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Hi everyone. I’ve had my pool for about a year. Working great. Since the swimming season started last week, I noticed I’ve had to run my SWG more often. Here is my most recent tests FC 1.0 CC 0 Ph 7.24 TA 70 CH 250 CYA 90 (May have overshot this a little) Currently running at 25% 15 hours...

Question about cleaning a SWG. I know it has to be checked every 3 months. However, is it necessary to wash with Muriatc acid if there is no visible scale/debris ? Is a good hose down adequate ? I’ve had my pool about a year, keeping chemistry perfect according to pool math, and have only...

Ok - added 2 jugs of LC yesterday. Got FC up to 9.6. Feeling better. Will keep adding LC till salt cell back running. Thanks for input

Yes - FC 1 using DPD not sure why. That’s why I was checking salt cell.

So I’ve been doing well for the last year with my self pool maintenance up until today. Today I went to unscrew my salt cell for inspection and the PVC threader thing on the PVC pipe cracked so now it cannot screw on the salt cell. So I can’t use my filter or salt cell for several days until...

Hi everyone - I live in central NC near Raleigh. I kept my pool open all winter and everything is balanced. Weather is starting to get milder mid 70s and my kids are chomping at the bit to get into the pool. We bought a heat pump to extend our pool season for this purpose. This will be my...

Jess B - I live in Raleigh. First season with my pool last year. I have a heat pump. It is slow but it works and I do think is efficient. I have come to understand that it takes 1 hour for every 1 degree of temperature raising. Good point about covering the pool at night. Its not mandatory...

I agree the numbers look good. I tend to run my TA a bit lower with SWG. You may find your ph constantly rising and frequently having to add acid. I tend to run TA round 60-70 with the SWG running. This seems to keep my ph from rising so quickly. Just food for thought.

My understanding is running the CYA level a bit higher allows you to run the SWG less thus preserving your salt cell. You could run the pump longer at a lower % on the SWG but at a low CYA level it will be really hard to reach your total chlorine goal. I could be incorrect but this is what I...

I had this problem with my Salt Water chlorinator when the total alkalinity was too high. Remember if you have a salt water generator, it naturally makes some buffer so adding Ph is a common thing. I reduced my acid demand significantly by keeping my total alkalinity around 60. This was the...

Hi everyone, Great advice on here for new pool owner. I'm keeping my pool uncovered and running through the winter. So far half way through Fall and doing well keeping leaves out, clean, etc. Few questions: 1.) Pool water temp now at 50 degrees F. I turned my SWG off today. Current...

Trying to get pool builder out to take a look. Thanks for your advice sktn77a.

So, I've had my pool for the last 6 months. Fiberglass pool- darker color blue. Began to notice very fine (difficult to take a picture but see below) whitish scratches along the walls of the pool. They do not look like scale (not from pictures I have seen of scale). I went underwater with a...

Hi everyone, I've been a pool owner of a SWG 13,000 gallon fiberglass pool for the last 6 months. I've worked hard to maintain chemistry and do self maintenance with the help from this great site. Last week, my pool builder sent me a quote for a winter cover for my pool and yikes - pretty...

Thanks. Do you have any links to posts or reading material/guides to keeping pools open through winter ?

Hi everyone, New to the forum but have been reading on here the last few months. Decided to join officially. Got a 13,000 gallon SWG ingrown pool installed this year and have been maintaining for the last 6 month. This site has given me a lot of confidence. The next big step - I want to...