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Thanks for the sanity check.

Thought I'd ask here before I do something regrettable. A few years ago I turned a nasty pool shed into a nice, usable pool house. I custom built a "love seat" over the pump, but space was limited by the filter housing. There are 12' pipes running behind the pool house bathroom to the heater...

My app is set up for SWG. The higher the CYA, the higher the chlorine level. My CYA dropped to 50 when I drained off a few inches of water after some extremely heavy rains here in Pittsburgh. The FC range also dropped to 2-8. I also like to maintain my FC at the higher-middle reading. When...

I used the borate test some members here created and posted in a thread. The strips don't last long, and are wildly inaccurate.

I resemble this remark.

Anyone else get way too excited when their pool math app looks like this? The pool is not only clear, but has a sparkle to it. Converting to swg last year was the right decision. Although, it is a bit chilly.

I went with the recommended strips in one of the forum posts.

Yesterday in Pittsburgh we had some extremely heavy rain and storms. My swg pool is a disaster this morning, with a lot of leaves and sticks. I had to drain some water out because the rain filled the pool to the coping (probably about 4"). This morning, ph is 7.8, salt level dropped 200 ppm...

I have no idea what my phosphates are. I run my FC at 7.5 (swcg... range is 3-9) and mine is also your run of the mill, TFP clear pool.

Especially with those phosphates!!! 😜

I'm not certain, but i think it should be ok. 300 watts is the max for this converter so make sure the total watts of all the lights feeding from the junction is under 300 watts.

I did this same conversion a few years ago. I installed an Intermatic px300 and a multicolor led pool light from inyopools. The voltage converter is failsafe, but i don't trust it, so i have dedicated gfci breaker in my breaker box for my light. I replaced the light because the original 120v...

I have an old Dolphin Atlantis. I also have a pool with fiberglass walls and a concrete bottom. I painted the bottom with epoxy paint about 3 seasons ago. Last year, I hardly used the robotic cleaner at all, and the paint looked fantastic. This year, I've had the robot in all season, and the...

That's my next purchase

So, my new "Circupool RJ30+ salt water chlorine gen-er-ray-tor"(said in a marvin the martian voice) arrived today. I was very excited to see the UPS man driver it. When i brought it in and immediately opened the box, explaining the parts to my wife and how it works, she said, "oh my god...

There's a Maynard's in Wheeling??? I never knew! I have family in Wheeling, so perfect excuse to drop by!

Apparently, TFP has caught on in Pittsburgh. There's plenty of tablets to be had, but no liquid chlorine. I had to resort to using Giant Eagle 7.13% bleach to get through this weekend. Got me thinking of a SWG conversion. Seems easy enough.

I feel like such an amateur. It is curious, though, that this yellow/orange stuff clears with high chlorine, and appears when it drops (and the pool clouds up). It doesn't come up with a brushing or vacuuming, but does when I rub it with my hand. It also seems to happen in areas with higher...

I found a post that had a chart for "mustard algae" SLAM levels, and have used that. Earlier this year I had a very successful SLAM, and have been able to maintain... until now. I suspect I have a mustard algae problem lurking somewhere, and wonder if the mustard algae is in the return pipes...

I think you convinced me to do a partial drain and refill... :)

Does anyone else have to perform multiple SLAM's a season? It seems like I am constantly slamming my pool. If I let the chlorine drop below recommended even for a day, I seem to get a cloudy pool. I have scrubbed everything down, tried to find the hiding places, and even got new filter...

Anyone else hear there may be a chlorine shortage this summer?

It snowed in Pittsburgh today. First time the pool's been open when it snowed. Supposed to get to down to 28° tonight. First time the pool's been open in freezing temps. 🥶

Just realized the string lights in the pool bar reflects a heart on the water.

Probably. OCLT loss of 2.5 this morning. The SLAM goes on.

I was wondering if the bond was disconnected during this?

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1) Verifying CYA: I recently found a CYA chart here that shows how much FC is lost in full sun given various CYA levels. I know that testing CYA is a bit of an art, so I was able to verify my CYA reading with the chart. I read 30 for CYA, and the FC loss during the sunny, clear day last week...