- Feb 22, 2009
- 458
- Pool Size
- 31000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-30 Plus
I did the TA reduction per the TFP instructions, added the borax and ma, then installed an Intex 8110. After spending 5 years of fighting algae and listening to the pool store people (nice folks...but their agenda is to sell stuff, not keep my pool clean) we have sparkling clear water (guests marvel at it and declare that they would never spend all the time they think is required to get it so bright.) I vacuum once a week, add a qt of ma twice a month. Ph - 7.6, tc 7. I'm almost embarrassed by how easy it is to keep the pool sparkling. The swg runs 2 hours per day. Granted, the chlorine load isn't high other than from rain debris.
After 25+ years in industrial system design and sales, the idea that slightly saline water is so corrosive compared to chlorinated water is really a joke. Chlorinated tap water is used as a baseline for corrosive resistance. Water itself is THE universal solvent. Proper water balance is key. Salt can build up on aprons...but here at the coast it can build up on anything and everything. When we had to replace the liner we got to start with new water. No puck residuals, no left overs from whatever the pool store folks recommended. Just TFP advice. And now a CLEAN, TROUBLE FREE POOL! If salt buildup is a concern...wash it off! If the flagstone (or bluestone, or tile, or whatever) is soft enough to suffer from a little salt then seal it with a stone sealer. It's too easy now for me to ever go back!
THANKS, TFP!!!
After 25+ years in industrial system design and sales, the idea that slightly saline water is so corrosive compared to chlorinated water is really a joke. Chlorinated tap water is used as a baseline for corrosive resistance. Water itself is THE universal solvent. Proper water balance is key. Salt can build up on aprons...but here at the coast it can build up on anything and everything. When we had to replace the liner we got to start with new water. No puck residuals, no left overs from whatever the pool store folks recommended. Just TFP advice. And now a CLEAN, TROUBLE FREE POOL! If salt buildup is a concern...wash it off! If the flagstone (or bluestone, or tile, or whatever) is soft enough to suffer from a little salt then seal it with a stone sealer. It's too easy now for me to ever go back!
THANKS, TFP!!!