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Thx AusPhil ? so quick update from yesterday...FC was at 7.5ppm at midday..and I had bumped my EQ35 system up to level 5 which in theory is 62.5% for 10hrs. Unfortunately I was not able to check my FC levels last night but this morning it was at 5.5ppm so I'm going to assume I lost 2 ppm...

Yes I don't understand it either..??...I have disabled ORP sensor but have retained PH sensor which is staying in line with my testing kit (clear choice labs) I have my PH currently set to 7.8 as I have been trying to lower my TA but it takes several days for the PH level to climb back up from...

Hi All, My pool has been humming along nicely but 2 days ago I started failing the oclt...everything was holding up fine until then. We have had consistent warm weather and pool water temp has been up around 28 deg C during the day. I test my FC every night around 7pm after pump has been off...

Yeah i tested the water after the pump had been off last night for about 40 mins then checked it this morning before pump came on...will look at jumping up CYA. We do have white gums next to our property which shed a lot of yellow pollen in early summer months so maybe some of that plus dirt...

Just tested.... FC - 5.5 ( 6ppm last night) CC - 0 PH - 7.5 TA 130 ( will lower,was testing wrong) CYA - 60

Ok so just came out to inspect it again after rain stopped about 25 mins ago and it has cleared itself up ??? ???

Hi All, Pool has been looking great thx to all the helpful ppl here. We had a small downpour here this morning and I've just gone outside to inspect the pool and noticed that the water at the deep end has started going green from run off which comes from our cabana roof into pool. Can someone...

Haha yeah well it's not something I policed in the past but I will be making sure everyone makes the effort not to....?? The pool is looking great and I'm very grateful to all that have replied to me ????

Awesome Thank you very much!!! Just one more question if I may then I'll leave you alone lol. How fast would I anticipate my FC drifting down with SWCG turned off and adding the 2kg of CYA ?? Or is it just a matter of testing FC again later in the evening??? Just not wanting to over test FC...

Ok so oclt test passed so now i have disabled my ORP probe and just running acid probe...SWCG turned off to let my FC drift down and i am now boosting my CYA from 40 up to 70 ppm today and will leave pump on until tomorrow and check CYA levels after 24hrs.. Poolmath calculated that I would...

Hey Kim Thank you for your reply....I will dial the ORP right down so it doesn't produce any CL but because it sounds like I will need to increase my CYA up to 70 I'm going to disable the ORP probe and just revert to using the screen settings ( 0>8 for CL then start playing with run times and %...

Note* I have been adding liquid chlorine every night to shock level for the last 3 or 4 nights so if my OCLT holds in morning I'm hoping that's all 3 criteria passed and I Can start to balance other chemicals in pool.

Ok....so kit arrived today and these were my results to the best of my ability..tested at around 3.30pm CYA - 35 FC - 16 CC - < 0.5 * PH - 7.8 * TA - 100 CH - 425 SALT - 6000 (+/- 80ppm) * 1. Now the test kit mentioned that if my FC was at high levels it would just max out to 7.8 colour...

Full test kit ordered from clear choice labs for salt wster pool ?? wasnt cheap ($178) but I'm guessing it's going to pay itself off fairly quickly......should be delivered in 2-3 days , stay tuned !!

Oh my bad...haha off to the naughty corner I go!!!!

Hey Kim!!! Awesome info...many thx in advance...Yeah 12.5% sodium hypochlorite readily available in all pool shops over here...costs $15 AUD for 20lt drum...I was blindly just dumping cal hypo in what I thought was enough or what the pool shop said but I want to steer away from it as I think the...

Hey Texas Splash!! Thank you so much for your advice...I have just continued/ followed up with another slam at the original dose of liquid CH that I put in last night until all 3 criteria have been met ??? I have gone into several pool shops over here in the West and every time I ask for some...

Whoops my latest phos reading was 0.121 not 256 lol

Ok pool peeps so I'm new to the site and very happy to have found it. My quest for answers can hopefully be found by all the knowledgeable ppl here. I will try to keep this as short as I can but in essence my pool water wasn't nice and clear like it has been last summer. This year has been...

Thank you!! Yes I have been busy reading already!. I have a good basic understanding of testing and terminology and what chemicals do...but for me now it's about learning and understanding when to act and how to properly dose my pool when things start to head south.

Hello and greetings from sunny Perth, Western Australia. I have owned a pool for the last 2 summers....this 3rd has been the hottest for some time which has caused me a few headaches with the pool chemistry so with the want to educate myself and have the ability to address the challenges faced...