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Pool is still new / getting ready for our first season (plastered in November). Over the winter pH has been super stable at around 7.9 (color between 7.8 and 8.2 on the K1000 and a repeatable 7.9 on a digital meter). If I was going off of the K1000 alone, about half the time I’d say the pH was...

Just received a refill set of reagents from TFTestkits. My calcium test results are coming in much hotter then my previous reagents. My old reagents are Taylor-branded bottles, and they are still in date and stored indoors. Pool was filled fresh on Jan 11 (after a plaster repolish). On Jan 12...

Are these numbers within error tolerance ranges, or should I do something? Taylor drop test consistently measures at 3200ppm SWG instant salt reading consistently reads in the 3500s SWG average salt reading consistently reads in the 3700s. I find it strange the instant salt reading is always...

My heat pump is very easy to winterize: I have a 3-way valve and a check valve that I can use to isolate the heat pump from the loop, as well as a bib at each outlet of the heat pump. So, to winterize the pump, all I need to do is close the 3 way valve and open the hose bibs to let the water...

Okay! I couldn't find any example of someone else trying this on this forum, so figured I'd be the guinea pig and post about it in case anyone else gets the same crazy idea I had... During the week of Christmas/New Years here in Dallas we had uncharacteristic high temperature...was over 80 a...

I have two ways to test pH: Standard Taylor test kit from TFTestKits Aptera ph20 digital (originally purchased b/c I was having trouble differentiating colors on the Taylor kit and to get more accurate high/low readings during startup as our startup "guy" was all over the place) The digital...

Hey! I have an AquaCal SQ120R heat pump. Not going to be using it for a few months. When the pool was built the builder installed a bypass so that we could completely remove the heat pump from the plumbing loop. There is also a bib installed outside of each plumbing connection going into the...

Hey! It appears that the 4.3.0 update for Omni includes the ability to configure heaters that support both heat and cool modes. If you go into configure, and into your heater, you'll see that there are now options for configuring as a chiller only or a heater with both heat and cool modes. When...

I'm seeing a lot of conflicting advice (even on this forum) about how soon after plaster can you start using your robot. The Start-up New Plaster wiki says 14 days, yet several threads on this forum have notable people saying 28-30 days. WetEdge, NPC, NPT, PebbleTec all say 28 days. Yet, I've...

My newly built pool is set to be plastered tomorrow, and polished/filled the day after. The PB is hiring a 3rd party startup company to start the pool up for us, and they utilize the Orenda method for startup and cover the first 5 days of startup. Because of this, I wanted to educate myself...

During my pool build I have acquired a small collection of skimmer covers. We have/had a unique situation where we're trying to create an uninterrupted line of turf around the pool. Most pools with a turf border I've learned have the turf start/stop around the skimmer. We didn't want that. After...

Been noticing a chlorine smell from our house water since the Texas winter storms. Under construction (soon) on our pool, but I did jump the gun with purchasing a TF100 kit and decided to test our house water. Here’s what I got: FC = 3.5ppm free chlorine CC = <1ppm TC = ~4ppm CH = 200ppm PH...

I'm going to try and keep a running index of major updates to make this story/conversation easier to track. 1. Oct 2021: Thread origin, see story below (we went w/ Builder B and contracted in Oct) 2. Mar 2021: Still haven't dug, considered switching builders 3. Mar 2021: We fired our builder...

Considering a new pool build. We want a smooth plaster, I guess my feet are sensitive but every pebble pool I’ve been in they tear my feet up. Down to 3 builders and 1 is set on Durazzo, one is set on Primera Edge, and the other will do either. I’ve searched this forum in and out on the...

Considering a new pool build. We are on a reasonably large property and would like the pool area fenced. Most of the builders we’ve talked are so used to just doing the classic centered pool off the back porch or some variation of that we’re having a hard time getting inspiration on what we...