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I've recently installed a SWG, and I'm still sorting out some questions (I just posted another thread on testing and cold water). I read here that TA should be between 60 - 80 with the note that "this is important". For as long as I can remember, my water's TA has been around 120. If memory...

My SWG has a "cold water" notifier, which I assume means it will not generate FC at a certain temp (below 60 degrees F I believe). Is that standard or just a limitation of my SWG (Pentair Intellichlor fyi). Does cold water effect test results by any chance? I'm using Taylor's Sodium...

Hi All, I've received tons of valuable help here at TFP...I'm remodeling my pool this summer and want to add an SWG and possibly a variable speed pump to save on electricity here in socal...I'm a pretty handy guy, but the following quote for equipment and install doesn't sound crazy: Pentair...

I hope everyone is having a great summer. My pool has been amazing all season thanks to lots of help from everyone here. I have a few follow up questions and would appreciate any help: Let me start by mentioning my pool looks and feels great. Sparkling water, no signs of algae, and the water...

Hello, I'm about to bring my calcium level from 140 to 260. I was told the calcium chloride can be found as a de-icer. I searched for "calcium chloride" at an auto parts store and got my hands on some. I've posted a pic of the front and back of the package...can someone in the know confirm...

Hello, I posted about a week ago after acid washing and refilling my pool. Everything has been working out so far, so a big thank you for all the great advice I've received here. The more I learn, the more questions I have. Here a few quick ones related to testing and adding chems: 1. If I...

Hi All, I did an acid wash and now have a pool of new water. Jason answered a post earlier covering most of my questions, but I have a few follow ups before adding chems this evening. I'm using a Taylor k-2006c kit, and I'm pretty confident in my results. NEW WATER * all I've done thus far...

Hi All, First off, thank you to everyone who contributed to pool school, etc. I've been an oblivious pool owner for almost 7 years. I just listened to the advice of a Kemtek delivery guy at Home Depot - tabs, bags of shock, etc. Considering I have a 30 year old pool in need of a replaster...