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  1. Petebacher

    Dissolving Scale - Will CH Rise? (Assuming YES)

    Greetings All - After swim season and prior to closing last year, I got sloppy with my pH and opened this year to discover a nice sandpapery grit of scale on the walls and floor of my pool. In an effort to dissolve the scale, I've temporarily taken my CSI to around -.6 per the advice in this...
  2. Petebacher

    Camco Antifreeze Unavailable? (on Amazon)

    Anybody else notice that Camco Antifreeze (Camco 30054) is no longer available on Amazon? Getting ready to close the pool for the season and I've never used anything else. Guess I'll do some research, but figured I'd post here in case anyone has any good, reasonably-priced recommendations...
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    Raypak Heater Fires Up & Runs but Doesn't Heat Water

    I have a pretty old Raypak R405B running on Propane. During this year's opening, I vacuumed last year's debris out the heat exchanger, checked and cleaned the burner, fired it up, then ran the heater for several hours but noticed no temp gain in the pool. It's a pretty simple pool-only setup...
  4. Petebacher

    CYA Gone?!?!

    I'm opening my pool late this season - uncovered it last night and started a SLAM this morning. When I closed up last year, CYA was at 44. I drained 15% of water last fall, and added it back last night. By my calculations, CYA should be around 37, but when I measure, I'm getting LESS THAN 30...
  5. Petebacher

    FC Dropping MUCH Faster Than Usual

    Greetings All - First year managing my (new to me) 30k+ gal in-ground pool using TFP. All has been good since an early-season SLAM. Lots of rain this season, so I've been able to lower my CYA from 90 earlier in the season to the high 40s recently. I'm using liquid shock to chlorinate - my...
  6. Petebacher

    DE Filter Post-SLAM - Pressure back DOWN???

    Greetings All - First post - been lurking since last August when we bought our new home with a 30k gal in-ground pool. All had been good so far this year until late last week when I let chlorine drop to .5. CYA is approx 55. Water immediately went cloudy and filter pressure jumped up 4 psi...