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Oh that's awesome. I used the app, but didn't notice that it had the option to calculate all of the side-effects. Very cool. Thanks for the heads up. I'm already using TFP, but yes I see int he app now that SWG doesn't actually affect chemistry outside of what it's supposed to. My concern...

Hi, I'm in California and trying to be water-wise and figure out what's the rate at which we should be changing the pool's water. I'm not talking about replacing the water. I'm talking about pumping it out of the pool and replacing it with 'fresh' water. Naturally I know it'll depend on what...

I don't run it everyday, but it's not far from that. Every other day I'd wager.

Yes I do have these filters. They are the pleated types and not the meshes. I even tried to purchase another set from amazon but that didn't change anything. It does pick up a bit of dirt/grime to be clear. But it does seem to leave a fair amount of it behind as well :/

Hi, I have a Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus and it does a fantastic job at picking up the leaves and smaller organic junk that falls into the pool. Unfortunately I don't feel like it petrforms well at all as it relates to picking up sand/dirt or even algea that may have bloomed on the walls of the...

Yah raising the CYA probably does make sense here. Thanks. I think I'll give that a try.

Yah given the choice, I would definitely polish it or go with quartz. It's certainly true for the robot however. But by the same stance, the robotic cleaner also tends to tear off little pebbles (at least it used to once we first got it done). Not so much anymore after 12 years. I meant that...

Hi, I've been following the ABCs for a while now and my numbers are all within range as far as I can tell yet when I brush at times, I still see a small layer of green algae being peeled off of the walls. I SLAM my pool and brush it heavily and despite being within range, algae still seems to...

Got it. Thanks for the help. I'm thinking an empty/clean/refill may be cheaper at a later time when I have to refill the pool anyways due to high CH.

So if I'm understanding correctly, you're saying you can SLAM the pool for multiple days to get rid of it? How many days would I have to sustain the high FC levels if that's the case? So far levels have been > 12 for ~48hrs. Or is this not really practical and it would be best to empty/clean?

Yes I am. It's at 700. 5x less than it would need for an SWG right now.

Hi, I've been noticing over the years that my pool has been getting larger/darker algae stains that are simply not going away. My first attempt to get rid of it of course was to SLAM the pool (15ppm Cl, 30 CYA, 7.5pH, 370Ca) for 24 hrs with heavy brushing every 6-12hrs but that didn't get rid...

It's true that it's not needed, but I would assume that it improves circulation given that the jets are all at the top. As for the heat exchangers, there's 2 common materials for them (copper, cupro nickel). The first one tends to be used in cheaper exchangers and tend to have lower...

Yah I like the idea of the RRJ60 since I can run it at a lower power and/or for a shorter amount of time. I currently run the pump for roughly 4hrs/day and that puts me roughly I the RJ60 range if I want to do that and add the proper amount of chlorine.

Although in fairness, I wouldn't be surprised if liquid chlorine's prices were going to go up given the high demand and scarcity of it at this point :(. That's nice. My Stenner pump setup currently buys me that mostly (except for the refilling & driving of the liquids, which is a bit anoying)...

Yah that makes sense. I have a Stenner pump for liquid chlorine, which saves me that trouble. It's good enough for a few weeks if I fill up my 7 gallon tank completely. I tend to fill it up weekly however. I'm guessing that salt may be a little less frequent than that.

Thanks. I was looking at the circupool RJ60. Their warranty seems amazing and the DIY aspect of it is also quite appealing. I agree with you. Recently, it's been a little difficult to find liquid chlorine at times and it's been a little frustrating especially since it requires a trip to the...

Hi, I'm considering a SWG to save myself from going to Home Depot every week and buying liquid chlorine to make sure it's fresh. T he main motivation however is to save on costs. Details about my pool chemistry: CYA: ~30 pH: 7.5 CH: 370 Cl: 5 Currently in my area, the cheapest chlorine I can...

Is it a power cord or can you wire the unit directly to main? ie: I'm in the US and would like to use 240v wired from a box (I don't want a plug)

I also have pavers around the pool that would take a hit from the high salt content (again contractor recomended against it for that). My pH has always been well within range (7.4-8.0) so that shouldn't be a problem. This list is pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Hi, When I got the pool redone many years ago, I was told by the contractor that going to SWG (salt) approach was not an option for me because my main drain pipe is a large copper pipe and the salt would destroy it over time. I have recently moved to using liquid chlorine which has the side...

Yah at sea-levels, I would expect the pipes to crumble pretty fast, but I still haven't seen any good literature about acceptable levels of sodium chloride vc copper pipes. Great. I'll get myself the components I'm missing from that kit. The test strips were absolute garbage. I've recently...

I have a test kit that I run daily, but I'll use the pool store's test once a month or so since some of my tests are near useless with the home kits. Namely, I haven't found anything that measures the CH properly (ie: in a way I can discern the levels). The last things I tried were test strips...

Hi, I've recently switched from the all too common trichlor pucks to liquid chlorine coupled with liquid acid to keep my Cl & pH in line. I've been happy with the results thus far, whoever predictably, my TDS which has historically been very low has now been steadily climbing. Pool stores...

I could totally believe that it's scale + algae mixed into it. At the beginning of the season, I emptied & refilled my pool because my calcium levels and CYA levels were too high. Right now all of my levels are perfectly fine. The scaling was harsh enough I ended up buying roughly 40 pumices...

Hi, Over the years, I've noticed my plaster pool getting larger and larger stains. I believe part of the issue is that I don't really do much during winter time. It's cold enough that algae don't tend to grow very quickly and I'm assuming that the lack of brushing once a week has made it such...

Yah I've looked at this pump and it wouldn't work unless it was placed on the suction side since it handles only relatively low pressures.

AH interesting. Thanks to everyone who replied on this topic. That's good to know. It makes the cost analysis even more black/white. My understanding was that high levels of TDS affects chlorine. Is that inaccurate? Yes that's a good point. I didn't include SWG because they're simply...

Hi, I'd be curious to hear about everyone's experience with chlorination strategies to figure out what would work best for me. For many years, I've been using trichlor pucks along with calhypo for shock with mixed success. It's been pretty painful to deal with the high levels of CYA and the...

Hi, I'm looking at installing a peristaltic pump to automatically feed chlorine to my pool this way I know for sure that at-least a minimum of chlorine will be inserted in the pool during the day and can tune it with the weather & shock manually when needed. I've been looking at pumps in...