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I have noticed this year (here in Vegas) that might PH is much more stable so far than in previous years. All variables are pretty much the same except I am running my SWG for much shorter time periods at a small bump in "% on rate". I almost hesitate to even tempt the pool gods since things...

My old pump died (motor got very loud before finally seizing up). A couple of months ago I took the pump apart, cleaned it very well, replaced the impeller and some seals. Might have helped a smidge but I think the motor had just passed its useful life. I have a new pump on order and its time...

Big time TFP follower, so I watch my chem's like a hawk and certainly know that pucks are NOT the way to maintain a pool. However, there are times when the occasional puck use seems perfectly acceptable (i.e. SWG not up yet due to cold water, heading out of town for a few days). Made me wonder...

Just drained/refilled my pool so now need to add some CYA. I typically run about 40 CYA on my test kit and enjoy good results. My question is when I add stabilizer am I also inadvertently adding calcium? The reason I drained my pool in the first place is to lower the calcium to minimize any...

So why did my pool CH go up and will it go up again? Feb 2019 pool refinished with WetEdge (pebble type surface) so brand new water, CH 200 to 225 (I measure my fill water at 150 to 200 CH with Taylor test kit). Vegas water Aug 2019 CH is 350 Feb 2020 CH is 350 (one year after new water, new...

Ok,, I am strongly considering paying to have my autofill line to get the water from line after the water softener vs not softened water. Reason being my SWG (which I love) is now getting more calcium build up as my CH levels rise in my pool and I don't want to have to take off my SWG frequently...

CircuPool RJ45+ on my second season. First season virtually no build up on the cell plates (I remove for the winter). This year I have cleaned the cells twice as a fair amount of white crud builds up between the plates. It's solid crud and brittle. Have to soak in water/MA bath to loosen the...

Absolutely nothing wrong with the Taylor test kit and I use it religiously, but being a techie geek it sure would be cool to have some automation for taking and recording PH and FC on a regular basis....oh yeah and it should be inexpensive and reliable....I guy can dream right! PH testing...

Checking in with the experts on the PH drift up challenge. Is my situation normal? Any other things to do to better control PH drifting up, other than periodic adding of MA? Background: I’m sort of obsessive when it comes to chemicals testing per TFP My chems: Location: Vegas so my auto fill...

Call me crazy but I am seriously considering an automatic pool/solar cover for my existing pool. We currently use our basic solar cover manual system all the time as we like our swimming water in the 90 degree range. Even though we are in the Vegas desert the nights will still "cool" the water...

Is it possible that my SWG is still generating CL even with water temps below 60? I expected some FC drop over a 5 day period even with colder water temps, expected SWG while on would not be generating CL Here are my pertinent chems over last few days: 10/24 at 8:00 am water temp 67.5 and...

It's that sad time of year where our outdoor swimming season is coming to a close here in Vegas. Well at least spa season is "heating up"! ;) My water temps are in the 50's over the winter season here in Vegas. I understand and experience that FC doesn't drop much when the water temps are in...

Kind of feel bad for even bringing this up at this point in the season, but how do you guys "store" the cell in the off season? I realize you don't have to take the cell offline in the off season but I'll have to take it off to clean at the end of the season and I have a bi-pass pipe so easy...

Someone in our neighbordhood had a mountain lion jump into their pool!!!! Animal control came later, tranquilized and relocated the lion. The video clip is crazy but you can only upload pics to TFP. Hopefully these pics give you some idea of this. Jon

My experiences with the CircuPool SWG RJ45+ and yes at this time I can recommend it! Time will tell and I am hoping to get many, many years out of the cell with careful attention to my pool chemicals, and periodic cleaning of the cell. TFP has been a great source of information, guidance, tips...

Pool water looks great, feels great. New to SWG but am getting pretty comfortable after startup period. (35% gen rate over 16 hrs pump time, still fine tuning %, would like to keep FC closer to 5) Question is: CYA is 50 which TFP suggests is low, should I bother trying to bump CYA given...

I understand there a a lot of variable to consider when answering this question. I am just trying to get a "working range" of how much FC gets consumed in "normal" daily use? I have seen posts where people talk abou 4ppm FC being an average daily consumption. AGAIN, assumptions and they are...

Just recently installed CircuPool RJ45+, of course purchased from Discount Salt Pools. My concern is the amount of CL being generated so I would like to get other owners experience. Installed this new unit 2 weeks ago. Intentionally oversized the SWG for my 9000 gallon pool with the RJ45+...

Been using the color PH/CL test kit for years. Just happened to notice if I leave the sample sit a little while after putting in the drops my CL actually rises a bit. Is there a best practice to wait a couple of minutes after putting in the CL test drops before checking color for the CL reading...

I am having trouble in deciding which test result to believe. Water temp is 66.8 All chems are good (PH 7.4, TA 90, CYA 80, CH 350, FC 5) My SWG reads low salt 2530, My Taylor 1766 test in last 24 hrs show 3600, 3400), Pool store says 2500 In my opinion the K-1766 is confusing in terms of target...

Installing my SWG this week-end. Fine tuning my chems and adding salt presently (thx TFP for all the guidance!) Do you guys do anything special when you have a spa attached via spillway to the pool (all same level so no real waterfall effect from the Spa)? My SWG will be before the Pool / Spa...

I pulled the trigger today and ordered my SWG today! (Circu Pool RJ45+) Current readings: FC 3 PH 7.6 (PH has been very stable) TA 100 (should I lower TA because of new SWG coming?) CYA 70 CH 350 Pool Temp 54 CSI -0.12 Should I lower my TA? Some readings seem to suggest if PH is stable not much...

Looking to put in a SWG system and been doing my usual research of trying to separate fact from fiction, on every little item. A common compliment of SWG systems is most everyone say it feels better and I have heard two explanations for that so curious as what current SWG owners experience. 1)...

Why does the TF-100 test kit have a CL test that only goes to FC of 5 (the yellow color test box)? Seems useless given the CYA/FC chart. Virtually every outdoor pool is recommended to have CYA of 30/40 or more which means the target FC is going to be above 5. My nice, not cheap TF-100 test kit...

Moved from here: How big should I go? Hi MK.... I am in Vegas and considering switching to SWG. Your response above sounds like there can still be daily (or near daily) chemical testing with a SWG in order to set the SWG rate (time & %). Did I understand that correctly? It's easy to...

After researching TFP site and many other web sites I found a simple home automation approach that may be useful for some. My goal was to primarily be able to A) from my phone (anywhere) be able to start the hot tub/spa so that when I did get home all would be set to jump in and B) have the...