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  1. jason.jammer

    K-1766 Using Speed Stir vs. Hand Swirl

    Normally when I test for salt using the K-1766 I will do a hand swirl but today I tried my speed stir and received different results. Speed Stir- 13 drops and Hand Swirl- 17 drops. Taylor's direction sheet states "Swirl to mix". Speed Stir certainly will mix better and faster than hand but the...
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    Taylor R-011L

    Has anyone had issues with squeezing drops out of R-011L? For the past several months it's been harder and harder to squeeze drops out and finally today, no drops. My bottle is .75 and not expired. Just wanted see if anyone has encountered this.
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    Stable pH so far this year

    Hi Everyone- since opening my pool this year my pH has been stable at 7.7 with TA at 60. For the past two years, my pH was always rising and never consistent. Looking at my logs from last year TA was at the highest 80 and lowest 70. Could I have found a sweet spot with my pool with my TA at 60?
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    CALCIUM Hardness Ideal Level

    Hello Everyone, I searched a bunch of threads on this topic but based on my pool log from today where should my sweet spot be for CH? I've also been looking at- Water Balance for SWGs - Trouble Free Pool and states 220-320 but What Are My Ideal Pool Levels? - Trouble Free Pool states 350-550...
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    Liquid Chlorine and SWG

    Hi Everyone- My pool is opening today here in NJ and and a cold front is coming my way after tomorrow. I currently have a dummy pipe in place of my SWG, question is- should I put in my SWG and let the liquid chlorine run through? Any harm there? Weather temps are looking better next week and...
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    Taylor Speedstir Will not Work

    Moved from here. I'm bringing back this thread from long ago... 2017. I ordered a speed stir from amazon and received today but it doesn't work after putting in the batteries. I tested the batteries and they had charge so I tried another four batteries but no luck. I don't think I'm missing any...
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    Poly-Quat 60 or Biodex Skill-It

    Hello- I was wondering if Poly-Quat 60 is the same or comparable to Biodex Skill-It? Thanks, Jason
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    Fiberglass Weirdness?

    Hello Everyone- Please see the attached photos and let me know your thoughts. The missing chips are coming out on the vertical wall of my spa spillover and the discoloration is happening on the inside spa wall. It's soft when I push and bumpy. Not really sure what's going on? I have a call into...
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    Strange AquaRite Display

    Hi Everyone, Just had to do a mini SLAM and turned my SWG this morning. All was working well until this afternoon when I saw this reading on my display. I tested my salt using 1766 and my reading was 3000. Went out to and checked my box and saw... please see attached. I cleared everything and...
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    Pool Brush Recommendations for Fiberglass

    Hi Everyone- I need to purchase a new pool brush and was hoping for some recommendations. My current brush is losing bristles and they were all over pool yesterday morning.
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    Chlorine/CYA Balance

    Hi Everyone, I reviewed the chart and watched the video but want to get more of an idea of where I should target my CYA. I tested today and my results are FC- 3.6 and CYA- 35. Should I be targeting 70 like the charts recommends? I pretty much ran the same numbers last year and had no algae and...
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    Photometer Accuracy vs. Taylor

    Hello- What's everyone's thoughts on digital photometer testing vs. Taylor K2006? An example that happened today. Chlorine reads 1.4 using Waterlink DataMate 10 from my local store and from my own test, Taylor tested 2.4 (12 drops). Alkalinity was off as well 70 from the store and 90 from...
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    Signs and Symptoms My Salt Cell is Dying

    Hello- I'm having to re-calibrate my panel a few times a day because my amps go to 0 and my instant salinity goes to -0. After my third re-cal today be salt read 2800 and my instant read -3200. Is this right? Seems very off. I check the flow switch and I found a hard white build up on the...