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  1. Youfah Mizzum

    Chlorine is disappearing! (again)

    Some of you might recall the saga this time last year from this thread https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/chlorine-is-disappearing.267202/ Well, same thing now! Although this time we haven't had any particularly significant weather event which could remotely be determined as the trigger...
  2. Youfah Mizzum

    Chlorine is disappearing!

    Firstly some background information: Location: Sydney, Australia (well, just an hour north near Gosford) Pool volume: 22,000 L (4850 gallons) Salt water chlorinator Pool cover mostly kept on except when swimming No opening/closing routine for winter/summer. Coldest it gets here is around 5...
  3. Youfah Mizzum

    Chlorine consumption and water temp

    When I test my chlorine level, it's typically around 3 to 5. I have a SWG and don't really need to adjust it. And the water temp in summer without heating is around 25C. Maybe plus or minus a degree or two but 25 is the ballpark. That is just a bit cool for my wife who likes the water temp...
  4. Youfah Mizzum

    New heat pump arrived with possible transportation damage (Aust)

    I've just taken delivery of a new Evoheat pool heat pump. On the packaging box is a tiltwatch sticker which has turned red, indicating that the box has not been kept upright. One of these stickers: TiltWatch XTR | Tilt | SpotSee I haven't unpacked it yet as I am hoping the vendor will accept...
  5. Youfah Mizzum

    Brand new pool. No chemicals for 6 weeks?

    So I am getting a new pool built (Sydney, Australia) concrete with a pebblecrete type surface - its actually glass beads called Jewels 4 Pools. And SWG. Is this what American's call plaster? I had cause to ring my local pool shop today and explained I was having a pool built right now. He...
  6. Youfah Mizzum

    Newbie question (AUS). What is start-up and closing?

    I saw this topic about pool startup and closing. What is pool closing? From what I gather, its preparing the pool for winter when there's no swimming? And startup is getting the pool back into shape for summer time? A few years ago I owned a pool for 15 years or so but moved out of that house...