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  1. schrody

    Chlorine Gas

    Anyone have experience with it? How much would the recommended levels of other chemicals change while using it? I'm asking because I found a local pool that uses it and their website states these recommended levels: pH7.8 - 8.2 Alkalinity 90 -130 PPM Chlorine 4.0 + PPM Conditioner 100 PPM The...
  2. schrody

    Laterals - sand filter

    When screwing the laterals back in...does it matter what direction the slots are facing? Or is it more important to screw them in tightly? I seem to recall the slots facing down when I disassembled but if I screw them in tightly they point in all kinds of directions. PS. I'm not claiming my...
  3. schrody

    Using High pH in pools

    Maybe this topic has been discussed on here but if I search "high pH" in the forums it ignores both words because they are too common. This is an article I read a while back and wondered if the gurus here could shed some light on it: http://www.poolsolutions.com/gd/hiphpool.html If this has...
  4. schrody

    Linux users?

    I'm starting to get addicted to this forum and I know there are a lot of tinkerers on here...so I thought I'd throw out a note to see how many Linux users are hanging around!? Right now I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 on my desktop and trying out Linux Mint 6 on my wife's laptop (stole a small...
  5. schrody

    Cartridge Filter suggestions

    Considering making the switch to a cartridge filter and my search through the forum did not find good recommendations. A wise man has suggested around 320 ft2 for my pool size so I'm looking at the following: 1) Hayward SwimClear Quad Cluster C3025 (approx. $450) 2) Jandy CL340 ($530) 3)...
  6. schrody

    IntelliFlo VS recommendations for the best efficiency

    Hopefully staying on topic as I have an IntelliFlo VS. Does anyone have recommendations for the best efficiency? i.e. Do you program it based on 2-3 turnovers per day (even though that results in a low filter PSI)? Or if you aim for a higher PSI based on your filter does it still save...
  7. schrody

    It's been green awhile

    Hello from a new poster and thanks for all the wonderful posts and topics in here! I may be in over my head but I've been reading through numerous posts to get back on track. I'll start by saying I may have used a few unnecessary chemicals that the pool store chain up the road has...