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UPDATE After a few more test of the water and testing SWG here is the answer I was looking for. FAC - 0 TAC - 0 Salt - 3500 Calcium - 280 CYA - 100 TA - 100 pH - 7.7 Copper - 0 Iron - 0 Phosphates- <100 Tested Installed SWG T-15 Cell - Failed Tested Original backup SWG T-15 - passed...

Hi Everyone, It has been many years since I was here last. Sorry but all was going great after learning how to maintain my pool here. THX. My return/revisit today is that I plan on draining 50% of my pool after 7 years. The reason is because my chlorine is being eaten up and my CYA has gotten...

Thanks waterbear for the link to the sticky. This website has so much to offer everyone. Have a great 4th!

I have a large plastic tub (probably 20 gal) I use to wash each filter in. I systematically start at the top 1/4 and work around until I see clear water then work down to the next 1/4 and do the same all the way to the bottom. When I reinstall filters I flip them 180 degrees. That way I have...

Thanks for the update. It actually is 100 but I put in the low that the pool stores have come up with. Some days they say 100 and some days they say 80 then 50 then back up to 100. I know for sure it is between 80-100 which may be high but here in Arizona we need it high because of the sun and...

Hi All, It has been about 5 months since my pool was finished and I wanted to give others my perspective on what I have seen and learned about my pool. I have a nice 4 cartridge Jandy filter CL460. I have cleaned it today which makes it the 3rd cleaning (Jan Apr, Jun). My water pressure wasn't...

Hi boomer4ou Just wanted you to know that I started up my new pool about 2 months ago. You seem to have everything close. Don't rush the salt as I waited over a month before I started it up. I also had high chlorine level from the builder dumping liquid choline in so even after the salt was...

Re: thanks for the welcome I figure if you have a good test kit you should have everything balance before swimming season. Clean the filters and or backwashing is also a critical step in the spring after all the pollan falls from the trees. We don't have trees in Arizona. Only cactus and...

mstan Welcome aboard. I see you have a few questions already answered. This is what makes this forum so great. We have many folks can help answer most any questions. I have been here for about 3 months and my pool water is well balanced and ready for swimming. It took about a month to learn the...