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Just a post because I have no problems, thanks to TFP. you guys rock!!

I just wanted to close the loop here after watching ph and co tributes more closely this year, and thanks to everyone who made comments and suggestions. After another couple weeks I’m finding that my ph is really quite stable and doesn’t appear to actually drop any unless I add cya, but it also...

So another week on…sunny week, no rain, added a little fill yesterday evening, steady 7.2. Turned on my fountain and aimed it straight down to start aeration because my TA is at 100 now, I guess from adding borax overtime…don’t want TA any higher based on pool school. Also likely to need CYA...

Not typically. I did have it covered last week with a solar cover when we had a late winter spell 🤣 as noted though, I’ve NEVER had my ph increase naturally without aerating.

Ph dripped to 7.2 from 7.5 on 16may test and is the same now. No cya has been added since mid-April but have had approx 1.5” of rain over the course of a few weeks. Ph remained at 7.2 as of yesterday.

Sorry for not responding to this. Never had any scale buildup

Today’s test was pH 7.5...so steady. Added 1” of top-off water last night.

Looking back at test logs, my FC did go from 7 to 9.5 and then down to 6.5 in that timeframe. Not a huge drop, but did go lower.

I use a SWG for chlorine, puritech cya, and 20mule team borax to raise ph when needed. Haven’t needed anything else this year.

Yeah that’s normally the first thing I check. The water never sits for more than a couple Minutes before being checked

Tested my fill (top off) water and it’s TA 60 pH 7.5. I think we did get a bit of rain in that period I mentioned earlier...perhaps 1/2” at most. I’ll keep better notes in the coming weeks. Ran a full test today and here’s results: Water temp: 80 Salt 3400 Cya 70 Ph 7.5 Ta 90 FC 4.5 Cc 0 I’ll...

I do have the tfp kit so using different vials for ph and FC. Might just be normal for my pool...that answer won’t hurt my feelings. Just made this post to see if I might have something a little off that I could adjust to make maintenance that tiny bit easier 😊 it’s already a breeze using tfp...

Maybe a bit of additional clarification on the ph drift. Ph on 17apr was 7.2. On 28apr it was closer to 6.8 without having added any cya or fill water between that time, and minimal pool usage as well. It’s a slow drift down.

I added some cya after topping off when I opened the pool a couple months ago. Typically add maybe once per month or so as it drifts lower

Oh I’m sorry. TA of the pool is 80. I meant fill water I assume is 0 since TA stays consistent.

No trichlor, I have SWG and use granular cya when I need it. Just checked ph of fill water and it’s 7.5. Haven’t checked TA but I assume it’s zero because my TA stays consistent all year once it’s corrected after opening fill.

Just a general question on pH since it’s the only thing that doesn’t stay maintenance free for me after using the tfp normal guidance. My pool pH always trends lower at all times of the year and I’m just wondering if there’s anything I can tweak to make it stay consistent, and it seems I read...

My last cya check prior to putting on the winter cover was 70 if I remember correctly. I’m writing this from work and my log book is at the house.

I have my winter cover on waiting for the water to get below 60 to winterize everything. Ph is 7.2 and chlorine is around 12ppm (didn’t do a recent drop test but that’s close). Do I need to lower the chlorine level and bump up the ph or is that solid?

My SWG is quite oversized and I’ve managed to compensate in the past. But with this ordeal I’m definitely onboard with holding some bleach to keep up. Gonna continue to monitor the SWG performance running it overnight to try to learn a bit more about its performance. I only got the pool last...

Came home after SWG ran at 100% for 8hrs to find FC at 4. The wife got me some liquid bleach so I added enough to bring that to about 6 and shut off the SWG to let it cool off AND Added 1.5lbs of cya. Reset my SWG timer to run during the night enough to provide 2ppm and will monitor time see...

I didn’t realize CYA could degrade, but that would explain the constant low levels I see when I do the full gambit of testing. I did run a full test last week and found CYA at 40 and added 2lbs to bring it up and haven’t done a recheck. I have been adding CYA after every test because I tend to...

The results are in. Measured FC at 2.0 this morning so passed the overnight test. I pulled my SWG and cleaned with acid solution and got no bubbles, suggesting it’s clean. Also cleaned my filter while the system was empty. Turned it on superchlor and will let it run while I’m at work and see...

FC 2.5 after dusk and 30min after Swg was turned off. Have a bad feeling about this because it’s been running wide open almost all day 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Either it has scale and isn’t working (seems unlikely with the amount of gas I see coming from my return, or I’ve got some algae brewing. This will be...

Just an update...ran my SWG until dark last night and then turned on the fountain to run overnight. Been running the SWG all day and am up to about 2-3 FC. Should be able to get it up high enough to run the overnight test tonight. Didn’t have any liquid chlorine to get it up to normal...

It’s super hot in central NC so I’ve been running a small fountain 24/7 to help cool the pool off. I’m noticing my chlorine level drop pretty low on a setting that typically keeps everything steady. It seems to me that running the SWG with the fountain attached is somehow severely reducing the...

So I googled a bit and searched briefly on the site for threads about SWG life and didn’t see this question answered. Will it affect the SWG life to run at a higher rate for less time compared to running at a lower setting for more time? I have both my pump and SWG on timers so I can run it as...

I’m trying to avoid buying a better pump but still want to add some outer coils to the barrel. I could possibly split the inside/outside to provide parallel paths and might could get up towards 4-5gpm that way. I have a friend who is a plumber so can get that split made pretty easily. My intake...