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I am wondering if there might be a mechanical solution here, such as pumping from a secondary reservoir that is connected to the main tank and refilled with a low flow dripper.

There are so many points here it is hard to cover all of them: 1, Salt is easier on eyes due to osmotic pressure of the salt water being closer to the osmotic pressure inside the eyeball, nothing to do with chlorine levels. 2, Ozone is typically not needed in an outdoor residential pool, this...

Companies seem like they will do anything to get out warranty coverage

Keep in mind some of that acid demand can be caused by having relatively fresh plaster

The general feeling here is that Ozone or UV systems are not needed for the vast majority of outdoor residential pools. Some people claim we are anti ozone and anti UV around here, that is not the truth as they have their place, namely in high volume pools, some therapy pools and hot tubs, and...

Congrats, that just proves it never hurts to look

What Jason said

For the backwash hose consider buying a "used" fire hose on ebay, a 1.5 inch fire hose can often be found in the 50-100 ft range for well under $50, sometimes under $40. These are usually hoses that spent their whole life in an emergency cabinet somewhere and were replaced due to being passed...

I suspect over time rain does more damage to concrete than pool water level chlorine concentration ever will, I know my outdoor concrete that was poured at the same time my indoor pool was (built in 1980) shows much more deterioration than the concrete decking around the pool does.

I have used the hard ice maker plastic tubing with no problems, I am not sure of the material name though.

Jaimslaw, As I said above, I am not against pH meters, in fact I own a couple of them (handheld pen, and bench top meter) so am aware of what is involved, I just don't use them for the pool because of what JoyfulNoise said, it is just far easier to use 5 drops of R-0004 and the comparitor block

Jaimslaw, you keep using terms like pushback, and unfair exaggeration, and I just don't see it. So let me ask what do you see is untrue about the following: 1, pH meters must be regularly calibrated for accurate results on the rough order of once per month? 2, Calibration involves the use...

If you are just looking for pH logging and not a do it yourself project check out the various pH measuring systems sold to the hydroponics industry, the biggest name brand you are likely to find is Hanna.

I think the great concern most of us have about these systems is two fold, first if the owner will keep up with calibration requirements, and second is them going crazy either through sensor failure, pump failure or other means and dumping the entire tank of acid into the pool at once.

I am not against eletronic pH monitoring as I said above, I just stated what I feel is an honest review of the amount of time that one needs to spend calibrating them. How often this needs to be done in an automation system constantly in contact with pool water, I don't know. I do know that at...

You have received some good advice so far, we find that the vast majority of the time that people come here with filtration concerns the problem is really pool chemistry related. Given your location and west texas dust you may need to run your filter longer than the majority of people here, but...

My point above is that unless you are trying to carefully manage CSI due to high CH levels or have similar situation that the acceptable pH range for a pool is fairly high, generally 7.5 - 7.8 So you really don't need a pH meter reading to .01, that range is easy to achieve with the simple...

I use pH meters for things other than the pool, and as has been mentioned they do require frequent calibration with calibration reference fluid, so more trouble than they are worth vs using a pH test block with pool water.

If you stick with Hayward, Jandy, and Pentair you can't really go wrong, although you may get better warranty coverage if you stick with all one brand. If I had to say something about each, Pentair is probably the best of the 3, but tends to cost the most, and has the most product lock in (you...

I think there is an interface box you can get for the Aqualink

Matt left out that that metal ion systems that use copper also turns blond hair such an interesting shade of green. (same is true of copper based algaecide)

Many of us here strongly advocate chlorine use because of the, been there done that.... When it comes down to it there really are limited options, and a lot of snake oil products out there Chlorine is the easiest, and most effective, Baqua is a distant second (I say this as one that used...

While I don't own an SWG for my pool (do have one on my hot tub though), I tend to agree with chiefwej, the Hayward unit is very popular on this forum, overall their are few complaints, and it does provide a great bang for the buck.

I think there is some confusion in this thread, the controller does not turn down the run time when the water is cold, instead chlorine production is greatly lowered for any given run time when water temperature is low and many brands of SWG's completely shut down when water temperature gets...

To put it another way a typical outdoor residential pool gets more than enough UV from sunlight, and while ozone has its place (spas, therapy pools, etc) unless you are going to have extremely high bather loads every day your pool is not it. Neither one of these systems is a substitute for...

I can't remember which one it is off hand, but one of the major brands (Pentair?) only allows adjustment in course 10% increments unless you also have their automation system.

Again I would also suggest waiting until spring and seeing how well your current unit keeps up with the chlorine demand for YOUR pool, as otherwise we are talking about generalities with a lot of variables like your exact climate, how shaded the pool is, organic loading, etc.

I just wanted to let you know I feel your pain, I bought a lightly used car 3 years ago (Dodge Challenger SRT-8) that came equipped from the factory with the optional high performance summer only tires that cost over $400 each. They were great in dry warm weather, but on wet pavement they would...

I am glad everything seems to be turning out good, as to your question about the test kit, it is far from ideal, but with some careful measured additions of CYA it should get you through the end of the season. Just be very wary of those pool care instruction sheets that are often found in these...

I just wanted to welcome you to the group and wish you the best of luck. I don't think anyone will be able to give you any meaningful answer to your question here as there are simply way too many other variables at play as it is not just the Free Chlorine level at play here, but also how much...