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So my skin is slightly itchy after swimming in my standard chlorine pool. Its really not bad at all but I’ve heard salt water is better for your skin and feels softer. is there any history of adding salt to non-salt pools? Does this help with pool itch? Part of why I made the decision to go...

Nope. They were a real pain to deal with honestly. For now I’ll clean it, and just be aware that it is a potential issue and I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks so much for your help.

No there is no notch. I assume now that it’s all in place and construction has been finished for over 6 months now, we’re too late for that notch?

For the most part, no the water sheets over in a uniform way and goes directly into the pool. The area where the calcium is however is a wider section of lip and there is a bit of water that drips back to the wall there. I guess the best thing would be to clean it, Dunn the spillover less and...

Here’s some more photos. Let me know if any different angles would help.

No, I’m currently set up with manual valves.

Ok, I’ll try to get better pictures this evening. I’m super nervous that I am dealing with some kind of leak in my new pool. Ughhh. I hope it’s just too much spillover use. Would you all suggest I remove this with an diluted muriatic acid mix and scrubbing?

Tough to get pictures now because I’m not at home. Here’s what my daughter was able to get though... the “mound” is directly under the spillover about 6” wide. I guess it’s worth noting that I’m currently running the spillover 2x a day at about 4 hours each time as the only mode I operate...

So, just to be clear, this mound of calcium I have under the spill over seems to just be from excessive use? That would be a relief for sure.

Hello again everybody. So as you may see from my post history this will be the first season with my new pool that was finished in October 2019. TFP has guided me in keeping the pool immaculate up to this point. We have now started to use the pool with temps in the low 90s here in Southern...

Hey guys, just a quick question about deck-o-seal here. I've never applied it, but after being left high and dry by my pool builder and decking contractor, it's become apparent to me that I will be applying my own deck-o-seal. I'm in Southern California, San Bernardino specifically. I have...

Hey all. New pool owner here. Long story short - last night I had the water circulating in the spa only. I turned off the pump, switched my return line back to the pool only in prep for the morning cycle...and never switched my suction side. Came home at 5 pm to an empty spa. Its a brand...

Hey guys, I was just skimming through the forums and noticed My own thread had new responses. I think JamesW has it right, in that I’m not sure what this service guy is adding. All I have to go on is my test results. He’s supposed to come for the first month, so 2 more weeks. Levels are...

Yes, I’m sorry. The guy who came yesterday did add about 4 lbs of conditioner in the am when he added the liquid chlorine. I tested the cya when I got home and could still see the black dot with the vial completely full. I’m taking that to mean cya is still too low to detect? Should I add the...

Could it be I’m just a dummy and testing wrong? Adding 5 drops of the R-0004 to a 44ml sample. Should I post a picture of my results? Now I’m really scratching my head as to why it’s so low.

Yes. The day after the pebble finish was applied, they acid washed and then filled the pool directly after the acid wash.

So far we have been brushing the pool 3x a day. It is a pebble tec finish. Communication with the pb has been a major problem since the start of the project. Most recent communication of sorts happened yesterday when a guy showed up out of the blue and added half a gallon of chlorine and left...

Hey guys, just filled my new pool for the first time a week ago today. I’ve been trying to get levels where they should be. The pool looks crystal clear. However, my attempts to increase pH seem to have no effect. For 2 nights in a row I added borax to the pool to raise pH. The following...

Yeah pool looks pretty clear. So I guess the startup-tec isnt that important then?

------------------------------------------ Test Results 09-29-2019 @ 01:56 PM ------------------------------------------ Free Chlorine: 0.0 pH: 0.0 Total Alkalinity: 40 Calcium Hardness...

Well I’m running tests now... if I’m doing this correctly the Dpd powder didn’t turn my sample pink at all. So I assume my free chlorine is 0. Testsi g the ph resulted in a yellow that appears to be off the chart... so I assume acidic? I do have pool math but it seems like it wants me to...

Hey guys. New pool owner here. First of all I’ll try to provide as much info as possible. Please let me know if I’ve left anything out. 15000 gal. Pool/spa, automatic chlorinator, pebble tec, Pentair Intelliflo pump, cartridge filter. Pool was filled Friday morning at 5am. Called the...

That’s a lot of flushing the toilet lol, just kidding. My pool builder didn’t actually give me an estimate. I was able to do some rough math to figure out a ballpark volume.. but for chemistry purposes I’d like to know the actual volume that’s phsically there, as opposed to what’s “supposed to...

Thanks. That’s kinda what I was worried about, was our normal water use during this period. I guess I’ll turn off the sprinklers and just try to be as water conscious as I can be for that 24 hour period. Should get me close enough.

Hey guys. I’m nearing the point where I might be looking to fill my new pool for the first time. I’ll be doing all of the pool care myself and it seems very important to know accurately how many gallons my pool holds. I’ve been thinking of purchasing a water meter to hook to the hose for the...