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Richards theory seems to be holding true for me as well. My salt is low in similar proportion to my CYA. My TA has dropped some as well. I have been running my Autopilot all day at level 3 60% as well as supplementing with 12% Chlorine. The water is clear, FC=5, CC=.4, but I have some white...

Kenlorz, thanks for letting me piggy back on your thread. We got more rain last night...comin your way. Richard, thats exactly what I was thinking. Haha. Thanks for the science behind the problem. I am going to go test my water now. I had my FC up to 5 last night and .6 CC. I maybe on the...

I have the same question as kenlorz. It is evident to me now that my FC was being used up fighting some bio-critter over the last 7-10 days. My CYA was at 60 and today it is around 35 on my taylor test. We have had a great deal of rain the last week and my water level is a little high. So...

Here are my results today. Looks like my PH bounced back pretty fast without any aeration. I added about 16 oz of MA and some CYA after my tests. My CYA dropped a little...maybe splash out? FC 1.8 PH 7.8 TA 250 CH 210 CYA 55 Maybe Borates are in my future, Waterbear.

Thanks Jason. I have a lttle dog that swims in our pool as well as licking water off of the deck. So maybe this is not for me. Is it normal for 9-10 hours of aeration to raise my PH so dramatically?

Well I got my PH down to 7.8 and my FC up to 2.6 last night. I bumped up my Autopilot some more also. No more aeration for me until I get the Chlorine levels back to normal. What are Borates going to do for me? Is this something I need to look at?

Does anybody have any experience with the Polaris 165 auto cleaner? I have a 12x24 with 2 floor drains. Pricing is 260 or less for a pressure side cleaner. Thanks.

I used my test strips as well as the Taylor kit to check my FC levels before I added any Chlorine. I still have no FC after running the SWG for approx 10 hours. My CC is .2. What was the most shocking (no pun intended) was the PH rise from aeration. My PH is at least 8. The test strip shows...

I have not added any bleach since I started the pool. The water is crystal clear. The SWG has been giving me FC of 3.2 to 4.4 for the most part. twice I had CC of .2. I dialed my Autopilot back last week to bring it inline with my target of 3 and apparently that was too much. I'll get some...

OK...So I get home this evening and do a complete test of my levels with my Taylor kit to have a base line before I add some MA. I have another problem. My FC had been slowly coming down from almost 5 about 10 days ago to 3.2 on Sunday morning. Today it is 0. Water temps have risen to 90...

So I add 13oz of MA in the evening to drop my PH to approx. 7.0. What is the best way to aerate? can I do it with my solar cover on? BTW I have not seen a rise in PH yet, and I was running my SWG pretty high early on.

I have had my pool up for 3 weeks now and I am close to having my SWG dialed in. I have used my Taylor DPD kit a few times a week to track my chemistry and here is my issue: my TA is 300, it was 310 until I used about 12oz of Muratic acid. My PH dropped from 7.6 to 7.4, my TA dropped from 310...

I have not seen movie #5 yet, but I started the book Saturday. 250 pages in and I wish I had more time to read. My 6 year old wants to see the movie, but I think she's going to have to wait. Last month she said "Bloody heck" just like Ron Weasley, much to my embarassment. Is J.K. Rolling the...

The Harmony also remembers what state (on/off, input 1, etc.) devices are in and can be programmed to turn off devices not in use. Programming a new device that might not be in the database can be as simple as picking a similar device and donating the commands that are needed. I also remember...

I also have a Harmony 880 and feel it is the best value in a system remote. Ecost has them for under $150.00 now. I don't know of another remote with a charging base and seemless control of 8 components, and I have spent a fair amount of money on learning remotes over the past decade.

Thanks Jason. I have increased my CYA from 20 to 50. I have added a little more to get to my target of 60. I now have FC here are my results from earlier today using my Taylor kits. FC = 4.4 CC = 0 PH = 7.6 TA = 310 CYA = 50 CH = 210 Salt = 3400 (Auto pilot reads 3100) water temp 84 degrees...

Well my pool is functional after 2 16 hour days trenching the electric and backfilling around the pool. The PB had to fix a leak at the union from the filter last night, but my AquaCal brought my temps up 10 degrees in about 13 hours (it got down to 60 degrees last night). I'm impressed. My...

As far as Potassium Chloride goes, I asked the question here last week. In a nutshell: It is compatible according to the person at Goldline Controls (Aqua Trol), but will require 17% more Potassium Chloride than what you would need Sodium Chloride. and as far as corrosion see the quote from...

I used an epoxy from Coronado, it is called Amine Adduct water based epoxy. Instead of flecks, I used silica sand mixed with my 1st coat. The acid etching is crucial to the process, but since this was water based epoxy, I was told I did not have to wait overnight to apply the paint.

Hello Everyone, My wife has been on me to get a pool since we bought our house 4 years ago. I finally gave in and we are due to get our pool installed July 12th. I had to push it out a week because the home owners association has to approve my plan before the village will issue me a permit...

I did not know that they were both salts. So much for that plan.

I get 10 bags of potassium delivered delivered at a time. The cost per bag is about $9.00/bag. $3.00/bag additional for initial set up is not that much of a deterrent. If the table I found is correct, I'll need approximately 213 lbs of Sodium Chloride as opposed to 250 lbs of potassium...

Thanks JasonLion. I appreciate your advice, and how fast you responded. Check this out, I just got an email back from the Tech Support people at Goldline Controls. The good news is that yes I can use Potassium Chloride ( I have 6 bags in the basement already). The only difference is I'll...

Greetings Everyone, This is my first post and it may be a real noob question, but here goes. I am about to be a first time pool owner in about a week. I am getting a 12x24 Kayak pool and have ordered a Aquatrol SWG. My question is: I use Potassium Chloride in my household water softener...