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    SWG pool and spa with water feature reduce acid usage?

    SWG 43k pool 40k SWG (too small) East Texas PH 7.8 TA 100 When in circ mode water runs through spa and spills over into pool continually causing additional CO2 into H2O with a SWG. I posed this question last year and wanted to repost with pics. Maybe someone can suggest some easy suggested...
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    Can someone run a SWCG system in parallel?

    43k pool Jandy PLC1400 swg 1.5 hp Jandy stealth pump 1.5 inch return line CYA 60 Run time for pump 24hrs a day zone 8 East Texas My FC runs between 1 and 3 and have had some algae issues this year so was wondering if I could add a second SWG system parallel to my existing swg to get enough...
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    Mustard algae

    Came back from a trip and had 4 inch rain and a spike in temp. Pool stats after rain SWG Janet 1400 43k pool Cartridge filter Chemical check today FC 0 TC 0 Cya 18 Salt conc 2600 Ph 7.8 Alkalinity 120 Added 240 lbs salt And a 10 percent liquid chlorine After I shock and get the cya level...
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    Chlorine tablet ingredients

    A chlorine tablet advertised as 97% thichor is that going to have negligible CYA the ingredients don’t describe the the inerts.
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    Jandy check valve on main pump discharge going to spa and to circ jets

    Any other harm other than slight water loss from spa dropping level if I converted a Jandy check valve to a two way valve? And can I even do that conversation by pulling flapper on check and buying the Jandy insert kit with handle?
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    Copper Metal Stain

    Posting for a friend pic attached 15k pool 3 years old Never manages cya chlorine was more and more tablets with high circ rates Cya is plus 200 Ph was above 8 for a year but 7.5 now TA is 50 Was lower before I told him to add baking soda He added 64 oz of the frog brand algicides last...
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    Ph and chlorine efficiency

    I saw this on a different website and never halve seen this in the TFP but can’t remember everything. is this statement true? The pH in a pool or spa impacts the sanitizer efficacy of chlorine tremendously. For example, at a pH of 7.2, chlorine is 65 percent effective; at 7.8, 32 percent...
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    SWG, Ph, TA, and Aeration

    43k plaster pool w/spa built in 2009 Zone 8A Texas Current readings Ph 7.8 TA 100 CYA 50 FC 2 Circulation is through the spa and pool jets with a continuous Aeration ongoing with spa spillover as a result. With swimming season upon us I usually have to add 1 gal of acid total weekly and twice...
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    Intro

    Introduction new to site trying to become more knowledgeable and share experiences but primarily draw upon those that are passionate on maintaining a stress free lower cost pool system.