chlorine prices (now $18 for a 2-gal box at...

Yes!! I am familiar with the process. I've added muriatic acid and turned on my aerator. I'll do this until I get TA down. I went ahead and added a little more dry stabilizer to bring CYA to 50. I do have a water softener. I run two hoses (one from my backyard, once from my front side...

Hello, I am in AZ and just finished draining my pool (just under 15K gal PebbleTec pool). Our calcium is pretty high here and I seem to have to drain about every 2 yrs. For context my Calcium Hardness was about 750 prior to the drain. I drained the pool on Wed, 4/29 and had it almost filled...

House Water Test (water is softened) pH = 7.8 TA = 140 CH = 25 Answers to above questions: - I added 20 drops of R-0010 before adding 5 drops of R-0011L. That's what the test kit calls for (https://edc.poolsupplyworld.com/wpdf/Taylor%20K-2006%20Test%20Kit%20Instructions.pdf) - The reagents for...

Just re-tested chemicals and here's what I got: FC = 6 pH = 8 TA = 250-260 CYA = 55 CH = 0 (I use a Taylor K-2006 kit. After adding R-0011L, sample did not turn red. This is mind blowing given the hard water we have in AZ) Salt = Unknown (don't have test kit); used 0 for CSI calc Borate =...

Hello, this morning around 8a I tested my water and found that my pH and TA were high at 8.0+ and 230 respectively. I used Pool Math to calculate the appropriate amount of muriatic acid to lower the pH to 7.1; that amounted to 134 ounces of acid. The plan was to aerate after that to bring pH...

Thanks, granular CYA is in my skimmer basket (in socks) as we speak.

Thanks Marty!! Probably ignorant of me to think CYA would stay level, clearly it does not. I'll be sure to do a full chem check at least monthly. If I am trying to go from zero to 30 CYA (I am opting for 30 to start since I don't know the exact CYA level right now), based on Pool Math I need...

Hey all, Historically I have been a tab user. However, in summer of 2018 I had a major algae bloom. Due to a hectic work travel schedule, vacations, etc. I failed to treat it properly (clean filter cartridges, SLAM, etc.) and instead kept feeding the pool tabs thinking more chlorine would do...

Thanks Tim. That puts my CSI at .32. Is that good? What is the ideal level? A previous response stated -0.3 - 0.0 was ideal.

Trying to determine my CSI. So here are the stats I was able to collect: pH = 7.8 TA = 90 CH = 475 (that's with a full pool drain in the last 2 months) CYA = 50 Temp = 69 Borate = ? Salt = ? Do I need to buy separate test kits for Borate and Salt? I don't see that my Taylor K2006 has those...

Texas Splash, thanks so much! I have come across this forum on and off for the past 5 years and for some reason I didn't really dive in until this year. I kept falling into the Leslie's trap and they fail every time. When my pool had an algae bloom recently (what set all this off), their test...

Dirk, thanks so much. I'll move to liquid acid and will run the numbers in PoolMath to get the CSI.

@jamesw, I am not sure I have ever tested CSI. Does the Taylor K-2006 have a test for that?

I have historically used Pool Time pH down granulars from Home Depot. Should I be using a liquid muriatic acid instead? Does it matter?

Hello, a couple of months ago I had an algae bloom infiltrate my pool. I made the mistake of failing to clean my filter AND shock the pool properly. I just kept adding tabs and the algae problem persisted. I finally wised up and cleaned out my filter cartridges, but the weeks I spent adding...

Hello, I am new to this forum and could use some help. On 4/6 I arrived back home from a work trip to find my pool quite yellow and dirty. I shocked the pool, added some soda ash (this was based on water test results I had my wife get from Leslie's...I was too busy to do it myself). After...