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Thanks for your help! That makes sense. I have read conflicting things and listened to a podcast with Bob Lowry that target FC for SWG is 5% because it is constantly being generated vs. being dumped once every few a days. So I should shoot for 7.5%? Florida sun and rain and I have a decent...

Tested last night and this morning and both came back at 29ppm. Ran the filter in max nist of the night and I can see the bottom drain now and water is about 50% more clear. Going to get my CYA up to 80 today and set the SWG for 50% for vacation. It’s rated for 45,000 gallons and my pool is...

I'm SLAMMING my pool now to deal with some cloudiness, but want to make sure the other chems are balanced. I think the pH test is useless during a SLAM... is that right? Which others? Thanks, Mike

Thanks for your help. The water is still not clear but improving. The pressure on the filter has not really moved so I don't think it is getting gummy with the phosphate remover (a ran the old filter and cleaned it to catch most of that before installing the new filter). This is what I used...

I actually tested twice last night (10mL) for that reason- same result. Then again this morning and it took 80 drops. Don't know why it spiked so high. I do have the speed stir, but I did this by hand swirling with one hand adding drips with the other. I was very careful for all 3 post SLAM...

Thanks for your feedback. I retested and it is now at 40ppm (80 drops), but that doesn't reflect an OCLT, because I panicked last night and drained out some of the high chlorine water and put in fresh water. I just don't know why it spiked so high. Are LC levels boosted when in salt water? I...

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Hey- hoping to get some help with this. I've been using the TFP method for 5 years and I'm very familiar with the tests. Short version: SLAMMED the pool due to cloudy water last night (nothing green or yellow). Pool Math told me that adding 3 gallons of LC would bring my FC to 24. But the...

Thanks- I would have to change the configuration of the intake piping... would draining the pool down allow me to cut those pipes without water coming out everywhere?

Hello, I finally decided to upgrade to a salt system and bought a Circupool rj45. The pics below are my very humble and simple set up. I added the C1200 filter a few years ago but did not move any of the pipes runs. It looks like I will need to move the filter to make a longer return pipe...

Hello, I'm strongly considering the switch this summer from LC to SWG, but I am concerned about galvanic corrosion which I have read about. The pool is plaster and built in the 1975. I understand that if the metal components were not bonded, then the metal (rebar, pump, etc.) may corrode...

Thanks for the update. I am considering this product on our central FL pool deck.

I came across Orenda after seeing their start up videos on Youtube and they seem like a very science oriented company... they have their own pool app kind of like Pool Math to maintain LSI. I was impressed. I'm surprised that they couldn't get your chemistry fixed after 4 months. Another...

Thanks Jim! I got everything working and can now automate my pump from my phone,

Thanks- based on the pic I sent, that breaker is 2 pole, but doesn't appear to be GFCI. Should I go get the proper breaker from Lowe's? The pool has been running on that breaker for decades- scary.

This is the pic of the breaker (also has a pool light breaker). . . some of the neutrals are pig-tailed together so i thought just capping it seemed too easy.

Haha- see above post- that is what an electrician said. I thought that the neutral had to be safely terminated somewhere. Can you just cap it?

So, I just talked to an electrician on Just Answer online (paid $5 for a free trial) and he said to just use the 240 VAC configuration and cap the neutral at the timer. Does that sound right?

Hey Folks, My pump timer (Intermatic T104P) stopped working, resulting in me having to manually turn it on/off. I decided to replace it with the GE Smart Z-Wave 40-Amp Switch so I could get into automation. The pump is configured for 220 and fed by two 20 amp breakers with a neutral wire (4...

From what I've seen on youtube, the stains is very thin and retains most of the roughness of the surface. I think it holds up to traffic better, but holds more dirt. The acrylic will form a layer which will not hold dirt, but if the prep/bond isn't perfect, it will peel. I also have the...

Now that our pool is refinished, we're going to resurface the concrete deck. It has textured knockdown with a 12-year old concrete stain. The PB recommended two coats of 100% acrylic paint, and not to re-coat with concrete stain. He said that stain actually holds more dirt and mold in the...