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20,000 Gallon Vinyl Splash AG pool. Goldline SWG. Two sand filters w. 1.5HP Sgl Spd pumps. Lexan Aqua Shield dome. Solar heating, with propane back-up. Camas, WA A week ago the pool turned green, FC below 2 because SWG failed. Started the SLAM process, shocking to 31 because CYA at 80...

We have a 17 x 41 Splash vinyl pool. We would like a robotic cleaner but what we keep seeing is for in ground pools. Does anyone here have a robotic cleaner that they safely use in a vinyl pool? Would love to hear your experiences!

Our pool suddenly jumped to a FC of 6, CC of 1.5 & TC of 7.5 which means it needs to be shocked. Not sure why, haven't had the CC's jump like that all season. With a CYA of 80, Ph of 7.6 the Chlorine / CYA chart by ChemGeek says shock it to 31. The Pool School chart says the same thing...

Your site, which I've always used as my guide, says ideal chlorine for my pool with CYA at 80 is about 6. The label on the inside of the swg says total chlorine should be 3!! Big difference. It also recommends TA at 80-120. We're struggling with rising PH with TA at 80 and are adding acid...

Hi, below is an email from my husband. Last summer our SWG did an awesome job at maintaining our chlorine balance. I ran it at just under 10 percent and would check twice a week, it rarely needed tweaking. We run our pool about 10 mo of the year. In the last few months our chlorine has been...

We are also having issues with Ph jumping up half a point in one day. I'll adjust to 7.5, then the next day it is up to 8.0. FC is also rising, and the SWG is at the minimum setting. Current numbers are: FC at 7.5, Ph at 8.0, TA at 80, CYA at 80. SWG salt reading at 2800, salt test shows...

We converted from Baquacil to a SWG system in May of 2011 and are very pleased with the results. I have been watching for any corrosion issues and until recently there were none. One of our pumps includes a loop system to the solar domestic hot water system in the garage so we can extract...

When we started we had a high TA: 220. We got it down to 60. In the last 6 weeks or so it has crept back up to 90. I did the same process as before: aeration to raise PH, then added MA to bring TA down. My TA is now 80. I think I read that 70 is ideal for a SWG pool. We still have the...

has anyone ever seen or used this automatic solar reel? It has a hand crank on one side and is automated by hooking a water hose to the other side. Turn a lever, the water spins the cover off. That's the idea anyways. Here's a link. I don't want to invest the $$ if it is a hunk of junk...

I am bringing my CYA up to 75 or so for the swg. I added some CYA to a sock in the skimmer and it is completely dissolved for 3 days now. My CYA reading is still 60. I don't want to overdo the CYA, but want to make sure I have enough and also that my FC levels are correct for the amount I...

We added our salt yesterday and are installing the swg today. We had just shocked the pool and our FC is still up a bit. CYA 60 FC 8 Once we install the swg the FC called for is 4. Do we install, then leave it off? This would be the same procedure if we have to shock the pool once the...

Has anyone heard of putting in a zinc sacrificial anode when installing their swg? The pool place said most commercial pool installs put one in to protect the metal in the system from corrosion and electrolysis. Should my husband install one? If so where in line with the swg would it go...

When we were doing baquacil we added Endure, a borate to the pool. We did not drain when we did our conversion. I have some older borate test strips and it reads that I still have a borate reading of 50. Can I assume that the borate level is fairly accurate. From what I understand the only...

we are raising our CYA in prep for installing the SWG. Just tested my numbers: FC: 3.5 CC: .5-1 ? TC: 4.5 PH: 7.3 (increase in CYA dropped it to 7.2, raising it back up with aeration) CH: 220 CYA: 50 (will raise it to 70 for SWG) My question is on the CC. It was a questionable test...

I am having trouble reading the yellow block for the chlorine test. :?: My subjective reading is higher than the reading I get when I test 10ml of water with the powder/drops method. For example tonight I think the yellow was at about 3.5 or so whereas the powder/drop test came up with...

Has anyone used or heard of aquarite/goldline SWGs? I think they are made by Hayward. We are looking at model number gld-45-130 www.pacificapoolsupplies.com Thanks

I just chatted with the pool guy that seems to be in sync with this site. I was looking for a fountain to aerate. He made the following suggestion and I wanted your opinion: Turn off system. Add 8 gallons of MA Wait 24-48 hours while TA outgasses Test TA -- should be near 0 Add EZ PH...

I was talking to a friend who runs a dog rehab pool. It is indoors. Her pool place recommends she maintain a chlorine level of 1 ppm. A google search indicated a recommended level of 1-2 ppm. Your site recommends 2-3 ppm (I assume my FC of 5 is the equivalent of 2-3 ppm?) Why are your...

Here are my first set of numbers: FC: 14 CC: .5 TC: 14.5 PH: 8 TA: 250 (seems very high?) CH: 120 (turned a pink/blue, not a deep red, should I have kept adding drops? CYA: 30 (just added more 3 days ago to bring it back to 30, already dissolved in sock in filters) Should I...

Has anyone every had a bad reaction with their dogs swimming in a pool with a swg? My shepherds take in a fair amount of water chasing and retrieving their balls in the pool and I swim them several days a week. I don't want to invest in a swg if folks have had issues with loose stools or...

We have an above ground Splash pool 17 x 41 and have always used Baquacil. We put the pool up 4 yrs ago. Our well is so slow we paid to have water trucked in to fill the pool. It was spendy, but the only way. We swim our 3 dogs several times a week and use the pool 10 months of the year...

Hi everyone, My husband and I have an large above ground Splash pool, installed about 4 yrs ago. We swim our 3 German Shepherds about 10 months of the year and ourselves about 5. 2 of our girls are older and the pool really helps maintain their youth and mobility. Plus, its fun! :-D We...